Article III — Legislative Department
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Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(c) Pari-mutuel wagering may be authorized by general assembly—horse racing commission established, election procedure to adopt or reject horse racing
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Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(d) Gaming revenues to be appropriated to public institutions of elementary, secondary and higher education
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All state revenues derived from the conduct of all gaming activities as are now or hereafter authorized by this constitution or by law, unless otherwise provided by law on the effective date of this section, shall be appropriated beginning July 1, 1993, solely for the public inst…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(e) Riverboat gambling authorized on Missouri and Mississippi Rivers—boats in moats authorized
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Riverboat gambling authorized on Missouri and Mississippi rivers.— The general assembly is authorized to permit upon the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers only, which shall include artificial spaces that contain water and that are within 1000 feet of the closest edge of the main ch…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 39 Limitation of power of general assembly
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The general assembly shall not have power:
Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(f) Raffles and sweepstakes, charitable or religious organizations may sponsor, standards and conditions
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Any organization recognized as charitable or religious pursuant to federal law may sponsor raffles and sweepstakes in which a person risks something of value for a prize. The general assembly may, by law, provide standards and conditions to regulate or guarantee the awarding of p…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(a) Bingo may be authorized—requirements
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The game commonly known as bingo when conducted by religious, charitable, fraternal, veteran or service organizations is not a lottery or gift enterprise within the meaning of subdivision (9) of section 39 of this article if the general assembly authorizes by law that religious, …
Mo. Const. art. III, § 40 Limitations on passage of local and special laws
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The general assembly shall not pass any local or special law:
Mo. Const. art. III, § 41 Indirect enactment of local and special laws—repeal of local and special laws
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The general assembly shall not indirectly enact a special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or special acts may be passed.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 42 Notice of proposed local or special laws
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No local or special law shall be passed unless a notice, setting forth the intention to apply therefor and the substance of the contemplated law, shall have been published in the locality where the matter or thing to be affected is situated at least thirty days prior to the intro…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 43 Title and control of lands of United States—exemption from taxation—taxation of lands of nonresidents
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The general assembly shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States, nor with any regulation which Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the Unite…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 44 Uniform interest rates
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No law shall be valid fixing rates of interest or return for the loan or use of money, or the service or other charges made or imposed in connection therewith, for any particular group or class engaged in lending money. The rates of interest fixed by law shall be applicable gener…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 45(a) Term limitations for members of U.S. Congress—effective when—voluntary observance required, when
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Mo. Const. art. III, § 45 Congressional apportionment
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When the number of representatives to which the state is entitled in the House of the Congress of the United States under the census of 1950 and each census thereafter is certified to the governor, the general assembly shall by law divide the state into districts corresponding wi…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 46(a) Emergency duties and powers of assembly on enemy attack
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The General Assembly, in order to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency only resulting from disasters occurring in this state caused by enemy attack on the United States, shall have the power to such extent as the General Assembly de…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 46 Militia
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The general assembly shall provide for the organization, equipment, regulations and functions of an adequate militia, and shall conform the same as nearly as practicable to the regulations for the government of the armed forces of the United States.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 47 State parks—appropriations for, required
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For twelve years beginning with the year 1961, the general assembly shall appropriate for each year out of the general revenue fund, an amount not less than that produced annually at a tax rate of one cent on each one hundred dollars assessed valuation of the real and tangible pe…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 48 Historical memorials and monuments—acquisition of property
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The general assembly may enact laws and make appropriations to preserve and perpetuate memorials of the history of the state by parks, buildings, monuments, statues, paintings, documents of historical value or by other means, and to preserve places of historic or archaeological i…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 49 Reservation of power to enact and reject laws
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The people reserve power to propose and enact or reject laws and amendments to the constitution by the initiative, independent of the general assembly, and also reserve power to approve or reject by referendum any act of the general assembly, except as hereinafter provided.
Mo. Const. art. III, § 50 Initiative petitions—signatures required—form and procedure
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Initiative petitions proposing amendments to the constitution shall be signed by eight percent of the legal voters in each of two-thirds of the congressional districts in the state, and petitions proposing laws shall be signed by five percent of such voters. Every such petition s…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 51 Appropriations by initiative—effective date of initiated laws—conflicting laws concurrently adopted
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The initiative shall not be used for the appropriation of money other than of new revenues created and provided for thereby, or for any other purpose prohibited by this constitution. Except as provided in this constitution, any measure proposed shall take effect when approved by …
Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(a) Referendum—exceptions—procedure
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A referendum may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, and laws making appropriations for the current expenses of the state government, for the maintenance of state institutions and for the support of public …
Mo. Const. art. III, § 52(b) Veto power—elections—effective date
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The veto power of the governor shall not extend to measures referred to the people. All elections on measures referred to the people shall be had at the general state elections, except when the general assembly shall order a special election. Any measure referred to the people sh…
Mo. Const. art. III, § 53 Basis for computation of signatures required
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The total vote for governor at the general election last preceding the filing of any initiative or referendum petition shall be used to determine the number of legal voters necessary to sign the petition. In submitting the same to the people the secretary of state and all other o…