Jackson Township (part 1 of 2)

Jackson Township

" Ordered that the township of Jackson be, and it is hereby established, for judicial purposes, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the north¬ west corner of said county on the line of Jackson county, thence running east with the county line between Lafayette and Johnson counties to the range line between ranges 27 and 26, thence south with said range line to the township line between townships 46 and 45, thence with said township line west to the township line between Van Buren (now Cass,) county and Johnson, thence north with said line to the beginning. Ordered May 4, 1835."

Benj. A. Bradley

P O. Holden. Retired farmer; whose name is inseparably associated with Jackson township, was born in Johnson county, Mo., Jan. 9, 1832. He was raised a farmer; was first instructed in the common school then attended a select school taught by Jasper Ferguson Mr. Bradley s father was a native of Georgia, born Feb. 19, 1790, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He immigrated to Missouri in 1830, and settled in Jackson township, where he continued to reside until his death in 187CK Mr. Beni. A. Bradley's mother was a native of Kentucky, and died m Holden about 1873. The subject, Benj. A., after leaving school engaged in teach¬ ing, which he followed ten years, during which time he taught in difteient counties in this state. In March, 1861, he was married to Miss ar a ' R. Briggs, daughter of John Briggs. Mr. Bradley has been one o e enterprising farmers and stock dealers of his township; he owns a fine farm of 275 acres, all in cultivation, with a good residence and barn; also owns a good residence in Holden. He is a prominent member of the M. E. church, south. Mrs. Bradley is a member of the Cumberland Presby¬ terian church. Their family consists of the following named children: Seth B., John D., Clara B., Edgar and Charley A.

F. M. Bradley

was born in Logan county, Kentucky, December 10, 1827. His father, R. D. Bradley, was a native of Florida, and was of English extraction, and a soldier under Gen. Jackson. His grandfather was a soldier of the revolution. F. M*s mother was born in Kentucky, and was the daughter of Jonathan Baker. His father emigrated to Missouri in 1830, and settled in what is now Jackson township, entering his land from the Government,, and became one of the most enterprising farmers and stock dealers of his neighborhood. He died in 1868. His mother died in 1873. F. M., who is the subject of this sketch, was raised on a farm, and received a limited education at the schools of that day. He lived with his parents until his majority. In 1858 he married Miss Ellen, daughter of Reuben Fulkinson, Esq. They have three children: AliceS., Richard Dicky and Reuben J. Mr. Bradley owns a fine farm of 400 acres, and is one of the prominent stock dealers of his township, and has a good coal vein on his farm. Mr. B. is a member of the M. E. church, south.

Charles D. Boisseau

was born in Johnson county, Missouri, April 18, 1845. He has always lived in Johnson county, and is a farmer and stock raiser. He was mar¬ ried to Miss Jane Gilliland on January 13, 1867. His wife is also a native of Missouri. By this union three children were born: Benjamin W., Jessie and Mary. At the commencement of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in company A, of the first Batallion of the 7th M. S. M., of which Emery S. Foster was Major. Mr. Benjamin W. Boisseau, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Simpson county, Kentucky, in 1802. He was married in 1828 to Miss Sarah A. Fuquey, a native of Logan county, Kentucky. The names of children by this union were as follows: John, who died when two years of age, Mary A., Nancy C., Susan and Judith. Soon after his marriage he moved to Johnson county, Missouri, and settled near Columbus, the oldest post office in the county. His prin¬ cipal occupation while there was farming. He then moved five miles farther west, where he lived until his death. Here his first wife died, and he again married, this time, Miss Syble Duncan was the object of his choice. By this union their household was blessed with six children: Sarah J., John Oscar, Charlie D., Lucy M., Daniel T. and Rob- ert. The last dying in infancy, and John Oscar, when 17 years of age, in 1861. He died in the spring of 1863, being 61 years of age. Mrs. Boisseau, the second, and mother of Charlie D., was born in 1809, in Vir¬ ginia, and moved with her parents to Kentucky, and lived there several years, then came to Johnson county, Missouri, where she married Mr. Boisseau. She still lives in Johnson county, Jackson township, at the advanced age of 72 years.

Isaac N. Briggs, Jr

is the third son of Isaac Briggs, Sr. He was born in Bridgeport, Addi¬ son county, Vermont, May 31, 1827. At the age of ten he moved with his parents to Ticonderoga county, New York, in the immediate vicinity of old Ticonderoga Fort, situated at the mouth of Lake George. From thence they moved to Middleburg, New York, the county seat of Addi¬ son county. Here Isaac was apprenticed to learn the paintei s tiade. When he was 16 years old his father died, leaving a wife and a younger son than Isaac. Mr. Alvin Briggs is now a resident of Kansas. In the year 1849, Isaac, with his mother and brother, emigrated to Jackson county, Ohio, and in 1851 to Eight Mile Island, on the Ohio river, in Scioto county, Ohio. He married Miss Epalonia Sisler on April 27, 1852, and the union was blessed with five children, three daughters and two sons: Mahalia, Edith, Sarah, Orville and Edson. In the year 1860 he moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri, his mother having died some two years previous at Kigersville, Gallia county, Ohio. Early in the commencement of the rebellion, he secured a position on the police force of St. Louis, in which capacity he served, until the close of the war. In December, 1863, bis wife died and was buried in the beautiful ceme¬ tery of St. Peters. The three daughters remained in St. Louis, and were educated in a female seminary of that city. The eldest son died in infancy and Edson, the youngest, in 1863, was left to be cared for, with a Mrs. Shepherd, at the corner of 21st street and Franklin Avenue, St. Louis. Sometime in the year 1866, Mrs. Shepherd mysteriously disappeaied with young Edson in her possession and no clue to her or the boy has yet been obtained, although vigilant search has been made. In February, 1865, Mr. Briggs came to Holden, Johnson county, Missouri, where he married his second wife, Miss Sallie W. Denney, of Kingsville township, July 30, 1865. To this union eight daughters were born: Maggie, Florence, Laura E., Theresia E. and Minnie, are living in Johnson county. Estelle Ruth and two infant twins are dead, and sleep beside their mothei who died on December 12, 1877, and was buried in the Blutl Spring cemetery, one half mile northwest of the town of Kingsville. Mrs. John Wear the first daughter of the first union resides in Johnson county. The second daughter, Sarah, now Mrs. Peters, lives at Troy, 16 miles from East St.

