Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-24
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

5cint and concurrent resolution submitting 10
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-.
souIi an amendment to the Constitution Of
said state, concerning tho Public school
fund"
CE IT RESOLVED ny TIE SENATE, TIE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CoN
CURING THEREIN:
That at the general election to be held IN
thfs state on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. n. 1913. there
shall be submitted to thr qualified voters Of
this state for %adoption. the following amend
mcnt to tho Constitution Of this state.
Sectinn /. Amend section 0 AZ article XT
1t the Constitution, by striking out Of said soc.
tion the words Ordinary revenue Of the state
IN lines fourteen Ntl md fifteen (1h, of said
section, ~ It appears on pages 10 md 1870 OF
the Revised Statutes Of Missouri fer the year
1909, and by inserting in lien thereof the
words Receipts Of the state treasury, other
fhan those derived by the authority Of section
= Of article N Of the Constitution 80 that
said section Ms amended will read as follows:
Zee. q. The proceeds If all lands that
have been or hereafter may he granted by the
United states to this state, and not otherwise
appropriated by this state or the United
states; nlso, all moneys. stocks, bonds. lands
and other property now belonging TO any state
fund for purposes ~ education. also, the net
proceeds Of all sales of lands and other prop.
erty md effects that may accrue to the state
ny F'Htn', iToW ulCiH!IN'N NiNIHpnNS ana dis.
tributtve 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 he made to this state, and not other.
wise appropriated by the state or tho terms
OF the grant. gift or devise. shall bp paid into
the state treasury, md securely invested and
sncredly preserved A. a public school fund:
the annual Income OF which fund, to.
eether with NO much If the receipts ~ the
state treasury, other than those derived hy
the authority Of section 4 of article XI Of tho
Constitution, ss nsy be by law vet apnrt for
that purpose. shall be faithfully appropriated
for establishing and maintaining tho free pub.
lie schools and the state university In this
article provided for. md for no other uses or
purposes whatsoever.
Fec. 2. That section Z Of article XII Of the
Constitution be repealed and stricken ont, and
the following new section adopted IN lien
thereof: -
Sec. 7. In addition to the tax for state
purposes. authorized by section & Of article x
collected fifteen cents on the one hundred
dollar valuation. m all the taxable property ot
the state, which. without action by the zen.
eral assembly. shall stand appropriated Tor and
shall constitute Z fund for the support Of the
free public schools Of the state. and for no
other uses or purposes whatsoever. In case tho
public school fund provided for herein and In
section Q Of article II Of the Constitution, for
The support Of free public schools, shall h
Insufficient TO sustain a free school at least
eight months In every year In each school dis.
trict In this state, the general assembly may
provide for such deficiency In accordance with
section u q the article on revenue and ta1p
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