Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-30

Propositions Submitted to tn,
Legal Voters of Missouri a
the Special Election August
2, 1921.
PROPOSITION NO. I.
There shall be submitted to the voter
election TO be held on the first Tuesda,
In August, one thousand nine hundreI
and tw~enty-one, the question::
SHALL THERE BE A CONVENTION
TO REVISE AND AMEND THE
CONSTITUTIONS"
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
Proposed constitutional ~amendmen
enabling women to hold any office In thI
state.
ting TO the qualified voters of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the Constitu
ton thereof so as to enable womel
to hold any office in this state.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the Hous
Of Representatives concurring there
in, as follows:
mat HI the special election 10 ne nell
In this state on August 2, 1921, there shal
be submitted to the qualified voters 0
h state tor adoption the following
amendment to the Constitution thereof:
Section /: No person shall be disaual
fled from holding office in this state oil
account OF sex, and those provisions II
the Constitution of Missouri requiring
thai persons, to be eligible for certain
offices, must have been qualified voter
for a certain. number Of years. shall no
apply to who have the necessar,
qualifications Of citizenship until afte
M nineteenth amendment to the Con
~stitution of the United States shall hav
been in effect ar equivalent number o
years.
Approved March II. 1891.
PROPOSITION NO. s.
Proposed Constitutional amendmen
providing that the Interest Of the slxt
million dollar authorized road bond lssu
may be paid from motor vehicle lIcens
fees.
Joint and concurrent resolution to amen,
section 44-a of article ~ Of the Con
stitItion Of Missouri by inserting tn
words principal" and of In line /
OF said section.
Be i resolved by the House Of Represen
~tatives, the Senate concurring. there
in:
That at the general election to be he'll
on the Tuesday next following the frs
Monday in November, 1922, or at a specia
election to be called by the governor Il
his discretion prior to such general cleo
ton, there h be submitted to the cleo
tors of the state, for their approval o
rejection. an amendment to the Constitu
ton OF the state amending section A.
of article " thereof by inserting betweeI
the words principal" and of" as tn
same. appear in line 10 of said sectiot
44-a, the words "and interest" so tina
said section 44-a. when amended, wi
e as follows:
Section 44a. In addition to the excep
lions made and created in section "A, tn
general assembly shall have the poWe
from time to time, for the purpose O
constructing hard surfaced public roads
in each county of the state, to contrac
or to authorize the contracting of a deb
or liability on behalf Of the state, and t
issue bonds oil other evidences of in
debtedness thereof not exceeding, in tn
aggregate, sixty millions OF dollars, sue
bonds to bear interest at a rate not e X
ceeding five per centum per annum, pay
able semi-annually, and maturing nc
later than thirty years from the dat
they bear. The said bonds and the in
'terest that will accrue thereon shall b
paid out Of a fund to be provided by tn
levy and collection Of a direct annual ia
upon all taxable property in the state
Amy motor vehicle registration fees o
license fees or taxes, authorized by law
except the property Tax thereon. less tn
cost n expense of collection and tn
cost Of maintaining any state highwa
department or commission, authorized b
law, shall after the issuance of sue
bonds, and so long as any bonds herei
authorized are unpaid, be and stand ap
~propriated without legislative action 70
and to the payment of the principal an
interest of the said bonds, and shall b
credited to a sinking fund to be provide
for by law. 1t shall be the duty of tn
first day of July. to determine the rat
of taxation necessary to raise the amour
Of money needed for that year to pay tn
principal and interest maturing in tn
next succeeding rear, taking into consid
Grafton available funds, delinQuencie
n he cost of collection. The auditc
shall annually certify the rate of taxatio
80 determined to the clerk Of the count
court of a county, and to the assessc
whose duty 1t may be to make up an
certify the tax books wherein are ex
tended the state taxes. 1t will be TIL
duty of said clerks and the said assessc
or other proper officer in the city of s
Louis to extend upon the tax books tn
taxes to be collected and certify the sam
to the collector of the revenue Of the
Louis, who shall collect such taxes q
the same time and in the same MANN
and by the same means as are now O
may hereafter be provided by law for tn
collection of state n county taxes, an
pay the Same into the state treasury
The legislature shall enact such laws a
may be necessary to carry into effect thi
ApDgcaed March rs. 1894.