Louis, in Illinois. Mrs. Borches, the third daughter, is living in St. Louis. Mr. Briggs is now located at Kingsville, Johnson county, Missouri. He still uses the brush as a means of livelihood, and is admitted to be classed in the ranks of his art, as a painter of no mean ability.

J. P. Craig

born in Augusta county, Virginia, near Stanton, February 14, 1823. His father, Robert, was also a native of \ irginia, and born in the same county, and emigrated to Missouri in 1829, and in 1830 he moved his family and settled near Columbus, on a farm, where he remained until his death in 1847. J. P. Craig's mother was also a native of Virginia, and died on the same farm as that of his father, in 1849. J.P., who was principally a resi¬ dent in this county, began to trade in stock when quite young, and to¬ day is one of the leading stock dealers of his township. He married in 1850, Miss Catherine J. Baker, daughter of Peter Baker. She died, leav¬ ing one child, Jennie. In 1857, Mr. C. married Miss Anna Phillips of this county, for his second wife. She* is a native of Indiana. Soon after his marriage he moved on his present farm, containing 230 acres, 120 acres lying in Centerview township, with a good vein of coal. His pres¬ ent family consists of two sons, James P. and John W. Mrs. C. is an acceptable member of the M. E. Church South.

M. Polk Crisp

was born in Johnson county, January 8, 1845. He was the son of Gran¬ ville Crisp, a native of Alabama, who moved in an early day to Tennes¬ see, where he remained a short time, and then removed to Missouri with his father, and when he was nineteen years of age went with a trapping company to California. He stayed in California engaged in the fur busi¬ ness, about four years, when by this time he had accumulated large sums of monej , and returned to Missouri, and married a young lady, cousin of Hon. F. M. Cockrell. By this union ten children were born, vizi John F., James C., Reddin, Pemelia R., Polk M., Louisa S., Martha E., Mary S* and Granville. The youngest died in infancy. He went to Texas during the war, and there died, Dec. 20, 1865, near Georgetown. M. Polk, the subject of this sketch, was married Dec. 5, 1872, to Miss Jane M. Tate. She was born Dec. 1, 1856, and was a native of Lone Jack, Jackson county, Mo. She was living at Lone Jack when the noted battle occurred there! One incident she distinctly remembers, that of a shell passing through the building in which she was. By their marriage they have had six children, named as follows: Bessie, Granville, John Tate and George, the other two, (twins,) are not yet christened. At the commencement of the war, our hero went to Texas with his father, where he attended school a part of the time, and also assisted his father in taking care of his stock, of which his father was a large dealer. He enlisted under Joe Shelby s command at Camp John C. Moore, in the winter o£ 1863, and was in Price's raid, and Steele's invasion of Arkansas. He was a volunteer under Gen. Price at the battle of Lexington, and was in the battles of Okolona, West Point, and several skirmishes. After the war he attended the State University at Columbia, about five months, and about the same length of time at Christian Brothers' College at St. Louis. He returned to Johnson county and married, where he has ever since lived in section 23, a farmer and physician. Was born in Licking county, Ohio, Dec., 1852. He was edu¬ cated in his native county, and commenced the study of medicine with H. C Dicus of Martinsville, Ohio. He took his first course of lectures at the Phyomedical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1875, commenced his practice, and in 1880, he completed his course of lectures, when he graduated. He practiced several years at Swan Creek, Ills., and, in 1877, came to Missouri, and located at PittsviUe, where he enjoys a good prac¬ tice. The Doctor married Miss Minnie Day, sister of Dr. Day, a promi¬ nent physician of Holden. By this union they have two children, Alva

Holt Davis

Mr. Davis, one of the most successful business men of this township, was born Nov. 28, 1847, in Johnson county, Missouri. His parents are both natives of Tennessee. They emigrated to Illinois, about the year 1843, and remained there until the year 1846, when they moved to John¬ son county, Missouri. They raised a family of seven children five of whom an/still living. Holt was married, March 19, 1873, to Miss Julia Warford, daughter of Wm. and Martha Warford, of this township. Mr. Davis entered the Confederate army in October, 1864 when he was only sixteen years of age, and remained until the close of the war Since e war he has dealt largely in stock, making two trips to Texas, and to Colorado. He embarked in the mercantile business at PittsviUe, this township, in February, 1881, and is doing well; he was also appointed post¬ master ft PittsviUe, in February of the same year. Holt was educated at Te common schools in this county. He commenced his career m meagre circumstances. He and his wife are both worthy members of the Baptist llies his father of North Carolina, his mother born in Tennessee Her maiden name was Rebecca Curtis. His father, Abraham Davis, emi¬ grated to Missouri in 1843, and stopped in the southern part of the state and died soon after. Michael Davis, who is our subject, came to Missoun in 1846, and settled on his present farm in Jackson township, in S49, consisting of 200 acres, most of which is in cultivation. Mr. Davis commenced life in meagre circumstances, but as a farmer he has been a success. He married Miss Marsha Riggle, in October, 1838, daughter of George Riggle, Esq, and they have raised a family of twelve children- Isaac B., Holt F, Lizzie, Jonathan F. and Catherine C. Lost seven.

