Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters Of the state Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to tho Constitution Of
said state, concerning tho Public school
fund"
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON-
CURRING THEREIN:
That at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. d. 1918, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters OF
this state for ndoation, the following nTrud-
ment 10 the Constitution Of this state:
Section l. Amend section Of article NJ
Of the Constitution by striking out of said scc-
tiOn the words Ordinary revenue of the state"
in lines fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) % said
section, II appears pages 100 and 100 nf
the Revised Statutes Of Missouri for tho year
1000, Rnd by inserting In lieu thereof the
words "Receipts or the state treasury, other
than those derived by the authority Of section
OF article NI ~ the Constitution" so that
said section amended win read ns follows:
Sec G. The proceeds Of all lands that
United States 70 this state, and not otherwise
appropriated hy this state or the United
States; also, all moneys, stocks, bonds. lands
and other property now belonging to Rny stare
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 md dis
tributive shares OF the estates Of deceased
persons; also, any proceeds n the sales of the
public lands which iGny have been, or here
sitter may he made TO this state and not other
wise appropriated by the state or the terms
of the grant. gift or devise, shall be paid iutn
the state treasury, and securely invested ana
sacredly preserved MS public school fund
the annual income of which fund. to-
gether with so much Of the receipts NJ the
state treasury, other than those derived by
the authority cf section Of article NJ Of the
Constitution, ns msy be by law set Rpgrt for
that pur @e, shall Le faithfully appropriated
for estah.i,' 'ng and maintaining the free pub
Ilo schools - the state university in this
article progi'~i for and for no other uses or
purposes whatsoever
Sec. 2 That section Of article NJ Of the
Constitution be repealed and stricken out, and
the following new section adopted in lieu
thereof:
Sec 7. In addition TO the tax for state
uurposes, authorized by section Of article X
of the Constitution there shall be levied and
collected fifteen cents on the one hundred
dollar valuation, on all the taxable property of
the state which, without action by the gem
ernl assembly shall stand appropriated for and
shall constitute a fund for the support OF the
free public schools Of the state. and for no
other uses or purposes whatsoever. In case the
public school fund provided for herein and in
section OF article N Of the Constitution. FOR
the support OF free public schools, shall be
insufficient TO sustain a free school at least
oieht months in every year In each school dis
fricf in this state. the general assembly may
,,royide fol such deficiency in accordance with
section II at the article on revenue and tax
ation.