Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-28
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONS
OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI.
PROPOSED BY THE
THIRTY THIRD GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY,, TO BE VOTED ON AT THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF 1856.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

49, ~ AS Mn IA III -
GENERAL ELECTION OF 1856.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concurrent resolution submitting To
the qualified voters Of the State
Missouri an amendment to the con.
stitntion thereof concerning Revenue
and Taxation.
Be It resoived By the Senate, the House of
Representatives coacurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A. ID. 1885, the
following amendment to the conHtitu.
ton of the State of Missouri, concern
ing revenue and taxation, shall be sub.
mitted to the qualified voters Of said
state, to wit:
be levied for county and city purposes,
under and by virtue of section Ql)eleven
of article (l0lten of the constitution of
this state, the county courts of the sew
eral counties fthis state are authorized
t levy, for road and bridge purposes, an
additional tax, not to ~exceed(l5) fifteen
cents on each n hundred dollars Of
valuation, and the city of st. Louis 10
authorized 10 levy for street purposes
an additional tax, not to exceed Q6) if
teen cents on each one hundred dollars
Of valuation. The rate herein allowed
is to be levied and collected the same a.
other taxes for county and city purposes
and subject to all existing constitutional
restrictions as to valuation of property.
STATE OF MrssoURI-ss.
i, Michael K. McGrath, Secretary of
State of the said State of Missouri, GER
tify the foregoing to be a full, true and
complete copy of q resolution passed by
the State of Missouri, entitled Soon
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, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
[sEAL1 Seal of the State of Missouri.
Done at the City of Jefferson
this first day of October, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and eighty-six.
MICHL K. McGRATH,
Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUGMENTATION SUB.
| MITTED AND MADE o
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 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
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 the amendments herein
before provided for, shall be certified
Auditor, who shall draw his warrant on
the State Treasurer therefor, payable
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.-Laws 1888, p.
4S.
Sec. 8. Whenever ny 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
Amendment" Second Constitutional
Amendment and 30 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 hut one
amendment has been proposed, each
ballot shall have written or printed
Amendment" but if more 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 80 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 "Yes," and all
those voting against any amendment,
ballots, after such amendment. the
word "No."-Laws 1881, p. 80.
Sec. 3. 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 o.
State, rs provided by law in the cas- o.
the election of State officers.-Law
1881, p. SO.
SEC. 8. If upon such returns *
, made to the Secretary of State, it Il
found that there. is q majority Of tn,
qualified voters of the State votinl
for and against any n of said amend
7 ments, in favor of such amendments
the same shall be deemed and taken Il
have been ratified by the people, ant
the Secretary of State shall certify tn,
result of such vote to the Governor
who shall thereupon, without unneces
sary delay, issue his proclamation de
claring such amendment satified by
majority of the qualified voters of thi
State, and valid and binding to all in
9 tents and purposes as a part OF the con
: stitution of the State of Missouri
Laws 1881, p. SO. 26-4t
Order of Publication.