Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-10-22
Proposed Amendments to the ConSti-
tuition of rlisSOuri.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
CoNCURRENT RFsoLUTIoN submit
uag TO the qualified voters of. Missouri
an amendment TO the constitution thereof.
providing for the removal of the seat of
government from the City Of Jefferson to
the city of Sedola.
Be it resolved by the House of Representa-
tivcS. the Senate concurring therein, as fol-
lows:
At the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday in
November, A. D. 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 Sedala. Any person or persons may
grant and donate to the State any land, sum
of money or other thing of value to bes used
Tor the purpose of erecting the necessary pub
lie buildings at the city OF Sedalia, OF may de-
post 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 ap
court buildings, and equal thereto in stability
and architectural merit, together with grounds
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, to-
gether with the grounds and appurtenances,
shall be erected at the city Of Sedalia, the same
shall be accepted by commission consisting
Of the governor, secretary of state, auditor,
treasui er and attorney, general, and such Off
GERS shall al once remove the public records
and personal property to such new public
buildings. and the city of Sedalia shall there
upon become the permanent seat Of govern
ment. The plans and location of the capitol,
armory and executive mansion and grounds
shall first be approved by such commission.
The county OF Pettis and Sedalia township,
in said county, may each vote an issue OF $40
non-taXa5ie ) per cent bonds, not to exceed
in amount, respectively for each, $Ioo, 900,
and such bonds may be ordered issued by a
majority vote Of those voting At special cleo
ton called for that purpose by the county
court and conducted generally in the manner
provided by law for the issuing Of bonds for
the erection of court-houses. Said county
and township bonds shall be given to the
state for the purpose of assisting in paying
for the erection Of the buildings provided 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
person or persons who may erect such suita-
BILE public buildings, to be given to such per-
son OF persons on their completion and ac-
ceptance.
The commission hereby constituted shall
have full power by majority vote to carry
out the provisions and intent of this amend
ment, and such new public buildings shall be
completed, as near as may be possible, on or
b.ore the first day in November, A. d. 1890,
unless such commission for good cause grant
further time.
The state shall in no manner become liable
for, nor shalhi; pay any part whatever of the
cost of the new public buildings herein proVl-
ded Tor, and the county before mentioned
shall pay The entire cost OF moving the records
and personal property Of the state to the new
public buildings, so that the state sh5h be at
no expense whatever In the change OF the
seat of government