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& 2 ‘4 S Ls f fe ii iswued by said city, ly [1], 7, 1805, for acquir~ ‘and ‘ali bonds hereafter renewal of said bonds, or any shall not be included in ition. of the existing bonded said city in determining bonds authorized to be by said city, with the assent of ti ‘he Voters under ‘the pro- article, but said city shall ‘uthotized at any timo to issue bonds the assent aforesaid, to an amount, ‘outstanding indebtedness, other t above named, to the amount, per centum of the value of the property in said ‘city, to be as- 8 above specified” ‘the follow. by purchase, fh | + “Provided, ‘may acquire or construction, ‘works, electric light works, railways, telegraph and telephone ting plants or any other service institution within the limits of said city, for in said city, ublic utilities the abilities or in- city limited this section; but the ich public utillites bonds ‘per _centum of in sald city to ‘above specified; public utilities bonds igation of the the funds raised Hl if i ii 8 asel i i 3 5 E i r di @ sinking f pal ‘of the earn ‘utility, or out of fun: or both, as shall be jinance authorizing the such bonds. Such city shail to execute its mortgage or ‘on any ‘such utility, or any thereto, of extension thereo! yment of sucl Bnd in case of a lle utilities bor ‘said bond hk ag polders of atl Ind ‘due and court costs accrue payment, retake sald prop- receiver shal such ‘as the court ‘and thereupon bonds iny committee thereof, per diem as may be ‘by law, not. to exceed five Joint’ and concurrent resolution viding for the amendment of article X of aie eceranet Swan aeretararlcts Vabiae eae iit indebtedness of certain cities. Be & resolved by the Senate, the House of * Representatives concurring therein, G8 follows: 2 th a ‘of certain cities of the state of Missouri, be submitt. jection to the aualcied of, Misourt, ton, ticle X, and to read as follows: Section 12b. Any city in this state gontaining one hundred thousand inhab- itants or over may become indebted in larger amount) than specified in section, 12 of article X of the Constitution of the state of Missourl, not exceeding an ad- ditional five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be as- certained by the assessment next be- fore the last assessment for state and county purposes previous to the incurri of such’ indebtedness, for the purpose ol constructing or acquiring by purchase, or otherwise, within its corporate limits a subway or subways, with land, ap- proaches and other appurtenances neces- sary for the construction and operation thereof. to be owned exclusively by such city for the transportation of persons, baggage, express and freight, and for pipes, Wires and cables used. for public Service “purposes: “Provided, that no. In- debtedness authorized by’ this section shall be incurred without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters of such city voting for or against such increase of indebtedness: and, provided further, that such city shall, before or at the time of inturring any indebtedness au- thorized by this section, provide for the collection’ of an annual ‘tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due; also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof within thirty years from the time of contracting the same, if payment of such interest and principal be not pro- vided for fromthe operation or lease of such subway or subways. elty, and all courts shall take judicial 0 . Such charter, so adopted. ‘Be amended by a proposal therefor by the lawmaking authorities of such city, published for at least threo Weeks in two newspapers printed therein, which have a bona fide sale or circulation in said city of at least two thousand coples of each issue in which said no- fice is published, one of which shall bea fully Cnewepaper’ printed "in ‘the German language, and which has been published continuously for fifty-two weeks next be- fore ‘such publication, such publication to be made at least once each week and on the same day of the week in each of said three weeks: and the last publlea- tion to be within two weeks of. the Gate of such election. Such amendment must ‘be accepted by’ three-fifths of the Gualined voters ‘of Such olty voting on Such proposition at a general or a spec election, and ot otherwise: and if three fifths of ‘all the legal votes cast on. such Proposition are in favor of such amend~ ment, to the charter, such amendment shall."be adopted: such charter and all ameridments thereof. shall always be in harmony with and-subject to the Consti- tution and laws of the state. * SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- MENT. Authorizing the qualified voters of road districts to increase by majority vote the eee, of taxation by = ing: special tax for road purposes © Kovexcerd sixty-five cents om the one Mundred dollars valuation. Joint and concurrent resolution sub- mitting to the qualified voters of th state of Missouri an amendment .to th Constitution thereof authorizing the qual. fled voters of road districts to increase e rate of taxation by levying a spec! tax for road purposes. Be 4 resolved py the House of Repre- ‘sentatives, the Senate concurring there- én, a8 follows. ‘That at the general election to be held in this state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1914, there shall be submitted to the qualified Voters of the state for adoption the fol- jowiig amendment to the Constitution thereof: Section 1, That article 10 of the Con- stitution of Missouri be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section to be known as section 23, article 10 of the Constitution of the state of Missouri, which