The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
JOINT AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION

Submitting to the auaiihed voters Of
the state OF Missouri an amendment to
article ~, Of the Constitution Of the
sseS, 81 y, sSthor,lns s the esnsrs
on behalf of the State Of Missouri and to
lssue bonds TO an amoust not exceeding
bonus to bona on M de pIrs rrsssnts @ p1's ,Ss
state Of Missouri, and to certain sur.
vivors Of such residents. who served hon.
the United states OF America a, any time
between the sixth day Of April nineteen
hundred and seventeen, and the eleventh
eighteen, and provioing for the payment
Of such indebtedness
Re IL resolved by the Aenste, the House
OF Representatives concurring therein.
That NJ the general election to B., held
on the Tuerday next following the first
Monday IN November, 1922, or AT spc.
in bic discretion prior to such general
election. there shall be submitted to the
electors Of the state, for their approval or
tuition 81 the State Of Missouri adding
TO article " thereof between section +Ia
and section ts a new section to be known
az section ttb. to read AR follows:
Sec Iib. In addition 10 the exceptions
made and created IN sections ~ and ga
the General Assembly shall have power,
doe resident Of the state o. Missouri ] who Who
served honorAbly IN the military or naval
forces Of the United states Of America a.
nineteen hundred and seventeen. and tn.
eleventh day Of November, nineteen hun.
dred and eighteen. q bonus Of ten dollars
tion Of n month. that such resident wat
IN active service, to contract or TO au.
,nor,'e ,n,, ne cor contrsetlnr IN, ot a debt 90 Ia.
bonds or other evidences ut Indebtedness
thereof not exceeding IN the aggregate
other evidences ~ Indebtedness TO bear
Interest at rate not exceeding hve PEI
cent per annum, payable semi. annually
and maturing not later than twenty yeafs
from tn. date they bear The said bond,
and the interest that will accrue thereon
shall be paid out 81 fund 10 he provided
by the levy and collection 81 n direct
annual tax upon all taxable properly N
the state II shall he the duty Of th'
state auditor, annually on ~ before IL,
first day NJ July. tU determine the rate ot
taxation necessary To- raise the amount 81
money needed for that year to pay the
principal and interest maturing IN the
sidertttuu ANailHhl, fLnds, drlnqupnri.t
ard the cost ~ collection. The auditor
shall annually certify the rate ui taxation
20 determined tn the clerk uf the county
court Of each county and to the assessor
or other officer IN the city ~ 81 Louis
whose duty u may bc 20 make W and
tended the > ate taxes. II VIII - the
duty of Ead clerks and the said assessor
or other prop.f, of1iccr ~ the city .of 81
LouiS To- eNi"ud upun the tax books the
taNcg To be collected ana certify IN, same
H. N. collector Of the rcV,nu. of their
respective counties, and the city uf 81
lSuiF who shall collect such taxes at the
same time and In the same manner ana
10y the same means ~ are now OF may
hereafter he provided by Law for the col.
lection ~ state aud county taxes, and
pay the same into the state treasury
The legislature shall enact such laws Az
may b" Necessary "a carry into crec, the
amendment, The wtf. or husband child
mother or father. IN tn. order named
ana non" other of any deceased resident
shO served honoraby IN tn. military or
naval forces, ~ provided IN this section
shall be paid the sum uf allow uUCs that
such deceased resident would De entitled
to receive hereunder N such deceased
resident had lived. Provided, that No On.
person entitled 10 receive IA" bonus mere.
In provided shah receive an amount sS-
ceeding two hundred and nfty dollars
and provided. that no person shall be
entitled ia receive the bonus herein pru.
vidcd, who, being In the military or n val
service Of the United States ~ America
subsequent to the sixth day of Aprll
nineteen hundred ana seventeen. Refused
on cunS"lontiouH, political or other
grounds tO subject himself to military
discipline or 10 render unqualified aarv.
ice, and provided further, that no porson
shall be entitled to receive the hunus
herein provided who was not bona nde
resident ~ the state ~ Missouri az least
durinr the twelve months prior to the
sixth day of April. nineteen hundred and
seventeen, or who has received "A state
bonus from any other state In the Union