, 1843-07-01
AN ACT

The Stale of Missouri, as toAows:
5 l.. There shall be, 1.-THE general cleo.
tion for the members of the General As,
sembly, in the year eighteen hundred ant
forty-four, a poll opened, at the severa
election precincts, for taking the sense
of the people of this State upon the ex.
pediency o fcalling a Convention to a,
mend, alter or make a new Constitution
of this State.
81. 1t shall be the duty Of the iudg.
es ct the several election precincts il
this State, at the election aforesaid, Il
cause a poll to be opened, which pol
shall containtwo columns: n 10 be head
ed Convention the other no Conven
tion;' and they shall cause the votes OF
each individual voter to be set in the ap
propriate columns.
SO. All persons qualified, by thu
Constitution and laws of this State, Il
vote for members ofthe General Assem-
bly,, shall be entitled TO vote for or agains
said Convention.
a. At the close of said election, al
the several election precincts in this
State, the Judges thereof shall cause an
abstract of the votes given, for and a
gainst a Convention, to be 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 & a.
gainst a Convention, in their respective
counties, and transmit the same 10 the
Secretary of State iE the same manner
and with the like restrictions that they
are required TO certify the votes geven
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
SIS. The Secretary shall, On or be-
fore the frs, day Of December eighteen
hundred and forty-four, make out and
deliver to the Governor, q full and COM
plete abstract of the votes given for and
against a Convention who shall inmedi-
ately cause the same 10 be published in
al least two newspapers in this State.
6. If majority OF the votes thus
given shall be for a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve,
order an election 10 be held at the sever
al places o voting in this State, on the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-five, to elect del
egates 10 said Convention; which cleo
lion shall, in all respects. be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and the persons elected shall, each, re-
ceiye certificate thereof accordingly.
5 7. Each Senatorial district shall,
and is hereby authorised TO elect double
the number to serve in said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled by
law to elect TO the Senate of this State at
the time of said election; and any person,
eligible to a seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State, shall be eligible
to q scat in the Convention.
IS. The person who shall be elect
ed, according to the provisions of this
act shall, on the third Monday Of No
vember, 1916, meet and assemble at the
City ofJefferson, in general convention,
and shall have power TO form and propose
new Constitution for this State.
50. The Convention shall Judge lis
own privileges and elections, and Tic
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 10 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.
I 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 a vacancy shall occur in the
convention. the same shall be filled in
the same manner as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies ofthe 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.
ID. On the first Monday in Au-
gust, 1876, 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.
ID. All qualified voters OF this state
shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said constitution.
Is. It shall be the duty ofthe Gov
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