Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.

LEST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
AENL-Joint and Concurrent resolution
submitting to b qualified voters OF the
stats o. Missouri an amendment to sec
uon :. article 10 OF the constitution Of
We Stete Of Missouri, relating TO the limit
OF sndebtedneSs in counties and other
municipal corporations.
Be R resolved ~ The House Of Repre-
sszfataees, the Senate eoncurTiaQ
That at the general election 10 be
held on Tuesday following the first
Monday In November, A. d. 1906, there
sn2l be submitted to the qualified voters
or Missouri for adoption or rejection the
constitutional amendment. to-
That section IL Of article 10 OF the
constitution OF the State Of Missouri be
and the same Is hereby amended by In
sertng after the word "jail" and before
SAID section -. the following words: cor
Ior INC grading. construction. paving,
OF MAINTAINING OF paved, gravelled. ma
canamlxed or rock roads and necessary
BRIGGS 2 ctlyerts therelnis 50 that
read:
Section ~. No county city, W
township school district or other politi-
a corporation or subdivision OF the
deoted In any manner or for any pur-
pose TO an amount exceeding in any
year the income and revenue provided
Tor such year, without the assent OF
at an election 10 b held for that pur-
pose. nor in cases requiring such assent
b any Indebtedness be allowed to be
Incurred to an amount including existing
indebtedness in the aggregate exceeding
taxable property therein to be ascer-
sained by the assessment next before
the last assessment for state and county
purposes previous to the mourning OF
such Indebtedness: Provided. that with
become indebted to a larger amount for
the erection OF a court house or jail. or
for the grading, constructing. paving, or
maintaining OF paved. grayelled, macad-
amixed 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, ineurring any Indebtedness. re-
curing the assent Of the voters as
aforesaid. shall, before or at the time OF
doing 80. provide for the collection of
an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest or such Indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment Of the principal
thereof, within twenty years from the
time OF contracting the same: Pro-
vtded- further, that the provisions OF
this section shall not apply to coun-
dt1 having GllttS LudI TOW IdNc OF
which may hereafter ave one hundred
thousand or more inhabitants; nor 10
cities that now haye or may hereafter
have over three hundred thousand in
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and Concurrent resolu-
ton submitting to the qualified voters
OF the State of Missouri an amendment
to the State constitution, concerning
Sherifs and Coroners.
RI - -ggAIas~1 L. a. o.N AL 49,
Of Representatives. coacHrrin0 therein:
That at the general election to be
held on Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. D. 1906,
the following amendment to the con-
stitution OF the State of Missouri. con-
corning sherins and coroners, be SUBJ
mitted 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 a new section. to be known as
section ten, article nine of said constitu-
ton. 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 e following the
first Monday in November. A. d. 1908,
and thereafter every four years, a
sheriff and coroner. They shall serve
for four years n until their success
11AS ~ "a &A1(NAA AtAd A1aAAAA1NF aA
less sooner emoved 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
a sheriff and coroner therein, who shall
continue in office until the next sue
ceeding general election and until their
successors shall be duly elected and
qualified.
State OF Missouri. s.
/. John II. Swanger, Secretary OF State
of the State Of Missouri, hereby certify
that the foregoing Is a full. true and
complete copy Of the joint and concur |
rent resolutions OF the Forty-thlrd Cen
erai Assembly OF the State OF Missouri |
First Constitutional Amendment, entitled:
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters of the
State OF Missouri, relating TO the limit
OF Indebtedness I'm counties and other
municipal corporations"
Second Constitutional Amendment, en-
titled; i
"Joint n concurrent resolution SUBJ |
hitting to the qualified voters OF the
State OF Missouri an amendment to the
state constitution. concerning sheriffs and
coroners"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / here
unto set my hand and affix the GREAT
SEAL OF the State of Missouri. Done
at office in the City OF Jefferson this
thirteenth day OF September, A. d. 1906.
(SEAL.l JN0 e.. SWAN0ER
SECRETARY OF STATE.