Jasper N. Ferguson

- Mr- Feij?uson is a self-made man, having battled on to success, an honore and highly respectable citizen, through his own unaided abilities, and what he is he owes to his unerring perseverance. He was born April lo, 1823, in Ray county, East Tennesse. When but six years of age' he moved with his parents to Lafayette county, Missouri. ' In 1830 some tour years prior to the organization of Johnson county, his father moved into the territory now known by that name, and settled in the reffion then termed the Blackwater county. His father, John C. Ferguson, in 1830 erected what he said was the twelfth house in the county. In 1854 he moved eight or nine miles farther westward to a farm known as the old James farm, of ISO acres, which he bought, and lived there until his death which occurred August 10, 1857. His wife died September, 1861. He' was born June 21, 1797 ; his wife January, 1798. They were both natives o i 01 1 1 Carolina, Lincoln county. Her maiden name was Sarah Falls an they were married in 1820. They had ten children, of which our sub-' ject was the second, and their births respectively occurred in regular alter¬ nate oidei , commencing with the year 1821 and continuing to 1839. Our hero commenced life for himself about the year 1844, when he was twenty years of age. He commenced by learning carpentry and wagon making. In 1846 he took a trip on horseback with his father to East Tennessee, and extended the trip to Lincoln county, North Carolina, his a her s birth place. When he came back he attended the common schools for a time, and after attending a grammar school taught by Rev David Hogan, of the C. P. church, at Blackwatertown, he commenced the career of teacher He taught both in Johnson and Lafayette counties, in L4b he attended Goshen's male and female academy, at Pleasant Hill Cass county, Missouri. In 1850 he attended a high school, at Chapel .

of Adair county, Kentucky. She was born January 15, 1829. By this union seven children were born, as follows: Emma A., Sarah J., Thomas E, Alice M., MaryE., John B. and Nanna. In 1852 Mr. Ferguson was appointed surveyor o£ Johnson county by the governor, to fill a vacancy in that office, caused by the resignation of John Givens, surveyor elect. Served as depnty surveyor under A. M. Perry from 1856 to I860; also served as deputy under John J. Craig, who died in 1861, and George T. Gallaher was his successor, under whom Mr. Ferguson served as deputy surveyor. In 1872 Mr. Ferguson was elected by the democratic party surveyor of Johnson county, and re-elected by the same party in 1876 and 1 880, which office he now holds in connection with that of ex-officto road and bridge commissioner.

postoffice, Pittsville, a prosperous and respectable farmer of this town¬ ship, was born in Wilkes county, North Carolina, May 26, 1839. His father, Micageor Hampton, was a native of South Carolina, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. His mother was born in North Carolina, and was the daughter of David Mikel. His parents were married in North Carolina, and emigrated to Missouri in 1855, and settled in Johnson county, near Chapel Hill, and became one of the active farmers and stock dealers of his neighborhood. He continued on his farm until his death, in August, 1874. His mother is still living and making her home with R. A., who is the subject of this sketch, and who is the youngest, except one, of nine brothers. In all his father's family consisted of thir¬ teen children, ten of whom lived to be grown men and women. Mr. R. A. Hampton was married to Miss Nancy Wagoner in 1859, daughter of Amos H. Wagoner. Mr. H. has been one of the most active and enter¬ prising, as well as successful, stock dealers of his part of his township. He moved onto his present farm in 1867, containing 145 acres, including thirty acres of timber, 115 acres of choice land and good substantia buildings. His family is composed of the following named children: James P., Mary Albert Fannie Nally b and Ella L. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton are both members of the M. E. church south. Mr H., as well as a dealer in hogs and cattle, is one among the pi ominen feeders. He is a good neighbor, is widely known, and is umversa -y was born in North Carolina, Aug. 11, 1816. His father Jessie Howard was a native of North Carolina. Jas. Howard is a miller; he learned this business when a boy and followed it through life. In October, , 18o , he moved to Missouri and settled in Johnson county. is ai r of 648 acres. Mr. H. is the oldest settler now living in Jackson township. He has a fine grist and saw mill just down the slope from his residence. His house is situated on a beautiful hill; in looking off to the south and east it forms a beautiful picturesque scene of all that is grand in the beau¬ ties of nature. He was married in North Carolina in 1836, to Miss Caron Denny, daughter of Jorden Denny, a well-to-do farmer. They have three children: Martha M., Jessie J. and Jas. P. Mrs. H. died in 1842. Mr. H. was married again in 1843 to Miss Amanda W. Suncox, daughter of Thomas Suncox; by this union they have seven children: Ephraim D., Thomas B., Columbus F., Sarah S., McDaniel, Wm, P. and Andrew J. . Mr. and Mrs. H. are acceptable members of the S. M. E church, and liberally contribute to the same.

