with the power to borrow money in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purpose specified in the notices aforesaid, and issue the bonds of the district for the payment thereof. Sec. 2. Warrant to be drawn on appropriate fund.-Section 11019 of article 12 of chapter 106, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting between the words "thereto" and "and," in the fifth line of said section, the words, "and building additions to, remodeling and reconstructing buildings existing at the time of making the loan;" so that when amended, the section will read as follows: Sec. 11019. The species of indebtedness must be stated in the warrant, which should be drawn on its appropriate fund; warrants for teachers' wages on the teachers' fund; warrants for the purchase of sites or additional ground attached to sites for the erection of schoolhouses, library buildings and additions thereto, and building additions thereto, and building additions to, remodeling and reconstructing buildings existing at the time of making the loan, and furnishing the same, and for an art gallery, museum, on building fund; warrants for interest on bonded indebtedness, on the interest fund; warrants for the payment or redemption of bonds, upon the sinking fund; warrants for all other expenses, on the incidental fund. Sec. 3. Emergency.-There being city school districts coming within the provisions of this act which desire to take advantage thereof at once, creates an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 15, 1915. [S. B. 522.] SCHOOLS: College of Agriculture and School of Mines and Metallurgy. Right to Confer Degrees. AN ACT to repeal sections 11134 and 11141, of article 17, chapter 106, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1909, and to enact two sections in lieu thereof. SECTION 1. Repealing sections 11134 and 11141 and enacting new sections in lieu SECTION 11134. Objects of these colleges. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Repealing sections 11134 and 11141 and enacting new sections in lieu thereof. That sections 11134 and 11141 of article 17, chapter 106 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1909, be and the same are hereby repealed and the following two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 11134 and 11141. Sec. 11134. Objects of these colleges. The leading objects of said colleges shall be to teach such branches as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts and mining, including military tac tics, and without excluding other scientific and classical studies, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life. Sec. 11141. Right to confer degrees.-The college of agriculture and the school of mines and metallurgy shall have power to confer degrees suitable to their designs and courses of study; and the school of mines and metallurgy shall provide courses for, and shall confer the bachelor of science and professional degrees in mining engineering, in metallurgy, in mechanical engineering, in electrical engineering, in chemical engineering, in civil engineering and the degrees of bachelor and master of science in general science. Approved March 23, 1915. [S. B. 425.] STENOGRAPHERS: In Counties Having 45,000 Inhabitants and Less-Relating to Appointment of Stenographers. AN ACT to amend section 11258 of article 4, chapter 113, Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri for 1909, relating to appointment of stenographers, by inserting certain words therein. SECTION 1. Appointment of stenographer, how made-bond. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Appointment of stenographer, how made-bond. That section 11258, article 4, chapter 113, Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri for 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting between the word "required" and the word "provided" in the 25th line, the words "and such temporary stenographer shall receive as compensation for his services, the sum of five dollars per day for each and every day of attendance officially upon any court; and in addition thereto, all sums of money actually expended by him in necessary hotel and traveling expenses while engaged in attending said court, the same to be paid in the manner now prescribed in section 11256 of this article," so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Sec. 11258. Appointment of stenographer, how made-bond.-The regular official stenographer provided for by this article shall be appointed as such, by an order entered of record, by the circuit court of any county in the judicial circuit over which said judge presides, and in which said stenographer proposes to discharge the duties of his office. Before entering upon his official duties, the stenographer provided for by this article shall, on entering upon the discharge of his duties, execute to the state of Missouri a bond, with two or more sufficient sureties therein (to be approved by the circuit court of the county in which said stenographer is appointed, by an entry of record to that effect), in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Said bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, not only in the county where appointed, but likewise in every county in said circuit in which he may act as such stenographer. Said bond shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county court in the county in which said bond is approved, and by said county clerk safely preserved, and may be sued on in the name of the state of Missouri, to the use of any person, persons or corporation injured by reason of breaches thereof, or failure to perform and discharge his duties in any part of said judicial circuit. The provisions of this section shall apply to stenographers now in office who shall comply with its requirements within thirty days after the same becomes a law. This section shall not be construed to prevent the court, in case of an emergency, or, if the occasion so requires, from appointing a temporary stenographer, who may discharge the duties of the office without being required to give bond, as herein before required, and such temporary stenographer shall receive as compensation for his services, the sum of five dollars per day for each and every day of attendance officially upon any court, and in addition thereto, all sums of money actually expended by him in necessary hotel and traveling expenses while engaged in attending said court, the same to be paid in the manner now prescribed in section 11256 of this article: Provided, that such temporary stenographer shall not act or serve as such for a time longer than thirty days, at any one time, without complying with this section. Approved March 22, 1915. [S. B. 36.] TAXATION AND REVENUE: Levy of Tax Rates-Reducing Rate for State Purposes One Cent on Hundred Dollars. AN ACT to repeal section 11415, article 5 of chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909, and enact a new section in lieu thereof to be known as section 11415 of said article and chapter. SECTION 1. Tax levy for state purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Tax levy for state purposes.