0 all ' srxrsnirrrrgénaa ’ rmendmenm to Present Collstitution . a ll ' ' ' ~ "' .1 ":‘. ‘ I '.' . ii . ‘. ‘L.’ ' V. " ‘E f I ‘ - "1 ’ i -7. .' 4 . ‘ fr" I‘ ' L i‘ j u _ '-- _. ‘ . Y . . " '-'\ _“,- - ' -‘: ‘ .o - _ . , ~- ~. _ ,~ , . .~ _ _ ‘_r ..s - _‘ . -. - -’?.. z.r.=.-~--:- ~~'~-: ;. .* ‘ -r‘ ~« . ' .0.-~. ".,O‘—'.$‘ r ._‘ ,‘. . . _ Qt’: u - — ' H" . '-\":‘ -_.‘,' ‘.\,_“. .. ' “ 3 s_ 1.". .. frywo-.-..-.—.-c.o1.~I j\'.“ I.‘ V.‘ ‘V ‘t. ‘ p..:'..‘_ “_.V_._g . ‘u _p' _‘, v - 1 ‘ ‘ . ' I " - oi ‘- -"."i ‘- ~ COLVKBIA. IIISSOURI. Il0lIDAY. JANUARY rs, tau . '. I‘ i’. fA1?1;¢I!!G .l’R0PQ.8.llI>’_,A.I';rinusiu‘s ‘rot in soon: con MI SO ' ~ '- -4. . -. . ., . ~; « .. . . g ‘ ~. ‘-¢,_ 3 9‘ -. . ‘B: ‘ _ . . I . N s ,V_ ' - V O 9 » 0 C srrruurrdn RIAN l NUKBER113 ’ to Be» Submitted February 26, 1924 Address to the People, Including the Twenty. Amendments Proposed by ' the Constitutional Convention, I922-l9Z3,‘With Explanations . ---The Schedule and ‘ Official Ballot ’ Address to the People To the People of Missouri: Your representatives assemblediu convention to revise and amend the Constitution of our State submit the result or their work for your consideration and action. The con- vention recommends certain chiinges in the present Con- stitution and that you may fully .understand the proposed amendments the following explanations are offered: The people voted to call the convention in 1921 and it convened May 15, 1922. There were eighty-three members. two from each of the thirty-four Senatorial districts and -fifteen from the State at large. The membership was equally divided between the two dominant poitical par- ties-it was bipartisan. Four of thedclcgatcs were women and in the membership there were labor leaders. farmers, a college president. teachers, bankers. business men, editors, and lawyers, All» parts of the State with its many and divers'ficd interests were represented. The work of the convention was done first by standing committees, to which were referred the articles and sections cf the present Constitution, together - with some three hundred and seventy-five independent proposals‘ for amend- ments. Committee meetings were held for the considera- 'tron of all proposals and public hearings were held frequently for the convenience of delegations of citizens “who tppqrcd for or_ against proposed amen.dments.. Ex- tensive investiga s and studies were conducted, not only oi the Constitution and laws of our own State, and the workings of our State government, but of other states as well. The committees made their reports to the convention, v.-here opportunities for ‘full and free consideration an discussion were afforded. Space will not permit a detailed statetnent of the months of tireless labor devoted to _these tasks. Much time of the convention was given to consideration of proposals offered by various persons and organizations, many of which con- tained progrcssive and meritorious suggestions but had to be finally rejected because not adapted to the needs of Missouri. Every line of every. amendment adopted was condensed and corrected to insure brevity,and clarity. The final draft of the amendments submitted is the composite product of the earnest deliberations and careful study of the delegates. The first Constitution of our State was adopted in 1820, the next in 1865 and thelast in 1875. Those who framed the changes embodied in the Constitution of 1875 appreci- ~ ated the value of historic precedent and attempted to adapt that document to the problems of that day. Conditions in Missouri have changed since 1875, and it has been our aim to propose such changes in that Constitution as to enable our_ government to function properly in accordance with present needs. ° in 1875 the population of our state was 1,721,295; in 1920 it was 3.404.055. St. Louis had a population of 810,864; ‘ in 1920 it had 772,879. Kansas City had a population of 32.2%; in 1920 it was 824,410. The assessed value of prop- erty of the State then was 8567,988,490.00 ; now it is 84%- 90l,497.00. The attendance in our public schools then i 169,270; now it is 736,528. The amount of money devoted annually to .our public schools then was $1,148,959.98; in 1922 it was.t~4l0.499,989.81. The running expenses of the State government have increased more than twenty-fold. Changes. growth and development in farms, fac- toria, transportation, finance, social and economic wadi- tions and education will readily suggest themselves. 