William Hopper

Mr. Hopper is one of the oldest settlers; is a native of Hamilton county East Tennessee; was born October 27, 1820. He lived in his place of nativity until, twenty years of age, then moved with his father, John Hop¬ per, to Missouri, in the spring of 1840; stopped a short time in Lafayette county, then moved, and settled in Johnson county, about midway between Chapel Hill, in Lafayette county, and Pittsville, in Johnson county, then known as Brushy Knob district. Here his father died, January 18, 1842. Excepting four years during the war, Wm. has always lived on the farm his father settled here. He was married to Miss Lettie M. Cobb, Janu¬ ary 4, 1844, and six children have been born to them, as follows: Eliza¬ beth J., Martha S., Meredeth W., Mandaville L., Sarah A. M. and Mary Rebecca, four of whom are living, the other two are dead. The son and two eldest daughters are married. His early education was not neglected, receiving for the most part his early training in the schools of Tennessee! His occupation has always been that of farmer and stock raiser. Prior to the war he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South; since the war he has held no membership with any denomination. During the war he belonged to the M. S. M., and was under Colonel Nuget's command. He was in the noted battle of Lone Jack, August 16, 1862. At this battle, Mr. Hopper was strack by three bullets; one seered the back part of his hand, the second struck him squarely on the' knuckles, but being a spent ball, it did him little injury. The third played a freak - hy stnkin£ and glancing from the side of a building, near to which he was, in the act of loading his gun, and struck him on the back part of his head, knocking him sprawling on the face to the ground. However, he had nothing to do but get up again, though he was considerably shook up. He had a large cord tie round his hat, and singular as it may seem, this cord in this last shot, undoubtedly saved his life. It was tied in a knot behind, and the ball struck squarely upon the large knot; thus he received its force more as a blow, with the result already related. He was mustered out of the service in 1863. Staid in Ray county until the close of the war, then came back to the old homestead in Johnson county, where he has ever since resided. John Hopper, his father, was a native of North Carolina; was born 1789; was married to Miss Mary Davenport, a native of the same state, who was born 1793. They had nine children: Jane, Sarah, Elizabeth, James, William, John, David, and Robert; the last died in infancy, John Hopper died January 1842, and his wife March 3, 1876, at the extremely old age of eighty-three. She died in Johnson county, and at the time was one of the oldest

Hardin Long

The subject of this sketch was born in Jackson county, Alabama, Octo¬ ber 6 1820. He married Miss Amanda McFarland, February 12, 1846. She was born, December 18, 1825. Was the daughter of A. McFarland a native of Virginia, who settled in Alabama in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Long have eight children, as follows: William, Washington, Susan F., married William Hughes, a native of Alabama; Thomas G , James P., Arthur, Alexander and Malinda Jane. He was a farmer and stock-dea er until the war came on. Then reverses beset him on every hand, and from a prosperous and happy man, he was soon brought to penury and want, having lost nearly all his possessions in that dark time of war. At the outbreak he volunteered his services in the Forty-second Tennessee regi¬ ment, company E., of which he was captain for a time, but resigned Octo¬ ber 18, 1862, having filled the position about one year. His resignation was accepted and acknowledged, by Brig.-Gen. Lloyd Tilgman. He was among those who surrendered at Fort Donelson, and was confined a pris¬ oner fix months. The war over, he came to Johnson county, Missouri, November 14, 1868, where he settled in Jackson township, section one, township forty-six.' Under the township organization, he was elected town¬ ship trustee, which office he held two years. He and his wife are mem¬ bers of the Christian church. His wife was born December 18, 1825. Since coming to Missouri, Mr. Long has, in a great measure, repaired the

> he sustained during the war, by f.ruting .. a do 'and by dealing liberally in live stock in a prudent and safe way. is Iw acknowledged to be one of the first and best farmers in the town¬ ship His father, Arthur Long, married Miss Jane ^ grated to Alabama in 1818, and lived in Jackson count) , *at state, unt l fhev died- he in 1863, and she in 1867. His father was of Irish descent, and his children numbered ten, as follows: Elizabeth, Hardin K.zziah, John C., Lemuel G., William, Martha M., Par.lee, Peter B. and Thomas

John E. Long

Among the most successful farmers and worth}' citizens of Jackson township may be mentioned Mr. Long, who was born in Alleghany county, Maryland, November 4, 1821. His father and mother were both natives of Virginia. His father was born in 1792, and his mother in 1788. They raised a family of five children. His father died in 18 - , and his mother June 30, 1881. John E. Long, the subject of this sketch, lived in his native state until grown to manhood. He received a very limited edu¬ cation at the subscription schools. He went to the state of Illinois in 1849 where he engaged to work at the carpenter's trade, which he followed for ten years, after which he engaged in farming, and worked at his trade at intervals. He was married to Miss Rebecca C. Peer, daughter of John Peer, Esq., m ISol. He continued to reside in Adams county, Illinois, until the spring of 1869, when he moved to Johnson county, Missouri, and stopped one year in the then thriving little town of Holden. On the fol¬ lowing year he purchased and moved onto his present farm, of 240 acres of choice land, of which 180 acres are under cultivation, and the balance in timber. He has erected on his farm a good residence and large barn, with all the necessary out-buildings. His shop, which stood near his resi¬ dence, with all his tools, was burned in 1881. He is one of the most active as well as one of the most liberal men of his township. He con¬ tributed largely in money and labor to his church building - Wesley Chapei-of which he is the architect. He and his wife are both member's o the M. E. church. His family consists of five boys: Charles E. arry W., Ora E. and Ira E., twins, and Willie H. Mr. Long is a good*

