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Mo. Const. art. VI, § 27 — Article VI / Section 27
MO Const., Article VI, Section 27
Status: in_force

(c). Revenue bonds defined. As used in article VI, sections 27(a) and 27(b), the term "revenue bonds" means bonds neither the interest nor the principal of which is an indebtedness or obligation of the issuing county, city or incorporated town or village. (Adopted November 7, 1978)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 42 — Article IV / Section 42
MO Const., Article IV, Section 42
Status: in_force

Director of conservation and personnel of commission. The commission shall appoint a director of conservation who, with its approval, shall appoint the assistants and other employees deemed necessary by the commission. The commission shall fix the qualifications and salaries of the director and all appointees and employees, and none of its members shall be an appointee or employee. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XIV, § 16.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 20 — Article VI / Section 20
MO Const., Article VI, Section 20
Status: in_force

Amendment to city charters—procedure to submit and adopt. Amendments of any city charter adopted under the foregoing provisions may be submitted to the electors by a commission as provided for a complete charter. Amendments may also be proposed by the legislative body of the city or by petition of not less than ten percent of the registered qualified electors of the city, filed with the body or official having charge of the city elections, setting forth the proposed amendment. The legislative body shall at once provide, by ordinance, that any amendment so proposed shall be submitted to the electors at the next election held in the city not less than sixty days after its passage, or at a special election held as provided for a charter. Any amendment approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon, shall become a part of the charter at the time and under the conditions fixed in the amendment; and sections or articles may be submitted separately or in the alternative and determined as provided for a complete charter. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IX, § 17 (adopted Nov. 2, 1920)
Mo. Const. art. V, § 23 — Article V / Section 23
MO Const., Article V, Section 23
Status: in_force

Municipal judges and court personnel—selection—terms—compensation—jurisdiction—appeals—role of associate circuit judges. Each circuit may have such municipal judges as provided by law and the necessary non-judicial personnel assisting them. The selection, tenure and compensation of such judges and such personnel shall be as provided by law, or in cities having a charter form of government as provided by such charter. A municipal judge may be a part-time judge except where prohibited by ordinance or charter of the municipality. A municipal judge shall hear and determine violations of municipal ordinances in one or more municipalities. Until otherwise provided by law, or supreme court rule, the practice, procedure, right to and method of appeal before and from municipal judges shall be as heretofore provided with respect to municipal courts. Associate circuit judges shall hear and determine violations of municipal ordinances in any municipality with a population of under four hundred thousand within the circuit for which a municipal judge is not provided, or upon request of the governing body of any municipality with a population of under four hundred thousand within the circuit. (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 46 — Article IV / Section 46
MO Const., Article IV, Section 46
Status: in_force

Distribution of rules and regulations. The commission shall supply to all persons on request, printed copies of its rules and regulations not relating to organization or internal management. NATURAL RESOURCES [ edit ]
Mo. Const. art. III, § 43 — Article III / Section 43
MO Const., Article III, Section 43
Status: in_force

Title and control of lands of United States—exemption from taxation—taxation of lands of nonresidents. The general assembly shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States, nor with any regulation which Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; nor shall lands belonging to persons residing without the state ever be taxed at a higher rate than lands belonging to persons residing within the state. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XIV, § 1.
Mo. Const. art. V, § 14 — Article V / Section 14
MO Const., Article V, Section 14
Status: in_force

Circuit courts—jurisdiction—sessions. (a) The circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction over all cases and matters, civil and criminal. Such courts may issue and determine original remedial writs and shall sit at times and places within the circuit as determined by the circuit court. (b) Procedures for the adjudication of small claims shall be as provided by law. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VI, § 22. (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. X, § 1 — Article X / Section 1
MO Const., Article X, Section 1
Status: in_force

Taxing power—exercise by state and local governments. The taxing power may be exercised by the general assembly for state purposes, and by counties and other political subdivisions under power granted to them by the general assembly for county, municipal and other corporate purposes. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. X, 1.
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 20 — Article IV / Section 20
MO Const., Article IV, Section 20
Status: in_force

Location of executive and administrative offices. The executive and administrative officials and departments herein provided for shall establish their principal offices and keep all necessary public records, books and papers at the City of Jefferson. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. V, § 1.
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 33 — Article IV / Section 33
MO Const., Article IV, Section 33
Status: in_force

