Marble Hill press., 1914-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF THE PEOPLE.

OF THE PEOPLE.
ltHsT CoNsTITJTIo>AL AMEND
ME>T.
Amending the Initiative and Hrtrr-
sndum Law 40 restrict the s
al .o-rmiiea "siagie Tax" measures ana
msakinx eertsin other provisions a""e
inK the use of said ia"'
Joint and concurrent resolution sno- Mt
mltting 20 the qualifled No'+ts ts,t,,,'i1n :"
aotirt an amendment to the tohsttuti9i
thersof concerning the Initiative anu tet
ereudun. repeating section % ~ a't,an ~.
4 of the Constitution and enhrNhs ~"
section ia lieu thereof.
Ne II resolved by the Senate, the HohS'
Of Representatives. co"chr'"g "e''
That At the general election to be held
In thls state on the first Tuesday aMitet M
the first Monday In November
there ahau be submitted fut Adoption 10
thc auatifled voters OF the state th" i"i-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
section l. That section 81 Of article
of the Conatttution 81 the state OF MIS-
souri, ts hereby repealed. -.,... -
Ser 9 That in lieu ot the satd s"ctloh -
,f article u the Constitution of the state
~ Missouri hereby repealed there shali bc
enacted the following new section l" y"
known a. sTrtion 81 II article !. VIZ.
mtate snail he vested 10 legislative as
.embly consisting 81 n senate AMI mouse
~ reprsseutatives. but Ia" people re-
serve To themselves power 70 pf"p''7"
laws and amendments 10 the '"hS'f"
,t,r apd tp enact or reject IN" same ht
the p0ltg independent Of the LEGISLATIVE
nmaamfhy and also reserve power NJ
their own option to approve nf irjf'' 80
tbs. polls any act OF ths ies'7t'.'s'
eembiy The first power fsaerNea ~ w
fW4Ff EHNI IFNH .ETr
nm eight per cent of the legal voters ~
each IL at least twp-thtrds ~ Nte .""-
Iouhi districts in th" stat" si''i' ~
required 60 propose any measure ~ So,
petition aud every such Pett'"h F"""
include the full teSt of the MEASURE !"
uropoaed Initiative petitinns Sh"h we
fled with the respective county clerks :"
the respective counties N "hF-h -
eixnsrs thereof reside ana VOTE h"' 49,
thau four months before the election %
,.ntrb tbay are 90 BE- voted upon With
Ia al daYs after said petitions ar" tl'fd
vr,th tn. respective county clerks ~ ths
ra-pectiVs counties said Initiative peu
tlanA shall be. by said respective county
rterka laid before the county courts
~ tbn rr~pertive counties. and Hhi1
netttinn- shall he examined ~ th"
respective county e1,fts ,,,,,i'',., ~ ' thereto
are found o. b@ geuutu" si9hntut -.
voters ~ such counties. they sha's ~ 'iitf. ittf
three months before the "l"ctit'n ~ ~. 49,
tnnv are 70 be voted upon - f"tthlF'
by the respective county H"htis :" w
repp~ctivr counties - lhr 49,. 80, ~
aurn ard II may ha ordered '"NC"p' ~ -
matters ~ taxation hef"thAisNt 49,
tened ard 80 to Laws necessary fnf w
..s..,,.,t. t,rraertatfsn ~ the public
r@are health oF safety. and AVS inasuah
appropriation far th~ t.rt"ns p1I,se
IL the state government TT thT as'..t -,
pance ~ the state irntituit"ffs a"d i'f '.lr
urluunrt ~ the puh!ie =chontat Ftthef ~
petition. siEn@l y ~ PP Pss., Nv ~two.thifsis
~ the congressional districts ~ th@ %tatt.
~ hy the ieztHiAtNs aan~mbly - .s'lsi ,s
san - ftird vtth the county cirrk# nf
re r.mpcetige rututtea 80 whi~h tft" EiSh
~r~ thereof rrsids Rha ~. tt5s,sss..,'t ~
~ the 4sH~lou - the lsGtaAa tive a.Hffno,s
which passed THE bal on ~ftsh 'aT ~, -
e~attsI,fyyt ta drnan fA3efi. AHh Within - hA1
tbar9affrr the e4erk# - tho county e"tiFts
~ the Respective cuhntie~ shall 'ay salh
petitions hefofr ihe c1sn,y LII -, y 49,,
the county courts - the fe~ptr tive s"f4s
ties shall examine and r",l"" Atld ~
.ranat4rn petitions. md, n the 1ig a@t'ifr@
,b~rsta are found 10 De ths gwnutn" -
natarr~ ~ voters ~ Htirh c""nii.N. ~
respective count r.,lft@ pAsl ~ =, ~,
fse DAYS after ts~ final aatpt1ri8Fnt'ftt -
the ae~~ipu n the I*gi@latts" assembly
ann II a@rnarsisd The veto posef % the
sgsarnnr shall nut extend "a measures
referred ~ the ps1fie NJ ~, '"L,7 ~
,y.aHsfrwa referred tu the peuplr ~ i'h9
.t.f~ ahau ba had III ttye biennial re-
rrrrraI elect bJftn sSr~bt when ne legs
Efiv~ assembly @haM order = Hpsf tsl ste
stnr Arv r8san.4Fe refrrT~a 90 The p~af'l~
mnHH tmae effect and become ~" ls~
wben it la approved by ma Rl"r't .t W"
votes east Thereof nHd rot other - -
srh@ style - nH bills shail be lfe
enac'sd ~ -. F.op,.s, F.,,,, ~ an ,hT s,.' ~, =.
.',.,-. rt,.t q, fepyive any fnrsntev n tho
legislative annars.hiv q tho f4ab! to ~
trpGn.s amy msaTif. - -. 80