The United States and each of the fifty states that comprise the
United States have established constitutions. The constitution of
each state represents the supreme law of our country. The state
constitutions cannot take away any rights given to the people by
the United States Constitution and cannot contravene or contradict
the provisions of the United States Constitution. The constitution
is the backbone of our form of government. It is the document that
makes the United States a nation governed by laws and not by men.
Through such national crises as civil war, political corruption,
depression and world wars, our form of government has survived due
to a great extent to the solid foundation established by our forefathers
in the form of our Constitution. All of the individual rights and
freedoms we treasure and cherish so much originate in the Constitution.
This document has withstood unprecedented social change in our country
and remains as important to the citizens of this nation today as
it was to our ancestors.
As a mythical fifty-first state, Missouri Boys State
has its own constitution. The Constitution of Missouri Boys State
is the supreme law of Missouri Boys State subject only to the provisions
of the United States Constitution. It establishes the governmental
structure of Missouri Boys State, creates the rights of the citizens
and controls the way laws are passed and the type of laws that may
be passed. Each elected and appointed official takes an oath to
support the Missouri Boys State Constitution and by this oath to
act in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
There are two main sections to the MBS Constitution,
as well as an additional set of laws that govern Missouri Boys State:
 Preamble
Articles
Statutes
Like the United States Constitution, the Preamble
of the MBS Constitution sets down the basic idea behind the constitution.
It explains why it was written and what it is intended to accomplish.
The Preamble
We the People of Boys State of Missouri - grateful
to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which
He hath so long, permitted us to enjoy, and trusting in Him for
blessings upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired
to succeeding generations in order to form a perfect government,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for common
defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish
this constitution for Boys State of Missouri.
Articles
The bulk to the MBS Constitution, the Articles
outline the guidelines that make up Missouri Boys State. Without
these laws and parameters, the state simply could not exist, and
thus the Articles are the backbone of the state. There are 12 Articles
in the Missouri Boys State Constitution:
[I- Boundaries] [II- Bill of Rights] [III- Distribution of Powers]
[IV- Legislative Department] [V- Executive Department] [VI- Judicial
Department] [VII- Suffrage] [VIII- Revenue] [IX- Counties] [X- Corporations]
[XI- Amendments to the Constitution] [XII- Initiative and Referendum]
ARTICLE I - BOUNDARIES
The boundaries and jurisdiction of the state shall
be that part of the buildings, grounds, campus, streets, roadways
and other property, that is set aside for the uses and purposes
of Boys State.
ARTICLE II - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 1. All men are by nature free and independent,
and have certain inherent and inalienable rights; among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights
and the protection of property, governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Section 2. No person shall be deprived of
life, liberty or property without due process of law.
Section 3. The free exercise and enjoyment
of religious profession and worship without discrimination shall
forever be guaranteed; and no person shall be denied any civil or
political right, privilege or capacity on account of his religious
opinions; but with the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall
not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse
acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the
peace or safety of the State. No person shall be required to attend
or support any ministry or place of worship against his consent,
nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination
or mode of worship.
Section 4. Every person may freely speak, write
and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of
that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal,
the truth when published with good motives and for justifiable ends,
shall be sufficient defense.
Section 5. The right of trial by jury, as heretofore
enjoyed, shall remain inviolate.
Section 6. The rights of the people to be secure
in their homes, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated; and no warrant shall
be issued without probable cause supported by affidavit, particularly
describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to
be seized.
Section 7. All persons shall be bailable by
sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses where the proof
is evident or the presumption great; and the privilege of the writ
of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of
rebellion or invasion of the public safety may require it.
Section 8. No person shall be held to answer
for a criminal offense unless on indictment of a grand jury, or
on information by the prosecuting attorney, except cases in which
the punishment is by fine, or imprisonment otherwise than in the
penitentiary; in cases of impeachment; and in cases arising in the
army and navy, or in the militia when in actual service in time
of war or public danger.
Section 9. In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and
by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation, and
to have a copy thereof; to meet the witness face to face, and to
have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf,
and a speedy trial by an impartial jury of the county or district
in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
Section 10. No person shall be compelled in
any criminal case to give evidence against himself or be twice put
in jeopardy for the same offense.
Section 11. All penalties shall be proportioned
to the nature of the offense; and no conviction shall work corruption
of blood or forfeiture of estate; nor shall any person be transported
out of the state for any offense committed within the same.
Section 12. Private property shall not be taken
or damaged for public use without just compensation. Such compensation,
when not made by the state, shall be ascertained by a jury, as shall
be prescribed by law.
Section 13. No ex post facto law, or law impairing
the obligation of contracts, or making any irrevocable grant of
special privilege or immunities, shall be passed.
Section 14. The military shall be in strict
subordination to the civil power.
Section 15. No soldier shall, in time of peace,
be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner; nor
in time of war except in the manner prescribed by law.
Section 16. The people have the right to assemble
in a peaceful manner to consult for the common good, to make known
their opinions to their representatives, and to apply for redress
of grievances.
Section 17. All elections shall be free and
equal and provide for a secret ballot.
Section 18. Every person is entitled to a certain
remedy in the laws for all injuries and wrongs which he may receive
in his person, property or reputation; he is entitled to obtain
by law, right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase
it; completely and without denial; promptly and without delay.
Section 19. Adherence to the fundamental principles
of civil government is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings
of liberty.
ARTICLE III - DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS
The powers of the government of this State are divided
into three distinct department the Legislative, Executive and Judicial;
and no person, or collection of persons, being one of these departments,
shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others,
except as hereinafter expressly directed or permitted, but the people
reserve the power of initiative and referendum as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE IV - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested
in a general assembly, which shall consist of a senate and a house
of representatives, both to be elected by the people.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution
of the State of Missouri and the Constitution of Boys State, and
will faithfully discharge the duties of Senator (or Representative)
according to the best of my ability; and that I have not knowingly
or intentionally paid or contributed anything, or made any promise
in the nature of a bribe, to directly or indirectly influence any
vote at the election at which I was chosen to fill the said office,
and have not accepted, nor will I accept, directly or indirectly,
any money or other valuable thing from any corporation, company
or person for any vote or influence I may give or withhold on any
bill, resolution, or appropriation, or for any other official act."
