The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-22

the qualilled voters OF Missouri amend
meDt to the constitution thereof, p Oyding
for the removal of the seat OF government
from the City of Jefferson to the city of
Sedalia.
lie R,esoltea ~ he XonSe If Representa- ;
Epes, Me Senuie cuuce,y'inr 1he,ein, a<
/oiio"x:
AT the general election to he held on the
tuesday next following the first Monday in
November, ID. 1886, an amendment IL the
constitution of Missouri shall be submit, ted to
the qualified voters OF the ) ate, in the follow
ing words:
from the City of Jefferson ana located ut the
city OF Sedalia Any person or persons may
grant ana donate to !he State any lana, sum
Of money or Other thing OF value Ia be used for
the purpose OF erecting the necessary public
buildings at the city OF Sehaia or may depos-
it with the governor sufficient securities OF
to guarantee the erection OF such
buildings.
Whenever a suitable capitol builting. hav-
ing the same or greater floor area end appoint
ments as the present capitol and supreme
court buildings, and equal thereto in stability
and architectural merit. together with the
grounds of sam or greater area and III arm
Ory building likewise similar superior TO |
the present armory. and an executive mansion |
likewise similar or superior to the present |
building used as the governors residence. J
together with the grounds anu appurtenances. |
shall be erected at the city of Sedaiia, the |
same shall be accepted by commission con- |
sisting of the governor. secretary OF state.
auditor. treasurer ard attorney-general, and
such officers shall at once remove the public
records and personal property t" such new
public buildings, and the city of Seualia shall
thereupOn become the permanent seat of gov
ernment Ihe plans aud location OF tue CAPT
tol. armory and executive mansion and
grounds shall first be approved by such COM
mission.
The county of Petti> and sedalia township.
in said county, may each vote au Issue OF 30
nOn-taXabie3 3 percent bonds, not to exceed
in amount, respectively for each, 500 900. and
such bond, may be ordered issued by
majority vote OF those voting at special
election called for that purpose toy the county
court. and conducted generaliy in the manner
provided By law Tor the issuing of bonds for the
erection OF court houses Said county and town
ship bonds shall be given to the state for the
purpose of assisting in pay ing for the erection
of the buildings provided Tor herein; and such
bOnds if voted and issued shall be delivered TO
the governor of the state amt held by him in
trust for the benefit of any person or persons
who may erect such suitable buildings. to be
given to such person or persons on their COM
pletOn and acceptance.
The commis sion hereby constituted shall
have full power by mojority vote to carry
out the provisions and intent of this amend
ment, and such new public buildings shall be
completed, rs near as may be possible. on or
before the first day OF November. a D.. 1883,
unless such commission for good cause grant
further time
The state shall in no manner become liable
for, nor shall 1t pay any part whatever OF the
cost of new public buildings herein provided
for. and the county before mentioned shall
pay the entire cost OF removing the records
and personal property Of the state to the ne "
public buildings, so that the state shall be al
no expense whatever in the change of the seat
of government.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting tC
the qualiIied voters of the state OF Missouri
an amendment to the constitution thereof
concerning the judicial department.
Bs IL resol,ed by tie ,Senuie, Me House o,
ReDyeseniaii,e concn,yIMy therein:
That at the general election to be held OF
the Tuesday next following the frs: Monda.
in November, 1896, the following amendmen
to the constitution OF the state OF Missouri
concerning the Judicial department. shall
submitted to the qualified voters Of said state
SECTION /. The power of the suprem
court except as hereinafter provided, and Q
the courts of appeals. to issue original RENE
dial wrils, shall be confined to cases lyin
within the appellate jurisdiction of said courts
SEC The meaning OF the term used i
SEXTON I2 article q of the constitution ar
hereby defined as follows:
BY amount in dispute is meant the none
value of the real dispute at the date OF tn
judgment appealed from. and the courts sha
look into the entire record for the purpose c
ascertaining such value.
Cases involving the construction OF the con
stitu.ion of the United States or OF this state
or the validity Of a treaty or statute of IL
United States, are these cases only whe1
that point has been raised In good iaith Q
some pleading or instruction in the trial cOur
Cases involving the construction of the re,
enue laws of the state are cases oniy Wherel
either the party in the trial court claims son
right under construction OF such laws. WhIt
construction his adversary denies to be tt
true construction by some pleading or lnstra
tion.
The title to any Office under this state meal
only the title VI an officer whose duties are c.
extensive with the state. or w VINO o., Is REQUIRE
and no one is d state officer who does not a.
swer this description.
A county or other political subdivision Of
state includes only counties, and cities exc
cisng the functions OF q county, but no MN
subdivisions.
ONLY wherein the decree or Judgment render
affects directly the title of the appellant
certain real estate, and actions OF tJectmen
When either party to an appeal claims tn
question has been fairly raised upon t
record in the trial court, by which the juri
diction of an appeal therein is vested in
supreme court, or that the amount involve
or status of any htigant gives to the suprei
court appellate jurisdiction, he may, beft
the case is submitted on final hearing in
court of appeals. but not thereafter. file
motion to have said cause transferred to
supreme court. and if any judge OF said COZ
of appeals shall be OF opinion that such IL
ton is we'll founded, and shall hle his writ
statement to that effect in the cause. the co'
shall at once transfer the records to the
preme court. The courts of appeals may a
of their own motion, on becoming satist
that the supreme court has jurisdiction OF a
cause pending before saiG court of .appea
preme court, at any time before filing an op
ion on the merits there n. When the rec
is thus transferred to the supreme court
either of the reasons above stated, that co
shall at once inspect the same for the purp
of determining its own jurisdiction and cit
retain or remand the cause according to
inding of such fact 1t the cause Is not ira
ferred to the supreme court in either OF
manners hereinabove provided. the decis
of the court Of appeals shall be conclusv
to its own jurisdiction In the particular CT
SIC The supreme court shall have
perintending control over the courts OF
peals to enforce the above provisions, and
provisions of section OF the constitute
amendment concerning the judicial dep
ment adopted at the general election OF !
by mandamus, which shall be the limit of 6
experimenting control
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMKNpMkSr.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submittin
the qualified voters of the state OF Miss