-That section 11415, article 5, of chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, of 1909, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following new section, to be known as section 11415, be enacted in lieu thereof and to read as follows: Sec. 11415. Tax levy for state purposes. There shall be annually levied, assessed and collected on the assessed value of all the real estate and personal property, subject by law to taxation in this state, fifteen cents on each hundred dollars valuation for state revenue, and in the year 1915, and annually thereafter, one cent on each hundred dollars valuation, to pay the interest on the certificates of indebtedness of the state to the public school fund and to the seminary fund. Approved March 22, 1915. [S. B. 305.] TAXATION AND REVENUE: Collectors and the Collection of Taxes-Collector's Commissions. AN ACT to amend subdivision XIV, of section 11481, of article 7, of chapter 117, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, with an emergency clause. SECTION 1. Collector's commission-county clerk SECTION Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Collector's commission-county clerk to certify to state auditor. That subdivision XIV, of section 11481, of article 7, of chapter 117, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting the words "or county" between the word "city," and the word "aggregates" in the thirteenth line of said subdivision, and by inserting the words "or county" between the word "city" and the word "in," in the fifteenth line of said subdivision, and by inserting between the word "city" and the word "for" in line 32 of said subdivision the words, "or with the county court of the county," so that said subdivision when so amended will read as follows: XIV. In all counties or cities wherein the total amount of all such taxes and licenses levied for any one year exceeds one million dollars, the collector of revenue shall receive, collect and retain as full compensation for his services for collecting all revenues and other dues which he is authorized to collect belonging to the state, school, county and city the following commissions, viz.: On current and tax revenues, as follows: On all sums collected up to and including eighty per cent. of the total amount of such tax bills placed in his hands, one-half of one per cent. commission; on all sums collected over eighty per cent., and up to and including ninety-five per cent., one per cent. commission; on all sums collected over ninety-five per cent., two per cent. commission. On licenses and all other dues, except delinquent and back taxes, collected in any one year, as follows: When the amount collected for the city or county aggregates eight hundred thousand dollars or less, two and one-half per cent. commission; on all licenses and other dues collected for the city or county in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars, four per cent. commission; on all such licenses. collected for the state, three per cent. commission. All such commissions herein before enumerated shall be deducted and retained by such collector out of the amounts collected for state, school, county and city, respectively, and upon settlement with such collector shall be credited to his account and charged to the respective revenue accounts. On all back taxs and all other delinquent taxes, he shall be allowed a commission of two per cent., which shall be added to the face of the tax bill and collected from the party paying such tax as a penalty in the same manner as other penalties are collected and enforced. The said collector shall pay all salaries and other expenses of his office and all other costs of collecting the respective revenues: Provided, that the municipal authorities of such cities may limit the maximum number of and maximum salaries to be paid to all employes of the collector, and may otherwise reasonably limit the expenditures of his office and the cost of collecting the revenue. The collector shall make settlement annually on the first Monday of March, and at the expiration of his term of office, with the proper officer of the city, or with the county court of the county for all commissions retained; and all commissions herein before allowed shall be computed for the year or part of the year next preceding the dates of such settlement. Said collector shall present for allowance proper vouchers for all disbursements made by him on account of salaries and expenses of his office and other costs of collecting the revenue, which shall be allowed to him as against the commissions retained by him; and out of the residue of such commissions in his hands after deducting the amount of such vouchers allowed, he shall be allowed and authorized to retain, as far as the said residue of such commissions in his hands will permit, a compensation at the rate of ten thousand dollars per annum. Should such residue of commissions be less than sufficient to cover the above compensation, then the entire residue shall be allowed to him, and shall be in full payment for his services. If, however, such residue is more than sufficient to cover such compensation, then the surplus shall be paid over to the state, school, county and city in proportion as the amount collected from each bears to the total amount of collections: Provided, that this section shall not be construed as repealing the law requiring the collector to deposit, daily, in the city treasury, all moneys collected for the city, or the law requiring him to deposit, weekly, with the state treasurer, all revenue collected for the state. Collectors of revenue under this subdivision shall keep at all times in their office a notary public, who shall administer oaths and take notarial acknowledgments in connection with such office without charge. All fees, commissions or other compensations heretofore charged, received or allowed by or to any such collector, as compensation for his services, whether under or by virtue of state law or not, are hereby abolished; and such collector and all his deputies and employes are hereby forbidden, under penalty of forfeiture of office, to collect, charge or receive, directly or indirectly, any fees or commissions in the nature of compensation, or other compensation other than those allowed and authorized by this section. Sec. 2. Emergency.-There being collectors of the revenue in certain counties of this state who will come under the provisions. of subdivision XIV, of section 11481, of article 7, of chapter 117, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri 1909, and who will be required to assume the duties of their office on the first day of March 1915, therefore an emergency is created under the provisions of the Constitution of this state, and this act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the governor. Approved March 24, 1915. |