P. O. Odessa, who stands prominent among the citizens of this township was born m Nicholas county, Virginia, May 27, 1840. Isaac McNeel, his father, who is also a Virginian by birth, and emigrated to Missouri in l8o2, was born 1814. His mother was born in the same state, and died in this county, 1878. Paul's parents settled first in Davis county, this state where they remained until the close of the war, when they moved to Lafayette county, and to this county in 1868. Paul, the subject of 'this notice, came to this county in 1869, and purchased his present farm but did not move on to it until 1881. He has just built a neat and handsome residence on a sightly spot, with a very beautiful surrounding. His farm contains 140 acres of land, lying near Rock ford, on Black Water. In 1878 i r. McNeel was married to Miss Minnie Yankee, daughter of David \ ankee. They have one son, Otha. Mr, McNeel is a successful stock-

A. G. Maxwell

P. O. Pittsville, Jackson township; an enterprising farmer of this town¬ ship, was born in Rockingham county, North Carolina, February 27, 1824. Samuel Maxwell, his father, was a native of the same county and state. In 1844 he emigrated to Missouri, and settled in Lafayette county, and died the same year. A. G.'s mother was a native of North Carolina, and died in the same state, 1843. His grandfather, on his mother's side, was from Ireland. His grandfather on his father's side, was born in Pennsylvania, and was one of the pioneers of North Carolina. A. G., who is our subject, after the death of his father, set out in life for himself, engaging in farming, and was married to Miss Duley Harmon, daughter of Lewis Harmon, in 1857, in Lafayette county, where he remained until 1868, when he moved to Johnson county, and settled on his present farm of 200 acres of well improved land, with substantial buildings. Mrs. M. died in 1868, leaving four children: Cora A., Samuel L., Albert P. and Robert E. In 1878 Mr. M. again married Mrs. Susan F. Merrill, daughter of Joseph Smith. By this union were born two daughters: Minnie S; and Ethlene P. Mrs. M. had three children by her former husband: Joseph A., Flora A. and W. H. Merrill. Mr. Maxwell is a successful wheat grower, and among one of the best stock raisers in his township; is a man who has set a good example, and is much respected.

W. T. Miller

assistant postmaster of Pittsville, was born in Johnson county, August 24, 1850. He received a limited education at the common schools. W. E. Miller, his father, was a well-to-do farmer, born in Ray county, Ten¬ nessee. Emigrated to Missouri in 1840, and settled near Pittsville, on Blackwater. In 1858, moved on to the homestead now occupied by the widow and the family. Mr. Miller died in 1879. The farm contains 180 acres. Mr. Miller was for many years before his death, a prominent member of the M. E. church, South. W. T. Miller's mother was born in Lafayette county, this state, and was the daughter of Judge Emmons, who was one of the earliest settlers of Missouri. W. T .'s mother raised a family of nine children, all of whom are living: James A., Baxter M., J H., J. E., C. C., John, Anna J., Ella and Wm. T., who is the eldest son, and our subject; he has charge of the farm; also has a clerkship at Holt Davis' store, which position he has held for several years in the same store. Mr. Miller is a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, and is a man

P. O. Holden; a prosperous and respectable farmer of this township, was born in Cooper county, Missouri, July, 1843. His father, J. T. O'Bryan, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1819. His parents emigrated to Missouri in 1838, and settled in Cooper county, where he remained until 1849, when he went to California, and was gone until 1859, when he returned. He moved to Johnson county in the spring of 1867, and died the following year, on the farm now owned by James A. The mother of the subject of this sketch was born in Missouri, and was the daughter of James A. Revis, one of the first settlers of Cooper county. James A, was educated in the county district school until eighteen years of age. when he went to Prof. Kemper's select school at Boonville, where he attended several terms. He then went to Eureka College, Illinois; after leaving this he read law, and soon after turned his attention to farming, which he has followed successfully ever since. He owns a fine farm near Whalebuck Ridge, of 320 acres, with a large and spacious residence. In 1877 he married Miss E. G. Lowery, daughter of Dr. Lowery, of Holden They have three children : Richard, Edith and Estell.

Jacob Pfautz

Among the most wealthy, industrious and enterprising citizens of Jackson township, may be mentiened Mr. Pfautz, born in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1824, of German and French extraction. His great-great-grandfather was Alesael, and belonged to the Huguenots, and came to Philadelphia in 1716. His grandfather on his father's side was from Switzerland, and spoke the German language, and came to Lancaster in 1720. Jacob's father was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was born in 1785. His mother was also a native of Lancaster county, and his father worked for and aided Gen. Washington. Jacob, our subject, was educated at Litiz, Pennsylvania. His father was a merchant, and failed in business, consequently Jacob was thrown on his own resources. Commencing life poor, he struggled with poverty and adversity, but with an iron will, backed by industry and great energy, he has succeeded in accumulating a large amount of this world's goods. He has a fine house near Lisbon, Iowa, where his son and daughter are living. He has a large amount in government bonds, also a fine farm in Jackson township, of 444 acres, and one of the choicest orchards in the county. He married, in 1855, Miss R. Hammer, a native of Maryland. She died in 1863, leaving two children: John M. and Mary E., who is a lady of rare accomplish¬ ments. Mr. Pfautz is a pleasant, affable gentleman.

