The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
raePesD AMENDMENTS 10 The
CONSTITUTION IF MISSOURI
an RHnElwuA PROPOSITIONS
ORDnD BY TIE PETITION
Of THE PEOPLE.
vlnsr CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
0ENT.

HT1ST CONVENTIONAL AMEND
MRNT.
"a. ,st'
AnenAang the Initiative ana Refer
en4ua Law y restrict the suhoAseaee
- ee-oal1e4 ee1nose Tex" neesoseS ~
nonnG oesssse Ssnsr IFsv
Ioinx ana concurrent resolution sub
soun an amendment to the Constitution
thereof. concerning the initiative ana ref
efsndum: repeating section 81 OF articie
~ ne Cgns n'. sSur, "a" el~Se'"s
- As~
n 4 rsso,vsd by the seross. the Hosss
80 rs.rssestasivss corcxryino theretw:
That at. the general election to be held
m this sthts ON the first Tuesday after
/. the flrpt Monday In November, 1914.
thar Ghau - submitted for adoption to
ths qualified voters Of the state . the fol-
" aecfion 1. That section 81 OF article 1
a 10 Contribution Of the state Of MIS-
souri = horeby repealed.
- Tnst IN iisu Of the said section 81
q e.eicle q the CONSTITUTION o. tn a lac
snact9d the foliowing new section to DO
Sec. 81. The legislative authority Of the
state shall Be vested in q legislative as
semblJ consisting Of senate and house
- A. t&u,t hA A.
serve to themselves power 70 propose
laws ana amendments to the Constito.
the polls, Independent Of the Legislative
ssssmbiy.i and also reserve power at
their own option to approve Or reject at
the golis eny act OF tne 'es.sAus Ss, e.
semb&y. The first power reserved by the
s the emit Of T.. vot.rs in
each 81 at least twoLt thirds Of the COM
ereeuionaI districts in the state shall b
REQUIRED to propose any measure ..., BY such
peuuon' ano evel3 suca pss, ..,,- s". II
include the iuii text OF tne "es aso,, - 20
RI vieh the rssnset,vs county clerks Of
~ respective counties In which the
aeupEs thereof reside and vote not less
thaA four months before the election at
4 q days after said petitions are fiisd
ssspscsive counties said initiative petit
cier;es iaid before the county courts
e, tne rs :Ssii 81 e sramincd by the
sodSties, and 4 the sisnstSrss thereto
aCS II suc ~ cOvntiss tbey s6ai al least
shsS ~ Is IS S' voted UPON psnS Be- .certifed
rn ~ ccunties o 10 ne secretary Of
sStafs. The Second' power q the referen-
dun and Il may be ofdered Except as to
dons6. ana a. to isws necessary for the.
Z innmediate. preservation Of the public
Dsscs. health or safety. and laws makine
sssts vSr lns cq for The mss
o sSS q ~ he public Schools, either Ss
znsa ys Per cent mt. & sb ts
n the CONVERSATIONAL districts in the state!
Of 81 the legislative assembly a. other
SSsil IS .fiisd With ne county clerks q
sTs thsrecf reside and vote Wt'' not s,s more
s e. e :Ss arr e hs The as s.s.ss
which passed the bill on which the ref
* the respective counties shall lay said
Ds,Sns se sSSns SHl sd time
tes siai Examine = ana ad' review S said Y ref-
thereto arc found to be the genuine sig
Sslpectlvs county courts shall certify said
pethlonl TO- the gecretary Of state within
IL daya after the final adjournment Of
which passed the bill on which referen-
dun y demanded. The veto power Of tho
eovernor shall not extend to measures
measures referred to the people Of the
state shall BE- had at the biennial regular
esSeral elections except when the legis-
1,oG; Any measure referred to'the people
shan Take effect and become the law
xgeee ce6t thereon. and not otherwise.
me styie q an bills shall be: ''Be II
s1a0ted By the people Of the state Of
1el1souf1~ This section shall not BE-
2g3tyHSd % deprive any msmbeH Of the
troduco any measure. The whole num-
~ Cf votes cast for Justice OF the ~.
peoQne court at the REGULAR election last
tyeeeding the flling Of any PETITION for
~ inlt1Atfve or for the Referendum.
n44QH b the b6eis on which the ntIrnher
4lilqgal voters noceG1pry 10 ej4n lid NJ
4leloug nall be c6uIsed Pefifions and
4n4o.D To- The initiative ana For fhe re-
lQ3u4nm shah u q n1flo6 "a ana MIA
M ~ Oo6Totsry a. 80 - sfTess;S
- =, is,,,stHsrer Il, -s,,,~ y, <ne recnic
~ 7S6fStSfy a = Is ina All other 81.
z{Soe{S7 SHs0 n 3s6sd nv fhs General
SaSsH ~
3 s51Gfil 5000. shall be especially
TIL Rhonever the word