Fair play., 1896-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO TIE CONSTITUTION
OF MISSOURI.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sub
hitting 1" the qualified Voters "I
Missouri An amendment To The CON
-Iiiu,iun thereof, pr"vidin@ tor the
! removal "t Ihe .rat of go, erumrn'
frnm the CITY of jefferson to the
cit, uf ~cdalia.
BE II rcSoircd by tie Uo~se ct' Repre-.
ScnfaiircS. tie senate coHc"i,ing
he,c.n. as .toiioms:
Al the general rlrcIirn to be held on
| the Tuc-da, next following the first
Mnnda, in November, 4. ID. 1896. MI
amendment IL the constitution of
| Missouri shall be submitted to the
! uualiti, l voters of the state, in the
! tui"wir" words:
| The seat at government shall he re-
moved from the CITY 1T jefferson and
located at the cit, of Setialia. An,
! person or persons ma, grant aud h"-
| nate Ia the state ANY band. sum al
| money ..r other Thing ut value to be
used Tor ihr purpose ct erecting the
nrrrs-ar> puhl.c buildingSa NJ the city
nf Sr,lalla. or ma, deposit with the
.a,inm> to guarantee the erection nt
| such buildings.
Whenever n suitable capitol build
ing, having the same "r greater h""r
| area and appointments ns the present
rapi'"i aud supreme court buil.ting-, -,
| aud equal thereto in stability and
architectural merit, together with
grounds of the >HiIir or greater area l.,
and nn arniur> building likewise
| -Iuiar ar -uprriur I" the present.
arIn"r,. aud nh rxrrmtivr mIan.i"n
likewise simi!nr or suprr:"r to the
prr>rm bui,ling used ~ the gNrr-
unr'- Residence, together with the
grounds nnh nprmrirnanrr-, -hal! br
erected NJ the cit, at >r'tnlia. the
-a,nr shall h- accepted b, II c"Inini-
sion consisting at the go, rIn..r. srrrr-
tar, at state. auditor, treasurer and
att"rne, general, aud such officers
shall nj once move the public re-
cords aud personal pr"wr'\ {" such
new public buildings, nnd the CITY ct
Sc.iaila shall ihrrrnp'n hrc.Inr She
p-rInnn"n, seat "f government. The
plans and location ct the capitol,
"
yr"uud- -hnIi first he npprn, b,
such cnmnissi"n.
The county at Pitts aud Scdaiin
township. in said t.. UNITY, ma, each
vn,r mn issue %! ) 20. n.n-,aXa'.lr 3
lnr r,.Et huni-. nui 4" exceed III
amount. rr-i'rc'iveh tor each, 500,
900, ant such bonds ma, tr m'!-rrd
ISSUED hN ntajorii, vote at those
voting at special election rnl ed tor
that purpose hN ,hr count, court. and
r"ndurIrd grn"raiii III the nlanupr
provided b law i.r the i--ulrg at
h"u,i- for the erection ct c"uri houses
Said count, and wn-hlr bonds
shall h." given to the stale tor the rnr
p"-e of assisting in paving for the
erection at The buildings provided TOR
herein aud such bombs, il voted and
issued shalt he delivered 1" the gov
eruur ui the state. Sn.i held hl him in
i,ust for the benefit "i au, person or
persons " no MAY erect such smiinhl"
public buildimg-. in hr given I" such
person or I,pr-"ns on their conn illeiion
and acceptance
The c",ninis-lnu hereby constituted
shall have imil power b, mnj"rii,
vote l." carry "ut the pr"vi-i"n- and
inIent of this aInrn'iuIrn', and such
new public buildings siinli be- com
pIc,r,l, ~ near ~ may br possible, on
ar before i,e fir-t day at November,
\ - 1899. uuc-s such commission
tor good rnu-r gran, further 'iur.
Thr -inir shall IN n" munurr be-
come liable tor, nor -hnii II I,aN any
parI whntr,rr OF HE cost of the new
public hnil.iiny- herein provided tor.
ani The count, before iurnti"u",i shnli
v,a, the entire rn-i at mo, ing the re-
cords mud personal pruprrr, If the
state I" the new public huildi :"
that the state .hmll br Al no expense
wha.e,rr in the change at the seat "f
gov rnmrn'.
srC"ND C"H>T:rrrI"SAr AME>DMESr.
Co\' EHtNI Kt>oi.t HON Submitting 1"
the qu iii..'i ,"trr- "f Ih. It tie "t Missouri .n
:iruti'li,ut the iIrui i'ru thrr',,'
ccrnIn.. the iit .irIal department
lie il rr-,,l' 'i h' The ~"iafr in" li"u-c 81
Representatives r'.i3rurr' ng therein
Iiat al ihr general election To lac held on the
Tu,-.i:.y next Ioii,wiu the iif>t Monday IN S"-
y,ruIrr l>.s; the h.Ii,w ing amendment To the
iiu,i',n ii the stai"i Missouri, concerning
the jrliriai department. shall 10" submitted &"
-
>E,TIrN |. The power at III" supreme court.
except ~ hereinafter proved auu oi the com u
uI aI,I,caIs, I" issue original rrne'iirai writ-,
shall ;r r"niin' 4 I" cas- : lNing within the ap-
lciiatc iur,>,iirIi..n oi -ari courts.
>TC :. The mra..In2 al tho terms used in
.-rrI"n /. 'riclc al Il,'. constitution are here
by defined a. follows
i:y amount in dispute j. m-ant the money
yalu" al the dispute NJ the date al the jri'i.
memi Appealed from. aud The courts shall look
int" The entire iero,d for ih- purpose OF a-cer-
taI;,ing such value.
Cases inynlving the construction of the con-
srifuti"n al the United STATES or "f this sIar, ar
the validity al II treaty or ,tainte of the tnIie't
stats. are those cases only where that point
ha- been raised il g'I',i i;iiii by some plca'iin.
or instruction in th. tria, court.
Cases involving the construction Of III" rev
cnue laws "i this state are cases only wherein
eith.I party in the trial court claims soiRe right
under Al constitution Of sucn laws, which COLE
-iructn hi- adversary 'i"ni"- I" l~ the true con
>tructi"u by some pleading "r instruction
The titi,. To any oi'icr under thi, state means
only the title III an officer hose duties are
cNrrnsi,c with the state or who i, required hy
law To I've commissioned by the governor a Il
onr is state officer who dies not answer this
description.
\ county OF other political subdivision of
state includes only counties. and cities cNrrris-
lug the functions Of II county. but u" minor
subdivisions
Cases involving title to real estate are cases
only wherein the decree or i'igneat rendered
affects directly the tile "I the appellant {" Ger
q ain real estate, and actions of rjrcim.nt-
When either party 10 an appeal claims that u
question has been fairly raised upon III" record
IN the trial court. by which the jurisdiction al
An appetl therein il vested in the ,upIe court.
or thit the amount involved, or stains Of any
iitigant gives t. the supreme court appellate
he .i.ay, before the case is submit
ted ON final hearing in the court "i appeals but
not thereafter, file a motion To have said cause
transferred To- the supreme court. and il any
Judge of SAIL court ni appeals shall he of opinion
that such motion is well founded, ami shall hie
his written statement to that EFFECT in the cause,
the court shall at once transfer the records to
the supreme court The courts Of appeals may