Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 The
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY TIE PETITION
OF The PEOPLE.
rTRsT CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

FIRsT CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Am~adlnE the Inifistive and Refer
endusa Law 80 rrsirtct the suhsutssiSn
OF se-caiird ~StnEie Tax measures and
nsakinE crrtata ether Presf-isus aneet-
snG the use Of SAID law
Jeius ana concurrent resolution sub
hitting g the uualfie1 vuters O Miz-
saurd an Ernendment 10 the Constitution
Thereof. c1rcern,ur the initiative ard rcf-
srendum: repeaiing section s. q article
- the Constitution and enaCtlnE a new
section ia ica thereof.
Re o resolved - the Sesafe. iAs Bosss
q RsFfrteuiaftss eosuuTrvas ffsrosa:
That p; the general election 10 he held
fn this state ua the first Tuesday after
ire frst Monday IN Nuvember. 1915
thsre shah he Submitted for adoption tn
ths Qualified voters q the state the fol-
lowing aneudmeBt 10 tho Constitution.
Section /. That section s. of article
q the CunsIitutiun q the state q Mis-
ErgTi hs hcrehy repealed.
Sec 2 That in lea q the said sccuon ~
- arIirse q the Constitution o. the state
os Missouri hereby repu1ied there shall be
enacted tne foiluwing new secttCa to be
known ss sectlou s. a Erticss 4 via;
he tGr le4HAAAE AssAlf4llaAa ~ wv
state shah be vested IN "a leElSl2tiVe as
ssr,bfv sss-syiztins Of = senate ard house
q representatives. but the pe1ple re-
seTre to themselves power TO propose
isuz and a-ianaIueu1s % the Consttu-
tiun and 70 enact or reject the same at
Jhe polls, independent q the leglsl2tive
assembly. and also reserve power at
their owe option TO approve or En1eo1 at
the rolls any act of the leElslatiVe as
szrrhly. The flrst power reserved hy the
pzople IS Ihs Initiative. and not more
thzn eish; ps- cent q the legal voters N
each of at least two-thirds OF tne con-
E-sssionai districts in the state shal De
required 70 propose any measure By sucn
reJ1tion ana every such petl-icn shah
ir11r5a the fun text o. the measure 50
pruposed Initiative petitions snaA be
lied with the respective county clerkS q
the respective counties In WhlcA the
ssguerS rhereof reside and vote rot less
than four months before the election az
which they are 10 be voted upon With
in 80 days after said petitions are ffed
with the respective county clerks Of the
respective counties said initiative Peu-
tions shall be. by said respective county
clerks laid before the county courts
Of the respective counties, ana SAID
retitious shall be examined by the
respective county courts Of the respective
counties. and If the signatures thereto
are found TO be genuine signatures ot
voters o. such counties, they shall, Al least
three months before the election al Wnicn
they are to be voted upon, be ceruned
by the respective county courts Of the
respective counties to the secretary q
state. The second power IS the refeTen-
dun and ii may be ordered (sxcept as to
matters Of taxation hereinafter men
toned, and as to laws necessary Tor the
immediate preservation q the p9anc
appropriations for the current expenses
Of the state government for the maiute-
nance Of the state institutions and for the
support Of the public schDolsl either BY
petitions signed by five per cent OF the
legal voters in each OF at least two-thtrds
Of the congressional districts in the state
or by the Legislative assembly as other
bills are enacted. Referendum petitions
shall he filed with the county CLERKS Of
the respective counties in which the sign
ers thereof reside and vote not more
than 30 days after the final adjournment
of the session OF the legislative assembly
which passed the bill on which the ref
eTendum 10 demanded. and within 80 days
thereafter the clerks Of the county courts
Of the responsive counties shall lay said
petitions before the county courts OF the
respective couutiee-and within said time
the county courts OF the respective coun-
ties shall examine and review said ref
erendum petitions, and, " the signatures
thereto are found to be the genuine sig
natures Of voters Of such counties. the
respective county courts shall certify said
petitions 10 the secretary Of state within
t2O days after the final adjournment OF
the session OF Nhe ieEihldtlFe assembly
which passed the hili on which referen-
dun IL demanded. The veto power Of the
governor shall not extend TO measures
referred 20 the people All elections on
measures referred 10 the people 0f the
state shall be had at the biennial regular
general elections except when the legis-
lstive assembly shall order a special eiec-
tion. Any measure referred 10 the people
shall take effect and become the law
when IL Is approved by a majority Of the
votes cast thereon. and not otherwise
The style Of all bills shall be- BE II
enacted by the people Of the, state of
Missouri" This section shall not he
construed 10 deprive any member Of the
legislative assembly Of the right to In
trOduce any measure The whole num-
Der Of votes cast for justice Of the su-
prerne court at the regular election last
preceding the filing Of any petition for
the initiative Bor for the referendum.
shall be the basis on which the number
Of legal voters necesssr " to sign said pc
titiOns shall be counted Petitions and
orders for the initiative and for The ref
erendum shall be certified to e0d filed
with the secretary Of state as aforesaid.
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