Retirement benefits not changed. Any transfer of employees made pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not affect or abridge any rights or benefits accrued under any retirement system in which such employees are members on the effective date of this article, and the employees may continue coverage under such retirement system until otherwise provided by law. (Adopted November 6, 1979)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 6 — Article IV / Section 6
MO Const., Article IV, Section 6
Status: in_force

Commander in chief of militia—authority. The governor shall be the commander in chief of the militia, except when it is called into the service of the United States, and may call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress actual and prevent threatened insurrection, and repel invasion. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. V, § 7
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 24 — Article VI / Section 24
MO Const., Article VI, Section 24
Status: in_force

Annual budgets and reports of local government and municipally owned utilities—audits. As prescribed by law all counties, cities, other legal subdivisions of the state, and public utilities owned and operated by such subdivisions shall have an annual budget, file annual reports of their financial transactions, and be audited.
Mo. Const. art. V, § 13 — Article V / Section 13
MO Const., Article V, Section 13
Status: in_force

Court of Appeals, districts, judges. The court of appeals shall be organized into separate districts, the number, not less than three, geographical boundaries, and territorial jurisdiction of which shall be prescribed by law. Each district of the court of appeals shall be composed of such number of judges, not less than three, as may be provided by law. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VI, §§ 12, 14; Amdt. Of 1884, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4. (Amended August 4, 1970) (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. XIII, § 1 — Article XIII / Section 1
MO Const., Article XIII, Section 1
Status: in_force

Medical benefits may be authorized for state officers, employees and their dependents. Other provisions of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, the general assembly may provide or contract for health insurance benefits, including but not limited to hospital, chiropractic, surgical, medical, optical, and dental benefits, for officers and employees of the state and their dependents, including those employees of entities controlled by boards or commissions created by this constitution. (Adopted November 6, 1984)
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 6 — Article VIII / Section 6
MO Const., Article VIII, Section 6
Status: in_force

Retention of residence for voting purposes. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while engaged in the civil or military service of this state or of the United States, or in the navigation of the high seas or the waters of the state or of the United States, or while a student of any institution of learning, or kept in a poorhouse or other asylum at public expense, or confined in public prison. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VIII, § 7 (as amended Feb. 26, 1924).
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 45 — Article IV / Section 45
MO Const., Article IV, 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. VIII, § 16 — Article VIII / Section 16
MO Const., Article VIII, Section 16
Status: in_force

Congressional term limits amendment (a) No person shall serve in the office of United States Representative for more than three terms, but upon ratification of this amendment no person who has held the office of the United States Representative or who then holds the office shall serve for more than two additional terms. (b) No person shall serve in the office of United States Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification of this amendment no person who has held the office of United States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve in the office for more than one additional term. (c) Any state may enact by state constitutional amendment longer or shorter limits than those specified in section "a" or "b" herein. (d) This article shall have no time limit within which it must be ratified to become operative upon the ratification of the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. Therefore, We, the people of the State of Missouri, have chosen to amend the state constitution to inform voters regarding incumbent and non-incumbent federal candidates' support for the above proposed CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT. (Adopted November 5, 1996)
Mo. Const. art. III, § 8 — Article III / Section 8
MO Const., Article III, Section 8
Status: in_force

Term limitations for members of General Assembly. No one shall be elected to serve more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly nor more than sixteen years total in both houses of the General Assembly. In applying this section, service in the General Assembly resulting from an election prior to December 3, 1992, or service of less than one year, in the case of a member of the house of representatives, or two years, in the case of a member of the senate, by a person elected after the effective date of this section to complete the term of another person, shall not be counted. (Adopted November 3, 1992) (Amended November 5, 2002)
Mo. Const. art. VII, § 6 — Article VII / Section 6
MO Const., Article VII, Section 6
Status: in_force

Penalty for nepotism. Any public officer or employee in this state who by virtue of his office or employment names or appoints to public office or employment any relative within the fourth degree, by consanguinity or affinity, shall thereby forfeit his office or employment. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XIV, § 13 (as adopted Feb. 26, 1924).
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 53 — Article IV / Section 53
MO Const., Article IV, Section 53
Status: in_force