'l‘herehavebeenmanyeffortstoamendourCoustitu- taoninrecentyearsbyaubmissionofamendmeutsbytbe .GeneralAssemblyorthroughtheinitiarive. Since 1008 jtherehavebeenflssuchamendmentspropoaedfifcfwhich jhavebeenadopted. Theexpenseofauchsirbmiasionshas beenmorethantuopooandtheaveragecoatoftheadop-i troncfeachoftheameudmeatshasbeenmuretlaanliaooo. full opportunity to give the amendments fair consideration they. are to be submitted at'a special election. Our Constihtion coutainsfifteen articles and a schedule, subdivided into three hundred and twenty sections. The various articles deal with separate subject matters and mat- ters broperly connected therewith. The schiduleicontains the provisions for.carrying the Constitution into effect and denomination or body, and owning real and personal prop- erty for such purposes; but such corporation shall not hold real estate for any period longer than six years, except such as is used solely for church edifices, parsonages, cemeteries, schools, hospitals, orphanages, or similar non-gainful re- ltgious, charitable or educational purposes. Sec. 12. That no person shall be prosecuted criminally for felony or misdemeanor otherwise than by indictment or \ Amendment N ‘*7 1 Cur-endo-3 HISSOURPB HAONIFICENT Oflfifi CAPITOL. Eltlrruxcd Worth necessary for conducting the government during the period of change from the old to the amended Constitution. The three general departments of our State government are the legislative, the executive and the judicial. -Each r.‘ a special department and in its proper sphere is independent of the others, but all are closely related and the activities of each are interwoven into the activities of the others so that they all form a unified trinity in the transaction_of the business of the State. The legislative department is the General Assembly and consists of the Senate and House of Representatives. The executive department consists of the ‘Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Attorney-General, Superin- tcndent of Public Schools and the numerous departments, bureaus, boards. commissions and other agencies to which the administrative and ministerial duties of this department have been assigned from time to timeduring the years with the result that an nnbusinesslike, confused and overlaying administration of the public ’ business has been brought about with great loss of efficiency and unnecessary expendi- ture of public money. .The business of governmentin this State has outgrown the machinery of government. The judicial department is charged with the administration of justice and consists of all the courts of the State. All these courts should be regarded as one complete judicial’ body composed of the various courts having various jurisdiction and all the courts in close working relationship with each other for the purpose of giving to the State and its citizens the pure, speedy ancginexpensive disposition of litigation to which they are entitled. The present Constitution has pro- vided a judicial system which has prevented our judges rotn rendering the service which a more flexible system willpermit. Anefiorthasbeenmsdetosimplifyand im- prove all these departments of government. In the malcing of constiurtions there has been a tendency in modern times to lengthen rather than shorten the state- ments of necessary principles. It has been the eflort of the framers of these amendments to shorten our Constitution wherever it was possible. An attempt is made also to hold fast to all those principles of the older constitutions which hive proved their value through the century of Missouri's ,,._arrr1cr.rr rr—sn.L or menial Eulargas Privi- Bikinis I lsgcafl forthatpurpcaacalyhy .“..‘...l' 3, pvgdghiifii, themselves. IaeId¢VtlnttIIsvuuaq'uow'hvs_‘&_&,g.g..l 3 .d,g.“‘..%. .-\ Olmfiflfl Today. information, which shall be concurrent rernedies; that the indictment or information shall be sufficient if it state in plan: and concise language the facts constituting the alleged ‘offense. Thisscctionshallnotbeconstruedtaoapplyto cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger,°nor to prevent arrest and prelim examination in any crim- inal case. A Sec. 14. That no law shall be passed impairing the free dom of speech; that every person shall be free to say, write or publish whatever he will on any subject, being responsi- ble for all abuse of that liberty; and that in all suits and prosecutions for libel the truth thereof may be given in evidence. EXPLANATION. _ Secuonsperuutarollglous corpor-atronstoholdraal estatarorchurchedlnccI.paraonaaas.andcemetertaslnrt tot-noothcrpur-poses. Thlsascuonlsamendedaothatsuch corporat1onsmayholdrcalcataterormluR>uary.eharltabla or educational activities. schools. hospitals. or-phanagu. c