ELECTION
Section 2. An election for members of the general assembly
shall be held during each yearly session of Boys State, in each
county, and at such places therein as may be provided by law. When
vacancies occur, special elections within the city affected will
be held to fill such vacancies.
ELIGIBILITY
Section 3. No person shall be a senator or a representative
who shall not have been enrolled as a resident of Boys State. Every
senator and representative at the time of his election shall be
a resident within the territory forming the district from which
he is elected. A senator or representative shall not hold any other
elective or appointive governmental office while serving in the
legislature. He must resign any such office prior to taking the
oath of office as a member of the general assembly. If he is subsequently
elected or appointed to a state office, he must resign from the
general assembly before taking the other office.
Section 4. No person who has been, or hereafter
shall be convicted of bribery, perjury or other infamous crime,
nor any person who has been or may be a collector or holder of public
monies, who shall not have accounted for and paid over, according
to law, all such monies due from him, shall be eligible to the general
assembly, or to any office of profit or trust in this state.
OATH OF OFFICE
Section 5. Members of the general assembly before they enter
upon their official duties, shall take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation:
This oath shall be administered by the governor or
by a judge of the Supreme or Circuit Court in the hall of the house
to which the member is elected, and the secretary of state shall
record and file the oath subscribed by each member. Any member who
shall refuse to take the oath herein prescribed shall forfeit his
office, and every member who shall be convicted of having sworn
falsely to, or of violating his said oath, shall forfeit his office
and be disqualified thereafter from holding any office of profit
or trust in this state.
APPORTIONMENT - SENATORIAL
Section 6. Each city in Missouri Boys State shall be a senatorial
district and shall elect three senators, whose term of office shall
be one year.
REPRESENTATIVES
Section 7. Each city in Missouri Boys State shall be a legislative
district and shall elect six representatives, whose term of office
shall be one year.
Section 8. Senatorial and legislative districts
may be changed from time to time as the officers and directors of
Boys State may prescribe.
TIME OF MEETING AND GENERAL
RULES
Section 9. The sessions of the general assembly shall commence
at such time and place as prescribed by the officers and directors
of Boys State in the schedule of activities for Boys State. A majority
of the members elected to each house shall constitute a quorum.
Each house shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and be
the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members;
shall choose its own officers; and the Senate shall choose a temporary
president to preside when the lieutenant governor shall not attend
as president, or shall act as governor. The legislative counselors
shall call the House of Representatives to order at the opening
of each new assembly, and preside over it until a temporary presiding
officer thereof shall have been chosen and shall have taken his
seat. No member shall be expelled by either house, except by a vote
of two-thirds of all the members elected to that house, and no member
shall be twice expelled for the same offense. Each house may punish
by expelling any person, not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect
to the house by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence.
But no such expulsion shall extend beyond twenty-four hours at one
time, unless the person shall persist in such disorderly or contemptuous
behavior.
Section 10. The door of each house and of
committees of the whole shall be kept open, except in such cases
as, in the opinion of the house, require secrecy. Neither house
shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than one
day, or to any other place than that in which the two houses shall
be sitting. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings,
which shall be published. In the senate, at the request of five
members, and in the house, at the request of ten members, the yeas
and nays shall be taken on any question, and entered upon the journal.
Any three members of either house shall have liberty to dissent
from and protest, in respectful language, against any act or resolution
which they think injurious to the public or to any individual, and
have the reasons of their dissent entered upon the journal.
STYLE OF LAWS AND PASSAGE
OF BILLS
Section 11. The style of the laws of this state shall be:
"Be it Enacted by the People of Boys State, Represented in
the General Assembly:"
Section 12. Bills may originate in either
house, except for appropriation bills which shall originate in the
house. Any bill may be altered, amended or rejected by the other;
and, on the final passage of all bills, the vote shall be by yeas
and nays, upon each bill separately, and shall be entered upon the
journal; and no bill shall become a law without the concurrence
of a majority of the members elected to each house.
Section 13. Every bill shall be read at large
at two different sessions, in each house; and every bill, having
passed both houses, shall be signed by the presiding officers thereof.
No act hereafter passed shall embrace more than one subject, and
that shall be expressed in the title. But, if any subject shall
be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title,
such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be
so expressed; and no law shall be revived or amended by reference
to its title only, but the law revived, or the section amended,
shall be inserted at length in the new act. And no act of the general
assembly shall take effect until the first day of July next after
its passage, unless, in case of emergency (which emergency shall
be expressed in preamble or body of the act), the general assembly
shall, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, otherwise direct.
PRIVILEGES AND DISABILITIES
Section 14. Senators and representatives shall, in all cases,
except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during the session of the general assembly, and in going
to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in
either house, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
Section 15. No personal elected to the general
assembly shall receive any civil appointment within the state from
the governor, the governor and senate, or from the general assembly,
during the term for which he shall have been elected; and all such
appointments for any such members for any such office or appointment,
shall be void; nor shall any member of the general assembly be interested,
either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the state, or
any county thereof, authorized by any law passed during the term
for which he shall have been elected, or within one year after the
expiration thereof.
PUBLIC MONEYS AND APPROPRIATIONS
Section 16. The House of Representatives shall initiate all
appropriation bills pertaining to the disbursement of Boys State
Bucks.
Section 17. The general assembly shall have
the ability to levy taxes in Boys State Bucks as they deem necessary.
Section 18. The general assembly may grant
compensation in Boys State Bucks to citizens of Boys State for services
rendered the state.
Section 19. The general assembly may pass
laws imposing Boys State Buck fines on any citizen of Boys State.
Section 20. The members of the general assembly
shall receive compensation in Boys State Bucks for their services
in the general assembly.
IMPEACHMENT
Section 21. All elective executive officials of the state
shall be liable to impeachment for crimes, misconduct, willful neglect
of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving
moral turpitude or oppression in office.
