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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
; CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and Concurrent resolution
submitting to tho qualified voters Of the
State of Missouri an amendment to Sec
tion 12, article 10 of the constitution of
tho State Of Missouri, relating to tho limit
OF indebtedness in counties and other
Be N resolved 5y the House of Repre-
sentdtipes the Senate concarTin0
s That at the general election to be
held on Tuesday. following tho first
shall be submitted to the aualifed voters
of Missouri for adoption or rejection the
following constitutional amendment. to-
wit:
That section 70 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 10, the following words: "oT
for the grading. construction, paving,
or maintaining OF paved. gravelled, ma
bridges and culverts therein;'' so that
said section, when so amended, shall
read:
Section 12. No county. city. town.
township. school district or other politi-
cal corporation or subdivision OF tho
State shall be allowed to become in
debted In any manner or for any pur-
pose 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
ut an election to be held for that pur-
pose, nor in cases requiring such assent
shall any indebtedness bo allowed to be
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 and county
purposes previous to tho 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 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 subdiylslon OF
quiring 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
inters 5n such Indebtedness as y ialis
due, and also to constitute sinking
fund for the payment Of the principal
thereof, within twenty years from the
time of contracting the same FRO.
vided, further, that the provisions or
this section shall not apply to coun-
Tics UdVlHk Clllth IAlhb INV VI
which may hereafter have one hundred
| thousand or more inhabitants; nor to
cities that now have or may hereafter
have over three hundred thousand In
A'sSsststi 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
| Sheriffs and Coroners.
I IA L.. h 81 he
OF Representatives. concurring therein
That at tho 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
i state, to-wit:
Amend by striking out all of sectior
| 10 Of article nine OF the constitution oi
| the State OF Missouri, and adopt in lier
thereof a new section. to be known az
section ten, article nine OF said consttu
tion. and to be in words and figures
i as follows:
Section 10. There shall be elected by
the qualified voters in each county OF
i the first Tuesday next following thu
first Monday in November. A. d. 1908
and thereafter every four years,
/ sheriff and coroner. They snail serV'
| for four years and until their success
/
less sooner removed for malfeasance II
i Office. Before entering on the duties o
/ their office, they shall give security II
i the amount and in such manner as shal
/ be prescribed by law and shall b.
eligible only four years in any on
/ period.
whenever a county shall be hereafte
established. the governor shall appoln
n sheriff and coroner therein. who slial
continue in office until the next sue
ceeding general election and until thel
successors shall be duly elected an
! qualified.
Il State OF Mlssouri-s. s.
II /. John u. Swanger, Secretary OF stat
OF the State OF Missouri, hereby certf
that the foregoing is n full, true an
complete copy Of the Joint and concur
rent resolutions OF the Forty-third Gen
, First Constitutional Amendment. entitled
! "Joint and concurrent resolution sui
! hitting to the qualified voters Of IN
State OF Missouri, relating to the linn
OF Indebtedness in counties and othe
municipal corporations"
Second Constitutional Amendment, en-
XII titled:
XII "Joint and concurrent resolution sui
hitting to the qualified voters OF N
State OF Missouri an amendment to N
state constitution. concerning sherins an
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I her,
unto set my hand and aiflx the GRh.A
y SEAL OF the state OF Missouri. Dor
at office in the City OF Jefferson n
thirteenth day OF September. \. ID. 100
Z (SEAL.) mo. u. SMANHER x, .-.r.