Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF THE PEOPLE.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.


Amending the Initiative and Refer
endum Law to restrict the submission
making certain other provisions ahec'-
ing the use of said law
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of MIS-
souri, an amendment to the Constitution
thereof. concerning the initiative and ref
erendum: repeating section 81 OF article
4 of the Constitution and enactinS a ne"
section in lieu thereof.
Be it resolved By the Senate, the House
of Representatives cOitcUTrUag therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, I9lt'
there shall be submitted for adoption TO
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution.
Section /. That section 81 of article 4
of the Constitution of the state oil MIS-
souri, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That in lieu of the SAID sectlon %
of article 4 of the Constitution of the state
of Missouri hereby repealed there shall De
enacted the following new section 10 De
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 mouse
of representatives, but the people re
serve to themselves power to propose
laws and amendments to the Consltu-
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
sembly. The first power reserved by the
people is the initiative, and not more
than eight per cent OF the legal voters III
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. WIN
in 80 days after said petitions are flled
with the respective county clerks OF the
respective counties said initiative petit
tions shall be. by said respective county
clerks laid before the county courts
petitions shall be examined by the
respective county courts of the respective
are found to be genuine signatures of
voters of such counties, they shall, at least
three months before the election at which
by the respective county, courts OF the
respective counties to the secretary Of
state. The second power is the reteren-
dunn and it may be ordered Except as TO
matters of taxation hereinafter men
toned. and as to laws necessary lor tHe Y
immediate preservation OF the pupLc
peace, health or safety. and laws making
apDropriationS for the current expenses
of the state government for the mamie
nance of the state Institutions and for the
of the public schools) either by
signed by five per cent of the
of the congressional districts in the state,
or by the legislative assembly as other
bills are enacted. Referendum petltlonS
shall be filed with the county clerks of Z
respective counties in which the sign
ers thereof reside and vote not more
than 80 DAYS after the final adjournment
the session of the legislative assembly
passed the bill on which the REF
erendum is demanded. and within 80 days
thereafter the clerks of the county courts
of the respective counties shall lay said
before the county courts of the
respective counties-and within said time
he county courts of the respective coun-
les shall examine and review said ref
arendum petitions, and, if the signatures
hereto are found to be the genuine sig
natures of voters of such counties, the
to the secretary of state within
20 lays after the final adjournment of
which passed the bill on which referen-
Ium is demanded. The veto power of the
shall not extend to measures
eferred to the people. All elections on
measures referred to the people OF the
tate shall be had at the biennial regular
eneral elections except when the legis-
tive assembly shall order a special cleo
Any measure referred to the people
hall take effect and become the law
otes cast thereon. and not otherwise.
style of all bills shall be: B it
T iissogTi " This Sect section shah not be
to deprive any member of the
assembly of the right to in
er of votes cast for Justice of the SUI
'eme court at the regular election last
,eee initiat i've ft on for OF t amy rPe sftareGad n1r
lall be the basis on which the number
legal voters necessary to sign said pc,
'ders for The Initiative and for the ref
,endum xii be certified to and filed
ID in sui Uniting the same to the people
. e fsfr9 ba i 6 6f s gnided fn 6v al The otR eeneP 9dII
and lie act Submitting his amend
emit unit Legislation shall be especially
divided FASefor- Whep q sh.1 the e word
rued to include or mean the city OF
Louis. and whenever the words ''coun-
court are used herein they shall be
nstrued TO include or mean the board
election commissioners of said city.
ID whenever the words county clerk"
clerk of the county court are used
rein they shall be construed to in
lde or mean the secretary of said board
election commissioners The powers
oresaid shall not be used to pass a
W or constitutional amendment author
Ing any classification of property for
e purpose of levying different rates of
Ration thereon, or of authorizing, the
Ilues or land sites at a higher rate or
a different rule than is. or may be.
piled to improvements thereon, or to
infer local option or other local powers
matters of taxation in or upon any
the counties, municipalities, or politi-
l subdivisions of the state, or to re-
amend or modify these provisions
lating to taxation. When any measure
all have been submitted to the people
r their approval under the powers re-
or contained in this section as
,oresaid and shall be rejected by the
,ople, neither the same measure nor any
her measure which shall have, or tend
have. the same meaning, nor any other
which shall have or tan6 fn
I've. the same or similar effect as the
easure rejected. shall again be sub
tilted under the said powers reserved
contained in this section for a term
five years.