Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-07
PROPOSITION NO. I.

There hall be submitted to the voter
or the State Of Missouri at a specia
election 70 be held on the first Tuesda,
In August, one thousand nine hundret
and twenty-one, the question;
SHALL THERE BE A CONVENTION
TO REVISE AND AMEND THE
CONSTITUTIONS"
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
Proposed constitutional amendment
enabling women to hold n office in thl.
state.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit.
ting 10 the qualified voters Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the Constitu.
ton thereof 80 as to enable women
to hold any Office in his state.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate. the House
Of Representatives concurring there
in, as follows:
That at the special election to be held
in this state on August 2, 1921, there shall
be submitted to h qualified voters OF
the state for adoption the follOwjns
amendment to the Constitution thereof:
Section / No person shall be disqual-
tied from holding office in h II state on
account Of sex aud those provisions in
the Constitution of Missouri requiring
that parsons, to be eligible for certain
S en- : mas must have been qualified yotera
SfAS oAAAlA ANO
apply to women who have the necessary
qualifications Of citizenship until after
the nineteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the United States shau have
been in effect an equivalent number OF
years.
Approved March II, 1921.
PROPOSITION NO. q.
Proposed constitutional amendment
providlnq that the interest Of the sixty
may be paid from motor vehicle Ncense
fees.
Joint and ooacurrent resolution to amend
~stitution OF Missouri by inserting the
words and INTEREST," between ths
words 'tprincipar' and "of In line Is
OF said section
Be 1t resolved by the House of Represen-
tatiyeS. h a concurring there
in:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, 1922, or at a special
election to be called by the governor In
ton, there shall be submitted to the cleo.
tors Of the state, for their approval on
rejection. an amendment to the Constitu-
ton OF the state amending section 44-a
Of article ~ thereof by inserting between
the words principal and of" as the
same appear in line 10 of said section
44-a, the words "and interest," SO thai
said section 44-a, when amended, will
read as follows:
Section Ala. In addition to the excep.
lions made and created in section A, the
general assembly shall have the power
constructing hard surfaced public roads,
In each county Of the state, to contract
or to authorize the contracting of a debt
or liability on behalf Of the state, and ia
iGcf1p hnndG mr. nfhnt AxytIa-AAf A.
debtedness thereof not exceeding, In the
aggregate, siXty millions OF dollars, such
bonds to bear interest at a rate not ex-
eeeding fiye per centum per annum, pay
able semi-fSlnually, and maturing not
later than thirty years from the date
they bear. Thu said bonds and the in
terest that will accrue thereon shall be
levy and collection Of a direct annual tax
upon all taxable property in the state.
ANY motor vehicle registration fees OF
license fees or taxes, authorized by law,
except the property TAX thereon, less the
cost and expense of collection and the
cost OF maintaining any state highway
department or commission, authorized by
law, shall after the issuance of such
and so long as any bonds herein
authorized are unpaid, be and stand ap-
propriated without legislative action for
and to the payment of the principal and
credited to a sinking fund to be provided
for by law. 1t shall be the duty Of the
state auditor, annually, on or before the
hrst day of July, to determine the rate
OF taxation necessary to raise hi arnouni
OF money needed for that year to pay the
principal and interest maturing in tbs
next succeeding year, taking into consid-
GRAFTON available funds, d~elinquenctes
and the cost of collection. The auditor
shall annually certify the rate of taxation
so determined to the clerk OF the county
court OF each county and to the assessor
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 state taxes. 1t will be this
duty OF said clerks and the said assessor
or other proper 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 theii
Louis, who shall collect such taxes al
the same time and in the same manner
and by the same means as are now on
hereafter be provided by law for the
collection OF state and county taxes, and
pay the same into the state treasury
legislature shall enact such laws a.
may ee necessary 70 carry into effect this
Appsosed March d. 1871.