Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMRNDMENTs-How SUB
MITTED AND MADE KNOWN.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUGMENTATION SUE
MITTRD N MADE KNOWN.
SECTION l.. 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 con-
secutive weeks next preceding b gen.
eral election then next ensuing, and
two or more copies of such amend
ments, 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 at each voting place in his
county on the morning of the election
day on which said amendments are to
be voted on.-Laws 1883, p. AZ.
SEC. 2. The Secretary of State shall
designate in what newspaper in each
county said proposed amendments shall
be published, and the claim due the
publisher of such newspaper for such
publication and the costs of publishing
the copies of b amendments herein
before provided for, shall be certified
by the Secretary of State to the State
Auditor, who shall draw his warrant on
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out of any money in the treasury mot
otherwise appropriated.-Laws 1883, p.
4S.
SEC. 3. Whenever any General As
sembly shall propose more than one
constitutional amendment, such amend
ments shall be numbered by b Secre-
tary of State in the order in which they
are passed, as First Constitutional
Amendment" "Second Constitutional
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p. 80.
SEC. 4. The vote on such proposed
constitutional amendments shall be
taken by ballots, and such amendments
shall be designated on each ballot by
their respective numbers. If but one
amendment has been proposed, each
ballot shall have written or printed
thereon the words Constitutional
Amendment" but if mores than one
amendment has been proposed, then
each ballot shall have written or print
ed thereon the words First Constitu-
tional Amendment" Second Constitu.
tional Amendment" and SO on, desig-
mating, in numerical order, each
Amendment. All those voting in favor
of any amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots, after such
amendment, the word Eyes," and all
those voting against any amendment
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ballots, after such amendment, the
word "No."-Laws 1881, p. 81.
SEC. 5. The election on such pro-
posed constitutional amendments shall
be conducted, and the returns thereof
made to the several county clerks and
by them certified TO the Secretary of
State, as provided by law in the case of
the election of State oflicers.-Laws
1881, p. SO.
SEC. 6. If, upon such returns 90
made to the Secretary of State, it 10
found that there is a majority Of the
qualified voters of the State voting
for and against any one of said amend
ments, In favor of such amendments,
the same shall be deemed and taken to
have been ratified by the people, and
the Secretary of State shall certify the
result of such vote to the Governor,
who shall thereupon, without unneces-
sary delay, issue his proclamation de-
claring such amendment ratified by Q
majority of the qualified voters of this
State, and valid and binding to all in
tents n purposes as a part of the con.
stitution of the State Of Missouri
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