The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-02
ADeadmeUts 10 be Voted On,
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL AMENDMEN


FIRST CONGRESSIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concurrent Resolutions submitting to the
qualified voters Uf the state of Missouri,
an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concerning the judges Of the
Supreme Court and their terms Of Office.
Be Il resolUed by the Senate, The House
of Representatives. cOncur'ng therein
That at the general election to be held
on the 6rst Tuesday after the first Mon.
day in November. in the year 1872, the
following amsndme to the constitution
Of the state Of Missouri, concerning the
Judges Of the Supreme court and their
term Of Office, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of the state, in the man
nsr already o, ,ovided by law, to wit;
SECTION /. The supreme court shall
consist Of Eve Judges, any three Of whom
shall constitute quorum, and said
judges shall be couservators OF the peace
throughout the state.
SECTION 2 The Judges Of the Su.
preme court shall, except a. hsreioafter
provided, hold office for the term Of ten
years, and until their SUCCESSORS are duly
elected and qualified.
SECTION 3 At the general election
in the year 1872, two additional Judges
Of the Supreme Court .halI be elected,
aud shall enter spon their Office on the
6rst Monday Of January next ensuing.
! At the first session Of the Court there.
after, the tive additional Judges 80
elected, shall, by lot, determine the dura.
ton Of their several terms Of office,
which shall be respec lively eight and ten
years. and they shall certify tho result to
the Secretary Of state At tho 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, shall be the presiding Judge Of
the court.
SECTION. Upon the adoption Of this
ame q ment, the fourth, sixth and seventh
ection of the sixth article Of tho COnsti.
tuition shall bo repealed and forever
rescinded.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concurrent Resolution submitting to the
legal voters of the State Of Missouri,
an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concern,ng the investment Of
the Public School FunI.
Be II enacted By the Senate, the House o.
Representatives. concurring therein.
SEC. l. A, the general election to be
hodon on the next Tuesday after the
6rst Monday in November, in the year
Of our Lord, 1872. the following amend.
meut to the Constitution shall be sub
mtted to a vote Of the legal voters of
the State of Missouri, in the manner al
ready provided by law, to'wit:
Section Six of Article Nine, of the
Constitution of the State Of Missouri, 10
hereby amended to read as follows:
SEC 6. No part of the public school
fund shall ever be invested in the stock
or bonds or other obligations Of any
ether state, or OF any other county, CITY
, town or corporation The stock of the
, Bank of the State Of Missouri now held
for 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
he proceeds of any lands or ether prop
erty which now belong or may here
after belong to said school fuud.may b.
6 invested in the bonds of the State o
; Missouri. or of thsUnited States. Al
a countyschool funds shall be loaned upol
E good aud sufficient unincumbercd rea
estate security. with personal sscurit!
. . in addition thereto.