, 1843-07-08
AN ACT
To prof. e for the call Of a Conreniion.
Bel! tnacted by the General assembly Of
the State of Missouri, as f6llo,rs:

5 i. There shall be, atthe general cleo
ton for the members of the General As
sembly, in the year eighteen hundred and
forty-four, a poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taking the sense
of the people of this State upon the ex-
p~ediency ofcalling a Convention 10 a.
mend. alter or make a new Constitution
Of this Stale.
50. 1t shall be the duty Of the judg-
es at the several election precincts in
this State, at the election aforesaid, 10
cause a poll TO be opened, which poll
shall containtwo columns: one 10 be head
ed Convention the other n 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 the
Constitution and laws of this State, to
vote tor members ofthe General Assem-
bly,, shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said Convention.
; 4. At the close Of said election, at
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 tor& a.
gainst a Convention, in their respective
counties, and transmit the same TO the
Secretary of Stale il. the sam manner
and with the like restrictions that they
are required 10 certify the votes geven
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
IS. The Secretary shall, on or be-
fore the first day of December eighteen
hundred and forty-four, make out and
deliver to the Governor, a full and COM
plete abstract of the votes given for and
against a Convention who shall immedi-'
ately cause the same TO be published in
at least two newspapers in this State.
Sc. If majority of the votes thus
given shall befor a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-five,
order an election 10 be held at the sever
al places ofvoting in this State, or the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve, 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 a certificate thereof accordingly.
s Z. Each Senatorial district shall
and is hereby authorised 10 elect double
the number to serve in said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled bv
law to elect TO the Senate of this State at
the time of said election; and any person.
eligible to a scat in tn. House Of Repre-
sentatives of this State, shall be eligible
TO a seat 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, 1915, meet and assemble at the
City of Jefferson, in general convention,
and shall have power to form and propose
e Constitution for this State.
50. The Convention shall Judge its
W 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 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.
: 10. In cases of contested elections
10 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 ofthe Legislature of
this State. |.
IL. 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- I
in this state, the judges thereof a
'hall cause two columns to be opened: |
headed one sfor the constitution the Q
',her, against the constitution and e
the vote Of each voter to be set in =
he appropriate column, and certify the G
fotes so given to the clerks of the seve- 7
county courts, who shall certify the d
anne to the secretary ofstate, in the same v
manner and with the like restrictions a
hat they are now required to certify the Ii
'otcs given for Governor and Lieuten-
mt Governor ofthis state. e.
: IA. All qualified voters OF this state Al
hall be entitled to vote for or against I,
aid constitution. ~
= Is. 1t shall be the duty ofthe Gov .,
rnor to lay before the General Assem- b,
w, al their regular session. in the vear