Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-10

Resolved By the General Assembly of the Stale
Of Missouri, two-thirds Of each house concurring
therein, That the following be proposed as amend
ments to the Constitution:
l. The House of Representatives shall con.
sist of members to be chosen every second year
by the qualified electors of the several counties,
apportioned in the following manner, to-wit
The ratio of representation shall be ascertained at
each apportioning session Of the Legislature, by
dividing the whole number of permanent free white
inhabitants of the State, by the number of one
hundred and forty; each county having said ratio,
or less. shall be entitled to one representative;
each county having said ratio and fraction over
equal to three-fourlhs shall be entitled to two rep
resentatives; each county having three times said
ratio, shall be entitled TO three representatives.
each county having four times said ratio and
fraction over equal to one half, shall be entitled
to four representatives; each county having six
times said ratio shall be entitled to five represen-
tatives; each county having eight times said ratio,
shall be entitled to six representatives. each
county having ten times said ratio, shall be enti-
tied to seven representatives. each county having
thirteen times said ratio, shall be entitled to eight
representatives; each county having fifteen times
said RATIO shall be entitled to nine representatives;
each county having eighteen times said ratio, shall
be entitled to ten representatives; each county
having twenty-five times said ratio, shall be ent-
tied to eleven representatives; each county having
twentyfOur times said ratio, shall be entitled to
twelve representatives; any county having more
than twenty -four times said ratio, shall be repre-.
scented in the same proportion And the General
Assembly which shall meet in the year eighteen
hundred and forty-eight and every fourth year
thereafter, shall apportion the number of repre-
sentatives among the several counties as herein
directed And the members of the General Assem-.
bly, shall receive compensation for their services
not to exceed three dollars per day for the first six
ty days. aud after that time not TO exceed one dol
lar per day for the remainder of the session. except
at revising session they may receive a compensa-
ton not to exceed three dollars per day for the first
one hundred days, and one dollar per day for the
remainder of the session; but the General As
sembly may allow q greater compensation to
the presiding officer of each house. No county
now established by law shall ever be reduced
by the establishment of new counties to less
than twenty miles square, nor to less than five
hundred square miles; nor below the ratio of repre-
sentation then required; nor shall any county be
hereafter established containing less than five hun
bred square miles, nor shall any county hereafter
be entitled to separate representation
unless the number of permanent free white inhab-
itnnts therein shall, at the time, be equal to three
fourthS of the ratio of representation then being,
but may be organized with smaller number for
all other purposes, civil and military. The Sec
ond fourth, twenty fourth, and thrty.fourth Sec
tons of the third article of the Constitution are
hereby abolished.
We do certify that the within and foregoing
proposition to amend the Constitution of this State
was read on three several days in each house of
the General Assembly of the State Of Missouri,
house. c. f. JACKSON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
JAMES YOUNG,
President of the Senate,