said section shall read as follows: Section 23. In addition to the taxes authorized to be levied for county pur- poses under and by virtue of section 11 of article 10 of the Constitution of this state, and in addition to the special levy for road and bridge purposes authorized by section 22 of article 10 of the Consti- tution of this state, the qualified voters of any road district, gener: are hereby empowered annually to mak & special levy for road purposes only of not to exceed sixty-five cents on the one hundred dollars valuation, at an election held for such purpose, oh the condition that @ majority of the voters, who are taxpayers Voting at such election, vote for such special levy. The taxes pro- vided for in this section to be collected in the same manner as state and county taxes are collected, and placed to the credit of the respective road districts vot- ing @ levy a8 authorized herein, NINPH PROPOSITION. REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE PETITION OF THE PEOPLE, Senate bill No. 117, enacted by the Forty-seventh General Assembly. Pro- viding the minimum her: of 1 ployees im crews’ on passenger, mail, | express and freight trains, respectively, ‘operated im the state of Missouri; m: ing ft wmlawfal for railroad and railway | compantes to operate such character of trains without) such respective ‘mint- mum number ‘of employees in said | crews, and prescribing penalties for violations of sald’ act. SENATE BILL, NO. 117, An act to promote the safety of em- Ployes and travelers upon railroads and- railways’ in~-whole or in- part within «the ‘state of Missouri, while operated within said state by any Person, persons, partnership, or cor= poration, either’ as owner, lessee, or Tecelver, in any commerce, traffic, transportation, or intercourse between two or more ‘points or places, wholly within said state by compelling said person, persons, partiership, or cor- poration to properly man their trains, and locomotives, and providing for violations thereof. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, partnership or corporation, while operating elther as owner, lessee, or receiver any railroad or railway, in whole or in part, within this state, in any commerce, traffic, transportation, or intercourse, "between two or more points or places wholly within this state, to operate, or permit to be operated in any such commerce, traffic, transportation, or intercourse, any passenger, mail, or express train, not equipped ‘with a crew consisting of at least one engineer, one fireman, one conductor, and one flagman, or to’ oper- ate or permit to be operated in any such commerce, traffic; transportation, or intercourse ‘any passenger, mail or express train composed of six cars or more not equipped with a crew consist- ing of at least one engineer. one fireman, one conductor, one flagman and one brakeman; provided this section, in so far as it requires a brakeman, in addi- tion to the engineer, fireman, conductor and flagman, on passenger. mail and ex- press trains, shall not apply to such trains carrying less than three coaches for the transportation of passengers. Section 2. That it shall be unlawful for any such person, persons, ‘partnership, or corporation, while operating within this ‘state, either as owner, lessee, or receiver, any railroad or ‘railway in whole or in part ‘within the state to operate or permit to be operated in any such commerce, traffic, transportation, or Intercourse, described in section 1 of this act, any ‘freight train composed of less than forty cars, not equipped a crew consisting of at least one engines one fireman, one conductor. one flagma and one brakeman, or to operate or per= mit, tp be operated 1 such’ com> merce, traffic, inter- course, any freight ‘train composed of forty cars or more not equipped with a crew consisting of at least one engineer, one fireman, one conductor, one flaginan, and two brakemen; provided, that noth- Ing in this act contained shall apply to relief or wrecking trains in any” ease ‘where a sufficient number of men to com- ply with this act are not available for service on such relief or wrecking trains, nor any train consisting of only a loco: motive when the crew of such train con- sists of at least one engineer, one fire- man and one conductor, provided, further, that all local or way frelzht trains, doi local switching, loading or unloading local freight shall be equipped with a. crew consisting of at least one conductor, one engineer, one fireman, one flagman, and two brakemen. Sec. 3. This act shall not apply to branch or independent lines of less ve (45) miles in length. of corporation; "white ” oeratiag or while operatin: within “sald “state, ‘either as owner: lessee, or receiver, ‘any. railroad or rail way in whole or in part within said state, as stated in the foregoing se tion ‘of ‘this act, and violating any of the provisions of this act, shail, as to each train, or locomotive ‘used, ‘run or operated in violation of the provisions of this act be liable to the state of Missouri in a penalty of not less than one hundred, nor more than five hun- dred dollars ‘for each offense, and such nalty shall be recovered,” and sult EeretGe shall uo brought in the’ nace Continued on Next Passe days next before such election, and auch other notice may be given as the county court ordering such election may think proper, in order to give general publicity to the election. Bec. 4. That section 7241 of article IIT of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the year 1909 be ed by striking out the words ~ nicipal body” in thé sixth and seventh dines of said section, so that as amend- ed_said section shall read as