Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.

FIRST INSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT--Joint and Concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
tion IL, article 10 Of the constitution Of
the State of Missouri relating to the limit
OF indebtedness in counties and other
municipal corporations.
Be 1 resolved by the House Of Repre-
sentatives. the Senate coHcurring
Y That at the general election to be
held on Tuesday following the first
Monday in November A. ID. 1906, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
OF Missouri for adoption or rejection the
following constitutional amendment, to-
wit:
That section 10 of article 10 of the
constitution OF the State of Missouri be
and the same is hereby amended by in-
serting after the word "jaiP' and before
the word "and." in the thirteenth line Of
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 culverts therein" SO that
said section, when so amended, shall
read:
Section ~. 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 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 pur-
pose, nor in cases recurring such assent
shall any indebtedness be allowed TO be
incurred to an amount including existing
indebtedness In the aggregate exceeding
five per centum on the value OF tho
taxable property therein to be ascer-
tanned by the assessment next before
q. L. - nfofa
purposes previous to the mourning OF
such Indebtedness: Provided. that with
such assent any county may be allowed to
become indebted to a larger amount for
the erection Of o court house or jail, or
for the grading. constructing. paving, or
maintaining Of paved, gravelled, macad-
amized or rock roads and necessary
bridges and culverts therein; and pro-
vided further, that any county, city,
town, township, school district or other
political CORPORATION or subdivision OF
the state, mourning any Indebtedness, re-
curing the assent of the voters as
aforesaid, shall, before or at the time OF
doing SO. provide for the collection OF
an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also to constitute sinking
fund for the payment OF the principal
thereof, within twenty years from the
time OF contracting the same: Pro-
yided, further that the provisions of
ties having cities that now have OF
which may hereafter have one hundred
thousand or more inhabitants; nor tc
cities that now have or may hereafteI
have over three hundred thousand In
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and Concurrent resolu-
tion submitting to the qualified voters
OF the State OF Missouri an amendment
TO the State constitution. concerning
q
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives. coRcurTin0 therein
That at the general election to be
| held on Tuesday next following the
| first Monday In November, A. ID. 1906
the following amendment TO the con-
stitution of the State OF Missouri. con-
cerning sheriffs and coroners, be sub.
mitted to the qualified voters OF sale
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 q new section, to be known al
section ten, article nine OF said constttu'
tion. and to be in words and figures
| as follows:
| the qualified voters in each county OF
the first Tuesday next following tht
| first Monday in November, A. d. 1908
and thereafter every four years,
sheriff and coroner. They shall serv'
/ for four years and until their success
| sors be duly elected and qualified. un
| less sooner removed for malfeasance II
office. Before entering on the duties o.
their office, they shall give security Il
| the amount and in such manner as shal
| be prescribed by law and shall b.
eligible only four years in any on
period.
whenever county shall be hereafte
/ established, the governor shall appofn
/ n sheriff and coroner therein. who shal
/ continue in office until the next sue
i ceeding general election and until thei
| successors shall be duly elected AM
/ qualified.
| State OF Missouri-s. s,
| !. John f. Swanger. Secretary OF stat
| OF the State Of Missouri, hereby certif.
| that the foregoing is n full. true an
/ complete copy Of the joint and concur
| rent resolutions OF the Forty-third Gen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Missouri
| First Constitutional Amendment. entitled
| aJofnt and concurrent resolution sub
| hitting to the qualified voters Of tn
| state OF Missouri. relating to the hmi
OF indebtedness in counties and othe
municipal corporations"
Second Constitutional Amendment, en-
| titled:
"Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters OF IN
State OF Missouri an amendment 20 IN
state constitution, concerning sherins an
m TESTIMONY WHEREOF. 1 here
unto set my hand and afflx the GREA'
SEAL OF the State OF Missouri Don
al office IN the City Of Jefferson TIL
thirteenth day Of September, A. u. 190l
tsEAL,l JNO. e. SWAN0ER
u SECRETARY oR STATE