Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07

taken by yeas and nays. and entered on
the Journal. The amendments proposed,
either by the General Assembly or by
initiative petition, shall be submitted to
the electors Of the state for their APP
as may be provided by law. on one inde-
pendent and separate ballot without any
emblem or party designation whatever at
the next general election, or at a special
election called by the Governor In his
discretion prior to such general election,
At which he may submit any one or more
Of such proposed amendments. No pro
posed amendment shall contain more than
one amended and revised article OF this
Constitution or one new article which
shall not contain more than one subject
with. Each proposed amendment shall
be published once a week for four con-
secuttve weeks next preceding such cleo
ton In at least one newspaper In each
county Of the state where a newspaper is
published, II a majority Of the electors
OF the state voting for and against any
one of such amendments shall vote for
such amendment, the same shall become
q part OF the Constitution, and shall go
into force and effect at the end of thirty
days after such election: When more
han one amendment shall be submitted
at the same time they shall be SO sub
mitted as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately.
Section 3. The General Assembly nay
1t any time authorize by law that a vote
Of the electors of the State be taken upon
the question, Shall there be q convention
TO revise and amend the Constitution"
which shall be submitted to the electors
on a separate ballot without party desig-
nation of any kind at either a special or
general election, as the General Assembly
may provide, and II q majority of the
~slectors voting for and against the calling
Of a convention shall vote for a conven-
ton, the Governor shall issue writs of
election to the sheriffs Of the different
counties, ordering the election of dele
gates to the convention, on a day not less
than three nor more than six months
after that on which said question shall
senatorial district 81 the state, as then
organized, shall elect two delegates as
herein provided at such election, n the
electors Of the state Sotlng at the same
large, such election to be conducted as
provided by law; and each delegate shall
possess the qualifications Of a Senator;
and no person holding any other office OF
trust or profit national guard officers.
school directors, justices of the peace and
notaries public excepted) shall be eligible
TO be elected a delegate to the conven-
don nor during the term for which he
shall have been elected or appointed. In
order to secure representation from DIFF
'erent political parties In each senatorial
district, each political party as then au-
thorized by law to make nominations for
the office of State Senator IN each sena-
toriai district shall nominate only one
candidate for delegate from such sena-,
torial district. and such candidate shall
be nominated in such manner as may be
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
hot with emblem or party designation, and
each eIector shall have the right TO vote
for one Of such candidates, and the two
candidates receiving the highest number
Of votes in each senatorial! district shall
be elected, and all candidates for dele
gates-at-laTge shall be nominated by
nominating petitions only, which shall be
died In the office of the Secretary of State
at least thirty days before any such cleo
ton and shall be verified in the same
manner as may be provided by law for
initiative petitions, and until otherwise
provided by law such petitions shall be
number to at least five per centum of the
entire vote cast for Governor at the last
general election in the senatorial district
IN which such candidates reside: and all
candidates for delegates-at-large shall be
voted fer upon one independent and sep
arate ballot without any emblem or party
designation whatever. and the fifteen can
didateS for Observation-Disclosures receiving
the highest number of votes shall be
elected Not less han fifteen days before
The election. the Secretary of State shall
certify to the County clerk of the county
The name of each person nominated for
tho office of delegate from the senatorial
district in which the county, or any part
,f it. Is included. and the names Of all
gti SttlS lliEIlli!dtEu lbI lCBdltN-dl- Sc.
The delegates so elected shall be convened
by proclamation by the Governor within
gX months after their election at the
seat OF government, Upon the c~onyening
If the e~onvention all delegates shall take
IN oath or affirmation to support the
Constitution Of the United States and of
he State Of Missouri. and. to faithfully
discharge their duties as delegates Of the
convention. and shall receive for their
Iervices the sum Of ten dollars per diem
md mileage as provided by law for mem
oers of the General Assembly. A 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 rajection to the
electors of the state as herein provided,
InIess BY the assent Of a majority of all
he delegates eNcted to the convention,
.ho yeas and rays being entered on the
lournal to be kept. The convention shall
nave owe to appoint such officers, en-
ployes and assistants as 1t nay deem
necessary, and fix their compensation.
md to provide for the printing of its
docum2uts. journals. proceedings and a
'Ccord of its debates. and to appropriate
money to pay for the expenditures In
cured. The sessions Of the convention
shall be held with open doors. it shall
5etermtne the rules of its own proceed
ngs. choose its own officers. and be the
Judge of the election, returns and qualiti-
sationa 81 its delegates. In case OF a
facany. by death, resignation or other
:Ause, Of any delegate elected to the con-
IGNITION such vacancy shall be filed by
he Governor by the appointment of an
lther delegate from the same political
}arty 10 which the delegate causing the
IaCaucy belonged. Any proposed consti-
.NtiOn Or constitutional amendments which
anali have been adopted by such Conven-
Ion shall he submitted to a vote Of
he electors of the state in such manner
tn3 containing such separate II alter
native propositions and on such official
ballot as may be provided by such con-
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