William B. Pemberton

Among the prominent and worthy citizens and successful farmers of Jackson township may be mentioned Mr. Pemberton, who was born in Barron county, Kentucky, January 30, 1843. His father and mother were both natives of New York, and emigrated to Missouri in 1846, when Wil¬ liam B. was only three years of age, and settled in Johnson county. They raised a family of three children, one older and one younger than William B., all of whom are still living. His father died September 27, 1879. His mother is still living and enjoys moderate health. William B. was married October IT, 1867, to Miss Margaret L. Renick, daughter of William Ren¬ ick, of this county. She was born October 4, 1844. From this union they had four children: Martha J., Nellie A., Maggie L. and Johnson W. Mrs. Pemberton died April 7, 1877. She was a member of the M. E. church, south. Mr. Pemberton was married again, Octobei 1, 1878, to Miss Price, daughter of Adam Price, of this county. She was born Sep¬ tember 22, 1844. Mr. Pemberton is a farmer by occupation; for the last ten years he has been a successful stock dealer and feeder. He has 260 acres of choice land, 240 in cultivation, with good dwelling house and out buildings. He enlisted in the Confederate army in the fall of 1861, and remained until the fall of 1863. He then went to Montana, and remained until the fall of 1866. While there he was engaged in mining, and was very successful. He was educated at the common schools, and com¬ menced his career in meager circumstances. Mr. and Mrs. Pembeiton are both members of the M. E. church, south.

Merideth Rice

P. O. Pittsville. Among the enterprising citizens of Jackson township, may be mentioned Merideth Rice, who was boin in Madison county, Ky., April 11, 1825. His parents were both natives of Virginia. His father died in 1863. His mother died in 1862. Merideth, the subject of this sketch, came from Kentucky to Missouri in 1869, and settled in Johnson county, near where he lives at the present time. He was manied Aug. 25, 1868, to Miss Catherine A. Nelson, daughter of Archibald Nelson, of Green county, East Tennessee. Mr. Rice has a family of six children, viz: Minnie B., Charles L., Beauregard, Joseph, Laura S. and Merideth. Mr. R. has 120 acres of good land. He is a successful stock raiser and dealer, and while in Kentucky he drove horses, cattle and mules from Kentucky into Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Ala¬ bama and Florida. He was elected assessor of Jackson township, and served one term, giving general satisfaction. He was appointed consta¬ ble for the same township in the spring of 1877, and was elected to the same office in 1878, and re-elected in 1880. Mr. R. commenced his edu¬ cation at the subscription schools, and finished with a two years couise at the Richmond Seminary, Ky. He commenced his career with small cap¬ ital. Mrs. R. is a member of the M. E. church, south.

P. O. Pittsville. Among the prominent men of this township, is Mr. Rice, who was born in Madison county, Ky., in 1830. James Rice, his father, was also a native of the same state, born in Fayetteville, and was an extensive stock dealer. He continued to reside in Kentucky till his death in 1863. His mother, who was the daughter of Thos. Turner, was also born in Kentucky. Samuel's grandfather was a prominent Presbyterian minister. Our subject, Mr. S. Rice, came to Missouri at the age of 23 years, to seek his fortune, and settled in the state in 1854, and stopped on Clear Fork. In the spring of 1856, he settled on his present farm, .and has been quite successful as an agriculturist. In 1869, he married Miss Susan R. Easley, of Jackson county, Mo. The results of this union are four boys and two girls: Wm, Carrie, James, Mary, Thomas, and Mil¬ ler. Mr. Rice and his worthy wife are both members of the Baptist church. Mr. Rice owns a good farm of 356 acres, with good substantial buildings. In 1861, Mr. R. entered the confederate army, with Gen. Cockrell as captain, and served four years, and was in many fiercely fought battles, and was taken prisoner at Vicksburg. In politics he is a democrat. Is a man of strong convictions, is a good neighbor and an honorable citizen.

Joseph Slack

P. O. Chapel Hill, Mo. Among the most worthy citizens of Jackson township, is Mr. Joseph Slack,' who was born in Kentucky, March 15, 1825. His father, John Slack, was a native of Kentucky; his mother was also a native of Kentucky. They immigrated to Illinois in 1827, when Joseph (the subject of this sketch) was only two years old. Joseph remained with his parents and moved with them to Iowa in 1851; they settled at Hartford, Warren county, at which place his parents both died; his mother in 1863, his father in 1871. Joseph was married, Nov. 13, 1851, to Miss Clarkey B. Taylor, daughter of Rev. David Taylor, a prominent Baptist minister, who came to Cass county, this state, in 1871, where he died, Oct. 22, 1881, at the advanced age of 85 years, having been a preacher of the gospel for 50 years. Joseph moved to Johnson count\q Mo., in Aug., 1870, and settled in Jackson township. He has 148 acres of choice land, 120 acres in cultivation, with good substantial buildings. He is one of the successful farmers and stock raisers of his neighborhood. He is a worthy member of the Grange at Chapel Hill, No. 560. He commenced his career a poor boy. Mr. and Mrs. Slack have ten children living, viz: Maty E., John M., Sarah E., Jennie, Nancy. L., Joseph W., Cora C., Ida May, James F. and Thos. J. Mary E. was married Dec. 19, 1873, to Addison C. Ridings. Sarah E. was married Jan. 15, 1879, to B. B. Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Slack and Jennie and Cora, are all members of the Baptist church. Mr. Slack is a cousin to Gen. Slack, who was killed in the battle of Pea Ridge.

