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their jurisdiction, until the General Assembly
stall ny law conform them IN their organization
4" til" requirements Of tins Constitution.
Sec. !. All criminal courts Organized and
existing under the laws Of this State, and not
specially provided for in this CONSTITUTIONS, shall
continue /" exist until otherwise provided by
law.
Sec. =. All courts of common pleas existing
and organized in cities and towns having IL pop
inhabitants, a'ld such as by the law oi their
creation are presided over by Il juiy. OF IL circuit
court, shall continue II exist aud rxrrci-- their
present jurisdiction, until other wis. provided
10y law. All other courts oil common pleas
shall cease 10 exist NJ the expiration Of the pres
ent terms Of office OF the several judges thereof
sec. g. All persons nOw filling any Office or
appointment III this State, shall continue in the
exercise OF the duties thereof, according to then
respective commissions or appointments, unless
otherwise provided by Jaw.
see. :. Upon the adoption of this Constitu-
ton, all arrcals to and writs OF error from the
supreme Court, shall be reiurnabIr to the STU
preme Court ut the City of Jefferson.
Sec. 8. Until the General Assembly shall
make provision for the p .yment OF the State un't
railroad Indebtedness of this STATE, in pnrs.l-
aIcc OF section fourteen Of Article Y. OF this
Constitution, there shall be levied and collected
All annual tax OF One-fiith OF one per centum Oh
all real estate and other property and effects
subject 10 taxation, the proceeds OF which .hall
be applied to the payment of the interest ON the
bonded debt of this state rs it natures, and the
surplus, il any, shall be paid into the Sinking
Fund, and thereafter applied to the payment oil
such Indebtedness. anu to no other purpose.
Sec. .. This Constitution shall be submitted
TO the people OF this State for adoption or reJec-
ton, at an election to be held for that purpose
only, on saturday, the thirtietii day of October,
one Thousand eight hundred and seventy-fve.
Every person entitled to vote under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State shall he entitled to
vote for the adoption or rejection of this Csnstl-
tuition. Said election shall he held, and said
qualified electors shall vote at the usual plac 9 Of
voting i'll the several counties OF this State; and
SAID election shall be conducted, and returns
thereof made, according TO the laws now in
force regulating general elections.
Sec. 10. The clerks of the several county
courts IN this State, shall, ut least five days be-
Judges of election in each election district or
prrcint, in their respective counties, suitable
the number OF properly prepared printed ballots
for said election, thar there are voters in said
respective districts. the expense whereof shall
be allowed andpaid by the several county courts,
paid.
Sec. IL. At said election the ballots shall be
III the following form:
NEW CONSTITUTION TICKET.
erase tho clause you do not favor.)
New Constituencies
New Constitution-No.
Each of said tickets shall be counted as q vote
for or against this Constitution, as the one clause
or the other may be cancelled with ink or pencil
accordingly. II both clauses Of the ticket be
erased, or If neither be erased. the ticket shall
not be counted.
sec. L.. Inc returns oil the whole vote cast for
the %:adoption and against the adoption of this
Con ,titution.s shall be made by the several clerks,
as now provided by law IN case Of the election oil
State officers, to the Secretary of State, within
twenty days after the election; and the returns of
SAID votes shall, within ten days thereafter, be
examined and canvassed by the State Auditor,
state Treasurer and Secretary Of State, or any
two oil them. in the presence OF the Governor,
and proclamation shall be made by the Governor
lor rar t. OF The result re Of the canvass;
pear that Il majority OF the votes pOlled were in
favor "fthe new Constitution, then, this Con-
November, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five, be the supreme law of the
State of Missouri. and the present existing Gem
ions; but if it shall apear that u majority OF the
votes polled We're against the new constitutional
then this Constitution shall be null and void, and
the existing Constitution shall continue In force.
Sec. H.. The provisions OF this Schedule re-
quired to be executed prior to the adoption or
rejection Of this Constitution, shall take effect
and be in force immediately.
