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Mo. Const. art. V, § 10 — Article V / Section 10
MO Const., Article V, Section 10
Status: in_force

Transfer of cases from court of appeals to supreme court—scope of review. Cases pending in the court of appeals shall be transferred to the supreme court when any participating judge dissents from the majority opinion and certifies that he deems said opinion to be contrary to any previous decision of the supreme court or of the court of appeals, or any district of the court of appeals. Cases pending in the court of appeals may be transferred to the supreme court by order of the majority of the judges of the participating district of the court of appeals, after opinion, or by order of the supreme court before or after opinion because of the general interest or importance of a question involved in the case, or for the purpose of reexamining the existing law, or pursuant to supreme court rule. The supreme court may finally determine all causes coming to it from the court of appeals, whether by certification, transfer or certiorari, the same as on original appeal. Source: Const. of 1875, Amdt. Of 1884, § 6. (Amended August 4, 1970) (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. X, § 25 — Article X / Section 25
MO Const., Article X, Section 25
Status: in_force

Sale or transfer of homes or other real estate, prohibition on imposition of any new taxes, when. After the effective date of this section, the state, counties, and other political subdivisions are hereby prevented from imposing any new tax, including a sales tax, on the sale or transfer of homes or any other real estate. (Adopted November 2, 2010)
Mo. Const. art. XII, § 2 — Article XII / Section 2
MO Const., Article XII, Section 2
Status: in_force

Effect on existing laws. All laws in force at the time of the adoption of this constitution and consistent therewith shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed by the general assembly. All laws inconsistent with this constitution, unless sooner repealed or amended to conform with this constitution, shall remain in full force and effect until July 1, 1946. Source: Const. of 1875, Sch. Sec. 1.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 4 — Article III / Section 4
MO Const., Article III, Section 4
Status: in_force

Qualifications of representatives. Each representative shall be twenty-four years of age, and next before the day of his election shall have been a qualified voter for two years and a resident of the county or district which he is chosen to represent for one year, if such county or district shall have been so long established, and if not, then of the county or district from which the same shall have been taken. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, § 4.
Mo. Const. art. X, § 22 — Article X / Section 22
MO Const., Article X, Section 22
Status: in_force

Political subdivisions to receive voter approval for increases in taxes and fees—rollbacks may be required—limitation not applicable to taxes for bonds. (a) Counties and other political subdivisions are hereby prohibited from levying any tax, license or fees, not authorized by law, charter or self-enforcing provisions of the constitution when this section is adopted or from increasing the current levy of an existing tax, license or fees, above that current levy authorized by law or charter when this section is adopted without the approval of the required majority of the qualified voters of that county or other political subdivision voting thereon. If the definition of the base of an existing tax, license or fees, is broadened, the maximum authorized current levy of taxation on the new base in each county or other political subdivision shall be reduced to yield the same estimated gross revenue as on the prior base. If the assessed valuation of property as finally equalized, excluding the value of new construction and improvements, increases by a larger percentage than the increase in the general price level from the previous year, the maximum authorized current levy applied thereto in each county or other political subdivision shall be reduced to yield the same gross revenue from existing property, adjusted for changes in the general price level, as could have been collected at the existing authorized levy on the prior assessed value. (b) The limitations of this section shall not apply to taxes imposed for the payment of principal and interest on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness or for the payment of assessments on contract obligations in anticipation of which bonds are issued which were authorized prior to the effective date of this section. (Adopted November 4, 1980)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 27 — Article IV / Section 27
MO Const., Article IV, Section 27
Status: in_force

(b). Facilities maintenance and review fund created, purpose—state facilities, defined—transfer of moneys into fund, reduction or elimination of transfer by governor. 1. The "Facilities Maintenance Reserve Fund" is hereby created in the state treasury for use in maintaining, repairing and renovating state facilities. "State facilities" shall include all improvements to real property owned by the state except real property owned or possessed by the conservation and highways and transportation commissions, including bridges and highways constructed pursuant to article IV, section 29. 2. Beginning July 1, 1997, moneys shall be transferred from the general revenue fund to the facilities maintenance reserve fund. The amount transferred in fiscal year 1998 shall be equal to one-tenth of one percent of net general revenue collections of fiscal year 1997. During each succeeding fiscal year the percentage of the immediately preceding fiscal year's net general revenue collections to be transferred to the facilities maintenance reserve fund shall be increased by one-tenth of one percent, until the total percentage transferred equals one percent of the net general revenue collections for the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each year thereafter one percent of the net general revenue collections for the immediately preceding fiscal year shall be transferred to the facilities maintenance reserve fund; provided, however, that the governor may reduce or eliminate the amount of this transfer during any fiscal year in which he exercised his right to reduce expenditures pursuant to article IV, section 27, or during the next succeeding fiscal year after he exercised such power. The general assembly may also appropriate other moneys to the fund. 3. Moneys in the facilities maintenance reserve fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as other state funds are invested. Interest earned on such investments shall be credited to the facilities reserve maintenance fund. 4. The general assembly may appropriate moneys from the fund to be used for maintenance, repair or renovation of state facilities. (Adopted November 5, 1996)
Mo. Const. art. I, § 3 — Article I / Section 3
MO Const., Article I, Section 3
Status: in_force