Section 22. The House of Representatives shall
have the sole power of impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried
before the Supreme Court, except that the governor or a member of
the Supreme Court shall be tried by a special commission of seven
eminent jurists to be selected by the senate. The Supreme Court
or special commission shall take an oath to try impartially the
person impeached, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
of five-sevenths of the court or special commission.
Section 23. Judgment of impeachment shall
not extend beyond removal from office, but shall not prevent punishment
of such officer by the courts on charges growing out of the same
matter.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 24. Boys State shall never be made defendant in a
court of law or equity.
Section 25. No law shall be passed which shall
operate to extend the term of any public officer after his election
or appointment.
Section 26. The general assembly shall have
the power to authorize a state lottery or gift enterprise for the
purpose of raising state revenues in Boys State Bucks.
Section 27. It shall be considered a felony
for any person to willfully forge, alter or counterfeit Boys State
Bucks.
ARTICLE V - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. The Executive Department shall consist
of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor,
state treasurer, and attorney general, who shall each hold his office
for the term of one year from the date of his election and until
his successor is elected and qualified. They shall perform such
duties as may be prescribed by law.
ELECTION
Section 2. An election for governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and attorney
general shall be held at such time as set by the counselors of Boys
State.
Section 3. The results of the election for
the above named officers shall be sealed up and transmitted by the
election officials to the secretary of state directed to the "speaker
of the house of representatives," who shall, immediately after
the organization of the House and before proceeding to other business,
open and publish the same in the presence of a majority of each
house of the general assembly, who shall, for that purpose, assemble
in the hall of the house of representatives. The person having the
highest number of votes for either of said offices shall be declared
duly elected; but if two or more have an equal, and the highest
number of votes, a special election shall immediately be held between
the candidates having the highest number of votes. Contested elections
for all of said offices shall be determined by both houses of the
general assembly, by joint ballot, in such manner as may be prescribed
by rule.
ELIGIBILITY
Section 4. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer,
or attorney general, who shall not at the time of his election be
a citizen of Boys State. Neither the governor, secretary of state,
state auditor, state treasurer, or attorney general shall be eligible
to hold any other office during the period for which he shall be
elected.
GOVERNOR
Section 5. The supreme executive power shall be vested in
the governor, who shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Section 6. The governor shall at the commencement
of each session, and the close of his term of office, give to the
general assembly information, by message, of the condition of the
state, and shall recommend such measures as he shall deem expedient.
Section 7. The governor may, on extraordinary
occasions, convene the general assembly, by proclamation, stating
therein the purpose for which they are convened; and the general
assembly shall enter upon no business except that for which they
were called together.
Section 8. In case of a disagreement between
the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment, the governor
may, on the same being certified to him by the house first moving
the adjournment, adjourn the general assembly to such time as he
thinks proper, not beyond the first day of the next regular session.
Section 9. The governor shall nominate by and
with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint all officers
whose offices are established by this constitution, or which may
be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise
provided for; and no such officer shall be appointed or elected
by the general assembly.
Section 10. In case of a vacancy, during the
recess of the senate, in any office which is not elective, the governor
shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the
senate, when he shall nominate some person to fill such office;
and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the senate (a majority
of all the senators elected concurring by years and nays), shall
hold his office during the remainder of the term, and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified. No person, after being
rejected by the senate, shall be again nominated for the same office
at the same session, unless at the request of the senate, or be
appointed to the same office during the recess of the general assembly.
Section 11. The governor shall have the power
to remove any officer whom he may appoint, in case of incompetency,
neglect of duty or malfeasance in office; and he may declare his
office vacant and fill the same as is herein provided in other cases
of vacancy.
Section 12. The governor shall have power to
grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after convictions, for
all offenses, subject to such regulations as may be provided by
law relative to the manner of applying therefor.
Section 13. The governor shall be commander-in-chief
of the military and naval force of the state (except when they shall
be called into the service of the United States); and may call out
the same to execute the laws, suppress insurrection and repel invasion.
Section 14. The governor and all civil officers
of the state shall be liable to impeachment for any misdemeanor
in office.
APPROVAL OF OR VETO OF BILLS
Section 15. Every bill passed by the general assembly shall,
before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor. If he approves,
he shall sign it. Upon execution by the governor, the bill shall
become law for the session of Missouri Boys State in which the bill
was enacted. At the end of each session of Boys State, all laws
enacted during such session shall be submitted to the Missouri Boys
State Board of Directors for approval and if approved, the law shall
be published and become part of the permanent statues of Missouri
Boys State.
Section 16. If the governor does not approve
the bill, he shall return it with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which house shall enter the objections at large
upon its journal and proceed to reconsider the bill. If then two-thirds
of the members elected agree to pass the same, it shall be sent,
together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall
likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of the members
elected to that house, it shall become a law notwithstanding the
objections of the governor; but in all such cases the vote of each
house shall be determined by yeas and nays, to be entered upon the
journal. Any bill which shall not be returned by the governor within
one day after it shall have been presented to him shall become a
law as if he had signed it, unless the general assembly shall by
their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall be
filed with his objections, in the office of the secretary of state
within one day after such adjournment, or become a law.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Section 17. In case of the death, conviction or impeachment,
failure to qualify, resignation, absence from the state, or other
disability of the governor, the powers duties and emoluments of
the office for the residue of the term, or until the disability
shall be removed, shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor.
Section 18. The lieutenant governor shall
be president of the senate, and shall vote only when the senate
is equally divided. The senate shall choose a president, pro tempore,
to preside in case of the absence or impeachment of the lieutenant
governor, or when he shall hold the office of governor.
Section 19. If there be no lieutenant governor,
or if the lieutenant governor shall, for any of the causes specified
in section seventeen of this article, become incapable of performing
the duties of the office, the president of the senate shall act
as governor until the vacancy is filled or the disability removed;
and if the president of the senate, for any of the above named causes,
shall become incapable of performing the duties of governor, the
same shall devolve upon the speaker of the house of representatives.
