The St. Joseph observer., 1920-10-30

I JUWTTIUT- DTOpOW6ue
ei{her by the General. Assembly o. bf
lnitiative petition. shall be submitted ~
tho electors Of tho. state for their ap.
A. may be provided by law, on one inds.
pendent and separate ballot without any
emblem or party designation whatever AZ
| the next general election, or at a special
| elaction called by tho Governor In hif
discretion, prior 10 such general electiosl
| At which he may submit any one OF more
| OF such proposed amendments. No pro<
| posed amendment shall contain moro than
! one amended and revised article OF this
Constitution or one new article which
shall not contain more than one subject
| and matters properly connected there.
with. Each proposed amendment shan
| be published once "A week for four con-
| secutive weeks next preceding such eleo-
tion In at least one newspaper in each
| published. II a majority Of the electors
OF the state voting for and against any
| such amendment, the same shall become
part of the Constitution, and shall 90
into force and effect at the end Of thirty
days after such election, When more
than one amendment shall bo submitted
| at the same time they shall be SO SUBJ
! mitted as to enable the electors to vote
| on each amendment separately.
| Section g. The General Assembly may
az any time authorize by law that n vote
OF the electors of the State be taken upon
| the question, shall there be a convention
20 revise and amend the ConstitutionT'
which shall be submitted to tho electors
| on separate ballot without party desig-
I nation of any kind at either a special or
| general election, as the General Assembly
| may provide, md II n majority Of the
| electors voting for and against the calling
! of a convention shall vote for Il conven.
| tion, tho Governor shall issue writs Of
counties, ordering the election OF dele-
| gates to the convention, on "A day not less
| after that on which said question shah
have been voted on. The electors OF each
senatorial district OF the state, as then
| organized, shall eloct two delegates as
! horein provided nt such election, and the
| electors Of tho state voting at the same
| large, such election to DO conducted as
| provided by law, ana each delegate shall
| possess the qualifications OF a Senatori
| and no person holding any other office OF
| trust or pront (nattonal guard officers
| school directors. justices Of the peace end
| nOtlrieS public eXCOpted) shall be eligible
| 70 be elected delegate to the conven-
| tlon nor during the term for which 20
SHAH have been elected or appointed. In
| order TO secure representation from diff
ferent political parties in each senatorial
district. each political party rs then au-
tho office of stats senator in each senS.
torial district shall nominate only one
candidate for delegate from such soma.
torial district, and such candidate shall
20 nominated IN such manner as may ba
| prescribed by the senatorial committee Of
the respective parties, and a certificate OF
nomination shall be filed in the office Of
the Secretary OF State at least thirty days
before such election, and such candidate
shall be voted for. each on a separate ball
lot with omblom or party designation. and
Hch eleotor shall have tho right to vote
for ono Of such candidates, and tho two
candidates receiving tho highest numberi
Of votes In each senatorial district shall
be eleotedi and all candidates for dslo-l
ggonnstp psttinna TG oDiy wbinb sSe
filed In the office OF the Secretary Of State
at least thirty days before any such elec-'
tion and shall be verified in the sams
manner as may be provided by law for.
initiative petitions, and until otherwiss
provided by law such petitions shall be
hV nj hn of IN a n
number TO at least FIVE per centum OF the
entire vote cast for Governor at tho last
general election In the senatorial eSt-ict
IN which such candidates reside; and all
candidates for deleget es- at large shssl. be
voted for upon one Independent HSl zen.
designation whatever, and the fifteen can.
didates for delegates -at-large rece.rNng
the highest number OF votes shall be
elected Not less than fifteen days BEFORE
the election, the Secretary of State shah
certify TO the county clerk of the county
the office OF delegate from the senatorial
district in which the county, or any part
OF It, is included, and The names Sf al
The delegates so elected shall be convened
by proclamation by the Governor within
six months after their election at the
seat of government. Upon the oonvening
OF the convention all delegates shall take
an oath or affirmation to support the
the State OF Missouri, and to faithfully
discharge their duties as delegates of the
services the sum OF ten dollars per diem
and mileage 10 provided by law for MEM
bers of the General Assembly. major
.ty OF the delegates Of the convention
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business, and no constitution or
amendment to this Constitution shall be
submitted for approval or rejection to the
electors OF the state as herein provided,
unless by the assent Of majority Of all
the delegates elected TO the convention.
the yeas and nays being entered on the
journal to be kept. The convention shall
have power TO appoint such Officers, em-
ployes and assistants as il may deem
necessary, and fix their compensation,
and TO provide for the printing of its
documents, journals, proceedings and a
money TO pay for the expenditures in.
CURED, The sessions of the convention
determine the rules Of it's own proceed
| ings, choose its own officers, and be the
Judge Of the election, returns and qualia-
vscsny, by death. resignation or other
cauEe, Of any delegate elected to the con-
vention such vacancy shall be filled by
the Governor by the appointment OF am
other delegate from the Fame political
party 10 which the delegate causing tho
tuition or constitutional amendments which
shat have been adopted by such conven-'
tion shall be. submitted to a vote OF
the electors Of the state in such manner
snd containing such separate and alter
native proportions and on such official
ballot as may be provided by suss sSn-
vention, at a special election on 8 day
to be therein tiXed, not less than sixty
davs nor more than six months after the
adjournment 0f the convention. Upon the
approval Of such Constitution or consti-
tutional amendments In the manner pro-
vided in the last preceding section such
| Constitution or constitutional amend
ments shall so into force and effect at the
end OF thirty days after such election.
The result Of such election shall be made
known by proclamation by the. governor.
Section 4. The question shall there
be convention To revise and amend the
! Constitution shall be submitted TO the
electors Of the state at special election
to be held on the first Tuesday I'm August
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
one, and at each general election next
ensuing the lapse Of twenty successive
years since the last previous submission
thereof, and In case a ma iority Of the
electors voting for and against the calling
Of a convention shall vote for a conven-
tton, the Governor shall issue writs OF
election to the sherins OF the different
counties, ordering the election of dele
gates, aud the assembling OF such conVen-
uon.