Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31
Constitutional Amendments.

! Resolre9, By the General Assembly Of The STATE
Of Missouri, lico-thtraS Of each house concurring
therein, That the following DC proposed as amend
| ments TO the Constitutions:
: l.. The House Of Representatives shall con-
sst 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 ascertaned at
each apportoning 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 representative;
each county Laving said ratio and fraction over
equal To- hree-Lurhs, 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 a
fraction over equal to one half, shall be entitled
to four representatives,; each county having six
times said rato shall be entitled TO five represent
tatres; each county having eight times said ratio.
shall be entitled to six representatives; each
county having ten times said ratio, shall be enti-
tied 10 seven representatives.; each county having
thirteen times said ratio, shall be entitled to eight
representatives,; each county having fifteen times
said ratio, shalt be entitled to nine representatives.
each county having eighteen times said ratio, shah
be entitled to ten representatives; each county
having twenty-five times said ratio, shall be enti-
tied to eleven representatives; each county having
twenty-four 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
y days, and after that time not to exceed one dol
lar per day for the remainder Of the session; except
at revising session they may receive 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
semby may allow 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 10 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 live hun
dred square miles. shall any county hereafter
established be entitled 10 separate representation,
unless the number Of permanent free white inhab-
itants therein shall a the time be equal to three
fourths Of the ratio Of representation then being,
bat may be organized with smaller number for
oil other purposes, civil and military, The Sec
ond, fourth, twenty fourth, and thiity. fourth sec
tons OF the third article of the Constitution are
hereby abolished.
We do certify that the within end foregoing
proposition to amend tie Constitution Of this State
was read On three several days in each house Of
the General Assembly Of the State Of Missouri,
and passed b. majority Of two-thirds Of each
house. c. F. JACKSON,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
JAMES YOUNG,
President Of The Senate.