OTHER STATE OFFICERS
Section 20. If the office of secretary of state, state auditor,
state treasurer, or attorney general shall be vacated by death,
resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the governor to
fill the same by appointment and the appointee shall hold his office
until his successor shall be elected in such manner as provided
law. An account shall be kept by the officers of the Executive Department
and an annual report thereof shall be made to the governor under
oath; any officer who makes a false report shall be guilty of perjury
and punished accordingly.
SEAL OF STATE
Section 21. There shall be a seal of the state which shall
be called the "Great Seal of Boys State of Missouri,"
which shall be kept by the secretary of state while Boys State is
in session and used by him, officially as directed by law.
FEE AND SALARIES
Section 22. The officers named in this article shall receive
monetary compensation for their services in the form of Boys State
Bucks as approved by the general assembly.
DEFINITION
Section 23. An office is a public position created by the
constitution or law, continuing during the pleasure of the appointing
power, or for a fixed time, with a successor elected or appointed.
An employment is an agency, for a temporary purpose, which ceases
when that purpose is accomplished.
OATH OF OFFICE
Section 24. All civil officers, except members of the general
assembly and such inferior officers as may be by law exempted, shall,
before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take
and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case
may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States,
the Constitution of the State of Missouri, and the Constitution
of Boys State, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of
the office of ___________________ according to the best of my ability."
ARTICLE VI - JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Section 1. The judicial power of Missouri Boys
State shall be vested in a supreme court, and one general trial
court known as a circuit court with three different types of judges;
circuit judges, associate circuit judges and municipal judges.
Section 2. All justices of the Supreme Court
and all judges of courts shall be citizens of Missouri Boys State,
and licensed attorneys of Missouri Boys State. No person shall be
eligible for the office of circuit judge or associate circuit judge
unless he be a resident of the circuit or county in which he is
elected. No person shall be eligible for the office of municipal
judge unless he be a resident of the city in which he is elected.
Section 3. The term of office of each justice,
the chief justice, and all judges of courts shall be for one year
during which time he will serve without compensation.
SUPREME COURT
Section 4. The Supreme Court shall be the highest court in
the state. Its jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the state.
Its decisions shall be controlling in all other courts. It shall
be composed of seven justices, one of whom shall be chief justice.
It shall hold one session annually and such other sessions as may
be prescribed by rule of court or as otherwise prescribed by law.
Four justices concurring shall be necessary to a decision.
Section 5. The Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction over all judgments of circuit courts and such other
jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
Section 6. The justices of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the citizens of Missouri Boys State. The person
having the highest number of votes for justice shall be the chief
justice and preside over the Supreme Court. If two or more persons
have an equal and the highest number of votes for justice, then
the Supreme Court shall from among these persons elect a chief justice.
If two or more persons have an equal number of votes for the last
vacancy on the court, after the general election, then there shall
be a special election among the candidates tied for the last vacancy
to elect one of such persons to be justice.
Section 7. If the office of any justice becomes
vacant for any reason, then the Supreme Court by simple majority
shall nominate three qualified persons from whom the governor shall
appoint one person to be the justice. If the office of chief justice
becomes vacant for any reason, then the Supreme Court shall elect
from its number a chief justice.
Section 8. The Supreme Court shall have superintending
control over all courts, may establish rules of practice and procedure
for the courts, and may temporarily transfer judicial personnel
to another court as the administration of justice may require. Any
rule of court may be annulled by a law limited to the purpose.
Section 9. The decisions and rules of the Supreme
Court shall be announced in open court and recorded by the clerk
of the court and shall be free for publication.
Section 10. The Supreme Court may appoint a
clerk, reporter, and marshal and such deputies for each official
as the court deems necessary. Such officials shall serve at the
pleasure of the court.
CIRCUIT COURT
Section 11. There shall be a circuit court for each county
comprised of three types of judges: circuit judge, associate circuit
judge and municipal judge. One term of court shall be held in every
circuit each year.
CIRCUIT JUDGE
Section 12. The circuit judge shall have original jurisdiction
in all civil and criminal case, not otherwise provided for by law,
and appellate jurisdiction over associate circuit judges and municipal
judges. They shall have such other jurisdiction as may otherwise
be provided for by law.
ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE
Section 13. The associate circuit judge shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the circuit judge. The associate circuit judge
may appoint a clerk who shall serve at the pleasure of the court.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Section 14. There shall be two municipal judges in each county,
one in each city. The municipal judge shall have jurisdiction over
all cases having to do with violations of city ordinances and none
other.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15. All courts shall be courts of record.
Section 16. If the office of either the circuit
judge or the associate circuit judge becomes vacant there shall
be a special election held within the county affected to fill the
unexpired term of the office. If the office of municipal judge becomes
vacant there shall be a special election within the city affected
to fill the unexpired term of office.
Section 17. The general assembly may for cause
entered on the journals, and upon due notice and hearing with the
accused present and afforded an opportunity to defend, remove from
office any justice or judge, providing three fourths of all elected
members concur. The chief justice shall preside over all such proceedings.
Section 18. All process shall run: In the Name
of the People of Boys State of Missouri, and all prosecutions shall
be carried on: In the Name and by Authority of the People of Boys
State of Missouri, and conclude: Against the Peace and Dignity of
the State.
ARTICLE VII - SUFFRAGE
Section 1. Every person having fulfilled all
the requirements prescribed by the officers and directors of Boys
State for admission to Boys State shall be a resident of Boys State
during the term for which he is enrolled and shall be entitled to
vote.
Section 2. All votes shall be by secret ballot.
Electors shall in all cases, except for treason, felony or breach
of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance
at elections and in going to and returning from the same.
Section 3. No elector shall be deemed to have
lost his residence in this state by reason of his absence on business
of the United States or of the State of Missouri or of Boys State.
Section 4. No soldier, seaman or marine in
the Army or Navy of the United States or member of the National
Guard of the State of Missouri shall be deemed a resident of Boys
State in consequence of being stationed on the premises occupied
by Boys State.
Section 5. The general assembly may pass laws
excluding from the right of suffrage, all persons convicted of infamous
crimes.
Section 6. The education policy and program
of Boys State shall be under supervision and direction of officers
of Boys State.