almllar non-galnrul rellgrous. charitable or educational pur- poses. Italsopu-mltstbarntoboldperaoualpropertyas we!lasrcalastats.buttbsholdln;otrsalastatstorpur~ poassotberthanthaasabovastatsdlsltmltedtoatxyaara. It doesnotlacreaas the auronntotchurch properqthat maybaheldarenpttr-orstaxat1on.8ca8ar.8. I. tcrtaxatlonctauchproparty. -* ' Sactlculzlsamsndsdby tnaaruugartartbawcrd "ramed1u'.thsworda"tbatthatndletraantortntot-nmtlar ahallbesumelautlfltatatalnplaluaadcondsalancnsu thataetaeounttutln¢thaallcadc¢anaa." Thspurpoasd thlsarnendmanttstoalnrplltyladlenamtaandluformatlona aaltaandpr-caacrruonstcrllbalrurdcthavaamaaansralralaa dprncadmsucthcacuana. ' two-thirds of the congressional districts of the State, but if the measure be a proposed amendment to the Constitution. then ‘twelve per cent of such voters shall be required. The petition shall include the full text of the proposed measure and shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the election at which the measure is to be voted upon. _ The style of all laws proposed by initiative shall be: “Be it enacted by the people of Missouri." Any has received a majority of the votes cast thereon and may be amended or repealed as any other law. The veto power of the Governor shall not extend to measures thus emcggd by the people. ‘ . The referendum may be invoked either by petition signed by at least ten per cent of the legal voters in each of at least two-thirds of the congressional districts of the State. or by act of the General Assembly. Referendum peti- tions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the General Assembly at which the act. upon which the referendum is invoked. was passed. All measures submitted by initiative or referendum shall be voted upon at the next general election unless a special election intervene for any other purpose, in which event the Governor or General Assembly may direct the submission. at such special election. . Any act submitted by referendum petition shall be de-s scribed on the ballot as may be provided by law ind shall! be submitted in the following form: “Shall the act of the» General Assembly be rejected ?" and unless rejected by at majority of the votes cast thereon shall be in force from and after the datg: of such election. . The number of signatures required upon any initiative! or referendum petition shall be computed upon the wholes number of votes cast_ for Governor at the last election fore petitioner shall, on the same line, subscribe his true name and place of residence, including the city, street and bousei number, and if not in a city then his county and postoffice address. If unable to write he shall sign by marl: and his‘ name and residence shall be written for him in resence of two witnesses who shall attest by subscribing their names and post-office addresses. What ‘registration is provided. by law the petitioner shall be a registered legal voter. I EXPLANATION. Bactlonl. Tlilsaeetlonamandsandcomhlnesaecucns landdfctthlsutlcla 'nrapercantagaactalanaturss requ1rcdonpeut1oustotnvoksthsInltlatrvsandBat'aran- durnar'achan¢sd1romflvatotanpercanttorarctarandum pctltlouandtromaubttotwelveparcentnaranlnltlatlva petition anbrnlttlna a constitutional amendment. Tb par centrequlrcdtotnltlatsalawhasuotbeanehanged. The Amendment No. mrial District; quali6' epreaentativgwhoslnllba aresidentofsuchdistrict. theCityofSt.Louisaralfa, counties vingnoCoun law proposed by initiative petition shall be in force when it ' that office preceding the filing of such petition. Eaclu ballotsubrnltt1nganaetdthaGaoera1Ame.rnhlytoare!¢~ ‘ Relateatosanlvi ARTICLE IV-LEGISLATIVE - ‘of the’Unitcd ssutes. who mu .3! have been . qualified voternfthis tatethreeyean. anrnhab’ itantofths. DEPARTMENT’ districttwhichhacrabemaybachosentorepreaentoneyeari r * .‘.1‘i.“‘‘°"‘“‘“’““';...“.....“““°°“°‘,...T..““.:'..‘;1‘’‘“v - Changes Provb ll beenaolong ' t'n0¢. the AmendmentNo.2 ions at Iuidadndhui¢li.:difl5¢b3°¢'h*d|t'3fl°°"m have been. ““' ***"'i°.:*...'°.:?.......'°-‘*"'—°°“°"'.':.:"=°‘°‘ “"'°..."!.r $er:tia1.'l‘he|egialatlvapow¢cftheStatc,excqt°°'I3‘¥ __”P°N .008 . uhgfiig ' ' ~|igigga¢¢o¢h¢1.i..pmy5¢.4_.j..n courrryrshallbesubdrvrdedmmdifr-netsof and; bavstadinaGeneralAnesablycous'stingcfaSenateand woqswu terrific-7.,an<|,ofror-cl-t-n-an-0-sly er-It-. . ’° 5gu5¢,.gp1.n.¢",ng5.,,.maytc,maupondngmaanbcwiththaSeaamah§ ,3”. pg.‘-_5,gh.°..ig';gy¢_gg,.¢,¢....,..¢,¢,m., wluchsuchcaaatymaybearrtitledandirocboaftheseoaot the ' antlgenerallaws,aadao¢u;¢ga.¢..,..,g Scnarrur.whoshllbearddmclnIchdinract.ahallba;‘ the indepandeutlycf Assembly’ .2...-'-*-‘lvrtl-e.