John C. Sparks

P. O. Chapel Hill, Mo. Among the enterprising and successful farmers of Jackson township, may be mentioned Mr. John C. Sparks, who was born in Surry county, North Carolina, June 5, 1815. His father, Joel Sparks, and his mother were both natives of North Carolina. John C., the subject of this notice, went from his native state to Indiana in 1836; then to Missouri in 1842, stopping in Lafayette county. He was mar¬ ried July 9, to Miss Sarah M. Cobb, daughter of Maurice Cobb of this county. She was born, April 30, 1831, in Surry county, N. C. ' Mr. Sparks continued to reside in Lafayette county, until 1871, when he moved to this county, and settled in Jackson township. He has 257 acres of land, of which 165 acres are in cultivation, with good residence, barn and out buildings. He received his education at subscription schools in North Carolina. He commenced his career with no fortune except an untiring energy, and a pair of willing hands, and has never received any legacy. He (John C.) is father of thirteen children, all living, viz: Martha M., Maurice E., Arminda E., Joel W., Sarah C., Mira J., John R., Mary E., Hattie A., Rosa B., Samuel N., Charley W. and Walter W. Sarah C. was married March 3, 1875, to Frank Brannock. Mira J. was married Dec. 13, 1874, to Edward Hampton. Arminda A. was mairied March 4, 1880, to Frank Buelle. Hattie A. was married August 1, 1880, to David Sisk. Martha M. was married in the fall of 1865, to Aaron Col¬ lins. Maurice E. was married in 1875, to Miss Amanda Brooks. Joel

Charles C. Smith

P. O. Pittsville. A prosperous farmer and stock dealer, was born in John¬ son county, Mo., January 6, 1838. His father, Joseph Smith, was origin¬ ally from Virginia, and born in 1810, and immigrated to Missouri in 181 <, and was captain of a company of militia during the Mexican war. His mother, who is a native of Tennessee, was born in 1809, and her maiden name yas Nancy Beck. Mr. Chas. Smith's father died in 1857. Chas. C. was raised and educated on a farm. When 19 years of age he com¬ menced business for himself, and has been very successful as a stock dealer. In 1861, he entered the confederate army, Gen. Shelby command¬ ing, and served until the close of the war, and participated in se\eial bat¬ tles. In 1865, returned home and engaged in farming, and in 1871 was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie McNeel. The result of this union is two sons, Marlin P. and Charley S. Mr. S. owns a fine farm of 280 acres of land, 160 well improved with neat residence, a first class barn and other out buildings. Mr. Smith and his worthy wife are both members of the was born in Washington county, Ohio, in May, 1830. His father, Stephen Starkey, was born in Hampton county, Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio in 1824, where he resided until 1854, when he emigrated to Missouri in Ihe same fall, and settled on a farm on section 25, containing 300 acres, all well improved, and where he continued to live until a short time before his death in 1879. Mr. A. W. Starkey's mother was a native of Penn¬ sylvania. His grandfather on his mother side, was one of the children left after the Wyoming massacre, and his grandfather on his father's side was a volunteer soldier, who died in Mud Fort. A. W. Starkey, our sub¬ ject, came to Missouri in 1854, and in 1856 went to Mississippi wherehe engaged in teaching, and continued until 1861, when he returned to Mis¬ souri, and spent one year with his father. He has devoted a greater part of his life to teaching. He was principal of a school in Quincy, Illinois, for twelve years, after which he spent some time in traveling through the western states. In 1859 he married Miss E. B. Bvwater of Quincy, Illi¬ nois. By this union they have one son and daughter: Fannie M. and George S. Mr. Starkey is now occupying the old homestead.

Henry C. Violett

P. O. Chapel Hill. He is a native of Johnson county, Missouri, and was born July 14, 1843. He is a son of Willis H. Violett, who is now living in Johnson county, [and who settled in this county, near Pittsville, in the spring of 1839, and is a native of Kentucky. Henry's father married Miss Sallie Ann Windsor, also a native of Kentucky. Six children were born to them: Thomas E., Henry C., John H. and Mary E. are living. The two youngest died in infancy. He was born in 1818, and at the age of 15 commenced to learn the blacksmith's trade, which occupation he has followed up to the present time. Henry learned from his father, the art of shoeing horses, sharpening a plow, &c. He carries on farming in a systematic and practical manner, to which his neat farm and residence, and its pleasant surroundings, give abundant proof. He was married on Nov. 12, 1865, to Miss Mary J. Yankee, and their home has been gladdened with four children; two of them died in infancy. The other two, a son and a daughter, Willie and Annie E. are living. Mr. Violett's education is that of the common schools of the county. He served four months under J. V. Cockrell during the war, and was in the battle of Lexington in September, 1862. He is a member of the M. E. church, south.

L. M. Windsor

farmer, Jackson township; postoffice, Holden, Missouri. Was born in Johnson county, Missouri, May, 1843. John Windsor, his father, was a native of North Carolina. At the age of sixteen he left his native state and went to Kentucky, where he lived until he came to Missouri, which was at an early day. He came to Johnson county the following year after the county was formed and named, and first settled near where Columbus now stands. Shortly afterward he moved to that part of the county now known as the Jackson and, Madison township line, and con¬ tinued to live on the old homestead until his death, which occurred on February 13, 1872. L. M. Windsor's mother was a native of Kentucky. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Barrett. She was married in Johnson county, and died February 26, 1874. L. M. spent his early youth on a farm. His early education was limited to the inferior schools of that day. At the age of eighteen he entered the union army and served until the close of the war, when he returned to his home in this county where he since. He was married in 1868 to Miss M. J. Givons, a native of K* ntucky, and daughter of Alexander Givons. By this union they have three children: Robert A., John and Mary E. Mrs. Windsor is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.

