, 1843-09-09
AN ACT
To proosde for The call of a Convention.
Beif Enacted By the General assembly Of
7hs State of Missouri, as toLlowS:

5 There shall be, atthe general cleo
ton for the members of the General As
sembly, in the year eighteen hundred and
torty-four, a poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taing the sense
of IT,, people of this State upon the ex-
pediency ofcalling Convention TO a.
msnd, alter or make a new Constitution
Of this State.
,. 1t shall be the duty of the judg-
cS at the several election precincts in
this State, at the election aforesaid, to
c2nse a poll to be opened, which poll
shall containtwo columns; one 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 APP
propriate columns.
3. All persons qualified, by the
Constitution and laws of this State, TO
vote tor members of the General Assem-
bly,. shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said Convention.
1. st The close Of said election, at
the several election precincts in this
State, the Judges thereof shall aust al
abstract Of TIE votes given, for and "a
gainst i Convention, to be made ont and
certified 10 The clers ofthe several coun-
t. courts in this State, who shall make
ont an abstract ofthe votes, given for * a.
gainst a Convention. in their respective
counties, and transmit the SAM to the
Secretary Of Stale IL the same name
and with the ike restrictions that they
are required 10 certify the votes gevcn
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
5 3. 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 10 be published in
al least two newspapers in this State.
s 6. If majority of the votes thus
given hal befor a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve,
order an election 70 be held at the sever
al places of yoting in this State, on the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve, 10 elect del
egateS 10 said Convention; which cleo
ton shall, in all respects, be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and he persons elected shall, each, re-
ceile 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 10 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
10 a seat in the Convention.
8. The person who shall be elect
cd, according TO the provisions of this
act shall, on the third Monday ONO
vember, 1915, meet and assemble at the
City ofJeiierson, in general convention,
an shall have power to form and propose
new Constitution for this State.
50. The Convention shall Judge its
oTn privileges and elections, and the
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 CON-
pcnsation 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.
70. In cases Of contested elections
to the convention, the contending candi-
dates shall pursue the same course and
be governedb by the same rules as are now
prescribed by law in contested elections
TO the Legislature of this State.
IL. If a vacancy shall occur in the
convention, the same shall be filled in
the samc manner as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies Ofthc Legislature of
this State.
~. 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.
-. 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
shall be entitled 10 vote for or against
said constitution.