Powers of the people over internal affairs, constitution and form of government. That the people of this state have the inherent, sole and exclusive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof, and to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary to their safety and happiness, provided such change be not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. II, Sec. 2.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 28 — Article III / Section 28
MO Const., Article III, Section 28
Status: in_force

Form of reviving, reenacting and amending bills. No act shall be revived or reenacted unless it shall be set forth at length as if it were an original act. No act shall be amended by providing that words be stricken out or inserted, but the words to be stricken out, or the words to be inserted, or the words to be stricken out and those inserted in lieu thereof, together with the act or section amended, shall be set forth in full as amended. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, §§ 33, 34.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 13 — Article III / Section 13
MO Const., Article III, Section 13
Status: in_force

Vacation of office by removal of residence. If any senator or representative remove his residence from the district or county for which he was elected, his office shall thereby be vacated. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, § 13.
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 5 — Article VIII / Section 5
MO Const., Article VIII, Section 5
Status: in_force

Registration of voters. Registration of voters may be provided for by law. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VIII, § 5 (as amended Feb. 26, 1924).
Mo. Const. art. I, § 36 — Article I / Section 36
MO Const., Article I, Section 36
Status: in_force

(b). Department of insurance, established—director, appointment—office of consumer affairs to be established within department, duties. The department of insurance shall be headed by a director of the department of insurance who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The organization and duties of the department of insurance shall be determined by law. All references to the division of insurance and the insurance division in this constitution and in the statutes shall mean the department of insurance. There shall be an office of consumer affairs within the department of insurance to investigate in conjunction with other personnel of the department all allegations of unfair or unlawful acts by any person or entity whose activities are regulated by the department of insurance. SOCIAL SERVICES [ edit ]
Mo. Const. art. VII, § 11 — Article VII / Section 11
MO Const., Article VII, Section 11
Status: in_force

Oath of office. Before taking office, all civil and military officers in this state shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and to demean themselves faithfully in office. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XIV, § 6.
Mo. Const. art. XI, § 1 — Article XI / Section 1
MO Const., Article XI, Section 1
Status: in_force

Definition of "corporation". The term "corporation," as used in this article, shall be construed to include all joint stock companies or associations having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XII, § 11.
Mo. Const. art. I, § 35 — Article I / Section 35
MO Const., Article I, Section 35
Status: in_force

Agriculture, department of—director, how appointed—funds to be provided, how. The department of agriculture shall be in charge of a director appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The general assembly shall provide the department of agriculture with funds adequate for administration of its functions; and shall enact such laws and provide such other appropriations as may be required to protect, foster and develop the agricultural resources of the state. (Amended August 8, 1972)
Mo. Const. art. III, § 34 — Article III / Section 34
MO Const., Article III, Section 34
Status: in_force

Revision of general statutes—limitation on compensation. In the year 1949 and at least every ten years thereafter all general statute laws shall be revised, digested and promulgated as provided by law. No senator or representative shall receive any compensation in addition to his salary as a member of the general assembly for any services rendered in connection with said revision. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, § 41 (as adopted Nov. 8, 1932)
Mo. Const. art. III, § 48 — Article III / Section 48
MO Const., Article III, Section 48
Status: in_force

Historical memorials and monuments—acquisition of property. The general assembly may enact laws and make appropriations to preserve and perpetuate memorials of the history of the state by parks, buildings, monuments, statues, paintings, documents of historical value or by other means, and to preserve places of historic or archaeological interest or scenic beauty, and for such purposes private property or the use thereof may be acquired by gift, purchase, or eminent domain or be subjected to reasonable regulation or control. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM [ edit ]
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 23 — Article IV / Section 23
MO Const., Article IV, Section 23
Status: in_force