ARTICLE VIII - REVENUE
Section 1. The general assembly shall have
the power to levy taxes, establish a state lottery, and assess fines
for violations of the Boys State Constitution and statues only in
the form of Boys State Bucks.
Section 2. The director of revenue shall collect
an income tax of ten percent from each citizen and business. This
shall be collected in Boys State Bucks only.
Section 3. Income is hereby defined as all
Boys State Bucks distributed to each citizen, salaries and wages,
business profits, rents, royalties, fees for services, interest,
and profits from any private or commercial activity.
Section 4. The general assembly shall have
no power to levy taxes against any political subdivision of Missouri
Boys State.
ARTICLE IX - COUNTIES
Section 1. New counties may be formed from
year to year as the officers and directors of Boys State may prescribe.
Section 2. In forming counties each county
shall contain as near as possible an equal number of residents.
COUNTY OFFICERS
Section 3. In each county there shall be elected the following
county officers at the general election to be held on the third
full day of each session of Boys State: circuit judge, associate
circuit judge, county commissioners, county clerk, sheriff, clerk
of the circuit court (who shall be ex officio recorder of deeds),
and prosecuting attorney. Each of said officers shall enter upon
the duties of his office immediately after his election and they
shall hold their respective offices for the term of one year and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 4. No county officers shall receive
any monetary compensation for services rendered except in Boys State
Bucks.
Section 5. The number of the deputies and
assistant of such county officers shall be fixed by law.
ARTICLE X - CORPORATIONS
Section 1. There shall be no corporations created
by the general assembly of Missouri Boys State.
Section 2. Citizens at Boys State may form
corporations, partnerships, associations, or other business or service
organizations.
BANKS
Section 3. A Boys State Bank is hereby created. By act of
the Board of Directors, it is to be called the "Charlie Mickey
Bank". The Charlie Mickey Bank shall be the only bank in Boys
State to receive, exchange, and hold United States Currency. The
bank shall be under the exclusive management and supervision of
the officers and directors of Boys State, with the help of the Boys
State treasurer.
Section 4. Citizens may organize banks to
receive, exchange, hold, and loan Boys State Bucks. Citizen-organized
banks are prohibited from dealing in U.S. currency.
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Section 1. Whenever two-thirds of the members
of each house of the general assembly shall, by a vote entered upon
the journals thereof, concur that a convention is necessary to revise,
alter or amend the constitution, the question shall be submitted
to the electors at the next general election. If a majority voting
at the election vote for a convention, the general assembly shall,
at the next session, provide for a convention, to consist of double
the number of members of the senate, to be elected in the same manner,
at the same places and in the same districts. The general assembly
shall, in the Act of calling the convention, designate the day,
hour and place of its meeting. Before proceeding, the members shall
take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and
the State of Missouri and Boys State, and to faithfully discharge
their duties as members of the convention. The qualification of
members shall be the same as that of members of the senate, and
vacancies occurring shall be filled in the manner provided for filling
vacancies in the general assembly. Said convention shall meet within
one year after such election and prepare such revision, alteration
or amendments of the constitution as shall be deemed necessary,
which shall be submitted to the electors for their ratification
or rejection, at an election appointed by the convention for that
purpose at the next session of Boys State; and unless so submitted,
and approved by a majority of the electors voting at the election,
no such revision, alteration or amendments shall take effect.
Section 2. Amendments to this constitution
may be proposed in either house of the general assembly, and if
the same shall be voted for by two-thirds of all the members elected
to each of the two houses, such proposed amendments, together with
the yeas and nays of each house thereon, shall be entered in full
on their respective journals, and said amendments shall be submitted
to the electors of this state for adoption or rejection, at the
next election of members of the general assembly, in such manner
as may be prescribed by law. The proposed amendments shall be published
in full at least one month preceding the election, and if a majority
of the electors voting said election shall vote for the proposed
amendments, they shall become a part of this constitution. But the
general assembly shall have no power to propose amendments to more
than one article of this constitution at the same session, nor to
the same article more often than once in four years.
Section 3. Each Constitutional Amendment properly
enacted shall be submitted to the Missouri Boys State Board of Directors
for approval and if approved, the Constitutional Amendment shall
take effect and become a part of this constitution.
ARTICLE XII - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Section 1. The people reserve to themselves
the power to propose laws and constitutional amendments through
the initiative process and to adopt or reject the same at the polls.
Section 2. The people reserve to themselves
the power to review all laws and constitutional amendments passed
during
any one session of Boys State through the process of referendum
and to approve or reject the same at the polls.
Section 3. A petition seeking to initiate a
proposed law or constitutional amendment or to conduct a referendum
on a law or referendum is required to have valid signatures by registered
voters equal to five percent of the citizens of Boys State. The
five percent must be made up geographically of two-thirds of the
counties of Boys State. The sponsor of the petition may pick any
of the several counties to qualify. Each qualifying county must
have no fewer than five percent of its registered voters signing
the petition. Each petition must clearly state the initiative or
referendum proposed. Signatures must be on the petition.
Section 4. Petitions should be filed with the
secretary of state, or in his absence the director of Missouri Boys
State. Where a defect in the part petitions from a particular county
operates to reduce the number of sufficient signature, the committee
or person in charge of circulating such petitions, is not entitled
to file additional signatures to cure such defects.
Section 5. Verification should occur forthwith.
Upon verification, the secretary of state or the director of Missouri
Boys State shall submit to the electors of the state for their approval
or rejection such law or constitutional amendment at the next general
election or at a special election to be called by the governor.
The ballot language shall be determined by the secretary of state
or director.
Section 6. Any law passed at a prior session
of Missouri Boys State shall not be subject to referendum. All laws
or constitutional amendments passed by initiative or approved after
referendum shall, by a vote of the Board of Directors of Boys State,
be adopted.
Section 7. The initiative and referendum powers
are hereby reserved to the people of each city and county on all
questions which such cities and counties may now or hereafter be
authorized to control by legislative action. Initiative and referendum
petitions for cities and counties shall clearly state the issue
to be addressed by the electorate and contain on the petition signatures
comprising no fewer than twenty percent of registered voters in
the city or county.
