Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
AMENDMENTS
To the Constitution OF the State
of Missouri,
70 be Voted Upon at the General ElectEoz
70 be Held Tuesday, No-
vsmber Next by the
0uaIIhed Voters.

Following Is an official copy of the
proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton OF the state of Missouri to be voted
upon at the general election on Tues
day, November 8:
First Constitutional Amendments.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters OF Missouri an amend
Inent to the constitution thereof, providing
Tor the removal Of the seat of government
from the City Of Jefferson TO the city Of
Sedalfa.
Be &c res0lrsd By the House Of RepresentGtScea
Eae Senate eoAcarTin0 therein, as Jotloles:
Al the general election to be held on the
tuesday next following the first Monday in
november, A y: 1886, an amendment to the
constItuttOn OF Missouri shall be submitted TO
tue quaiined voters Of the State, in the follow
The seat Of government shall be removed
from the City OF Jefferson and located at the
grant and donate 20 the State any land, sum Of
money or other thing of value to be used for
buildings ut the city Of SsdaIia' or may de-
Soslt with the governor sum cient securities or
0oligations to guarantee the erection OF such
Whenever suitable capitol building, hav-
ing the same or greatS= floor area and appoint
ments as the present capitol and supreme
court buildings, and equal thereto in stabIllty
and architectural merit, together with grounds
Of the same or greater area, and an arnory
opltdlng likewise similar or superior TO the
present armory, and an executive mansion
Akewlse similar or superior to the present
building used as the governors residence, to-
gether with the grounds and appurtenauces,
shan be erected at the city or Seda.ta, the
same shall be accepted by u commission con-
slsting OF the governor, secretary OF state,
auditor, treasurer and Encouragement, and
such officers shall at once remove the public
records and personal property to such new
pubic buildings, ana the city OF Sedalia shall
thereupon become the permanent seat Of gov
SEnHeut Inc plans and location OF the capt.
tol, armory and executive mansion and
grounds Shall first be approved by such COM
mission.
The county OF Pettis and Sedalia township,
IL said county may each vote an issue OF 5-zO,
non-taxable per cent bonds, not TO exceed IN
amount, respectively for each, SlOJ. OUO, and
such bonds may be ordered issued by majOri-
called for that purpose by the county court,
and conducted generally in the manner pro-
gided by law for the issuing of bonds for the
erection OF court-houces. Said county and
township bonds shall be given 10 the state for
the purpose of assisting in paying for the cree
Ilon or the buildings provided for herein: and
such bonds, IL voted and issued, shall be deliy-
cred to the governor of the state, and held by
persons who may erect such suitable public
buildings, TO be given to such person per-
sons on their completion and acceptance.
The commission hereby constituted shall
have full power by majority vote to carry our
the provisions anu inteuS OF this amendment
and such new public buildings shall be com
pleted, as near as may be possible, on or before
the first LAY of November, a. ID. 1899, unless
Such commission for good cause grant further
time.
The state shall in no. manner become liable
for, nor shall it Pay any part whatever of the
cost OF the new public buildings herein pro-
Yided Tor, and the county before mentioned
shall pay the entire cost OF moving the records
ana personal property OF the state to the new
public buildings, so that the state shall be a
no expense whatever i'll the change Of the sea
Of government