Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-16
AMENDMENTS TO The CONSTITUTION
-OF THE
A OF RI,

A OF MISSOURI,
PROPOSED By THE
GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY,, TO BE VOTED ON AT THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF 1884.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concerning the judicial department.
Courts of appeals.)
Concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters of the State of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the constitution
thereof, concerning the judicial. depart
ment.
Be IL resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Represenatice cORcarTing therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, A. ID. 1884, the
following amendment to the constitution
of the State of Missouri, concerning the
judicial department, shall be submittedlto
the qualified voters of said State, to wit:
SECTION L, The jurisdiction of the St.
Louis court of appeals is hereby extended
SO as to be co-extensive with the counties
Of Monroe, Shelby, Knox, Scotland, Lin
coin, Clark, Lewis, Marion, Rails, Pike,
Warren, st. Charles, st. Louis, Jefferson,
Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau,
Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemi-
scot, Dunklin, Stoddard, Wayne, Bollin-
ger, Madison, St. Francois, Washington,
Franklin, Crawford, Iron, Reynolds, Car
ter, Butler, Ripley, Oregon, Shannon,
Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Howell,
Ozark, Douglas, Wright, Laclede, Web
ster, Christian, fancy, Stone, Greene,
Lawrence, Barry, Newton and Mcdonald,
as well as the city of st. Louis; and each
judge thereof, when hereafter elected,
shall be elected by the qualified voters of
the counties and of the city under the ju-
risdiction of said court, and shall be a
resident of the said territorial appellate
district.
SECTION 2. There is hereby establish
ed at Kansas City an appellate court, to
be known as the Kansas City court OF
appeals, the jurisdiction of which shall
be co-extensive with all the counties in
the State, except those embraced in the
jurisdiction of the St. Louis court of ap-
peals. There shall be held in each veal
two terms of said Kansas City court o.
appeals, one on the first Monday of Marcel
aud one on the first Monday of October
The Kansas City court Of appeals shall
consist of three Judges, who shall bt
elected by the qualified voters of thu
counties under the jurisdiction of sai(
court, and shall be residents of said ter
ritorial appellate district.
SECTION 8. The general assembl,
shall have power by law to create on
additional court of appeals, with q new
district therefor; to change the limits o
the appellate districts, and the names o
the courts of appeals, designating the dis
ttricts by numbers or otherwise; to chang
the time of holding the terms of sal
courts; to increase or diminish the pecu
mary limit of the jurisdiction of tn
courts Of appeals; to provide for tn
transfer of cases from one court of ap
!, peals to another court of appeals; to pro
: vide for the transfer of cases from
court of appeals to the supreme court
and to provide for the hearing and deter
mination of such cases by the courts t
which they may be transferred.
SECTION 4. The first term of sal
Kansas City court of appeals shall b
held on the first Monday of March in tn
year 1885, and the first JUDGES thereo
r shall, upon the adoption of this amend
ment, be appointed by the governor c
said State for the term of four yeaI
q each, beginning on the first day of Januar!
1885, and at the general election in til
d. year 1888, the first election for til
. judges of said court shall be held, an
t the provisions of the constitution of tt
State concerning the organization, til
judges, the powers, the Jurisdiction an
proceedings of the st. Louis court of ar
= peals as herein amended, shall in all az
propriate respects apply to the Kans,
City court Of appeals, and to such add
tional acourt OF appeals as may be
law created.
=, SECTION 5. In all causes or proceed
@ ings renewable by the supreme cour
writs of error shall run from the supren
court directly to the circuit courts al
. to courts having the jurisdiction pertain
Z ing to circuit courts, and in all SUI
causes or proceeding, appeals shall !
from such trial courts directly to the 81
preme court, and the supreme court shs
It have exclusive jurisdiction of such wri
of error and appeals, and shall in all su,
y cases exclusively exercise superintendil
control over such trial courts.
vi SECTION G. When any one of sa
!. courts of appeals shall in any cause
~ pIoSCCOliiS 1CHuCA o uCSlSlOu WiiCu a
one of the judges therein sitting sk,
deem contrary to any previous decisi'
of any one of said courts of appeals,
of the supreme court, the said court
j. appeals must, of it's own motion, pendil
the same term Inc not afterward, cert
and transfer said cause OF proceeding al
q the original transcript therein to the 8
l. preme court, and thereupon the suprer
court must rehear n determine sa
cause or proceeding, as in case of juri
/ diction obtained by ordinary appella
" process; and the last previous rulings
10 the supreme court on any question
law or equity shall, in all cases, be CO
trolling authority in said courts of a
20 peals.
SECTION Z. All cases which may
q pending in the supreme court at the tir
of the adoption Of this amendment, viii
have not been submitted, and which
its terms would come within the terrific
= isl appellate jurisdiction of the Kans
le City court of appeals, shall be certifi
10 and transferred to such court to be hea
and determined by it.
SECTION 8. The supreme court sh
a have experimenting control over t
courts of appeals by mandamus, prohit
Is ton and certtorari.
% SECTION 3. The State shall provide
suitable courtroom at Kansas City,
~ which the Kansas City court of appe,
shall hold its sessions; also a clerks {
fee and furnished Offices for the judg,
ut SECTION 10. The judges of the Kans
City court OF appeals, and of such adj
tional court of appeals as may be Great
rs by law, shall each annually receive a 81
airy of three thousand, five hundred d.
lars per annum, which, together with I
entire salaries of the judges of the
Louis court of appeals, shall be paid {
IL of the State treasury, as the salaries
ne the judges of the supreme court are n,
paid, unless other wise provided by la
= SECTION IL. All provisions of the &C
L. %stitution of this State, and all laws
ae this State which are inconsistent W
this amendment shall, so far as moons
tent, upon its adoption, be forever r,
. cinded and of no effect.
=, SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Concerning revenue and taxation
u Additional tax levy for road, bridge a
al street purposes.)
q -
Concurrent resolution submitting
the qualified voters of the State of M
ur souri, an amendment to the CONSTITUTE
thereof, concerning revenue and taxati'
:, Be it Resolued by the Senate, the House
Representatives c~oncurrin9 therein: