Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
JOINT AND

Submitting to the qualified voters Of
the state OF Missouri, an amendment to
article Nv, Of the Constitution of the
State OF Missouri, authorizing the general
assembly to contract a debt or liability
on behalf OF the State OF Missouri and TO
issue bonds TO an amouat not exceeding
Slb, 200, 0O0.O0 for the purpose Of paying
a to bona fde residents Of the
state Of Missouri. and to certain sur
vivors OF such residents, who served ION
orably in the military or naval forces Of
the United States of America at any time
between the sixth day Of April, nineteen
hundred and seventeen, and the eleventh
day OF November, nineteen hundred and
eighteen. L providing for the payment
Of such Indebtedness
Be 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, 1922, or at a spe-
cial election to be called by the governor
election, there shall be submitted to the
electors Of the state, for their approval or
rejection, an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Missouri, adding
and section IS. a new section to be known
as section 44b, to read as follows:
Sec. 44b. In addition to the exceptions
made and created in sections A and 44a.
the General Assembly shall a power,
for the purpose of paying to each bona
hde resident of the State OF Missouri who
served honorably in the military or naval
n time between the sixth day Of April,
nineteen hundred and seventeen, and the
eleventh day Of November, nineteen hun
dred and eighteen, a bonus Of ten dollars
for each and every month, or major frac-
ton of a month, that such resident was
In active service, to contract or to au-
thorize the contracting OF a debt or liza
SS1 nnSs on On o oshsT sd,d the state 6s and to issue
thereof not exceeding in the aggregate,
fifteen millions Of dollars; such bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness to bear
interest at a rate not exceeding Ave per
cent per annum, payable semi annually.
ana maturing not later than twenty years
from the date they bear. The said bonds
and the interest that will accrue thereon
by the levy n collection OF a direct
annual tax upon all taxable property in
the state. 1t h be the duty Of the
state auditor. annually, IN or before the
taxation necessary to raise the amount of
money needed for that year to pay the
principal and interest maturing in the
slider alton available funds, del~inauencies
and the cost of collection. The auditor
shall annually certify the rate OF taxation
30 determined to the clerk Of the county
or other officer in the city OF st. Louis
whose duty 1t may be to make up and
certify the tax books wherein are ex-
tended the 8 ate taxes. It will be the
duty of said clerks n The said assessor
or other roper officer in the city of st.
Louis to extend upon the tax books the
taxes to be collected and certify the same
to the collector of the revenue Of their
respective counties. and the city Of st.
Louis who shall collect such taxes at the
same time and in the same manner and
by the same means as are now or may
lection of state and county taxes, and
pay the same into the state treasury.
The legislature shall enact such laws as
may be necessary to carry into effect this
amendment. The wife or husband. child.
mother or father. in the order named
n none other, OF any deceased resident
who served h~onorably in the military or
naval forces, as provided in this section,
such deceased resident would be entitled
to receive hereunder If such deceased
resident had lived; Provided, that no one
person entitled to receive the bonus here
ceeding two hundred and fifty dollars;
and, provided, that no person shall be
entitled to receive the bonus herein pro-
service of the United States OF America
subsequent to the sixth day Of April,
nineteen hundred and seventeen, refused
on conscientious. political or other
discipline or to render unqualified ssrv-
Ice; and provided further, that no person
shall be entitled to receive the bonus
perSlu prOYIQeO VINO was NOT q DOna nd9
resident of the State Of Missouri at least
during. the twelve months prior to the
sixth day Of April. nineteen hundred and
seventeen. or who has received q state
bonus from any other state in the Union.
STATE OF MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF STATE -
/, Charles U. Becker, Secretary Of State
Of the State of Missouri. hereby certify
that the foregoing is a fun. true and COM
plete opy of the three joint and concur
rent resolutions Of the FIfty-frst General
Assembly of the State OF Missouri, pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution
OF said state; also a proposition to hold
. Constitutional Convention. to be sub
mitted to the qualified voters Of the State
OF Missouri at a special election to be
held on Tuesday. the second day Of
m TESTIMONY WHEREOF / hsre-
unto set my hand n afftx the Great Seal
Of the State Of Missouri.
Dane at office in the City of Jefferson
this ssrd day Of June, A. D. 1921.
CHARLES U. BECKER,
L@AAALl Secretary Of StAta,