The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF THE PEOPLE.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

Joint and Concurrent resolution sub
nltting to the quaIiAed voters of Nils.
souri, an amendment to the Constitution
thereof. concerning the Initiative ant
referendum repeating section 81 o.
article Of the Constitution and enact.
Ing new section In lieu thereof.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the H0us.
of Representatives. cOncuITing therein
That at the general election to be helt
In this state on the first Tuesday aftel
the first Monday in November, 1914
there shall be submitted for adoption t.
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution.
Section /. That section 81 of article 4
pf the Constitution of the state of Mis-
souri, Is hereby repealed.
Sec 2. That in lieu of the said section 81
Of article of the Constitution of the state
Of Missouri hereby repealed there shall be
enacted the following new section. to be
known as section 81 of article 4, viz:
Sec. 81. The legislative authority of the
state shall be vested in a legislative as
sembly consisting of a senate and house
Of representatives, hut the people re-
serve to themselves power to propose
laws and amendments to the Constitu-
ton and to- enact or reject the same at
the polls, Independent of the legislative
assembly and also reserve power at
their own option to approve or reject at
the polls any act of the legislative as
semby The first power reserved by the
people is the initiative, and not more
than eight per cent of the legal voters in
each of at least two thirds of the con-
gressional districts in the state shall be
required to propose any measure by such
petition, and every such petition shall
include the full text of the measure so
proposed Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the respective county clerks OF
the respective counties in which the
signers thereof reside and vote not less
than four months before the election at
which they are to be voted upon. With
in 30 days after said petitions are filed
with the respective county clerks of the
respective counties said initiative petit.
lions shall be. by said respective county
clerks laid before the county courts
of the respective counties, and said
petitions shall be examined by the
respective county courts of the respective
counties, and if the signatures thereto
are found to be genuine signatures of
voters of such counties, they shall, at least
three months before the election at which
they are to be voted upon, be certified
by the respective county courts Of the
respective counties to the secretary Of
state. The second power is the referen-
dun and it may be ordered except as to
matters of taxation hereinafter mem
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immediate preservation Of the public
peace, health or safety, and laws making
for the current expenses
OF the state government for the mainte-
"a"ce VI Tue S'dte INSTITUTIONS ana Tor Inc
vi lhe p''o'iu sciiooiH' ei'h'.t ny
pe'tioiis signed ny i've per cent Oh tne
leeal voters III eae'i OF al ieast two-thlrds
OF the coheresslohai dlstf1cts IN the state
or, py the ieGiSla'iVe Assembly as other
bills re enacted. Referendum petitions
Isnah pe 'ied WIN the county clerks OF
we respective counties III winch 'he s'sh-
'is thefeol feslde ana vote not more \
'lhh Nv oaNs a'te. 'l'e li'al aoJouihiheut
~ tne session Oh tne legislative assembly
"h"n p"sSeu me ON OH Whieii tue REL
erenduin IN demanded. ana WITHIN ~ DAYS
thereafter the clerks OF the county courts
= ,he Respective ooelnlles sllitll iay sara
pee,lloiis nefore me county courts OF tne
.eSp'tttNe colh.'eS-.ano "lth'h sa'o 'lnle
Ine county courts oi tne respective co"n-
yes si'ah examine ana reVie" sara re1-
iiehunm petltiohs' anu u the signatures
lhereto are 1ouh" TO DC the genuine sig
'a'"res oi voters OF s'cn counties the
'espec'iVe county courts snail certify SAID
,e1''iohs 10 the secretary OF state WITHIN
~ days AFTER me 1ihai adjournment or
ne session OF the legislative assembly
when passed the DIN on whlch re1ereh-
'uh' IL ueinanueo' Inc veto power oi the
severhof snail not extend TO measures
'eierred 10 the people All elections on
measures referred 10 the people OF the
''ate Shaii DC ~'ao AT the plehnlai regular
General eiections except "hen the iegls-
atNe Assembly Shail oluef special elec-
ION. Amy measure referred to the people
man take erect ana become the law
'heh II Is hpproNe' Nv majority OF the
.nt's cast thereon. ana not otherwise.
me style OF AL olis slali be; be II
nae'ed ny tne people OF the state or
hlssouri. Ihis section shai not ne
Construed 10 deprive any member OF the
egsiatlNe assembly "f the right to IN
roouce any measure Inc whole num-
'er OF woes cast Tor justice OF the SUI
rene court at Tue regular election last
receding !he ming OF any petltion Tor
ne initiative or Tor the referendum.
nall ne the basis on which the number
! legal voters necessary to sign said pc
itlons shali be counted Petitions and
rders for the initiative and for the ref
renoum snail ne certined TO ana hlet1
With tho secretary of state aforesaid. !