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Government. The legislature met January 4 to March 20, 1911.. On February $th 

 .the state capitol building (built 1838) was struck by lightning and burned. At a special 

 election the people on August ist voted (144,644 to 45,468) an issue of $3,50x3,000 in 

 13 year bonds to rebuild the capitol on nearly the same site. Tracy, Swart wout & Litch- 

 field of New York were chosen architects on October 7, 1912. 



The following constitutional amendments, were 'submitted by the legislature for 

 vote by the people in November 1912; to provide that free public education must be 

 furnished for children between 6 and 20, and that it may be furnished for children be- 

 tween 5 and 6 and for those over 20 defeated, 367,032 votes to 207,298; two amend- 

 ments Changing municipal limits of indebtedness, both defeated; one to change the quali- 

 fications for electors by omitting the clause in the constitution of 1875 which permitted 

 males of foreign birth to vote if they had declared intention of becoming citizens of the 

 United States, defeated 378,263 to 172,140; and one empowering the legislature to 

 provide for registration of voters in St. Louis county (defeated, 385,698 to 151,694). 

 Four constitutional amendments proposed by initiative were defeated; one changing 

 the tax system so that land and franchises only would be taxable after 1919 (508,137 

 votes to 86,647) > one substituting a tax commission, appointed by the governor, for the 

 state board of equalisation (475,151 to 96,911); one revising the election and registration 

 law (348,495 to 197,643); and for a one mill tax for schools (401,843 to 154,952). 



The legislature ratified on March i6th the proposed amendment to the Federal Consti- 

 tution providing for an income tax. 



The supreme court was authorised to appoint four commissioners to assist it in preparing 

 statements of fact and opinions, and to sit with it when required. Ballots for primary 

 elections are no longer to have names arranged alphabetically,, but in rotation in different 

 districts, so that the advantage of position on the ballot will not be everywhere the same. 



In factory, mechanical or mercantile establishments, including laundries and workshops, 

 no woman is allowed (or "suffered") to work more than 9 hours a day or 54 hours a week. 

 The working day for children under 16 is limited to 8 hours (not between 7 P.M. and 7 A.M.), 

 and a working week to 48 hours. Children under 15 may be engaged only in agricultural 

 and domestic service. Boys under IO and girls under 16 are not allowed to sell on streets 

 or in public places. The act strikes out the previous exemption of children from school 

 attendance if it is shown that a child's labour is absolutely necessary for the family support. 



Express companies are required to post schedules of tariffs and are placed under the 

 supervision of the board of railroad and warehouse commissioners, which also fixes railway 

 passenger rates. The liability of common carriers may not be limited by contract. The state 

 anti-trust law was upheld, April I, 1912, by the U. S. Supreme Court, in an appeal on the ous- 

 ter of the Standard Oil Company and Republic Oil Company. In November 1912 there was 

 an ouster against the International Harvester Company. The adulteration and misbrand- 

 ing of foods was forbidden and provisions were made for the sanitation of bakeries, canner- 

 ies, packing houses and other establishments producing foods. False statements tending 

 to injure bank, trust or guaranty companies are punishable by a fine of $1,000, imprisonment 

 in the county jail for one year or less, or by both. The law permitting third class cities 

 and special charter cities to erect and own public utility plants was extended to include 

 fourth class cities and towns and villages under special charter with a population less than 30,- 

 ooo. The legislature of 191 1 appropriated $5,000 for a monument to General Sterling Price ill 

 Price Memorial Park, Keytesville, and $r,ooo for a marker at the birthplace, Florida, of 

 Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and $10,000 for a monument to him in Riverview Park, 

 Hannibal; 1 for this monument Frederick C. Hibbard of Chicago was chosen as sculptor. 

 The contract for the latter monument calls for its completion by June I, 1913 and the 

 former is expected to be completed during the summer. 



In St. Louis an ordinance of March 27, 1911 created a city plan commission, succeeding 

 the (unofficial) city plan association, which was the outgrowth of a committee of the Civic 

 League of St. Louis. In 1912 the commission reported favourably on a central traffic-parkway 

 to be built by the city after condemnation of blocks bounded by Market, Chestnut and Twelfth 

 streets and Jefferson Avenue; it began work on a report on the river front. St. Louis in Novem- 

 ber 1912 adopted a charter amendment (62,359 to 41,243) for initiative and referendum. 

 In 1911 the city established a municipal reference library. 



In Kansas City the board of public welfare has a research bureau which has charge of the 

 charities registration bureau, the charities endorsement department, and of the sociological 

 library and museum. It has published a Report on Housing Conditions. 



Finance. In 1911 a paragraph on the incorporation of mortgage loan companies to be 

 under the supervision of the Bank Commissioner was added to the law in regard to banking 



1 His early home was presented to the city of Hannibal, May 15, 1912. 



