Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-21
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONS
OF THE
STATE OF
PROPOSED BY THE :
THlRTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY,, TO BE VOTED ON.AT THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF 1856.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Vt 1886.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concurrent resolution submitting To
the qualified voters of the State
Missouri q amendment To the CON.
stitution thereof concerning Revenue
and Taxation.
Be it resolved BY the Senate, the House of
Representatives. concurT1ng therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A. ID. 1856, the
following amendment to the constitu-
ton of the State of Missouri, concern
ing revenue and taxation, shall DO snh-
mltsed to the qualified voters of said
state, to wit:
SEcTIoN1 l. In addition to the taxes to
be levied for county and city purposes,
under and by virtue of section QIleleven
of article (l0lten of the constitution Of
this state, the county courts of the sew
eral counties ofthis state are authorized
to levy, for road and bridge purposes, an
additional tax, no to ~exceedf15) fifteen
cents OF each one hundred dollars of
valuation, and the city of st. Louis is
authorized to levy for street purposes
an additional tax, not to exceed (l5) fif-
teen cents on each one hundred dollars
of valuation. The rate herein allowed
is to be levied and collected the same as
other taxes for county and city purposes
and subject to all existing constitutional
restrictions as to valuation of property.
STATE OF MIssoURI-ss.
/, Michael X. McGrath, Secretary of
State of the said State of Missouri, GER
tify the foregoing to be a full, true and
Y aG.m nlafa Rnnv nf a rQcntrttnn nooaaA hv
the Thirty-Third General Assembly Of
the State of Missouri, entitled econ
current resolution submitting to the
qualified voters of the State of Missouri
an amendment to the constitution
thereof, concerning revenue and taxa
tion."
| In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
l~sEALl Seal of b State of Missouri.
o at the City of Jefferson
this first day of October, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and eighty-six.
MICH'L K. McGRATH,
Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUGMENTATION SUB
NTH 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 the 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 1888, 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 the amendments herein
before provided for, shall be certified
by the Secretary of State to the State
the State Treasurer therefor, payable
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.-Laws 1888, p.
SEC. 8. Whenever any General As
sembly shall propose more than one
constitutional amendment, such amend.
ments shall be numbered by the Secre-
tary of State in the order in which they
are passed, as First Constitutional
Amendment" "Second Constitutional
Amendment" and SO on.-Laws 1881,
p. SO.
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 more than one
amendment has been proposed, then
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
shall have written or printed or their
ballots, after such amendment. the
word "No."--Laws 1881, p. SO.
SEC. 5. The election ON such pro
posed constitutional amendments sha
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 oticers.-Laws
1881, p. SO.
Sec. 6. If, upon such returns 80
made to the Secretary of State, it ia
found that there is q majority Of the
qualified voters of the State voting
for and against any m 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 4
majority of the qualified voters of thil
State, and valid and binding to all in.
tents and purposes as a part of the con
stitution of the State of Missouri
Laws 1881, y. SO. 26-4t
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