Section 8. With respect to city or county initiative
or referendum elections, petitions shall be verified by duly authorized
election officials and ballot language prepared by same. The chief
executive officer of the city or county may hold the election at
the next general election or at a special election held in the jurisdiction
petitioned.
Statutes
Each year, the General Assembly of Missouri
Boys State has the opportunity to pass laws and if approved by the
Missouri Boys State Board of Directors, these laws are published
and become part of the permanent statutes of Missouri Boys State.
These statutes cover a wide range of subjects and govern the conduct
of the citizens while attending Boys State. These statutes are enforced
by the Boys State Highway Patrol and each citizen must abide by
the statutes. The following are the Missouri Boys State Statutes:
An Act to Establish a Commission to Codify
the Laws of Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 22, 1938.
Be It Enacted by the People of the Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. A commission to codify the laws
of Missouri Boys State shall consist of the majority leader of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, two appointees
of the governor, two officials of Boys State.
Section 2. Two officials of Boys State shall
be appointed by the president of Missouri Boys State of Missouri,
a corporation.
Section 3. The chairman and the secretary of
the aforesaid committee shall be elected by the members of the commission.
An Act to Provide for the Publication and
Preservation of the Laws of Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 23, 1938.
Be It Enacted by the People of the Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. From and after the date of the enactment
hereof all laws duly enacted by Missouri Boys State shall be preserved
by the recordation thereof in proper permanent books of record.
Section 2. These laws shall be published in
pamphlet form and copies thereof distributed to all future citizens
of Boys State for their proper guidance.
An Act to Regulate the Police of Premises
of Missouri Boys State and to Prevent Desecration Thereof.
Approved June 25, 1939.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No person or persons whomsoever
shall throw waste paper, food or any rubbish or debris of any kind
or debris of any kind or character on or about the premises of Missouri
Boys State except in receptacles provided for that purpose.
Section 2. Any person or persons violating
the provisions of this Act shall be punished by sentence to policing
the grounds for not more than one hour.
Section 3. Trial of cases arising under the
provisions hereof shall be in the Circuit Court by either a circuit
court judge or an associate circuit court judge.
An Act to Promote the General Welfare of Missouri
Boys State by Elimination of Unnecessary Vulgarity.
Approved June 23, 1939.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No person or persons shall use,
utter or expose any vulgar or obscene language or signs or signals
in the presence of any woman or girls who might be upon the premises
of Boys State.
Section 2. No citizen of Boys State shall
utter any such language walking to or from the activities of Boys
State.
Section 3. Any citizens convicted of violating
any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished not to exceed
one hour of policing the grounds of Boys State.
An Act to Protect the Health of Missouri Boys
State.
Approved June 24, 1939.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No person or persons whomsoever
shall be admitted to attendance at Missouri Boys State unless they
shall have first been vaccinated or inoculated against smallpox
infection.
An Act to Prevent the Perpetration of Frauds
upon the Citizens of Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 24, 1939.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No person or persons shall offer
for sale or sell any goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind or
character within the limits of Boys State at any price in excess
of the average price for the same or similar goods, ware or merchandise.
Section 2. Any person or persons, collectively
or individually as associations or corporations who shall violate
the provisions of this Act shall be forever barred from transacting
any business upon the premises of Boys State.
Section 3. All citizens of Boys State shall
cooperate in the enforcement of this Act by refusing to purchase
from any one convicted of violation of the provisions hereof.
Section 4. No citizens of Boys State shall
take from any merchant any item not included in the purchase price
such as cartons, bottles and the like.
Section 5. Any citizen of Boys State who shall
violate the Provisions of Section IV hereof shall be tried in the
Circuit Court of any Circuit within the State and if convicted shall
be punished by a sentence to policing of the premises of Boys State
for a period of not to exceed one hour.
An act to Prevent and Punish Wrongs Committed
at Boys State.
Approved June 24, 1939.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any citizen
of Boys State to leave the premises occupied by Boys State during
the session of Boys State, without the consent of the director or
one of the officers of Boys State.
Section 2. Any citizen of Boys State found
guilty of violating the provisions of Section I of this Act, may
be dismissed from Boys State at the discretion of the officers and
directors of Boys State, or punished by a sentence to policing of
the premises of Boys State for a period not to exceed one hour.
An Act to Establish a Missouri Boys State
Flag.
Approved June 23, 1950.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. A Boys State flag shall be flown
at all times with the American Flag during the duration of Missouri
Boys State and shall be the official flag of Missouri Boys State.
Section 2. The flag shall be red, white and
blue striped with red on top, white in the middle and blue on the
bottom with the official Missouri Boys State emblem which consists
of the outline of the State of Missouri with the American Legion
insignia in the center and the word Missouri above the emblem and
Boys State below; the size of which will be five feet by three feet.
An Act Requiring the Wearing by All Counselors
and Staff of Boys State of Badges of Identification.
Approved June 23, 1950.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. All city counselors, athletic counselors,
all members of the staff, and citizens of Missouri Boys State of
Missouri shall be required while present upon the location of said
Missouri Boys State of Missouri, to wear badges of identification.
These badges shall state the name and position of the wearer, and
must be worn at all times in plain sight.
Section 2. There shall be no connection of
any of the staff with either political party, the aforementioned
badges of identification shall be a completely different color and
design from those of the citizens.
Section 3. Because of the great difficulty
heretofore experienced by the citizens in properly addressing and
introducing the members of the staff because of the lack of familiarity
with their names, and because of the resulting importance of this
bill to the welfare and happiness of the citizens of Boys State
of Missouri, this bill shall become effective immediately upon its
signing by the governor thereof.
An Act to Establish an Official Boys State
Prayer, to be Used to Open Each Annual Boys State Session.
Approved June 18, 1956.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The official Boys State prayer shall
read as follows:
Heavenly Father, Creator of all that is good,
Light and Guide of our beloved nation, grant that we may all do
justice, love, kindness, and walk humbly with Thee.
