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Cencusernt Resolutions subrnittiag ~ th,
fuali6sd votsrs Of she state Of Missouri
an smsndment 10 the Constitution
thereof, concerning the judges Of iht
Supreme Court and tbeir terms Of Office
Ec IL rtsoiUed by the Senate, ihe Nous,
Of Representatives. concwring therein
Thstst tho general election 90 be held
oa the frs. Tuesday alter the 6rs, Mon
day 10 November, in the year 1872, tht
folloeiDg amendment to the constitution
Of the state Of Missouri, concerning the
Judges Of the Supreme cour, aud tbeiI
term Of Office, shall be submitted to tbt
qualified voters Of the state, in the man
usr already provided by Jaw, 10 Wit
SECTION l. The Supreme court shal
consist of Eve judges, any three Of WHOM
hail constitute a quorum, and said
judges shall be conservators Of the peace
throughout the state.
SECTION 2 1he Judges Of the Su
preme court shall, except as hereinafter
provided, hold Office for the term Of ten
years, and until their successors arc dul y
elected and qualified.
SECTION 3 At the general election
in the year 1872 two add ional Judges
of the Supreme Court shall be elected,
and shall enter SpoD their Office on the
6rst Monday Of January next ensuing.
At the 6rst session of the Court there.
after, tho tive additional Judges 80
elected, shall. by lot, determine the dura
tion Of their several terms of office,
which shall be rssps lively eight and ten
years, aud they shall certify the result to
the Secretary of state. At the general
election, every two years thereafter, one
Judge to the Supreme court shall be
elected. who shall hold his Office for the
period Of ten years from the first day Of
January next ensuing. The Judge, at
any time, having the shortest time to
serve, shlll be the presiding Judge Of
the court.
SECTION 4 u pom the adoption of this
a ME dment, the fourth, sixth and seventh
section Of the sixth article Of the Consl
tuition shall bo repealed and forever
rescindcd.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Concurrent Resolution submitting to tie
legal voters of tho State IF Missouri,
an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concerning the investment of
the Public School FunG
Be ii enacted by the Senate, the House of
Representatives. concurri"g therein
SEC. l. At the general election to be
holdon on the next Tuesdey after the
first Monday in November, in the year
ct our Lord, 1872, the follow ing amend
meut to the Constitution shall be sub
mit,ed to vote Of the legal voters of
the State of Missouri, in the manner al
ready provided by law, to.wt:
Section Six of Article Nine, Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Missouri, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SEC 6. No part Of the public school
fund shall ever be invested 10 The stock
or bonds or other obligation, of any
ether state, or OF any other county, city,
town or corporation. The stock Of The
Bank Of the State Of Missouri now 10 d
Tor sch ool purposes, AMI all other stocks
belonging to any school or university
fund, shall be sold in such manner and
such time as the General Assembly shall
prescribe. and the proceeds thereof, and
the proceeds of any lands or other prop
erty which now belong or may here.
after belong to said school fund may be
invested in the bonds of the State of
Missouri, or of heUnited States. All
funds shall be loaned upon
good and sufficient uhiucumbercd real
estate security, with personal security
10 addition thereto.