follows: Sec. 7241. All persons voting at any. election held under. the provisions of this article, who are ‘against the sale of intoxicating Iquors, shall have writ en or printed on their ballots, “against the Bale’ of intoxicating liquors,” and al those who are in favor of the salo ‘of stich “intoxicating “lduors shall have written’ or printed on their ballots, “for the sale of ‘intoxicatiz.g Lquors;’"” pro- vided, ‘that if the county courti ordering l'such ‘election deem it expedient, they may order that both the above sentences. may bé written or printed on the tickets to be ‘used and voted at said election, with the further Instruction printed on said’ tlokets ‘or ballots, “erase the’ clause: yout do not want.” ‘ Sec. 5. That section 7242 of article IIL of chapter 63 of thé Revised Statutes of. Missouri for the year 1909 be amended by striking out the words “‘or munic! | pal body” in the sixth, line of said sec- tion, and by striking out the words ' “such election” in ‘line fifteen of said section and inserting in leu thereof tho words “the filing of the petition for | such “election,”: and by striking out the words, “of the municipal body or’ in f iine nineteen of. said section, and by striking out the words “the municipal ody or”. in line twenty-one of said sec- tion 6 that as smended said section | shall read as follows: |, Sec. 7242. If a majority of the votes ‘cast at such election be “for the sale. of {ntoxicating Mquors” such intoxicating liquors may be sold under the pro- visions of existing Iaws regulating tho sale thereof and the procuring of li- cense for that purpose; and if a ma- jority of the votes cast at such election bo Nagainst the sale of intoxicating liquors, the county court ordering such election shall publish the result of such election ‘once & week for four consecutive weeks in the same newspaper in which the notice tion was published; and the provi- cet of this article shail take effect and Be in force from and after the date of the [ast insertion of the publication last Above referred to; and provided further, that no license to sell intoxicating Nquors, of any description prohibited iby this ar- ficle, “shall be granted during the time of publication last above mentioned; and provided further, that this article ‘shall Rot be so construed as to interfere with any license issued before the day of the filing of the petition for such election, but such license may run until the day of its expiration and shall not be renew $4, "tne ‘election in this article provided for, and the result thereof, may be con- fested In the same manner as is now pro- Nided by law for the contest of the elec- Yisn of county officers in this state by Any. qualified voter of the county in which said local option election shall be held by Sn action to contest as herein provided, ana" which shail be brought against thé county holding such election, costa. That section 1248 of article TT of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the year 1909 be amended by striking out the words “lying out- Side the corporate. limits of any city Src town having, at the date of such Grder of election, a population of 2,500 fnhabitants or more, or city as the case may be" in lines ‘four, five, six and seven, so that when amended’ sald sec- tion shall read as follows: ec. 1243. If a majority of the votes cast at any election held under the pro- cisions of this article shall be, “against the sale of intoxicating liquors,” it shall not be lawful for any person within the Hmits of such county to directly or indi= Tectly sell, give away or barter in any manner Whatever any kind of intoxicating Tiquors or beverage containing alcohol jnany quantity. whatever, under the pen= alties hereinafter prescribed. See. 7. That segyion 7244 of article IIT of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missourl for the year 1909 be amended by striking out the words “or city ag the cae may. he™ in the fourth line of sald section; and by adding to said sec= tion ‘the Words “provided” that in any county in which hn elec has’ been tskde of the corporate limits. of ny unty, hav ing at the time of such election a’ popu- Intion of 2.500 inhabitants or more, under the provisions ‘of article, TI" of chapter 68 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the e first election under the pro rticle, as amet Inay be held at any time after four fears from the date of the election held In such oomnty outside of the corporate \imits of any city or town having, at the Yime- of such. election, a population of iwenty-five | hundred” inhabitants or more,” so that amended said sec- tion Shall read as follows: Sec. 7244. Whenever an election in this article ‘provided for has been ‘held and decided. either for or against the sale of. intoxieating liquors, then. the ques- tion shall not be again submitted within four years next thereafter in the samo county and then only on a new petition and in every respect conforming to the rovisions of this article; provided that many county in which an election has deen held outside of the corporate limits of any city or town in such county hav- ing. at the time of such election, a popu- lation of 2.500 inhabitants or more, Under the provisions of article IIT of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the year 1909, the first, election under the provisions of this article. as amended, may be held at any time after four years from the date of the election held. in such county outside of the corporate limits of any city or town having at the time of such election a population of twenty-five hundred inhabitants or ‘more. ‘Approved March Tenth (10th), 1918, seventh General Assembly. the