Let us neither be blinded nor deafened by our
foolish and selfish desires and our unworthy interpretation of Thy
will and law, but instead, let us strive consistently to better
ourselves in our faith and to become perfect, even as Thou are Perfect.
Lastly, Father, let us do our utmost to learn all we are capable
of learning while at Boys State. Grant that we, by Thy aid, may
all become true citizens of this, our most blessed nation. Bless
this movement to Thy use, and to the betterment and perpetually
of this, our country.
AMEN.
Section 2. The prayer shall be read during
the opening ceremonies of the first annual general assembly of all
citizens, by the governor of Missouri Boys State.
Section 3. The prayer shall be printed in
an appropriate place in the official manual of Missouri Boys State.
An Act Relating to Campaign Material Brought
to Boys State.
Approved June 21, 1957.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No citizen of Boys State shall
bring with him to Boys State any printed matter, posters, or other
matter intended to further any campaign in which aforementioned
citizen might take part.
Section 2. No candidate for state office shall
place campaign material in the sight of or shall try to extensively
influence the vote of any citizen of Boys State until 24 hours before
the primary.
Section 3. Anyone found guilty of breaking
this Statute will be automatically disqualified from holding any
office that aforesaid printed matter, posters, etc. might have helped
him obtain.
Section 4. This statute shall be printed and
sent to every boy that is to attend Boys State along with his information
booklet. It shall be printed in a very prominent place.
Section 5. Printed material shall include
mimeographed, lithographed or any other mass-printed material.
Section 6. No printed campaign material may
be sent for after arrival at Boys State.
An Act to Establish Certain Moral and Conduct
Standards of Boys State Citizens.
Approved June 21, 1957.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. No citizens shall bring, obtain
or retain firearms, fireworks or explosives in his possession.
Section 2. No citizen shall leave the grounds
of the Boys State without permission of the director or dean of
counselors, unless he is a member of an organized party accompanied
by a counselor.
Section 3. No citizen shall bring, procure,
retain or drink beer or any form of intoxicating liquor.
Section 4. No citizen shall appropriate, deface,
or destroy Boys State property, the property of another citizen,
or the property of the college.
Section 5. No citizen shall operate an automobile
while at Boys State, even though he may have the consent of his
parents.
Section 6. No citizen shall trespass in portions
of buildings not definitely assigned to citizens of Boys State.
Section 7. No citizen shall participate in
games of chance, or in any form of gambling.
Section 8. No citizen shall be offensively
boisterous or rowdy in his personal conduct in meetings, in the
dormitories, on the grounds, or while on trips away from the grounds
of the Boys State, nor shall he use lewd, profane, or obscene language,
or signs, or possess obscene pictures of printed material.
Section 9. Citizens shall not violate the
rules of common courtesy and decency in their relations with each
other. They shall be amenable to rules, ordinances and statutes
of the government of Boys State, and shall cooperate with all duly
elected or appointed citizens-officers. They shall respect the authority
of counselors and shall conform to requests made by them in the
line of duty.
Section 10. No citizen will be dismissed from
Boys State without a full and complete hearing of all charges made
against him, at which time he shall be privileged to face his accuser.
There shall be no appeal from the decision of the director or administration
officer or officers designated by him to hear such a case.
An Act to Put the Name of the City on the
Citizen's Name Badge.
Approved June 20, 1958.
Be It Enacted by the People of the Missouri Boys State
of Missouri Represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The name of the Missouri Boys State
city of each citizen of Missouri Boys State shall be typed upon
and under the name of each citizen and will be passed out to him
at the time of registration.
An Act Making It Compulsory for Missouri Boys
State Citizens to Cross All Streets at Street Corners or Crosswalks
Where Provided.
Approved June 17, 1977.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The crossing of any street or highway
by a Boys State citizen at a place other than the corner or crosswalk
where provided will be a punishable offense, classified as a misdemeanor.
An Act Naming the Model City Award at Missouri
Boys State the "Harry S. Truman Award."
Approved June 17, 1977.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. That the name of the Model City
Award be changed to the Harry S. Truman Model City Award.
Section 2. That this be done to commemorate
a most famous veteran, Legion member, politician, and the 33rd President
of the United States.
Section 3. The following Emergency Clause
is attached to facilitate the institution of the Harry S. Truman
Award for the 1977 session of Missouri Boys State:
Upon the signature of the governor of Missouri
Boys State this bill will immediately become law.
An Act Naming the Model County Award at Missouri
Boys State the "Jerry L. Litton Award".
Approved June 18, 1978.
Be It Enacted by the People of the Missouri Boys State
of Missouri Represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. That the name of the Model County
Award by changed to the Jerry L. Litton Model County Award.
Section 2. That this be done to commemorate
a most famous public servant, politician, and the U.S. Representative
from Chillicothe, who was tragically killed in a plane crash following
his primary victory for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S.
Senate.
Section 3. The following Emergency Clause
is attached to facilitate the institution of the Jerry L. Litton
Award for the 1978 session of Missouri Boys State:
Upon the signature of the Governor of Missouri
Boys State this bill will immediately become law.
An Act Naming a County of Missouri Boys State
after Omar Bradley.
Approved June 18, 1983.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. That the name of one county at Boys
State be named in honor of General Omar Bradley.
Section 2. That this be done to commemorate
a most famous General and Missourian.
An Act to Establish A Boys State Lottery.
Approved June 20, 1988.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. On the first day of each session
of Boys State, the Governor shall appoint a three-person Lottery
Commission composed of one chairman and two associate commissioners.
Section 2. The purpose of the Lottery Commission
is to establish and conduct games of chance to raise monies for
state government purposes.
Section 3. The Lottery Commission shall be
responsible for designing, establishing and conducting games of
chance. All monies collected after playing such games of chance
shall be turned over to the Director of Revenue and may be appropriated
by the General Assembly. Only Boys State Bucks may be collected
by the Lottery Commission. Games involving U.S. currency are strictly
prohibited.
An Act to Establish General Criminal Penalties
and Civil Enforcement Procedures.
Approved June 21, 1990.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. For any violation of Missouri Boys
State statutes and rules of conduct, this statute shall apply in
addition to any penalties that are elsewhere specifically prescribed.
