The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
be exempt from taxation.

be exempt from taxation.
Lots in incorporated cities or towns,
or within one mile of the limits of any
such city or town, to the extent of two
acres, and lots one mile or more dis
tant from such cities or towns, to the
extent of five acres, with the build
ings thereon, may be exempted from
taxation when the same are used ex-
clusively for religious worship, for
schools or for purposes purely charit-
able; also, such property, real or per-
sonal, as may be used exclusively for
private profit, and house hold furni-
ture used as such up to three hundred
dollars, may be exempted from taxa
ton. Provided, that such exemption
shall be only by general law.
Section q Other Exemptions Void.
All laws exempting property from
taxation, other than the property
enumerated in this constitution, shall
be void.
The budget proposition, reported by
the subcommittee of the Committee
on Executive and Ministerial Depart
ments, has been passed on favorably
by the committee as whole and will
be included in its recommendations to
the convention. 1t will provide, as
has been stated before, that the gov
ernor shall require statements of ex-
penditure and estimated expenses of
the various departments before the
converting of the General Assembly
and within fifteen days after its con-
vening submit budget covering all
proposed expenditures and estimated
revenues of the state government for
the ensuing two-year period. The leg
islature and the judiciary are also re-
quired to submit to the governor es-
Inmates of their expenses within ten
days after the converting of the Cen
eral Assembly.
In a leading editorial in the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat of August %
the statement is made that of the 1923
proposals submitted only three had
passed the committee stage. This is
a misstatement of facts, though pos
sibly not intentional. The three re-
ports before the convention include
eighty proposals that have been con-
sidered by the committees. All the
proposals submitted have been given
consideration and more than 100 will
be included in other reports due to be
submitted within few days.
The convention on Wednesday de-
clined with thanks an invitation to at
tend the state fair in body on Thurs
day or Friday as guests of the fair
board and the citizens of Sedalia.
With the work now being considered
by the convention each day, sitting as
the committee of the whole, it was not
deemed best to take any time off for
such purpose.
A resolution was introduced We'd
nesday, to be acted on August 20, to
the effect that when the convention adj
journs on September 2, it adjourn I'M
til Monday, November IL, the week
following the general election. The
reason given was that the lawyers in
the convention would have court du-
ties to perform in September and Oc-
tober. 1t is not thought that it will
meet with general approval by the
members of the convention, most Of
whom wish to push ahead and COM
plete the work, now so well under way.
Night sessions have been held sew
eral evenings this week by some of the
committees in an effort to complete
their reports, several of which are
practically ready to submit to the
convention.