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CONSTITUTIONAL ANENDMESrs-How SUBMITTED
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Section l.. An s~nenGnleuts prUpos,d to tie
constitution OF The STATE ct Missouri b. the
General Assembly shalt b. published wiiI lie
laws OF the session ut wh.cl they ar. prop.ecd,
aLu also IN some newspaper. II tucI there be,
In each county III the State Tor tour rons. cutlye
weeks next preceding the %tDtIa al election ihen
next ensuing, and two or more culIea ot such
amendments, printed IN Gtra' rrIncr poster
tFpe, shall BE- posted at eaCn w ing pIa:c tor
the information of vO eTs; such copies saall he
furnished by the Secretary I'll STATE To The couu-
~ clerks OF EACH ,c"nnls. who snail have the
same duly posted ~ each v2iing pace IN his
county on the m"rrirg at tine election day on
which SAID atn.Gt.nEcnls 2r. TO be voted on
Laws 1883, u A..
Sec. Z. Tue Secretary Of State shall desi, -
nat. IN what I, wsraler in each county eait
proposed amendments shall lie published, and
the claim due the publisher OF such newspaper
Tor such publication and the costs oil publishing
the copies uf the amendments h reInbefore pro-
vldeG tor, shall be certified by The Secretary Of
Statc to The Statr I'd, tor, no stall draw bis
warrant on III" State Treasure; therefor, payu-
bic out OF any money IN he treasury NOT o.htr-
Wise app r p,iated Laws lscS, +. Is.
Sec. ) Whenever any General Assembly
shall propose more than ole constitutional
amendme I, such unnendncuis shall be mum
britd by tie Secretary Of state ia the order In
winch they ar" passed., a. Frr-; CoEsIitu3 IonaI
Amendni. Mt. !" Second Constitutional Amend
me IT." ami so On.-L-w-lS 1881, p. 50
&c 4 The vote on sucn prOros Ell c0n-utu-
tlonal amendments sLa be taEen by ballot, and
such ameDdneu's shall be DESIGNATED on each
ballot by their respective NUM- ers. Ii but ore
ilnt nufnent has been rrp!boS. u, each b IilCt shall
have written or prInt Il thereon th. worts
Constitutions Amendment bu, II more
Than one amendment has been pr, posed, then
each ballot shall have written OF printed there
on, the wOld5 First Constitutional Amend
ment, SECOND Constitutions Amendment"
and SO on, designating. IN numerical order,
each amendment All those voting IL favor Of
any amendment shall have written OF printed
on their ballots, after such au~endntnt, The
word YES and ali those voting against any
amendment Eli al have written or printed on
their ballots, alter sucn amendment, the word
'So.'-Laws 1851, p 50.
Sec. .. The ci, cliUn ON sach proposed con-
stitutlonu' amendments shall be CONNECTED, and
the returns thereof made to the several county
clerks ana by them certified TO the Secretary Of
state. rs provided by law in the case of cleo
ton OF State officers Laws l>Sl, p 81.
Sec . Ii, upon such returns 50 made to the
SECRETARY o. ; tttr. II Is found That there is a
majority OF thu qcalIfe! voters of the State
voting Tor anu against any one OF said amend
ments, in favor OF such amendments, the same
shall be deemc'. and taken to have b. en- rat Il, i
by the people, am: the Secretary Oi Safe shall
certify the result Of such vote TO the Governor.
who shall thereupOn, without unnecessary de-
lay, issue his proclamation declaring such
amendment ratified by L majority of the quail
ntu voters OF this Stale. amt valid ami binding
10 all lnteLts AMI purposes as II part at the CON
slltution oil the State OF MIssouri.-Laws ISL,
p. 50, oclsw4