Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-31

s'itSi aiiS "OII jall IHtI pEiCIG tie HGIC
and N the thirteenth line of said Sec
ton IL. the following the words: "or for
| the grading, construction, paving or main
| tanning Of paved, gravelled, macadamized
OK rock roads and necessary bridges and
cuiverts therejn:' SO that said section,
when SO amended, shall read
Section r. No county, city. town.
| township. school district or other political
| corporation or subdivision of the S,nte
shall be allowed tc become indebted in
any purpose to an amount exceeding in
any year the income and revenue provid-
ed for such year, without the assent of
two-thirds of the voters thereof voting a.
an election to be held for that purpose
nor in cases requiring such assent shall
any Indebtedness be allowed to be incur
red to an amount including existing in-
debtedness, in the aggregate exceeding
five per certun on the value of the tax
able property therein to be ascertained by
the assessment next before the last assess
| ment for state and county purposes, pre-
vious to the incurrtng of such indebted
ness: Provided. that with such assent
any county may be allowed to become in-
dehted to larger amount for the erection
Of a court house or Jail, or for the grad
ing constructing, paving, or maintaining
of paved. graveiled, macadamized or rock
roads an necessary bridges and culver,s
! therein; and provided further. tnat any
county, city, town. township school dis
trict or other political corporation or sub
division Of the stase, incutring any indebt
edness. requiring the assent of the voters
as aforesaid. shall. before or at the time
of dong SO, provide for the collection of
an animal II cntT1ciaDt tn Yia
est on such Indebtedness as it falls due,
and also to constitute sinking fund for
the payment Of the principal thereof,
within twenty years CT the time of con-
tracing the same: Provided. further,
that the provisions Of this section shall
not apply to counties having cities th1t
now have or which may hereafter have
Que hundred thousand or more inhabi-
tarts: nor to cities that now have or may
hereafter have over three hundred inhabi-
tantS,
SECOND CONS UTIONA
AMENDMENT-Joint and Concurrent
resolutions submitting to the qualified
voters Of the State of Missouri an amend
ment to the State constitution, concern
ing Sherifis and Coroners
Be il resolved by the Senate the House
Of Representatives concurring therein
That AT the geaeiai election to be held
on Tuesday. next following the first Mon
day in November. 4 ID. 1906, the follow
ing amendment 10 the constitution of the
State of Missouri. and adopt IN lieu there
of d new section. TO be known as section
ten. article nine OF said constitution, and
TO be in weeds and figures, as follows:
Section 10. There shall be elected .by
the qualified voters in each county on the
first Tuesday next following the first Mon
day. in November, A. D. 1908. and there
after every tour years. sheriff and cor
oner. They shall serve for four years
and until their successors be duly elected
and qualified, unless sooner removed Tor
malfeasance in office. Before entering on
the duties of their Office. they must give
security in the amount and in such man
ner as shall be prescribed by law and
shall be eligible only four years in any
one period.
Whenever 4 county shall be hereafter
established. the governor shall appoint d
sheriff and coroner therein, who shall con-
tinue III office until the next succeeding
general election and until their Successors
sl,al! be duly elected and qualified.
Stale OF Missouri-s, S.
l, John Z. Swanger. Secretary Of State
Of the State of Missouri, hereby certify
that the foregoing is full, true and com
plete copy of the joint and concurrent
resolutions of the Forty-third General
Assembly of the State of Missouri
First Constitutional Amendment sntitled:
"Joiat and concurrent resolution sub
mitting to the qualified voters of the State
Of Missouri, relating to the limit Of findebt-
edness il counties and other municipal
corporations"
Second Constitutional Amendment, en-
titled:
''Joint and concurrent resolution sub
mitting to the qualified voters of the State
of Missouri an amendment to the state
constitution concerning sheriffs and cor
onsrs."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. here
unto set my hand and atfix the GREAT
SEAL Of the State Of Missouri. Done at
Office in the City Of Jefferson this thir-
teenth day Of September, A. D. 1906.
fseal.} john Z. SwANGER,
Secretary of State.