Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-10-12
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri
CONSTITUTIONAL
MENT.

FIRsT CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of the state
of Missouri. an amendment to the Ton
stltutiou thereof, concerning pensions 10
the deserving blind
Be it resolved BY the Senate. the HoHss OF
Representatives. eonetuTiHg therein;
That at the general election TO be held
on Tuesday following the hrst slonuai
in November. 1916. there shall be sunmltteu
10 the onalfed voters of Missouri, for adop-
ton or rejection. the following eohsu'u-
tional amendment. 'to-wit: ,
That section AZ of article ~ OF the CON-
fha foiiovvtnp words: 'Proyided further,
that nothing in this Constitution contained
shall be construed as prohibiting the ksn-
eral assembly from granting. or ausn"d AZ
ing the granting Of. pensions 70 Tue ues
serving blind. rs may be proVlaeu anu
regulated by law"
sECOl;D CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Proposed by Initiative Petition
To empower the Legislature of Missouri
to create, by special law, n state nMnI
Rank with power to loan money seTunsa
nv deed of trust on agricultural ihnus
and to issue bonds, and authorizing INC
appropriation of One Million Dollars tsl.-
O0O, COO. O0) out of the State Treasury lot
that purpose. and to exempt the cap.on'
and bonds of said bank from taxatioh'
and validating any legislation heretoi"r0
enacted for such purposes.
MISSOURI STATE LAND BANK lend
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Proposed by legal voters by Initiative
Petitions under the Initiative and keIer-
endum Provisions of the CONSTITUTIONS
empowering the General Assembly to en-
- n opantuI low nroatinp q POrO0rDtiOn TO
be known as the Missouri State Land BANK,
with powers to mobilize and liquidlze Iarm
credits, to appropriate, state moneys as
a loan in aid thereof. and exempt1Eg from
state, county and municipal taxes all OF
the assets of said bank, also. debentnre
bonds issued by it, and providing TOT the
validating Of any law enacted by tne zen
eral Assembly In accordance herewith.
Be it enacted by the people Of the state OF
Missouri that the Constitutions be so amended
as to proVide as foliows:
Section 1. The General Assembly Is here
by empowered to enact a special law u
create a corporation to be known as the
Missouri State Land Bank, with power &c
make loans on notes secured By DEEDS OF
trust or mortgages upon agricultural lands
and to Issue debenture bonds against tht
same with all suitable and incidental
covers. And to enact other special law
at the sam session or at other sessions o
the General Assembly to amend and i'm
prove the said act, or to supply omissions
or correct errors or defects therein.
Section .. The General Assembly Is here
by authorized and empowered to enact
law or laws appropriating as a loan out o
the moneys Of the State Treasury, tn
sum of one million dollars as a working
capital for said corporation, .
Section 3. The General Assembly l
hereby authorized and empowered to en-
act a law or laws exempting from state
county and municipal taxes the assets Q
said Missouri State Land Bank and all de
benture bonds issued by it.
Section 4. Any law heretofore enacte
by the General Assembly in accordanc
with the provisions of Sections !. 2 and
hereof shall be deemed valid from and afte
the adoption hereof.