Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-30
JOINT AND CONCURRENT


hCCOLO IlON
! Submitting to the qualified voters OF
the State Of Missouri, an amendment to
article ~, 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
Sic, GOO, 600. 90 for the purpose of paying
a bonus to bona hde residents Of the
State Of Missouri, and to certain sur
,vivors of sue residents, who served hon
'orably in the military or naval forces of
me United states Of america at any time
hundred and seventeen, and the eleventh
day of November. nineteen hundred and
eighteen, and providing for the payment
of such Indebtedness.
! Be 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein:
I, at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
cial election to be called by the governor
in his discretion prior to such general
Election, there shall be submitted to the
electors OF the state, for their approval or
of the State of Missouri, adding
to article w thereof, between section Ala
and section As, a new section to be known
as section ABB, to e as follows:
, Sec. 44b. In addition to the exceptions
made and created in sections "A and 44a.
the General Assembly shall rave power,
for the purpose of paying. to each bona
-lluS IC5luGIllt u lhC otdIS VI MlbSOuTl WHO
Served h%onorably in the military or naval
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 hum
dred n 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-
,.bility on behalf of the state, and to issue
Bonds or other evidences Of Indebtedness
not exceeding in the aggregate,
fifteen millions Of dollars; such bonds or
other evidences OF Indebtedness to bear
interest at a rate not exceeding five per
sent per annum, payable seml-annua1ly,
and maturing not later than twenty years
from the date they bear. The said bonds
iand the interest that will accrus thereon
be paid out of a fun TO be provided
by the levy and collection Of a direct
annual a npon al taxable property in
state auditor, annually, on or before the
first day of July, to determine the rate of
taxation necessary to raise the amount of
money needed for that year to pay h
principal and interest maturing in the
next succeeding year, taking into COR
slider alton available funds, d~elinquencies
and the cost Of collection. The auditor
so determined to the clerk Of the county
court of each county and to the assessor
or other officer in the city Of st. Louis
whose duty 1T may be to make up and
lay liz q pOchb WhGIGlD are GAs
the s. ate axes. 1t will be the
duty of said clerks and 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
ito the collector of the revenue of their
respective counties, and the city of st.
Louis who shall collect such taxes at the
time n in the same manner and
ipy the same means as are now or may
hereafter be provided by law for the col
of state and county taxes. and
apay the same into the state treasury.
The legislature shall enact such laws as
amendment. The wife or husband, child,
or father, in the order named
and none other, of any deceased resident
served h~onorably in the military or
forces, as provided in this section,
shall be paid h sum or allowance that
deceased resident would be entitled
to receive hereunder If such deceased
had lived; Provided, that no one
person entitled to receive the bonus here
in provided shall receive an amount ex-
two hundred and fifty dollars;
and, provided, that no person shall be
to receive the bonus herein pro-
1vided, who, being in the military or n-val
of the United States Of America
subsequent to the sixth day of April,
! I'm cens nHmdEed ana nn seyenteeT; refused.
grounds to subject himself to military
discipline or to render unqualified serv-,
ice; and provided further, that no person
esIlhu 10 0iliILou " T0SolVe the ONu
therein provided who was not a bona fidel
PRESIDENT Of the State of Missouri at least
during the twelve months prior to the
sixth day Of April, nineteen hundred and
or who has received a state
sbonus from any other state in the Union.
STATE OF MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF STATE u.s.
s /, Charles u. Becker, Secretary of State
fof the State of Missouri, hereby certify
that the foregoing is a full, true and COM
splete copy Of the three joint n concur
rent resolutions of the Fffty-first General
Assembly of the State of Missouri, pro-
amendments to the Constitution
of said state; also a proposition to hold
"a Constitutional Convention, to be sub
to the qualified voters of the State
tof Missouri at a special election to be
1921.
: IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I here
unto set my HAND and affix the Great Seal
of the State of Missouri.
Done at office in the City Of Jefferson
!. his 23rd day Of June, A. D. 1921.
: CHARLES U. BECKER,
ESEALl Secretary Of State.