present board ef police c crs as appointed by the governor i cities having three hundred thousand, ababitaits or more and providing for appointment by the mayor of suck cities, im lca of such board, of a bi- partisan board of police commissioners, and preseribing the number, qualifica— tlons, ddties and salaries of the mem— bers thereof; and providing for the. muntelpal assembly or common council of such cities to fix the salaries of the officers and policemen of said cities. HOUSE BILL NO. 6, An act to amend sections 980% and 9304 of chapter 84 of article XX of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal corporations, laws applicable to cities having threo. hundred thousand inhabitants or over: and to repeal section $808 and enact a new section in lew thereof to be Known as section 9808 Be it enacted by. the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1, Section 9803 of chapter 8£ of article XX of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909, ‘relating to munici~ pal corporations, ‘laws. applicable to Citles having thtee hundred thousand. inhabitants, or over, is hereby repealed | and oo folowing ‘ew section enacted, read ag follows: ‘ostetlon #803., In all cities of this ‘state | that now. have or may hereafter attain a population of three hundred thousand intabitants, or over, there shall be and ig hereby established within and for said cities a board of police; to consist of two commissioners, that one of the com, missioners so appointed shall be a mem< Ber.of the lgading political party opposed to that to which the mayor belongs as hereinafter provided. together, with, the mayor of sald cities for the time being, or whosoever may be officially acting in that capacity ‘and said board shall _ap- point one of its members as president ind one member who shall act as vice- resident during the absence of the pres- fdent; and such president or vice-presi- dent shall be the executive officer of the board, and shail. act for it when the board’ isnot in session. ‘The said com~ missioners shall be citizens of the state of Missourl_ and shall have been. resi- years next preceding their appointment; they shall, except as hereinafter speci- fied, hold ‘their offices for a term expir- ing’ with the then official term of the mayor making the appointments, and until their successors shall be duly ap- pointed and. qualitied; they shall’ each Teceive a salary of five thousand dollars per annum, payable. monthly. Before entering upon the duties of the sald of- fices, the said commissioners and the Said’mayor shall take and subscribe, be- fore-some judge of the circuit court of the judicial district in which said cities shall be located, or the clerk thereof, the affidavit that in any and every appoint- ment or removal, to be made by them to be organized by them under this ar- no pretext, appoint or remove any po- licemtan or’ officer of police or other per son under them on account of the po- the place from which he shall be re- moved. The said oaths or affirmations shall give bond to the clty of St. Louis, | with one or more sureties, in the penal- which may come to his hands as such cirouit court of the Judicial ‘circuit in shall be delivered to and safely kept by the register or clerk of sald citles. act as such for the board of police com- missioners, to serve during the pleasure of the board, and such appointment and his salary shall be determined ani fixed by the boards of police commis- its pleasure. A majority of the boards of police shall constitute a quorum and or act thereunder shall in no wise im: pair the right or duty of said commis. sioners to organize and proceed as here- as provided by law, and not otherwise. Provided, however, ‘that in the event it becomes’ necessary for the governor to remove as many as three commissioners, then the governor shall, and is hereby vested with the power to fill vacancies created by such removal, Each commls- sioner shall devote all of his time to the duties of his office. Section 2. Section 9804 of article XX of chapter $$. Of the Revised Statutes of Missourl of 490%, relating to municipal dents of the, cities for a period of four. cath of affirmation prescribed by’ the Constitution of the state of Missouri, and shall also take and subscribe before the je judge or clerk, the further oath or to or from the police force, created and ticle, they Will, in no case," and under litical opinions of such pelice officer or other person or for any other cause or reason than the fitness or unfitness of Such @ person, to the best judgment of Such ‘Commissioners, for the. place, for Which he shall be’ appointed | or. trom shall be recorded and. preserved among the records of said circuit court. The vice-president shall be treasurer of sald board. of police. Before entering upon the duties of his office as treasurer, he ty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties ‘as treasurer of the board of police and for the faithful application and pay- ment over, pursuant to the order and direction of ‘said board, of all moneys treasurer. The bond of the treasurer shall be approved by a judge of the which said cities shall be located and The board shall appoint, a secretary tq shall be additional to the number of appointments hereinafter, provided for; joners. The board may reorganize at the failure or refusal of the mayor or acting mayor of sald olties to qualify in" provided. In case_& vacancy shail occur on. said board, the same shall be filled, for the unexpired ‘term, by the mayor of said. cities forthwith after having been notified. that such vacancy ekists. No police commissioner shall be eligible to any publi office or place Whatsoever