Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-11
AMENDMENTsTOTHE
OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI
PROPOSED BY
Thirty-Second General Assembly.
to be Voted on q t the Gem
sral Election of 1884.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Conc rninx the judicial department. Courts
OF Appeais.)
Concurrent resolution submitting to the quail
fled voters of the Stale oil Missouri an amend
ment TO the constitution thereof. concerning the
Judicial department. i
Representatives concXr'INg therein.
That VI the general election IL be held on the
November ' A., -. issi. the following amend
ment to the constitution OF the State OF Mis-
souri,: concerning the judicial Impairment shall Z
State, tO-wit:
SECTION /. The Jurisdiction of the st. Louis
court OF appeals /, hereby cNtentie,t so ns be CO.
extensive with the counties oil Monroe. shelby.
Knox. Scotland; Clark. lewis. Marion, Rails.
deaa. scott; Mi~slss,ppi. New Ma,lri'. renns-
Madison. st. Francois. Washington. Franklin,
Crawford. Iron. Reynolds. Carter, Butler, RIP
T Ts.. s.f hs%ei i.s oaarn. Dow, ! aat' Virgin: Ia
olede. Webster. Christian. fancy. stone.
Stssne, . as Weii rs the city OF MFs 81. Io a"a and
each judge thereof, when hereafter elected.
shall b. elected 80 ,t by I'll! the qnai, ,he Voters OF !hs
said court. and shall be u resident Of the SAID
territorial appellate district.
City an appellate court. to be known as the Kan Z
sas City court of appeals. the jurisd,ctioa OF +
WuiCu DAlhll oc WI III ~ Couu
Ties In the state, except those rmbracad in The
Jurisdiction OF the st. Louis court OF appeals. (
said Kansas City court OF appeals. one on the =
fret Al 'nday of March,. and one on the first ,
sppeais shall cons,st,oi three Judges, Who shall :
be elected by the qualified voters OF the coun- +,
ties under the Jurisdiction OF saId court. and
| shall be residents Of said territorial appellate
district.
power by law to Create one aa3itional court
Of appeals. with a new district tlier:l.r; to
and he names Of the courts Of appeals, desis.
mating the districts by numbers or Otherwise;
to change the time Of holding the terms OF said
courts; TO increase or diminish the pecuni.ry
limit u the Jurisdiction of the courts OF APP
peals; to provide for the transfer OF cascs
| FROM one court Of appeals to another Court OF
appeals; to provide Tor the transfer Of cases
iiom u cOurl Of appeals 10 the supreme court.
and u provide for the hearing and detrriniua.
may be transferred.
SxC. 1. Tue lrst term of said Kansas City0
court OF appeals shall be held On ,he hrst
Monday OF March, in the year lSSJ and lie
iirst Judges thereof shall upon tue adoption Of
this amendment, be appointed by the COVER
nor Of SAID state Tor III. term oil tour y,ars
Zach. brg,nning on the Inst day OF January, {
1885. anu ut the general election IN the Year
1885. the iirst 81, ctiOn for the judges Oi said i
cuurt shall be lrlu. and the PROVISIONS OF The
,zsiiun. the judges. the powers, III. jnIisdic-
ton aud proceedings oil the st. Louis court OF
p~ropriats respects apply to the Kansas City
court OF appeals. and to such additional court
L OI ulpeAl5 M HAY Ue ny INV cTehLtu.
SAC s. In all causes OF proceedings review
able by the supreme court. writs of error shall
run from the supreme court directly u the CIR
cut c,urts ana " courts having the jurisdic-
ton pertaining to circuit courts. and in all
such CAUSES or proceedlngs. appeals shall lie
court. and the supreme court shall h I'VE *
elusive Jurisdiction OF such wrIts oil error and
appeals, and shall in all such cases exclusive
~ exercise experimenting control over such
trial courts. -
:. SEC. q. When any one Of said coufts- OF app
1 unuln ohnI In amy RAnIa mr. nrnanoutnD rnvt~A
der u decision which any one OF the Juiges
therein. sitting shall deem contrary To any pre-
vious decision OF any one OF said courts Of ap.
pesIs. Or OF the supreme court. the said court
Of appeals must, Ut It's own motion, pending
the 81 ne term and not alter ward. certify and
transfer said cause or proceeding and the org
mai transcript therein To tile supreme court,
ani determine SAID cause or proceeding, as in
, case Of Jurisdiction Ubtained by ord. nary APP
pellate ir cess; and the last previous rulings Of
The supreme court on any question OF law or
equity nhall. IN all Cases, be controlling au-
uhOrily In said court oil appeals.
SEC Z. All cases which may he pending In
the supreme court at the time OF the adoption
ii this amendment, which have not been sub =
United, and which by its terms would come
The Kansas City court OF appeal. sha,i be Ger.
titled and transferred 10 such courts TO he heard
and determined by iL. 5
Ssc. 3 The supreme court shall have SUPER
intending control over the courts OF appeals BY
man,iRmus. prohibition and ceyR0r0Sj.
SEC. 8 The State shall provide u suitabl<
courtroom ut Kansas City, IN which the KahA
i Sue lily COurt Vi bppeal6 buhll uOlu lis Sea-
sions; also y clerks Office and furnished oninAs
for the Judges
oil appeaIs. and of such additional court Of APP
peals Us may be created by law. shall each
annually receive u salary of three thousand.
Ave hundred dollars per annum. which. to7
e Si''t +. ,ua Sssa of the st. sn LOUIS es sa,srlt 81
ury. = D he salaries OF the Judges OF the SUI
prsne H.srt are now paid, unless otherwise
ssc II. All provisions Of the constitution OF
this state, and all lave OF this state which are Z
Inconsistent with this amendment shall. 80 FAR
as inconsistent. upon it's adoption. be forever
resclnded and Of no effect.
GEcoND INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
4 q oncerning revenue and taxation. Additional
&"
ded voters OF the state Of Missouri an amend
msnt to the constitution thereof. concernIng
Be u resokved by HE Senaic, TIE Momse of
RepTeseshah'es c0ncn'vjn0 therein:
arst Tuesday alter the first Monday In NoveIp1
bsr.A. d. 1854 the following amendment to Inc
Ing revenue and taxation, shall be snbmitiei TO
the qualified voters Of said state to-wit: !.
levied Tor county and city purpose. under andIl
by virtue Of section II. Of article 10 OF the constiss
ersi Counties OF this This state = arc e. . sn-
thorized 10 levy. for road and bridge
purposes. an additional tax. not to exceed tl5l.
fifteen &C nfs on each one hundred dollars OF
valuation and the city of st. Louis is authorize
ed TO levy Tor street purposes an additional tax
not to exceed fifteen cents ON each one hundred
dollars Of valuation. the rate herein allowed TO
be levied and collected the same rs other taxes
for county and city purposes. and subject to all
existing constitutional restrictions rs TO valuA-
ton OF property.
STATE OF MISSOURI-ss.
1. Michael X. McGrath. Secretary of State Of
the State Of Missouri. certify the foregoing TO be-
full, true aud complete copies OF resolutions
passed by the Thi.ty-SecOnd General Assembly
Of the Statr OF Missouri entitled Concurrent
resolution submitting 10 the qualified voters OF
the State OF Missouri an amendment to the cOn- l.
stitutiOn thereof, concerning the judicial de-
pArlment.' and CONCURRENT resolution sub
Uniting 70 the qualified voters OF the stale of
L IN l8snrl M aunenlnrnf N lha conaliiaafiun-