, 1843-08-05
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The State Of Missouri, as foAous:
s l. There shall be, atthe general cleo
tion for the members of the General As
sembly, in the year eighteen hundred and
forty-iour, q poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taking the sense
of the people of this State upon the ex-
~pediency ofcalling q Convention TO "a
mend, alter or make a new Constitution
Of this State.
50. 1t shall be the duty of the judg-
es at the several election precincts i'll
this State, at the election aforesaid, 10
cause a poll 10 be opened, which poll
shall contaiHtwo columns: one 10 be head
el~ Convention The other mo COnven-
tion;' and they shall cause the votes of
each individual voter to be set in the ap-
propriate columns.
3. All persons qualified, by TIE
Constitution and laws of this State, to
vote tor members ofthe General Assem-
bly,, shall be entitled to vote for or against
SAID Convention.
"a. Al the close Of said election, al
the several election precincts iii this
State, the Judges thereof shall cause al
abstract Of the votes given, for and a.
gainst ! Convention, TO he made out and
certified to the clerks ofthe several coun-
ty courts in this State, who shall make
out an abstract ofthe votes, given for y a.
gainSt a Convention, III their respective
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Secretary Of State il the same manner
and with the like restrictions that they
are required 10 certify the votes geven
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
5. The Secretary shall, on or be-
fore the first day Of December eighteen
hundred and forty-four, make out and
deliver 10 the Governor, 4 full and COM
plete abstract of the votes given for and
against 4 Convention who shall immedi-
ately cause the same 10 be published in
at least two newspapers in this State.
6. If majority Of the votes thus
given shall for a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and lnrty-five,
order an election 10 be held 1t the sever
al places ofvoting in this State, or the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-five, to elect del
egates to said Convention; which cleo
ton shall, in all respects, be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and the persons elected shall, each, re-
ceive certificate thereof accordingly.
5 4. Each Senatorial district shall,
and is hereby authorised TO elect double
siie Hulutc. 10 serFU IN said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled by
law to elect TO the Senate of TINS State al
The time of said election; and any person,
eligible TO a seat in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes of this State, shall be eligible
to a seat in the Convention.
IS. The person who shall be elect
ed, according 10 the provisions of this
act shall, on the third Monday of No
yember, lS45, meet and assemble at the
City ofJeferson, in general convention,
and shall have power to forman propose
a new Constitution for this State.
8. The Convention shall judge its
own privileges and elections, and Tie
members thereof shall have all the priv
ileges to which members of the General
Assembly are entitled, and shall be al
lowed the same compensation; and said
Convention shall have power to appoint
such officers and give them such COM
pensation as may be deemed right, and
said compensation shall be obtained in
the same manner as the members and Of
ficers of the General Assembly are al
lowed and paid.
Z 10. In cases Of contested elections
to the convention, the contending candi-
dates shall pursue the same course and
be governed by the same rules as are now
prescribed by law in contested elections
to the Legislature of this State.
II. If vacancy shall occur in the
convention, the same shall be filled in
the same manner as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies of the Legislature Of
this State.
: II. The constitution formed by the
convention shall be deposited in the office
of the secretary Of state; and a copy OF
the same shall by the Governor, be caus-
ed to be published in such manner as
said convention shall direct.
Is. On the first Monday in Au-
gust, 1916, at the several election pre-
cincts in this state, the judges thereof
shall cause two columns to be opened:
headed one 'for the constitution the
other, against the constitution and
cause the vote of each voter to be set in
the appropriate column, and certify the
votes so given to the clerks Of the seve-
raj county courts, who shall certify the
same TO the secretary ofstate, in the same
manner and with the like restrictions
that they are now required to certify the
votes given for Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor ofthis state.
: IA. All qualified voters OF this state
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