The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-10-19
Proposed Amendments TO the
Constitution Of Missouri.
&1 M A YEAR
~A'OV IN ADVANCE

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
joint and Concurrent resolution submitting
to the qualified voters OF the state Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to section IL, article 10
Of the constitution OF thstate Of Missouri,
relating To the limit Of Indebtedness in
counties aud other municipal corporations.
Be It resolved bg the House Of Repre-
septdtiUes, the Senate concurrtnq
therein:
That at the general election to be held on
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember, A. ID. 1905. there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF Missouri for adop-
tion or rejection the following constitutional
amendment, to-wit:
That section l2 Of article 10 Of the constitu-
tion Of the State OF Missouri be and the same
is hereby amended by inserting after the
ward Jail" and before the word "and, in the
thirteenth line OF said section IL, the follow
ing WORDS: ''or for the grading, construc-
tion. paving. or maintaining OF paved. grav-
elled. m academiZed or rock roads and neces-
sary bridges and culverts tberein;" so that
said section. when so amended. shall read:
Section l2. No county. city, town. town
ship, school district or other political corpor-
alton or subdivision of the State shall be
allowed TO become Indebted In any manner or
for any purpose to an amount exceeding in
any year the income and revenue provided
for such year. without the assent OF two
thirds OF the voters thereof voting at an
election to be held for that purpose. nor in
cases requiring such assent shall any in
debtedness be allowed to he incurred to an
amount including existing Indebtedness. in
| the aggregate exceeding five per centum on
| the value of the taxable property therein to
ba nj hy ha he-
fore the last assessment for state and county
purposes. previous TO the incurrlng Of such
| Indebtedness: Provided, that with such
| assent any county may be allowed to be-
come indebted to larger amount for the
| erection of court house or jail. or for the
grading. constructing, paving. or maintain
| ing OF paved. gravelled. Dacadamized or rock
| roads and necessary bridges and culverts
| therein; and provided further, that any
county, city. town, township. school district
| or other political corporation or subdivision
| OF the state. incurring any Indebtedness, re-
quiring the assent OF the voters aforesaid,
| shall, before or at the time Of doingso, pro-
| vide for the collection OF an annual tax
| suffici' Mt to pay the interest on such In
! q, bltCHe.s as 1t falls due. and also to con-
! sIitute sinking fund for the paymentof the
| principal thereof, within twenty years from
| tnc tlue VI tbt IFONlucdr
further. that the provisions of this section
| shall not apply to counties having cities that
now have or which may hereafter have one
hundred thousand or more Inhabitants. nor
| to cities that now have or may hereafter have
! over three hundred thousand inhabitants"
| SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
| MENT-Joint and Concurrent resolution sub
mitting to the qualified voters OF the state Of
| Missouri an amendment to the state con-
stitution, concerning sheriffs and Coroners.
Be it resolred by the Senate, the House
of Representatives. cOncurring therein:
That at the general election to be held on
Tuesday next following the first Monday in
November, A. ID. 1906 the following amend
ment to the constitution of the State of Mis-
souri, concerning sheriffs and coroBers, be
submitted to the qualified voters of said state,
| to-wit:
Amend by striking out all of section 10 Of
| article nine of the constitution Of the State
| of Missouri, and adopt in lieu thereof a new
section, to be known section ten, article
nine of OF said constitution. and to be in
words 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 Monday in
November, A. d. 1905, and thereafter every
four years sheriff and coroner. They shall
serve four years and until their successors
be duly elected and qualified, unless sooner
removed for malfeasance in office. Before
entering on the duties of their Office, they
shall give security in the amount and in such
manner as shall be prescribed by law and
shall be eligible only four years in any one
period.
Whenever county shall be hereafter
established. the governor shall appoint a
sheriff and coroner therein, who shall con-
tinue in office until the next succeeding
general election and until their successors
shall be duly elected and qualified.
State of Missouri-s. $.
l, John E. Swanger, Secretary Of State of
the State Missouri, hereby certify that the
foregoing is full, true and complete copy
of the joint and concurrent resolutions
of the Forty-third General Assembly OF
the State OF Missouri-First Constitutional
Amendment, entitled:
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
!; ting to the qualified voters OF the State of
Missouri relating to the limit OF indebted
ness In counties and other municipal corpora
tions."
Second Constitutional Amendment, entitled:
Joint andconcurrent resolution submits
ing to the qualified voters of the State OF
Missouri an amendment TO the state consti-
tuition. concerning sheriifs and coroners,"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, hereunto
set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the
State OF Missouri. Done at Office in the City
. of jefferson this thirteenth day of September.
, A. ID. 1906.
, (SEAL.) JNO. e. SWANGER,
SECRETARY OF STATE.