Democratic banner., 1846-01-31

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ucatien or Of charity, shall lc created, unless
the bill creating the same shall contain a proviS-
i'm that the charter Of such corporation may DC
repealed and anulled by 4 majority OF both nous
es of the General Assembly. And the stock
holders in all private corporations, except cor
p~orations for the purposes OF education and OF
charity, shall be responsible, in their individu-
Il and private capacity, for all debts and iiabli-
tiles of every kind, incurred by such corpora
ton. Nor shall any corporation be created Tor
a longer period than twenty six years; and no
corporation shall exercise any eprivileges pro.
in the proceeding section. And the
state shall not be part owner Of the stock or
property belonging 10 any corporation. Nor
Shall common school or seminary funds, nor any
other funds or moneys, which the state may, at
any time hold in trust for the citizens of this
state, be placed in, or loaned 10 any bank or
other incorporated institution.
sec. 3. The Legislature shall prohibit, by law,
individuals and corporations, except the bank
of the state Of Missouri, and its branches, from
issuing bills, checks, tickets pro,aissory notes,
or other paper 10 circulate rs money. No lot
terry shall be authorized by this state, and the
]rrtDuving or selling of lottery tickets. within this
state is prohibited.
sec. 4. The legislature shall have power, by
law. 10 provide for the sale and final disposition
of all or any part of the stock owned by the
state in the bank Of the state Of Missouri, upon
such terms and conditions as shall be BY law
established; and if a part only OF said stock
shall be disposed o., then the number of direct
ors. on the part c. the state shall be diminished
in proportion 70 the amount Of stock sold; and
Whenever the whole stock Of the state shall
have been disposed Of, al right on the part of
the state. 10 a directory in said bank, shall cease
but the charter for the benefit OF the private
stockholders, shall not lie thereby affected or
DESTROYED. And provision shall be made TO en-
able the private stockholders to have a voice in
the election Of presidents Of the bank and
branches. in proportion TO the amount Of stock
owned by them; and wher all OF the stock OF
the state shall be sold, the president Of the bank
and branches shall lie elected by the private
stockholders.
AnrIc1n Ix.-0fhe hspoqai # the Soil,
anI The n~arigctiyH Il RiccrS.
sec. /. The general assembly of this
State shall never interfere with the primary
disposal of the soil by the Unicd States, nor
with any regulation Congress may find ne
c~essarv for securing the title in the soil to
the bona tide purchasers. No tax shall be
imposed on land, the property Of the Unit
ed States, nor hall lands belonging to per-
sons residing out of the limits of this State,
ever be taxed higher than the lands belong
ing to persons residing within the State.
sec. ?. The State shall have concurrent
Jurisdiction on the river Mississippi, and on
every other river bordering on the said
State. so far as the said river shall form a
common boundary to the said State, and any
ill., N4,t, or StatpG ny uI hCrSSItGr to
be formed, and bounded by the same, and
the said river Mississippi, and the navigable
rivers and waters leading into the same,
whether bordering on or within this State,
shall be common highways, and forever free
10 the citizens of this State and the United
States. without any tan, duty, impost or poll
therefor imposed by this State
ARTICLE x.-lJdc # .laendins the Con-
StitutiJn.
The general assembly may, in the year
cirhtcen hundred and fifty, and every four
years thereafter. propose such amend
meuts to this Constitution, as a majority OF
all the members elected to each house shall
deem expcdient, and the vote upon each
propoSition shall be 12Een by yeas and nays
in each house: and the Governor shall cause
such amendments TO be published in at least
one newspaper eacl. county IN this State,
where a new spaperis publishea, at least SIX
months before the next succeeding general
election. And it shall be the duty OF the
several officers in this State, who shall make
out poll books for the general election tor
that wear, to put in each $50 columns Tor
each amendment, headed one for, and the
other AGAINST. TIE amendment to the Constl-
tuition. And It sfall be the duty OF the OF
.fcers conducting sad elections, to take the
vote of each voter, for and against such a.
mendmcnts separately, andt to have the same
recorded, in appropriate columns. When
said poll-books are returned to the oiilcer
authorized by law to receive them, SAID Oh
fcer shall make out and forward to the Sc
~crctarv of Strife, within ten days alter he
receives such pool books, an abstract OF inc
votes given for and against each OF SAID a.
mcndmcnts. together with an abstract oil the
whole number ofvotes east in their respect
i've counties. cities or districts III the same
manner as the votes for Governor and Lie
tenant Governor; and if a majority oil all
the votes given at said election, are IN favor
of any one of said amendments, tie Gov
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