Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-08
sslF9sE1 AMENDMENTS
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submit
ting to the qualified voters of Mis-
souri, an amendment TO the constitu
ton thereof, providing for the re
mOval Of the seat of governmen
from the City of Jefferson to the cit,
CT SedaI;a
Be 70 Tes0tred By tie House Of RepreSen
tatires, tie Senate eoncarrilsg therein
as JokLoo0S:
At the general election to be held or
| the Tuesday next following the frs
| Monday in November. A D. 1896. ar
amendment to the constitution OF Mis-
souri, shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters OF the State, in the follow.
ing words:
The seat of government shall be re.
moved from the City of Jefferson and
located at the city of Sedalia ANY
person or persons may grant and do
nate to the State any land, SUN of mon
ey or otter thing Of value TO be used
for the purpose of erecting the necces-
sary public buildings at the city of Sc
dalia. or may deposit with the govern
or sufficient securities or obligations to
guarantee the erection of such build
ings.
Whenever a suitable capital build
ing. having the same or greater fOOr
area and appointments as the present
capitol and supreme court buildings.
and equal thereto in stability and arch
OF the same or greater area, and an
armOry building likewise similar or
superior to the present armory, and an
executive mansion likewise similar or
superior TO the present building used
as the governors residence. together
with the grounds and aPpurtenances.
shall be erected at the city of Sedalia,
the same shall be accepted by a com
mission consisting of the governor, Sc
cretary of state, auditor. treasurer and
Encouragement. and such officers
shall at once remove the public records
and personal property to such
new public buildings. and the citv
OF Sedalia shall thereupOn become the
permanent seat of government. The
plans aud location of the capitol, ar
mOry and executive mansion and
grounds shall first be approved by such
The county of Pettis and Sedalia
township. in said county. may each
vote an issue of 5-20, non-taxable per
cent bonds, not to exceed in amount |
respectively for each, 100000, and
such bonds may be ordered issued by a |
vote of those voting at spe-
cial election called for that purpose by |
the county court, and conducted gener-
ally in the manner provided by law for |
the issuing of bonds for the erection of |
Said county and town |
ship bonds shall be given to the State |
for the purpose of assisting in paying
for the erection of the buildings pro-
vided for herein; and such bonds, if
voted and issued. shall be delivered to |
the governor of the State, and held by |
him in trust for the benefit of any per-
son or persons who may erect such |
public buildings, to be given
20 such person or persons on their COM
Jletion and acceptance.
The commission hereby constituted
snail have full power by n majority
vote to carry out the provisions and in
.ent of this amendment, and such new
public buildings shall be completed, as
near as may be possible, on or before
he first day of November. A. ID. 1899
lnless 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
herein provided for, and the
county before mentioned shall pay the
.ntire cost of moving the records and
property of the State to the
lew public buildings. SO that the State
hall be at no expense whatever in the
hange of the seat of government