Section 2. The judge before whom any criminal
conviction is obtained may, in his discretion, levy and fine up
to $50 in Boys State Bucks.
Section 3. In any civil case brought before
a Missouri Boys State court, a money judgment payable in Boys State
Bucks may be awarded to a prevailing plaintiff or defendant who
files a successful counterclaim. The amount of said judgment shall
be such sum as is fair and reasonable to compensate for the wrong
that gave rise to the successful claim.
Section 4. Any fine or money judgment levied
or entered by a Missouri Boys State court may be enforced through
garnishment by the Sheriff of any county in which the party owing
the money may be found.
An Act to Establish Aluminum Can Recycling
at Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 19, 1992.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The dean of operations shall be
responsible for furnishing each city and Boys State facility with
proper recycling containers to be placed in its area, and he shall
further be responsible for developing, implementing, and facilitating
a yearly State Recycling Plan.
Section 2. A fine of not less than $1,000
nor more than $5,000 Boys State Bucks shall be assessed for each
offense of any city or other Boys State entity found not actively
and timely recycling aluminum cans.
Section 3. Boys State Bucks collected as a
result of fines shall be delivered to the director of revenue for
deposit in the Missouri Boys State General Fund.
Section 4. The dean of operations shall recycle
the aluminum in a manner that is most beneficial to Missouri Boys
State.
Section 5. (Appointment of new officials)
The mayor of each city shall appoint a city environmental recycling
engineer. The county commission shall appoint a county environmental
recycling engineer. The governor of Missouri Boys State shall appoint
a state environmental recycling engineer.
Section 6. The city environmental recycling
engineer shall report directly to the county environmental recycling
engineer. The county environmental recycling engineer shall report
directly to the state environmental recycling engineer. The state
environmental recycling engineer shall report directly to the dean
of operations. The dean of operations shall have the responsibility
of transporting the aluminum cans to the center he has chosen.
Section 7. The city, county, and state environmental
recycling engineers shall daily deliver the collected cans to the
dean of operations to a point he shall designate.
Section 8. The legal tender that is received
from the aluminum cans shall be placed in the American Legion Boys
State of Missouri Memorial Trust for the perpetuation of Missouri
Boys State.
An Act to Establish a Compensation Plan for
State Employees at Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 19, 1998.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The weekly salaries, to be paid
in Boys State Bucks, for the state employees of Missouri Boys State
will be as follows: Beginning of week appointed officials, such
as Director of Revenue, Director of Public Works, Lottery Commissioners,
Gaming Commissioner, Adjutant General and Fire Marshal - $50. Highway
Patrolmen - $100, Col. of MBS Highway Patrol - $125. Supreme Court
Justices - $100. Chief Justice of Supreme Court - $125. Senators
- $55, President "pro tempore" of the Senate - $70. Senate
Majority and Minority Leaders - $65. Senate Clerk - $35. Assistant
Senate Clerk - $20. Senate Sergeant of Arms - $35. House of Representatives
Members - $45. Speaker of the House - $60. House Majority and Minority
Leaders - $55. Assistant Speaker of the House - $55. House Clerk
- $35. House Chaplain - $20. Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer,
Auditor, Secretary of State - $75. Governor - $100. Close of week
appointed officials - $10.
An Act to Establish the Mike Stewart Model
Business Award.
Approved June 19, 1998.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the 59th Session of Missouri Boys State that there will be an
award presented to the business that shows the best combination
of profitability, originality and organization. Each city will be
allowed one entrant into the contest, to be nominated by the city
counselor. The winner will be selected by the dean of counselors.
Section 2. This award shall be named the "Mike
Stewart Model Business Award" in honor of Mercial A. "Mike"
Stewart, 9th Director of Missouri Boys State.
An Act to Establish Requirements
for Press Passes.
Approved June 19, 1998.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. The media school reporters at Missouri
Boys State shall be issued press passes.
Section 2. The passes shall be made in a different
color and design than all other badges and passes at Missouri Boys
State.
Section 3. All reporters shall be required
to wear these passes for the duration of their employment with the
Boys State media and shall not receive access to speakers, information,
etc. without them.
An Act to Establish Veteran's
Day at Missouri Boys State.
Approved June 19, 1998.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. Whereas democracy and the existence
of the free world has been threatened; whereas countless brave men
and women have given their time, and in many cases their lives,
in defense of these things which we hold so dear; whereas men and
women, both dead and alive, should be commended and remembered for
their great service and sacrifices; We the 59th General Assembly
of Missouri Boys State do unanimously and wholeheartedly join together
in giving great praise and respect to these brave citizens of the
greatest country in the world.
Section 2. We henceforth declare the 6th day
of Missouri Boys State to be Veteran's Day. To honor this day the
Senate and House of Representatives will begin the session that
day with a moment of silence in honor of our country's veterans.
An Act to Establish the Missouri
Boys State Gaming Commission.
Approved June 19, 1998.
Be It Enacted by the People of Missouri Boys State
of Missouri represented in General Assembly:
Section 1. A commissioner shall be established
by the Governor on the first day of the session to regulate and
administer casino gambling licenses to those individuals or cities
who apply. This commissioner will operate separately and apart from
the lottery commission.
Section 2. All who obtain casino gambling
licenses shall be required to pay the regular business taxes as
well as any other taxes placed on them be the City, County or State.
Section 3. Gambling will occur only during
free time and will only use Boys State currency as tender. The use
of U.S. currency is strictly prohibited. All participants and casinos
shall conduct themselves in a fair manner and follow all rules as
outlined in the Boys State citizen's manual. Participants shall
be responsible for their own finances and will accept all consequences
that might result from gambling.
Section 4. Casinos are a business of entertainment;
all rules and regulations affecting them will be enforced by the
gaming commissioner.
Section 5. Let it be known that there shall
be only one license per city, which shall be given to the party
with the best proposal. Licenses will be decided and awarded by
the gaming commissioner.
Section 7. The June 21, 1957 statute on moral
conduct section seven (7) is repealed.
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