The Marshall republican., 1906-10-26
AMENDMENTS TO the
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT@Joint n Concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters OF the
state OF Missouri an amendment TO sec
ton W article 10 u the constitution OF
the State OF Missouri relating TO the limit
or Indebtedness In counties and other
municipal corporations.
ne u resolved by the House Of Repre-
s.nidiir,s. the Senate coHcHrriH1
That at the general election 10 be
held on Tuesday following the first
Monday In Novci. Der. A. u. 1906. there
OF Missouri for adoption or rejection thu
following constitutional amendment. to-
wit:
Tina, section - Of article 10 OF tho
and the same IN hereby amcndcd by In
snrtlng after the word 'jali' and before
the word and" In the thirteenth line OF
snid section ~, the following words: ''or
or maintaining OF paved. gravcilcd. ma.
cadamizcd or rock roads and necessary
bridges and culverts therein +" No That
said section. when 10 amended. shall
read:
section ~. No county. city. town.
township. school district or other politi-
cal corporation or subdivision OF tho
State shall be allowed to become In
debted In any mannor or for any pur-
pos. TO an amount exceeding In any
year the Income ana revenue provided
Tor tucn year. without tne assent or
two-thlrda of the voters thereof voting
at an election To h. held for that pur-
pose, nor In casoa requiring Huch assent
shall any indebtedness b" allowed 20 be
incurred 10 an amount including existing
Indebtedness. In the. aggregate eSce"dlng
i've per centum on IN" vnlu" OF the
taxable property therein 20 be ascer-
tain.d by the assessment next before
purposes, previous 20 the mourning NJ
such Indebtedness: Provided. that With
such assent nny county. may be allowed %
become Indebted to a larger amount for
the erection OF n court house or isii. or
for The grading. constructing. paving. OF
maintaining OF paved. gravellsd, macnd-
bridges and c~ulverts therein; and pro
vided further. that any county. city.
town. townshlp, school district or other
political corporation or subdivision of
auiring the assent Of the voters a.
aforesaid, shall. before ar az the time Of
doing -. provide for the collection OF
an annual tax sufficient To pay the
interest on such Indebtedness as u falls
due. and also 20 constitute a sinking
fund for the payment NJ the principal
thereof, within wen, years from the
time Of contracting The. s.%si FRO;
this section shall not apply TO coun-
ues nsvrrR ..d~s mat NV HNv~ ~
which may hereafter have one hundred
thousand or more inhabitants; nor to
have over three hundred thousand In
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
lion sub%i1,ins "a TO NJ auaiined voters
OF the state OF Missouri an amendment
to the State constitution. concerning
Sherins and CoronerE.
BE u resolved BY the Senate, the House
Of Representatives oomcurr'no thsrs,a I;
That at the generd election to be-
held On Nitriay nest following the
FIRST Monday Ia November. A. u. 1905.
the following amendment ~ the con-
Btitution Of the State OF Missouri. con
corning sherins and coroners, he sub
mitted TO the qualified voters OF said
state, to-wit
Amend by striking out all of section
10 OF article nine OF the constitution or
the state OF Missouri, and adopt In lieu
thereof n new section, 10 be known as
tion, and TO be- In words and figures.
as follows:
Section 10. There shall he elected Ivy
the qualified voters In each county ON
nrst Monday in November. A. u. 1908.
and thereafter every four years, a
sheriff and coroner. They shall serve
for four years and until their success
less sooner removed for maiteasance IN
Office. BEFORE entering on the duties OF
their orioe. they shall give security IN
Ne s ppssspibe sh' BY 'I law and .ssn tS. be
eligible only four years In any one
Whenever a county hall be hereafter
established, the governor shall appoint
n sheriff and coroner therein. who shall
continue In orfice until the next sue
ceedinE general election and until their
successors shall be duly elected and
State Of M~issouri-s.
l. John d swanger. Secretary Of State
OF the. state OF Missouri. hereby cerufy