Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-17
Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution
Of Missouri.

| M N\'N-' l ~ 1 1NtANLI4-- y VI l. ~ j -
MENT-Ioint and Concurrent resolution
submitting TO the qualified voters of the
! State of Missouri an amendment to sec.
ton II. article 10 of the constitution oi
the State Of MssoGri relating to the limi,
municipal corporations.
I Be ii resolved by the House of Repre-
| sentatives. the Senate concu.rng there
! in:
That at The general election to he held
! on Tuesday folio wing the first Monday in
| November. A. h. 1906 there shall be sub
| rIlitted 10 the qualified voters of Missouri
for adoption or rejection the follow ing
constitutional amendment, to-wit:
That section II Of article 10 of the CON
stitEslon of the State Of Missouri be and
the same is hereby amended by inserting
after the word Jail" and before the word
and. in the thirteenth line of said Sec
| ton IL. the following the words: 'or for
the grading, construction, paving or main
tanning of pared. graveilei, macadamized
or rock roads and necessary bridges and
when SO amended. shall read:
Section T. No county. city. town.
township, school district or o,he, political
shall be allowed to become indebted in
any purpose 10 an amount exceeding in
any year the income and revenue provid-
ed tor such year, without the assent of
two-thirds Of he 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
fahta3-nSc IN ha
FIVE per centum on the value Of the tax
able property therein to be ascertaned by
the assessment next before the last assess
ulent tor state and county purposes pre-
vlous to the incurrtng os such indebted
ness Provided, that with such assent
any county may be allowed to become in
debted to larger amount for the erection
Of court house or Jail, or for the grad
ing. constructing. paving. or maintaining
Of paved, gravelled. nacadamized or rock
roads an necessary bridges and culve1ts
therein; and provided further. that any
county. city. town, township. school dis
trict or other political corporation or sub
division OF the state, incurring any indebt-
edness. requiring the assent of the voters
As aforesaid. shall. before or IT the time
of doing So provide for the collection of
an annual tax sufficient to paw the inter-
est on such Indebtedness as it falls due.
aad also to constitute sinking fund for
the payment of the principal thereof,
within twenty years Of the time of con-
tracing the same: Provided, further.
that the provisions of this section shall
no, apply to counties having cities that
now have or which may hereafter have
one hundred thousand or more inhab-
t1- f0 hat
hereafter have over three hundred inhabi-
tants,"
SECOND CONS UTIONA
AMENDMENT-Io Ioint aud Concurrent
resolutions submitting to the qualified
voters of the State Of Missouri an amend
rnent to the State constitution, concern
ing Sherifts and Coroners.
BE it resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein:
Tha. at the geneIal election to be held
Oh Tuesday, next following the first Mon
day in November. A D. 1906, the follow
ing amendment to the constitution of the
State of Missouri and adopt IN lieu there
of 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
frs, Tuesday next following the first Mon
day, in November, A. D. 1905 and there
after every four years, a sheriff and cor
oner. They shall serve for four years
and until their successors be duly elected
and qualified. unless sooner removed for
nalfeasance 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 a 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, s.
I, John E. Swanger. Secretary Of State
of the State of Missouri, hereby certify
that the foregoing is full. true and COM
pete copy of the joint and concurrent
resolutions of the Forty-third General
Assembly of the State of Missouri
First Constitutional Amendment entitled:
''Ioint and concurrent resolution sub
rlitting to the qualified voters of the State
of Missouri, relating to the limit OF indebt-
edness in counties and other municipal
corporations,
Second Constitutional Amendment, en-
titled:
''Ioint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
rn;tting to the qualified voters of the State
of Missouri an amendment to the state
constitution, concerning sheriffs and cor
oners.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. here
unto set nv hand and attix the GREAT
SEAL of the State Of Missouri. Done at
Office in the City of Jefferson this thir-
seenth day of September. A. D. 1906.
(Seal.l JoHN Z. SWAsGER,
Secretary of State