Discrimination as to race, creed, color or national origin prohibited. The appointment of all members of administrative boards and commissions and of all departments and division heads and all the employees thereof shall be made without regard to race, creed, color or national origin. (Adopted August 8, 1972)
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 14 — Article VI / Section 14
MO Const., Article VI, Section 14
Status: in_force

Joint participation by counties in common enterprises. By vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each county affected, any contiguous counties, not exceeding ten, may join in performing any common function or service, including the purchase, construction and maintenance of hospitals, almshouses, road machinery and any other county property, and by separate vote may join in the common employment of any county officer or employee common to each of the counties. The county courts shall administer the delegated powers and allocate the costs among the counties. Any county may withdraw from such joint participation by vote of a majority of its qualified electors voting thereon.
Mo. Const. art. XI, § 10 — Article XI / Section 10
MO Const., Article XI, Section 10
Status: in_force

Consolidation of domestic with foreign railroad corporations—jurisdiction of Missouri courts—notice of consolidation. If any railroad corporation organized under the laws of this state shall consolidate by sale or otherwise, with any railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other state, or of the United States, the same shall not thereby become a foreign corporation, but the courts of this state shall retain jurisdiction in all matters which may arise as if said consolidation had not taken place. No consolidation shall take place, except upon at least sixty days public notice to all stockholders, in the manner provided by law. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XII, § 18.
Mo. Const. art. X, § 4 — Article X / Section 4
MO Const., Article X, Section 4
Status: in_force

(d). Income tax laws, may incorporate federal laws by reference—rates, how set. In enacting any law imposing a tax on or measured by income, the general assembly may define income by reference to provisions of the laws of the United States as they may be or become effective at any time or from time to time, whether retrospective or prospective in their operation. The general assembly shall in any such law set the rate or rates of such tax. The general assembly may in so defining income make exceptions, additions, or modifications to any provisions of the laws of the United States so referred to and for retrospective exceptions or modifications to those provisions which are retrospective. (Adopted November 5, 1968)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 12 — Article IV / Section 12
MO Const., Article IV, Section 12
Status: in_force

Executive department, composition of—elective officials—departments and offices enumerated. The executive department shall consist of all state elective and appointive officials and employees except officials and employees of the legislative and judicial departments. In addition to the governor and lieutenant governor there shall be a state auditor, secretary of state, attorney general, a state treasurer, an office of administration, a department of agriculture, a department of conservation, a department of natural resources, a department of elementary and secondary education, a department of higher education, a department of highways and transportation, a department of insurance, a department of labor and industrial relations, a department of economic development, a department of public safety, a department of revenue, a department of social services, and a department of mental health. In addition to the elected officers, there shall not be more than fifteen departments and the office of administration. The general assembly may create by law two departments, in addition to those named, provided that the departments shall be headed by a director or commission appointed by the governor on the advice and consent of the senate. The director or commission shall have administrative responsibility and authority for the department created by law. Unless discontinued all present or future boards, bureaus, commissions and other agencies of the state exercising administrative or executive authority shall be assigned by law or by the governor as provided by law to the office of administration or to one of the fifteen administrative departments to which their respective powers and duties are germane. (Amended August 8, 1972) (Amended November 6, 1979) (Amended August 7, 1984) (Amended August 7, 1990)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 32 — Article IV / Section 32
MO Const., Article IV, Section 32
Status: in_force

Apportionment of funds for supplementary state highways. The funds which are allotted by the commission to the construction or acquisition of supplementary state highways and bridges in each of the counties of the state shall be apportioned to the several counties as follows: One-fourth in the ratio that the area of each county bears to the area of the state, one-fourth in the ratio of the population, and two-fourths on such basis as the commission may deem to be for the best interest of highway users; provided the areas and population of cities having a population of 150,000 or more shall not be considered in making such apportionment, and the latest available United States decennial census shall be used; provided further, that if traffic on any supplementary state highway becomes such that a higher type than ordinary supplementary highway construction shall be required, then the commission may construct such higher type and charge such extra cost to unallotted state highway funds. Supplementary state highways shall be selected by mutual agreement of the commission and the local officials having charge of or jurisdiction over roads in the territory through which such supplementary state highways are to be constructed. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, § 44a (as adopted Nov. 6, 1928)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 7 — Article IV / Section 7
MO Const., Article IV, Section 7
Status: in_force

