Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Show
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS -HOw
SUBMITTED AND MADE KNOWN.
SECTION /. All amendments proposed
TO the constitution of the State Of Mis-
souri, by the General Assembly shall be
published with the laws of the session at
which they are proposed, and also in
some newspaper, If such there be, In each
county in the State for four consecutive
weeks next preceding the general cleo
ton then next ensuing and two or more
copies of such amendments, printed in
great primer poster type, shall be posted
at each voting place for the Information
of voters; such copies shall be furnished
by the Secretary of State to the county
clerks of each county, who shall have the
same duly posted Mt each voting place in
his county on the morning of the election
day on which said amendments are to be
voted On.-Laws 1888, p. Al.
SECTION 2. The secretary of state
shall designate Ia what newspaper in eact
county said proposed amendments shall
be published, and the claim due the pub
Usher of such newspaper for such publ
cation and the costs of publishing thu
copies of the amendments herereinbefOrt
provided for, shall be certified by tn,
Secretary of State to the State Auditor
who shall draw his warrant on the Stat,
Treasurer therefor. payable gu of an.
money In the treasury not otherwise ap'
propriated.-Laws. 1883, p. As.
SECTION 8. Whenever any Genera
Assembly shall propose more thai
one constitutional amendment, sucl
amendments shall be numbered by tn,
Secretary of State in the order in whicl
they are passed, as "Eirst Constitutions
Amendment" sSecond Constitutions
Amendment" and so on.-Laws 1881, p
80.
SECTION 4. The vote on such pro
posed constitutional amendments shal
be taken by ballot, and such amendment
shall be designated on each ballot by thei
respective numbers. If but n amend
ment has been proposed a ballot shal
have written or printed thereon the word
Unconstitutional Amendment, ''but if NOR
than one amendment has been proposed
then each ballot shall have written @
printed thereon, the words "First Con
stitutiOnal Amendment "Second Con
stitutional Amendment" and so on, des
igDating, in numerical order, each amend
ment. All those voting in favor of an
amendment shall have written or printe
on their ballots, after such amendment
the word "1eS,' and all those v0tln
against any amendment shall have wri,
ten or printed on their ballots, after sue
amendment, the word 'No."-Laws 1873,
!, p. 80.
SECTION 5. The election on such pre-
: posed constitutional amendments sha
: be conducted, and the returns theret
made to the several county clerks and b
them certified to the Secretary of Stat
as provided by law in the case of electio
, of State officers.-Laws 1881, p, SO.
, SECTION 6. Ii, upon such returns
: made to the Secretary of State, it is four
D that there is a majority of the qualihe
voters of the State voting for and again
l any one of said amendments, in favor
e such amendments, the same shall |
e deemed and taken to have been rattle
+ by the people, and the Secretary Of Sta
: shall certify the result of such vote to Il
Governor, who shall thereupon, witho'
S unnecessary delay, Issue his proclamatit
declaring such amendment ratified by
e majority of the qualified voters Of tn
e state, and valid and binding to all inten
. and purposes as a part of the constitute
e of the State of Missouri.-Laws 1881,