Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-25
AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTI-
TUITION. H

TUITION.
The Amendments proposed by the last
session of the Legislature. having been
adopted by the present Legislature, we re-
publish them In order to let our readers re-
fresh their memories, as TO what they are
being now part of our constitution.
The one in reference TO representation
is the most important. BY it, the larger
class of counties, have been materially ben.
Gifted, although it falls far short of Justice
the benefits accrung to this class of coun.
ties is not so much in the little they have
gained, in the approximation to equality in
representation in the Legislature. as the
foot hold it gives them for future operations
and the ultimate establishment of that
equality of which they have so long been
deprived.
We annex this amendment
THE House Of Representatives shall consist
OF members to be chosen every second year by
the qualified electors OF the several counties, sp
ratio OF representation shall be ascertained al
each apportioning session OF the Legislature, by
dividing the whole number Of permanent free
white inhabitants Of the State, by the number o.
l40; each county having said ratio, or less, shall
be entitled 10 one representative; each county
having said ratio and fraction over equal tc
three. lourlhs shall be entitled 10 Two representa-
tives; each county having three times said ratio
shall be entitled 10 three representatives each
county having four times said ratio and frac.
ton over equal 10 one half, shall be entitled to
four representatives; each county having six time:
said ratio, shall be entitled to five representa-
tves each county having eight times said ratio
shall be entitled 10 six representatives; each coun
ty having ten times said ratio, shall be entitled
to seven representatives; each county having lhir'
teen times said ratio, shall be entitled 10 eight
representatives; each county having fifteen times
said ratio, shall be entitled to nine representa-
ves each county having eighteen times said Ia
to- shall be entitled 10 len representatives; each
county having twenty-five times said ratio, shall
be entitled to eleven representatives each coun
ly having twenly>louf times said ratio shall be
entitled 10 twelve representatives; any county
having more than twenty four times said ratio
SHdll ue eDIeSeuteu III tuo
And the General Assembly which shall meet in
the year l848, and every fourth year thereafter,
shall apporton the number Of representatives
among the several counties as herein directed
and the membere Of the General Assembly shall
receive as compensation for their services not 10
exceed three dollars per day for the first sixty
days, after that time not to exceed one dollar 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
frs, one hundred days, and one dollar per day for
the remainder OF the session; but the General As.
sembly may allow greater compensation 10 the
presiding officer OF each house. No county now
established by law shall ever be reduced by the
establishment OF new counties 10 less than twenty
miles square, nor 10 less than five hundred square
miles; nor below the ratio OF representation then
required: nor shall any county be hereafter estab.
lished containing less than five hundred square
miles, nor shall any county hereafter established
be entitled TO separate representation, unless the
number OF permanent free white inhabitants
therein shall, at the time be equal TO e.ourhs
q the ratio Of representation then being, but may
be organized with smaller number for all other
purposes, civil and military.
We also annex the population of the diff.
ferent counties in the State, taken from
the recent census, and upon which the next