Fiscal year—limitations on appropriations—specification of amount and purpose. The fiscal year of the state and all its agencies shall be the twelve months beginning on the first day of July in each year. The general assembly shall make appropriations for one or two fiscal years, and the sixty-third general assembly shall also make appropriations for the six months ending June 30, 1945. Every appropriation law shall distinctly specify the amount and purpose of the appropriation without reference to any other law to fix the amount or purpose. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. X, § 19.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 53 — Article III / Section 53
MO Const., Article III, Section 53
Status: in_force

Basis for computation of signatures required. The total vote for governor at the general election last preceding the filing of any initiative or referendum petition shall be used to determine the number of legal voters necessary to sign the petition. In submitting the same to the people the secretary of state and all other officers shall be governed by general laws.
Mo. Const. art. I, § 45 — Article I / Section 45
MO Const., Article I, Section 45
Status: in_force

Rules and regulations—filing—review. The rules and regulations of the commission not relating to its organization and internal management shall become effective not less than ten days after being filed with the secretary of state as provided in section 16 of this article, and such final rules and regulations affecting private rights as are judicial or quasi-judicial in nature shall be subject to the judicial review provided in section 22 of article V.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 32 — Article VI / Section 32
MO Const., Article VI, Section 32
Status: in_force

(c). Effect of revision on retirement. An amendment or revision adopted pursuant to section 32(a) of this article shall not deprive any person of any right or privilege to retire and to retirement benefits, if any, to which he or she was entitled immediately prior to the effective date of that amendment or revision. (Adopted November 5, 2002)
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 16 — Article VI / Section 16
MO Const., Article VI, Section 16
Status: in_force

Cooperation by local governments with other governmental units. Any municipality or political subdivision of this state may contract and cooperate with other municipalities or political subdivisions thereof, or with other states or their municipalities or political subdivisions, or with the United States, for the planning, development, construction, acquisition or operation of any public improvement or facility, or for a common service, in the manner provided by law.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 3 — Article VI / Section 3
MO Const., Article VI, Section 3
Status: in_force

Consolidation of counties—allocation of liabilities. Two or more counties may be consolidated by vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each county affected, but no such vote shall be taken more than once in five years. The former areas shall be held responsible for their respective outstanding liabilities as provided by law.
Mo. Const. art. X, § 8 — Article X / Section 8
MO Const., Article X, Section 8
Status: in_force

Limitation on state tax rate on tangible property. The state tax on real and tangible personal property, exclusive of the tax necessary to pay any bonded debt of the state, shall not exceed ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. X, § 8.
Mo. Const. art. V, § 15 — Article V / Section 15
MO Const., Article V, Section 15
Status: in_force

Judicial circuits—establishment and changes—general terms and divisions—judges—presiding judge—court personnel. 1. The state shall be divided into convenient circuits of contiguous counties. In each circuit there shall be at least one circuit judge. The circuits may be changed or abolished by law as public convenience and the administration of justice may require, but no judge shall be removed from office during his term by reason of alteration of the geographical boundaries of a circuit. Any circuit or associate circuit judge may temporarily sit in any other circuit at the request of a judge thereof. In circuits having more than one judge, the court may sit in general term or in divisions. The circuit judges of the circuit may make rules for the circuit not inconsistent with the rules of the supreme court. 2. Each circuit shall have such number of circuit judges as provided by law. 3. The circuit and associate circuit judges in each circuit shall select by secret ballot a circuit judge from their number to serve as presiding judge. The presiding judge shall have general administrative authority over the court and its divisions. 4. Personnel to aid in the business of the circuit court shall be selected as provided by law or in accordance with a governmental charter of a political subdivision of this state. Where there is a separate probate division of the circuit court, the judge of the probate division shall, until otherwise provided by law, appoint a clerk and other nonjudicial personnel for the probate division. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VI, §§ 24, 27, 28, 29. (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. XII, § 4 — Article XII / Section 4
MO Const., Article XII, Section 4
Status: in_force

Effect on certain existing courts. All courts of common pleas now existing, the St. Louis courts of criminal correction, and all circuit court circuits as now established, shall continue until changed or abolished by law. The justices of the peace shall continue to hold their offices and receive the emoluments thereof until their terms of office expire, upon which their records shall be transferred to the magistrate courts. Source: Const. of 1875, Sch. Secs. 4, 5.
Mo. Const. art. X, § 13 — Article X / Section 13
MO Const., Article X, Section 13
Status: in_force

Tax sales—limitations—contents of notices. No real property shall be sold for state, county or city taxes without judicial proceedings, unless the notice of sale shall contain the names of all record owners thereof, or the names of all owners appearing on the land tax book, and all other information required by law.
Mo. Const. art. VII, § 4 — Article VII / Section 4
MO Const., Article VII, Section 4
Status: in_force

