Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-10-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT--Joint and Concurrent resolution
submitting to the Qualihed voters OF the
State OF Missouri an amendment TO sec
ton II, article 10 Of the constitution Of
the Stats Of Missouri, relating TO the limit
OF indebtedness in counties and other
municipal corporations.
Be % resolved ~ the House Of Repre-
seafatIpes, the Senate ~concArrsn1
That at the general election to be
held on Tuesday following the first
Monday In November, A d. 1906. there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
following constitutional amendment. to-
i That section IL Of article 10 Of the
constitution of the State OF Missouri be
n the same Is hereby amended by In
sorting after the word "jail" and before
said section Il, the Following words: ''or
for the grading. construction paving.
or maintaining Of paved. gravelled. ma
cadamized or rock roads and necessary
bridges and culyerts therein 70 that
said section. when % amended. shall
Section IL. No county, city, town,
township. school district or other politi-
cal corporation or subdivision OF the
State shall be allowed to become In
debted in any manner or for any pur-
year the income n revenue provided
for such year, without the assent Of
two-fhirds of the voters thereof voting
at an election TO be held for that pur-
pose, nor In cases requiring such assent
incurred to an amount including existing
Indebtedness. In the aggregate exceeding
five per centum on the value OF the
taxable property therein to be ascer-
tained by the assessment next before
the last assessment for state md county
such Indebtedness: Provided. that with
such assent any county mas be allowed 10
become indebted TO d larger amount for
the erection OF a court house or Sail. or
for. the grading. constructing. paving. or
amixed or rock roads and necessary
bridges and culverts therein; and pro-
yided further. that any county, city.
town. township. school district or other
political corporation or subdivision OF
curing the assent Of the voters al
aforesaid, shall, before or at the time OF
doing 80. provide for the collection OF
an annual tax sufficient 70 pay the
interest on such Indebtedness as Il falls
due. and also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment OF the prlnclpaf
thereof. within twenty years from the
time Of contracting the same Pro-
yided, further. that the provisions OF
this section shall not apply 70 coun-
which may hereafter have one hundred
thousand or more inhabitants; nor to
cities hal now have or may hereafter
nave over three hundred thousand in
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT,Joint and Concurrent resolu-
ton submitting to the quaIiied yoters
or the State OF Mlssousf an Amendment
% the State constitution, Concerning
Sherifs and Coroners.
re 20 resolved bp the Senate, the House
q Reprsssntafipes coHerrsins therein:
held on Tuesday next following the
nrst Monday In November, A. ID. 1906,
the following amendment to the con-
stitution OF the State OF Missouri. con-
cernlng sherins and coroners be cub
mlttsa 70 the qualified voters Of said
Amend by striking out all OF section
~ OF article nine OF the constitution Of
the State OF Missouri. and adopt in lieu
thereof a new section. to be known as
sec t ten article nine OF said constitu-
ton and to be in words and figures,
Section 10. There shah be elected bv
the qualified voters in ZACH county On
me nrsf Tuesday next following the
n nns Monday In November, A. d. 1908.
FGI LOuI IGATM. n
sheriff and coroner. They shall serve
Tor four years and until their m1cres-
sors be duly elected qualified. I'M
less sooner removed for ma~ifeaaapce in
onice. Before entering on the duties Of
their ohice. they shall give security IN
the amount and in such manner AZ hal
pe prescribed by law and shall be
eligible only four years IN any ona
Whenever a county b be hereafter
established. the governor shall appoinf
a sheriff and coroner therein, who ehall
continue In Office until the nexf ruc-
ceeding general election and until their
suceessoFs shall be duly elected and
State Of Mhssourt-
]. John e swanger. Secretary of et.ts
OF the State Of Missouri, hereby certifv
! the foregoing is n full, true and
complete copy OF the Joint and conenr- /
rent resolutions OF the Forty-fhird CSn- |
ernl Assembly OF the state OF Misrouri--
ttrst Constitutional Amendment, entitled,
Joint and concurrent resolution sub |
hitting 70 the qualified voters Of me |
STATE % missouri. relating to the limit |
municipal corporations"
second Constitutional Amendment. en-
Joint and concurrent resolution NH.
hitting 70 the qualified voters az fha
state OF Missouri an amendment 10 fhe /
state constitution. concerning aherlfs and
M TESTIMONY WHEREOF. ! here.
unto set my hand and anix ne cREhr
SEAL OF the State Of Missouri Dons
a. office II the City OF Jefferson this
thirteenth dag OF September. A. ID Iona
NO. n. sWANdpp ~
- SECRETARY OF STATE