Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-31
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Soint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified yoters Of the state Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the Constitution Of
said state, concerning the Public school
fund"
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON-
CURING THEREIN
That at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. d. 1913, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters Of
this state for adoption the following amend
ment to the Constitution OF this state:
Section 1. Amend section @ of article XI
Of the Constitution, by striking out of said sec
tion the words Ordinary revenue Of the state"
In lines fourteen u4) and fhteen (15) Of said
section, as it appears on pages 129 and 100 OF
the Revised Statutes OF Missouri for the year
1900. and by inserting in lieu thereof the
than those derived by the authority Of section
Of article XII of the Constitution" 80 that
said section amended will read as follows
Sec. o. The proceeds Of all lands that
have been or hereafter may be granted by the
United States to this state, and not otherwise
appropriated by this state or the United
States; also, all moneys, stocks, bonds, lands
and other property now belonging to any state
fund for purposes Of education; also the net
proceeds Of all sales OF lands and other prop.
erty and effects that may accrue to the state
by escheAt, from unclaimed dividends and dis
tributiye shares Of the estates Of deceased
persons; also, any proceeds Of the sales Of the
public lands which may have been, or here
after may be made TO this state, and not other
wise appropriated by the state or the terms
Of the grant, gift or devise, shall be paid into
the state treasury, and securely invested and
sacredly preserved as a public school fund;
the annual income OF which fund to-
Rether with so much Of the receipts Of the
state treasury, other than those derived by
the authority OF section Of article XI OF the
Constitution, may be by law set apart for
that purpose. shall be faithfully appropriated
for establishing and maintaining the free pub
lie schools and the state university in this
article provided for. and for no other uses OF
purposes whatsoever.
Sec @ That section Of article XI Of the
Constitution he repealed and stricken out, and
the following new section adopted In IleT
thereof;
Sec. Z. In addition TO the tax for STATE
purposes. authorized by section Of article
Of the Constitution, there shall be levied ant
collected fifteen cents the one hundred
dollar valuation. on all the taxable property o.
the state, which, without action by the gen
eral assembly, shall stand appropriated for ant
shall constitute fund for the support OF tn
free public schools Of the state, and for N
other uses or purposes Whatsoever In case tn
public school fund provided for herein and Il
aection 8 Of article Xl Of the Constitution, 70
me support Of free public schools, shall b
insufficient to sustain a free school at ieas
eieht months in every year in each school az
ey4et An this state, the general assembly ma,
T.foVide for such deficiency In accordance Wit
sscfson II sf the article On revenue and tai
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