during the whole period for which he was appointed, nor shall he be. eligible for the nomination for any public’ office or place during such period. ‘Such commissioners shall. be Temovable from office by the mayor or governor at pleasure or by the council Of said cities for cause, or by the courts ‘principal rth. The gen have full tS authorise the Beousees {$50,000,000.00) “tor the purpose. of °e ‘con= tructing and maintaining ‘public roa structing ana Br ds FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, A proposition to authorize levy and colleetion of special taxes for road pur- poses, to tnaue bonds in amy sum for said purposes, upon petition of taxpay= r for and authoris- ‘maintenance of highways, and authorising governing body of governmental subdivjsion or- dering construction, improvement, pur-_ chase or maintenance of auch highways, to elther levy a dircet tax for same or to issue interest bearing bonds and sell. same, using proceeds thereof for such purposes, whether such highways. are oly or partly within and partly without the governmental subdivision Proposing to make and pay for such Aighwaya or improvements. Proposed constitutional amendment con- cerning revenue and taxation, amending article X of the Constitution of the state of Missourl by adding a new section thereto, 10 be known as section 2%, pro- viding ‘tor the levy “and. collection of special taxes for road purposes, for the issuance of bonds in any sum for said. purposes “upon petition of | tax-paying: voters, and authorizing the construction, and maintenance of highways partly,. without the governmental subdivision, paying for sane. Be it enacted dy the people of the State, of Missouri: : That article X of the itution, gue ate of Saou pet emenaa soo Maso Known as section 21 as toligwest, 2 OO ‘Upon.'a. petition nfty-one per cent of tax-pas ened, tr ofthe state or of any city ot any Classe whether organized under special charter or general law, or any town, ' village, fownship, road or school district, OF aug improvement district naming posed highway impravement bel with the proper officials. whose duty it now is to levy state or local taxes for the territory embraced in the district pro- drier a special tax levy against all’ prop erty in ike governmental ‘tax subdivision Named by" petitioners. sutticlent ra ‘amount necessary: to make " ‘highway’ improvement, not. excbod Thg, however, the amount named for auch peas 0 Improvement in the petition asking theres NO posed to be taxed for the improvement thevstate board of ‘equalization or the proper local tax-levying authorities. shall ‘ for, provided if no amount 1s named in the petition therefor the authorities mak- ing the tax levy shail name the amount tobe raised and expended, ‘The taxes herein provided for ‘shall be levied ‘and collected in the same manner and at the same time as general state, city, county and local and township, school and dis- trict and special improvement: taxes ‘are now, levied and collected, a to the fact as to whether the taxes are for. state highway improvements or for Gao of the kovernmental subdivisions ‘a above named. ‘The words “highway. provements” used herein shall iyelude. Toads, drives, boulevards and si ‘via Guts’ and bridges over ‘streane Sheer. Wholly within this state or over streams which may form a boundary between Mis—~ sour! and other states, It is intended by. this amendmont to conter the powel upox the state and cities of all classes, whether” organized under a special charter or the, general law, and ail vi . towns, coun fies, townships, road, school ai : improvement districts, upon tax-paying voters as’ herelubefore vided, to construct, purghase or seq Vindvcts, nnd to maintata: atten ieee 1 maintain, alter, Improve and beautify the same. It in the opinion, of the officials whose @uty it shall be to make the tax levy. for the proposed fyaz Pravement Wy would "be, better to interest-bearing bonds instead of ing @ direct tax for said imp: ‘then’ the sald above named. authorities shail tseue bonds In amount sufficient to, make the improvement aud fix the tine of maturity and rate of interest of sai bonds, and sign the same and presen them "to the secretary of state ‘of the state of Missourl, who shall stamp same with the seal of the state of Missourt and deliver same to the state auditor, who ‘shall register samo and then de= liver said bonds to the officials who is- sued them, and sald officials may then sell same.” No new boards or commis- sions shall be created by the general as- sembly to carry out the provisions of this amendment; but the prosent tax-levying - and assessing authorities in the various. governmental subdivisions named’ above &nd the state board of equalization shall make the necessary assessments and Tevies according as the tax may be for State or city, county, township oF district Purposes, to'the end’ that no Unnecessary Additional expenses be imposed on. the taxpayers by the creation of additional superfluous officls. “‘The existing afhelais, performing duties hereunder Tex Geive the same compensation how vided for similar services under the gen= gyal tevenue laws of Missourk Ail peti ns for state improvements shall resented to the state’board of equallass fon, and petitions for elty. county. vila lage, township or district improvements to the tax-levying officials of sala above named subdivisions. The above énumere ated powers may be used by the state or any of the “governmental, subdivisions above named to construct, build, acquire and maintain highways, whether the said aI He wholly, ‘within or thin and partly without the governs mental subdivision proposing to make the Improvements and pay therefor,