Removal of officers not subject to impeachment. Except as provided in this constitution, all officers not subject to impeachment shall be subject to removal from office in the manner and for the causes provided by law. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XIV, § 7.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 5 — Article III / Section 5
MO Const., Article III, Section 5
Status: in_force

Senators—number—senatorial districts. The senate shall consist of thirty-four members elected by the qualified voters of the respective districts for four years. For the election of senators, the state shall be divided into convenient districts of contiguous territory, as compact and nearly equal in population as may be. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, §§ 5, 9. (Amended January 14, 1966)
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 8 — Article VI / Section 8
MO Const., Article VI, Section 8
Status: in_force

Classification of counties—revisions to article VI passed by the 88th general assembly to be retroactive. Provision shall be made by general laws for the organization and classification of counties except as provided in section 18(a) or section 18(m) of this article or otherwise in this constitution. The number of classes shall not exceed four, and the organization and powers of each class shall be defined by general laws so that all counties within the same class shall possess the same powers and be subject to the same restrictions. The revisions to this article submitted by the first regular session of the eighty-eighth general assembly are intended to be applied retroactively and no law adopted by the general assembly or ordinance or order adopted by the governing body of a county shall be declared unconstitutional if such law, ordinance or order would have been constitutional had this section, as amended, been in effect at the time the law was passed, unless the law is declared unconstitutional pursuant to a different provision of this constitution. (Amended April 4, 1995)
Mo. Const. art. VII, § 14 — Article VII / Section 14
MO Const., Article VII, Section 14
Status: in_force

Statement of actuary required before retirement benefits substantially changed. The legislative body which stipulates by law the amount and type of retirement benefits to be paid by a retirement plan covering elected or appointed public officials or both, shall, before taking final action of any substantial proposed change in future benefits, cause to be prepared a statement regarding the cost of such change. Such statement of cost shall be prepared by a qualified actuary with experience in retirement plan financing and such statement shall be available for public inspection. The general assembly shall provide by law applicable standards and requirements governing the preparation, content, and disposition of such statements of cost. (Adopted August 8, 1978)
Mo. Const. art. IX, § 6 — Article IX / Section 6
MO Const., Article IX, Section 6
Status: in_force

Seminary fund—sources—payment into state treasury—investment—limitation on use of income. The proceeds of all certificates of indebtedness due the seminary fund, the net proceeds of all sales of lands granted to the state for the benefit of the state university with its several divisions, as provided by law, and all gifts, grants, bequests, or devises to said seminary fund for the benefit of the university, and not otherwise appropriated by the terms of any such gift, grant, bequest or devise, shall be paid into the state treasury, and securely invested by the board of curators of the state university and sacredly preserved as a seminary fund, the annual income of which shall be faithfully appropriated for maintenance of the state university, and for no other uses or purposes whatsoever.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 2 — Article VI / Section 2
MO Const., Article VI, Section 2
Status: in_force

Continuation of existing organization of counties. The existing organization of counties shall continue until further provisions applicable thereto shall be provided, as authorized in this constitution.
Mo. Const. art. V, § 4 — Article V / Section 4
MO Const., Article V, Section 4
Status: in_force

Superior courts to control inferior courts—courts administrator, salary—reapportionment commission, appointment. 1. The supreme court shall have general superintending control over all courts and tribunals. Each district of the court of appeals shall have general superintending control over all courts and tribunals in its jurisdiction. The supreme court and districts of the court of appeals may issue and determine original remedial writs. Supervisory authority over all courts is vested in the supreme court which may make appropriate delegations of this power. 2. The supreme court may appoint a state courts administrator and other staff to aid in the administration of the courts, and it shall appoint a clerk of the supreme court and may appoint other staff to aid in the administration of the business of the supreme court. Each such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the court. The clerk's and administrator's salary shall be fixed by law. All other appointees shall have salaries fixed by the court within the legislative limits of the appropriation made for that purpose. 3. In the event that six commissioners of the supreme court are not available to sit as a reapportionment commission as provided in sections 2, 3 and 7 of article III of the constitution of this state, a commission composed of six members appointed by the supreme court from among the judges of the court of appeals, shall serve in lieu of the commissioners of the supreme court. No more than two members of any division of the court of appeals shall be appointed to the commission. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VI, §§ 3, 12, 23; Amdt. Of 1884, § 8. (Amended August 4, 1970) (Amended August 3, 1976)