Democratic banner., 1847-07-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Resolved, By the Genera! .aSseabIg efhs Sa!s
of Missouri, tcO-thirds Of each house co"c"TF""S
therein. That the following be proposed as ameim-
ments to the Constitution:
s |. The House Of Representatives. snail
consist of members 10 be chosen every secohu
wear by the qualified electors OF the severai
Counties, .pp6rtioned in the following manner
The ratio Of representation SHALL be as
certained at each appUrtloning session oil lhe
LEGISLATURE, by dividing the whole number Oh
uermanent free white inhabitants oi tic STALE
Iby the number of one hundred and forty; each
Icounty having said ratio. or less, shall be emil
ltled TO one representative; each county having
said ratio and a fraction over equal 10 lnfee-
ifourths, shall be entitled 10 two representatives;
each county having three times said ratio, snail
be entitled 10 three representatives; each county
!b,vinp four times said ratio and a fraction over
equal to one halt. shall be entitled to four rep,
reseutativcs, each county having SIN times saii
ratio, shall be entitled TO five representatives
each county having eight times SAID ra:i', snail
be entitled to six representatives: each county
having ten times SAID ratio, shall be clilll,d 10
seven representatives; each county having ''ir-
Iteen times said ratio shall be entitled 10 cig"l
representatives; each county having III teen times
said ratio. shall he entitled 10 nine representa-
lives; each county haNing ei9hte"ntIm time Shld Fa-
Ito, shall be entitled TO ten representatives.; clci
Icountv having twenty-five times sad ralio' si'"!l
Ibe entitled TO eleven representatives; each coun-
Itv having tw enty-four times said ratio, shall be
entitled TO twelve representatives; any county
having more than twenty-four times said ratio,
shall be represented in the same propoTtIon.-
And the General Assembly which shall meet IN
I.l. .-.. o;.ltoon l,,,lro1 and InrtT-piuht and
every fourth year thereafter, shall apportlon the
number of representatives among the several
counties as herein directed. And the members
of the General Assembly shall receive as rom
nensation for their services not to exceed three
dollars per day for the first sixty days. and al
ter that time not to exceed one dollar per d.!
for the reminder of the session; except at a re-
Ivising session they may receive a compensated
not TO exceed three dollars per day for the hrs
lone hundred days, and one dollar per day iT th'
remainder Of the session; bu: the General AS
'sembly may allow a greater compensation /
The presiding officer OF each house. No count
inow established by law shall ever be rcducc'
'by the establishmon Of new couaiirs 10 ir'
than twenty miles square, nor to less than nv
hundred square milest nor below the ralio .
: representation then rcqulrcd; n"r >:!aiI al.
~icountv be hereafter established Containing les
=, than five hundred square miles nor shall al.
county hereafter established be entitled to sepa
l. rate representation. unless the number OF per
mancnt free white inhabitants therein shall. :
V the time, be equal to thrcc-icurths Of the rat'
:. of representation then bcing, hnt my he organ
Il lied with Il smaller number Tor all other purPu
.es, civil AMI military. The second, ionrtt
d twenty fourth. and thirty-fourth sections OF ia
-, third article of the Constitution are hereby aboI
ished.
We do certify that the within and foregoin
Il InronoSi,ion to amend the Constitution OF III
. STATE was read on three several days IN rac
house of tine General Assembly of the State {
Missouri, and passedby a majority CT two-tfnr'
n,of each house.
,et CT. JACKSON,
Speaker Of the Hous" Of Representatives..
e. JAMES YOUNG,
President Of the Senate.