Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22

time 10 tins be provided by law, not
TO exceed i've dollars per day for the
FIRST seventy days Of each session and
after that not to exceed one dollar per
day for the remainder Of the session, ex-
cept the first session held under this
Constitution and during revising sessions
when they may receive five dollars PEI
day for one hundred and twenty days
and one dollar a day for the remainder
OF such session. In addition TO per diem
and by inserting and adopting in place
of said words 50 stricken out the follow
ing wonds; The members of the general
assembly shall -severally receive an an
nual salary of one thousand dollars. In
addition to said salary so that said
section 16, of article 4, Of said Constitu-
ton when so amended shall be and read
as follows:
Section 16. The members Of the gem
eral assembly shall severally receive for
their services an annual salary of one
thousand dollars and in addition to said
salary, the members shall be entitled
to receive travelling expenses or mileage
for n regular and extra session NOT
greater than now provided by law; but
no member shall be entitled to travelling
expenses or mileage for any extra session
that may be called within one day after
the adjournment of a regular session.
Committees of either house, or joint corn
mittees of both houses, appointed to eN-
anime the institutions of the state other
than those at the seat of government,
may receive their actual expenses, neces-
sarilY incurred while in the performance
of such duty; the items of such expenses
to be returned to the chairman of such
committee, and by him certified to the
state auditor, before the same, or any
part thereof, can be paid. Each member
may receive at each regular session an
additional sum of thirty dollars, which
shall be in full for all stationery used
in his official capacity and all postage,
n all other Incidental xpenses and
perquisites; and no allowance or emolu-
ments, for n purpose whatever, shall
be made to or received by the members,
or any member of either house, or for
their use, out of the contingent fund or
otherwise, except as herein expressly pro-
vfded; and no allowance or emoluments,
for any purpose whatever, shall ever be
paid to any officer, agent, servant or
employee of either house of the general
assembly, or of any committee thereof,
except such per diem as may be pro-
vided for by law, not to exceed five
dollars.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution pro-
vtdins for the amendment of article x
of the Constitution of Missouri by add
ing a new section to be known as see
tiOn LIB of said article, relating to the
limit of Indebtedness of certain cities.
Be it resolved By the Senate, the House
OF Representatives. concurring therein,
as folloUS:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day In November, A. d. 1914, the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of
the state of Missouri, relating to the
limit of indebtedness of certain cities of
the state Of Missouri, shall be submitted
for adoption or rejection to the qualified
voters of the state of Missouri, to-wit.
That article x Of the Constitution of the
state of Missouri be and the same is
hereby amended by [addingl a new sec
ton. to be known as section LIB of ar
ticle X, and to read as follows:
Section LIB. Any city in this state
containing one hundred thousand inhab-
itants or over may become indebted in a
larger amount than specified in section IL
Of article x of the Constitution Of the
state of Missouri, not exceeding an add
ditional five per centum on the value of
the taxable property therein, to be as
certained by the assessment next be-
fore the last assessment for state and
county purposes previous to the mourning
of such Indebtedness, for the purpose of
constructing or acquiring by purchase, or
otherwise, within its corporate limits a
subway or subways with land an
| proaches and other appurtenances neces-
| sary for the construction and operation
thereof, to be owned exclusively by such
b~aseape exnress and freiebt md fnr
pines. wires and cables 1Ised for n,,bIic
service purposes. Prot,ided that no in
ehau ba incurred without tho ossnnt ~
tuyoNthirds ~ ~ o,,a1ieoa ~ 20 y
civ voting for or against s,,oh "
~ indohtedross onS nso,iJod 1880 ~
tbo+ s,,oh oitv sham' 49, ~,
tima ~ i,onrring INV ;ndab+o5 ~ ~
thnri.od NV this Ill uSarne -
collection of an annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest on such Indebtedness as
it falls due; also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of the principal
thereof within thirty years from the time
of contracting the same. If payment Of
such interest and nrincinal he not nroA-
vided for from the operation or lease
of such subway or Isubways.
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters of the
state of Missouri an amendment to the
Constitution thereof, authorizing the
qualified voters of road districts TO in-
crease the rate of taxation by Ievying
n special tax for o purposes.
Re " resolved by the House OF Repre-
senfdtpes, the Senate concurTfn0 there
IN, as foHo,os:
l ma az me seheral electlon 10 be held
~ 'als s.ate on the nrst tuesday after
.ne list Monua IN november, A. u. l9l4,
thefe shall De submitted TO the qualified