The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-01
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

xsiut and concurrent resolution submitting 10
the qualified vetsrs Of the state Of Mis-.
souri, an amendment to the Constitution OF
said state, concerning the Public schesl
fund"
BE TT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE. TIE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM
CURRING THEREIN:
That at the general election to be held in
SAis state On the Tuesday next following the
shnIl be submitted to the qualified voters Of
thas state for adoption, the following amend
ment to the Constitution Of this state:
Section 1. Amend section 0 Of article M
Of the Constitution, by striking out OF said sec.
ton the words Ordinary revenue Of the state
in lines fourteen (14) and fifteen (1S) Of sale
SECTION, as It appears on pages l2e ana lSo on
the Revised Statutes Of Missouri for the year
1910, and by inserting in lieu thereof the
wosis Receipts of the state treasury. other
than those derived by the authority OF section
8 Of article XII Of the Constitution" 80 that
said section as amended will read as follows:
Sec g. 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, an moneys, stocks. bonds LANDS
and other property now belonging to any state
furd for purposes of education; also the net
proceeds Of all sales Of lands and other prop
efty and effects that may accrue 70 the statc
By escheat, from unclaimed dividends and dis.
persons; also, any proceeds Of the sales OF the
public lands which may have been. or here
after may be made to this state. ana 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
sscredly preserved a q public school fund;
fire annual income Of which fund. TO-
rether with 10 much Of the receipts of thu
state treasury, other than those derived by
the authority Of section 9 Of article Xl OF TN
Constitution, as may be by law set apart fol
tbat purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated
for establishing and maintaining the free pub
liz schools and the state university In THU
article provided for, and for no other uses Of
purposes Whatsoever. -
sec, 2, That section Of article XII Of tn,
Constitution be repealed and stricken out, ant
the following new section adopted In he'
thereof:
Sec. Z. In addition to the tax for stat
purposes, authorized by section 8 OF article =
Of the Constitution. there shall be levied ant
collected fifteen cents on the one hundrea
dollar valuation, on all the taxable property 0
the state, which, without action by the gen
eral assembly. shall stand appropriated Tor an
shall constitute fund for the support OF IN
free public schools Of the state. and for n
other uses or purposes Whatsoever In case u
nublic school fund provided for herein and i
section 6 of article XII Of the Constitution, 70
the support Of free public schools, shall .
snsufficient to sustain q free school at ieas
eight months in every year In each school dill
trict in this state, the general assembly ma
provide for such deficiency in accordance VII
section II Of the article on revenue ana tai
alton.