The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-11-02
Proposed Amendments TO the
Constitution Of Missouri.

'OUnSHIuUUH vi missouri.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
-Joint and Concurrent resolution ,ubnsitting
to tho qualified voters of the state of Mis-
souri, an amendment to section ~. article 10.
OF tho constitution Of the state OF Missouri,
relating to the limit of Indebtedness In
counties and other municipal corporations.
Be Il resolved by the House of Repre-
s~entdtiues, the Senate concurring'
therein:
That at the general election to be held on
Tuesday following the first Monday In No..
vemher, A. ID. 1905, there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF Missouri for adop-
ton or rejection the following constitutional
amendment, to-wit:
That section IL of article 10 OF the constitu-.
tion OF the state Of Missouri be and the same
Ia hereby amended by inserting after the
word Jail" and before the word land" In the
thirteenth line OF said section IL, the follow
Ing words: ''or for tho grading, construc-
tion. paving, or maintaining Of paved. grav-
elled. macadamized or rock roads and neces-
sary bridges and ~culverts therein - SO that
said section, when so amended, shall read:
Section IL. 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 I'm
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 be incurred to an
amount including existing Indebtedness, in
the aggregate exceeding Ave per ceutum on
the value OF the taxable property therein to.
BIO uscertuined by the assessment next be-
fore the last assessment for state and county
purposes, previous to the incurriug OF such
Indebtedness: Provided, that with such
assent any county may be allowed to be-
come Indebted to Il larger amount for the
erection OF II court house or Jail. or for tho
grading, constructing, paving, or maintain
Ing of paved, gravelled, macadamized or rock
roads aud 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, mourning any Indebtedness, re-
quiring the assent of the voters rs aforesaid,
shall, before or at the time OF doing so, pro-
vide for the collection of an annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest on such in
debtedness as 1t falls due. and also to con-
stitute IA sinking fund for the paymentof the
principal thereof, within w enty years from
the time of contracting the same: Provided,
further, that the provisions OF this section
shall not apply 10 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 resolved 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. 1905, the following amend
ment to the constitution Of the State OF Mis-.
souri,, concerning sheritfs and coroners, 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 n new
section, to be known as section ten, article
nine 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
n ~ lVVCt huu oNOIy
four years II 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 a county shall be hereafter
established. the governor shall appoint q
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. S.
|, John f. Swanger, Secretary of State OF
the State OF Missouri, herebycertify that the
foregoing Is a 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: ,1D
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
TONS"
Second Constitutions Amendment, entitled:
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBMIT
Ing to the qualified voters of tho State Of
Missouri an amendment to the state consti-
tuition. concerning sherifs and coroners,"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto
set my hand and afix the Great Seal Of the
State of Missouri. Done ut Office In the City
of Jefferson this thirteenth day of September.
A. d. 1906.
(sEAL) JNO. e. swANGER,
SECRETARY OF STATE.