Sec. Is. The General Assembly shall psss all
such laws rs may be necessary to carry this Con-
stltution into tuli effect.
Sec. l6. The present Secretary Of State, State
Auditor, Attorney General, and Superintendent
of Public schools, shall during the remainder Of
the same compensation and fees ss are now vI mros
vided by law, and the present State Treasurer
shall, during the remainder of the term of his
Office, continue to be governed by existing law,
i'll the custody and disposition OF the State funds,
unless otherwise directed by law.
Sec. II. Section twelve of the Bill of Rights
shall not be so construed as to prevent arrests
case
Done in Convention, at the Capitol, in the City
OF Jefferson, on the second duy OF August. in
the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hun
dred amt serenty-fve, and of the independence
OF the United States the one hundredth.
county.
N. w. WATKINS. VICE PRESIDENT, Scott
county.
WASH'N ADAMS, OF Cooper county.
DE WITT c. ALLEN. of Clay county.
a: NJ ALEXANDER, of Monroe county.
NJ; BLACK of jackson couiay.
GEORGE W. BRADFlELD. OF Lsclede
JAMEs q. BRoADHEAp. Of st. Louis
HENRY c. BRoCKMEYER. of st. Louis
GEORGE w. CARLETON. of psmisoot
MILAN CHRIsMAN, of Jackson county.
EDMUND V. CONWAY, OF St. Francois
county.
Lois F. CoTTEY. of Knox county.
+; W. B. CREWS, OF FRANKLIN county.
SAMUEL Il. CROCKETT, OF Vernon county
NDhs HENRY DAVIS, of Cape Girsr-
LEoSibyAis J.. DRYDEN. OF Warren county
BENJAMIN ROBERT DYSART, OF Macon
JOHN F. L. EDWARDS, of Iron county.
cnAR1 :; EHIH H w g Of st; Louis county.
ROBERT W. FYAN, of Webster County,
THOMAS TASkER CAN'T, of st. Loais
county.
LOUIS GOTTsCHALK, of st. Leuis county
"; HALLIRURIoN, OF sullivan county.
NEIL CAMERON HAkDIN, of Pike county
J.; A; HOLIDAY, Of Caldwell county.
iShA hs g. j Ct Rsa5 SSou ont yo,. comfy
r J.; JOHNSTON, of Nodaway county,
. \ CLAY LAKELAND, of st. Charles
WM. II. LETcHER, OF saline county,
ALtRED N. LAY, of Cole county.
rlNCkNEi MABREf, OF Ripley county.
=; ri sNhAsSEfs ., NeM.9n s?9nty:
ARGHiTALD V. MCKEE. Of Of i nilssain county eosn,y:
EnWAGD MGCAEE. Of Marion county.
NICHOLAS a. MORIELL, OF ST. Louis
Henry THOMAS MuDp, of St. Louis
EDMOND A. MCPHERSON. of johnson
ELLA HIsE NORTON, of Platte county.
PHILIP PIPkIN, of Jefferson county.
WILLIAM Priest, OF Platte county.
JOSEPH p%uLITZER, OF st. Louis county,
Join RAY, OfBarry county.
j. IL. RIDER, of ROllingcr county.
JAMES c. KdiHERTs, Of Buchanan county
!, r; Ross, Of Morgan county.
JOHN FLEMING FUCKER, Of boone county.
IltOS. sHACKELFORD. OF Howard COUNTY.
John IL. SHANKLIN, of Grundv county.
GkORGE IL. SHIELDS, OF St. Louis county.
HENRY j.. SPAUNHORST, of st. LoGis
county.
WILLIAM F. SWITZLER, of Boone county.
JOHN II: TAYLOR, Of Jasper county,
AMOS RIlaEl IA OF st Ions county.
LIBEL TODD, of st. Louis county.
l.: j: WAGNER, Of Scotland county.
HENRY T.. WALLACE, of LAFAYETTE county,
ATTEST: q. n. NOLAN, Sec'y.
J.. BOYLE ADAMS, Assistant Secretary.