The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-10-26
Proposed Amendments TO the
Constitution Of Missouri.
&1 M A YEAR
%l'oO IN ADVANCE

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
joint and Concurrent resolution submitting
to the qualified voters OF the state OF Mis-
souri, an amendment to section 12, article 10
OF the constitution OF the State OF Missouri,
relating to the limit OF Indebtedness In
counties aud her municipal corporations.
Be II resolred bg the House Of Repre-
sentdtiues, the Senate concurring
therein:
That at the general election to be held on
Tuesday following the first Monday In No.
vember, A. ID. 1906. there shall he submitted
to the qualified voters Of Missouri for adop-
tion 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
is hereby amended by inserting after the
word Jail" and before the word "and, In the
thirteenth line of said section L., the follow
ing words: "or for the grading construc-
tioD, 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 I2. No county, city, town. town
ship. school district or other politicalcorpor-
alton subdivision of the State shall be
allowed TO become indebted In any manner or
for any purpose 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 at an
| election to be held for that purpose, nor In
cases requiring such assent shall any in
debtedness be allowed to he incurred to
amount including existing Indebtedness, In
| the aggregate exceeding five per centum on
| the value Of the taxable property therein to
| be ascertained by the assessment next be-
| fore the last assessment for state and county
purposes previous to the mourning Of such
| Indebtedness Provided. that with such
| assent any county may be allowed to be-
| come indebted to larger amount for the
| erection OF a court house or Jail, or for the
| grading. constructing, paving. or maintain
| ing of paved. gravelled, macadamized or rock
| roads and necessary bridges and culverts
| therein; and provided further, that any
| county, city, town. township. school district
| or other political corporation subdivision
of the state. incurring any Indebtedness. re-
| quiring the assent of the voters as aforesaid,
| shall, before or at the time OF doingso. pro-
vide for the collection of an annual tax
suffici'rt to pay the interest on such in
| q, btt'nc-s as 1t falls due and also to con-
>titute a sinking fund for the payment Of the
principal thereof. within twenty years from
| the time OF contracting the same: Provided,
| further that the provisions Of this section
shall not apply to 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. 1906, the following amend
ment TO the constitution of the State of Mis-
souri,, concerning sheriffs and coronefs, 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 new
section, to be known as section ten, article
nine Of 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
November, A. ID. 1905, and thereafter every
four years IA 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 county shall be hereafter
, established, the governor shall appoint a
L CHI ND thar shs>S hall
tinue In office until the next succeeding
general election and until their successors
, shall be duly elected and qualified
State of Missouri-s. S.
1, John f. Swanger. Secretary of State of
the State Missouri, hereby certify that the
foregoing is full, true and complete copy
of the joint and concurrent resolutions.
: of the Forty third General Assembly OF
the State of Missourl-First Constitutional
, Amendment entitled; <
. 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
, tions."
Second Constitutional Amendment, entitled.
: Joint andconcurrent resolution submitt-
ing to the qualified voters of the State of
Missouri an amendment to the state consti-
tuition. concerning sheriffs and coroners,"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. hereunto
s set my hand and afix the Great Seal of the
: State Of Missouri. Done atofHce in the City
: of Jefferson this thirteenth day of September.
0 A. ID. 1906.
{ (sEAL,) JNo. E. swANGER.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
II NAPOLEON BONAPARTE