Reprieves, commutations and pardons—limitations on power. The governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may deem proper, subject to provisions of law as to the manner of applying for pardons. The power to pardon shall not include the power to parole. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. V, § 8.
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 11 — Article IV / Section 11
MO Const., Article IV, Section 11
Status: in_force

(c). Acting as governor not to vacate regular office. If any state officer other than the lieutenant governor is acting as governor, his regular elective office shall not be deemed vacant and all duties of that office shall be performed by his chief administrative assistant. (Adopted August 6, 1968)
Mo. Const. art. XI, § 11 — Article XI / Section 11
MO Const., Article XI, Section 11
Status: in_force

Local consent for street railroads. No law shall grant the right to construct and operate a street railroad within any city, town, village, or on any public highway, without first acquiring the consent of the local authorities having control of the street or highway, and the franchises so granted shall not be transferred without similar assent first obtained. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. XII, § 20.
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 21 — Article VIII / Section 21
MO Const., Article VIII, Section 21
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction Any legal challenge to this amendment shall be filed as an original action before the supreme court of this state. (Adopted November 5, 1996)
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 19 — Article IV / Section 19
MO Const., Article IV, Section 19
Status: in_force

Department personnel—selection and removal—merit system—veterans' preference. The head of each department may select and remove all appointees in the department except as otherwise provided in this constitution, or by law. All employees in the state eleemosynary and penal institutions, and other state employees as provided by law, shall be selected on the basis of merit, ascertained as nearly as practicable by competitive examinations; provided that any honorably discharged member of the armed services of the United States who is a citizen of this state shall have preference in examination and appointment as prescribed by law. (Amended October 5, 1971)
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 29 — Article VI / Section 29
MO Const., Article VI, Section 29
Status: in_force

Application of funds derived from public debts. The moneys arising from any loan, debt, or liability contracted by the state, or any county, city, or other political subdivision, shall be applied to the purposes for which they were obtained, or to the repayment of such debt or liability, and not otherwise. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. X, § 20. CITY AND COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS [ edit ]
Mo. Const. art. I, § 47 — Article I / Section 47
MO Const., Article I, Section 47
Status: in_force

(c). Provisions self-enforcing, exception—not part of general revenue or expense of state—effective and expiration dates. All laws inconsistent with this amendment shall no longer remain in full force and effect after the effective date of this section. All of the provisions of Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) shall be self-enforcing except that the General Assembly shall adjust brackets for the collection of the sales and use taxes. The additional revenue provided by Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) shall not be part of the "total state revenue" within the meaning of Sections 17 and 18 of Article X of this Constitution. The expenditure of this additional revenue shall not be an "expense of state government" under Section 20 of Article X of this Constitution. Upon voter approval of this measure in a general election held in 2006, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, the provisions of this section, 47(b), and 47(a) shall be reauthorized and continue until a general election is held in 2016 or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose. Every ten years thereafter, the issue of whether to continue to impose the sales and use tax described in this section shall be resubmitted to the voters for approval. If a majority of the voters fail to approve the continuance of such sales and use tax, Section 47(a), 47(b), and 47(c) shall terminate at the end of the second fiscal year after the last election was held. (Adopted August 7, 1984) (Amended November 8, 1988) (Amended November 5, 1996, effective November 8, 1998) (Amended August 8, 2006) Expires, unless reauthorized PUBLIC SAFETY [ edit ]
Mo. Const. art. V, § 1 — Article V / Section 1
MO Const., Article V, Section 1
Status: in_force

Judicial power—constitutional courts. The judicial power of the state shall be vested in a supreme court, a court of appeals consisting of districts as prescribed by law, and circuit courts. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. VI, §§ 1, 12; Amdt. of 1884, §§ 2, 3; Sch. Of 1875, §§ 4, 5. (Amended August 4, 1970) (Amended August 3, 1976)
Mo. Const. art. III, § 41 — Article III / Section 41
MO Const., Article III, Section 41
Status: in_force

Indirect enactment of local and special laws—repeal of local and special laws. The general assembly shall not indirectly enact a special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or special acts may be passed. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IV, § 53(33).
Mo. Const. art. IV, § 1 — Article IV / Section 1
MO Const., Article IV, Section 1
Status: in_force

Executive power—the governor. The supreme executive power shall be vested in a governor. Source: Const. of 1875, Art. V, § 4.