Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
MEET.

Constitution OF Missouri
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
uniting to the qualified voters Of the STATE
eff Missouri. an amendment to the Con
Btitution thereof. concerning pensions 70
the deserving blind.
Be % resolved By the Senate. the H0Hss Of
Representatives. eOHeH-riHo thsrttN;
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday following the FIRST MONDAY
in November, 1916. there shall be submitted
b the qualified voters OF Missouri. LOT aaoP-
ton or rejection, the following consttu-
donal amendment, to-wit:
That section Al of article ~ OF the Con-
s%titution be amended BY adding thereto
the following words: Provided lurtneI;
shall be construed as prohibiting the gen
eral assembly from granting, or autnoIi1-
ing the granting of, pensions to the ae-
serving blind. as may be provided ana
regulated by law"
sEcOl;D CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
To empower the Legislature Of Missouri
to create. by special law, a State Land
Bank with power to loan money secured
by deed of trust on agricultural lands
and to issue bonds, and authorizing the
appropriation of One Million Dollars lxl,-
000.0O0.O0 out of the State Treasury for
that purpose, and to exempt the capital
and bonds of said bank from taxation,
and validating any legislation heretofore
enacted for such purposes.
MISSOURI STATE LAND BANK AMEND
MENT TO H CONSTITUTION.
Proposed by legal voters by Initiative
Petitions under the Initiative and REFER
endum Provisions Of the Constitution,
empowering the General Assembly to en-
act a special law creating a corporation 70
be known as the Missouri State Land Bank,
with powers to mobilize and liquidize farm
credits, to appropriate state moneys az
q loan in aid thereof, and exempting from
state, county and municipal taxes all OF
the assets of said bank, also debenture
bonds issued by 1t, and providing for the
validating of any law enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly in accordance herewith.
Be il enacted by the people Of the State 81
Missouri that the Constitution be so o1seHdet
~ to provide as foilows: 70
Section 1. The General Assembly Is here
by empowered to enact a special law t.
create a corporation to be known as tn
Missouri State Land Bank, with power t.
make loans on notes secured by deeds o
trust or mortgages upon agricultural lands
and to issue debenture bonds against tn
same with all suitable and incidental
powers. AND to enact other special law
at the Sdme seSSlUu Ut dL OLutr SeSSious v
the General Assembly to amend and i'm
prove the said act, or to supply omission
or correct errors or defects therein.
Section 2. The General Assembly Is here
by authorized and to enact
Jaw or laws appropriating as a loan out Q
the moneys Of the State Treasury, th
sum Of one million dollngs as a workin
capital for said corporation.
Section 3. The General Assembly !
hereby authorized and empowered to er
act a law or laws exempting from stat
county and municipal taxes the assets {
said Missouri State Land Bank and all de-
benture bonds issued by 1t.
Section 4. Any law heretofore enacte
by the General Assembly In a~ccordant
with the provisions of Sections 1, 2 and
hereof shall be deemed valid from and aftt
the adoption hereof.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND