The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-24
AMENDMENTS
To the Constitution of the State
of Missouri,
To be Voted Upon at the General Election
to be Held on Tuesday, No
vember 3 Next by the
Qualified Voters.

Following is an official copy of the
ton of the state of Missouri to be voted
upon at the general election on Tues
day, November 3:
First Constitutional Amendment.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters OF Missouri an amend
ment to the constitution thereof, providing
for the removal of the seat of government
from the City OF Jefferson to the city Of
Sedalia.
Be It resOlred BY the House Of Representatives.,
the Senate concurrinG therein, as JoHors:
t the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next followin the first Monday in
November, a. u. 1896, an amendment to the
constitution of Missouri shall be submitted TO
the qualified voters OF the State, in the follow
Ing words:
The seat Of government shall be removed
from the City OF Jefferson and located at the
city OF Sedalla. ANY person or persons may
grant and donate to the State any land, sum Of
money or other thing of value to be used for
the purpose of erecting the necessary public
buildings at the city OF Sedalla, or may de-
poslt with the governor sufficient securities or
Obligations to guarantee the erection OF such
buildings.
Whenever a suitable capitol building, hav-
ing the same or greater floor area and appoint
mentS as the present capitol and supreme
court buildings, and equal thereto in stability
and ARCHITECTURAL merit, together with grounds
OF the same or greater area, and an armOry
building hkewise similar or superior to the
present arnory, and an executive mansion
likewise similar or superior to the present
building used as the governors residence, to-
gether with the grounds and appurtenances,
shall be erected at the city OF Sedalia, the
same shall be accepted by a 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
public buildings, ana the city Of Sedalia shall
thereupOn become the permanent seat Of gov
eminent. The 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,
in said county. may each vote an issue of 30,
nOn-taXable 3 per cent bonds, not to exceed in
amount. respectively for each, 100000, and
such bonds may be ordered issued by i mRjori-
ity vote of those voting at Il special election
called for that purpose by the county court.
and conducted generally in the manner pro-
vided 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
ton of the buildings provided for herein; and
such bonds, ii voted and issued, shall be deliv-
cred to the governor of the state, and held by
him in trust for the benefit of any person or
persons who may erect such suitable public
buildings, to be given to such person or per-
sons on their completion and acceptance.
The commission hereby constituted shall
have full power by a majority vote to carry out
the provisions ana intent of this amendment,
and such new public buildings shall be COM
pleted, as near as may be possible, on or before
the first day of November, ~. ID. 1850, 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-
Vlded for, and the county before mentioned
shall pay the entire cost OF moving the records
ana personal property of the state to the new
pubic buildings, so that the state shall be at
no expense whatever i'll the change of the seat
of government.