Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NC. I.

NO. I.
Proposed Constitutional amendment In
~creaslne the compensation Of member OF
the General Assembly from five dollars
per day for seventy days to ten dollars
per day for one hundred days. ,
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TON submitting to the qualified voters
OF the state OF Missouri, a proposal to
amend section 16 of article ~ Of the
Constitution OF Missouri. relating TO
pay Of members Of the general as
sembly and expenses of committees"
Be 1t resolved by the House Of Represen-
tativc- the Sc! tie concurring therein
That at the general election to be held
on the first Tuesday, following the first
Monday in November. 1922, the following
amendment to the Constitution Of Mis-
souri,, relating to the compensation OF
members of the general assembly Of the
state Of Missouri, shall be submitted to
the qualified voters Of said state, to VIII:
Section 1. That section 16 of article 4
of the Constitution of Missouri, be and
the same is hereby amended, by striking
out the word five" in the third line OF
said section, and inserting in lieu thereof
q word ten" and be further amended
by striking out the word seventy IN
the IOuTln llle OF bdlu bCCliOut aiiu mos -
ing in lieu thereof, the word lone hun
dred," and be further amended by strik-
ing out the word five" in the seventh
line Of said section and inserting in lieu
thereof the word ten" so that said Sec
ton 16 Of article 4, aforesaid, when
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. l6. Pay Of members and en-
ployees-expenses of committees.-The
members of the general assembly shall
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such compensation for their services as
may, from time to time, be provided by
law, not to exceed ten dollars per day
for the first one hundred days OF each
session, and after that not to exceed one
dollar per day for the remainder or the
session, except the first session held UNI
der this Constitution, and during revising
sessions, when they may receive ten dol
II s per day for one hundred and twenty
days, and one dollar per day for the re-
mainder Of such session. In addition to
per diem, the members shall be entitled
to receive travelling expenses or mileage,
for any regular and extra session not
greater than now provided by law; but
no member shall be entitled to travelling
expenses or mileage for any extra session
that may be called within one day after
an adjournment of a regular session.
Committees OF either house, or joint COM
mittees Of both houses, appointed to eX-
anime the institutions of the state, other
than those at the seat Of government,
may receive their actual expenses, neces-
sarily incurred while in the performance
of such duty; the items of such expenses
TO be returned to the chairman of such
committee, and by him certified to the
state auditor. before the same, or any
part thereof, can be paid. Each member
may receive at each regular session an
additional sum Of thirty dollars, which
shall be in full for all stationery used in
his official capacity, and all postage, and
all other incidental expenses and pre-
requisites; and no allowance or emolu-
ments. for any purpose whatever, shall
be made to or received by the members,
or any member of either house, or for
tn >ir use, out Of the contingent fund or
otherwise, except as herein expressly
provided; and no allowance or emolument,
for any purpose whatever, shall ever be
paid to any officer, agent, servant or en-
ploye of either house of the general as
sembly, or of any committee thereof, ex-
cept such per diem as may be provided
for by law, not to exceed Ave dollars.
Approved March rs. 1921