John Winfrey

farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Pittsville. Mr. Winfrey was born in North Carolina, September 10, 1820. His father, Thomas Winfrey, died just before he was of age, in February, 1838. His mother died in February, 1840. There were brothers and sisters as follows: Nancy, John, Simon, Caleb, Eunice, Isaac and Thomas H. Three are dead: Simon, Isaac and Thomas. The other four are living in Missouri. John Winfrey, our subject, came to Missouri in April, 1851, and settled on a farm, a part of which he bought, and a part he entered, and has since resided there, and his intelligence, integrity, and generosity have secured to lm the respect of all who know him. He was married, December la, 1842, to Miss Jane A. Martin. They have no children of their own, but have generously opened their hearts and home to the care of orphan children, which admirable quality deserves special mention. During their stay in Missouri the following persons, once ophaned children, five in number, have been special objects of their care, all of whom they reared rom youth up to manhood, respectability and woman's noblest sphere: i -

Ham Carlyle and his sister, Lydia, were the first. William was five years old when this good couple took him to their home. He is now a promi¬ nent and well-to-do farmer, near to his foster home. William Sparks and his sister, Mary R, were the next who went to live with them. Wi lam education was not neglected. He attended the State Normal School at Warrensburg, and is now one of the prominent teachers of Jackson township and also a member of the Baptist church, and worker in the Sunday school of that church at Elm Spring. Jessie Alexander was the fifth and last homeless orphan which this estimable couple cared for. He was quite young when they took him, and still lives with them. He is a relative of Gen Morgan, of late war fame. Mr. Winfrey has been justice of the peace for twenty-one years. He was postmaster of Basin Knob pojoffice for eleven years. He and his wife are both members of the Baptist denomination, and hold their membership with the Elm Spring congrega¬ tion. In politics he is one of the leading republicans of his township.

Preamble

We, the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for his goodness, do, for the better government of the state, establish this constitution.

Section 1. The boundaries of the state as heretofore established by law, are. hereby ratified and confirmed. The state shall have concurrent jurisdiction on the river Mississippi, and every other river bordering on the state, so far as the said rivers shall form a common boundary to this state and any other state or states; and the river Mississippi and the navigable rivers and waters leading to the same, shall be common highways, and forever free to the citizens of this state and of the United States, without any tax, duty, import or toll therefor, imposed by this state.

Section 1. That all political power is vested in, and derived from the people; that all government.of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.

Sec. 2. That the people of this state have the inherent, sole and exclu¬ sive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof, and to altei and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary to ^heir safety and happiness: Provided , Such change be not repugnant to the constitution of the United States.

Sec. 3. That Missouri is a free and independent state, subject onlv to the constitution of the United States; and as the preservation of the states and the maintenance of their governments, are necessary to an indestructible Union, and were intended to co-exist with it, the legislature is not authorized to adopt, nor will the people of this state ever assent to any amendment or change of the constitution of the United States which may in any wise impair the right of local self-government belonging to the people of this state.

Sec. 4. That all constitutional government is intended to promote the general welfare of the people; that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry; that to give security to these things is the principal office of government, and that when government does not confer this security, it fails of its chief design.

Sec. 5. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own conscience; that no person can, on account of his religious opinions, be rendered ineligible to any office of trust or profit under this state, nor be disqualified from testi¬ fying, or from serving as a juror; that no human authority can control or interfere with the rights of conscience; that no person ought, by any law, to be molested in his person or estate, on account of his religious persua¬ sion or profession; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, nor to justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or safety of this state, or with the any place or system of worship, or to maintain or support any priest, min¬ ister, preacher or teacher of any sect, church, creed or denomination ot re¬ ligion; but if any person shall voluntarily make a conti act for any sue.

Sec. 7. That no money shall ever be taken from the public treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect or denomination or i e lgion, or in aid of any priest, preacher, minister or teacher thereof, as such; and that no preference shall be given to, nor any discrimination made against any church, sect or creed of religion, or any form of religious faith or wor-

Sec. 8. That no religious corporation can be established in this state, except such as may be created under a general law for the purpose on y of holding the title to such real estate as may be prescribed by law for

Sec. 9. That all elections shall be free and open; and no power civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of t e

Sec. 10. The courts of justice shall be open to every person, and cer¬ tain remedy afforded for every injury to person property or characer, and that right and justice should be administered without sale, denial oi deSEC. 11. That the people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes and effects, from unreasonable searches and seizures ; and l no war¬ rant to search any place, or seize any person oi t mg, s - , describing the place to be searched, or the person or thing to be seized as nearly as may be; nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmSEC. ll^That no person shall, for felony, be proceeded against .crimi¬ nally otherwise than by indictment, except in cases arising m lie land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war oi pub¬ lic danger; in all other cases, offenses shall be prosecuted criminally by i -

Sec. 13. That treason against the state can consist only in le ^ y* g Wnr no-ainst it or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comioit, El Si b. convicted of treason, unless « , the tesbutony of .wo that every person shall he free to say, write or publish whatever he will on any subject, being responsible for all abuse of that liberty; and that in all suits and prosecutions for libel, the truth thereof may be given in evi¬ dence, and the jury, under the direction of the court, shall determine the law and the fact.

Sec. 15. That no ex -post facto law, nor law impairing the obligation of contracts, or retrospective in its operation, or making any irrevocable the right of no citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or in aid of the civil power, when thereto legally summoned, shall be called in question; but nothing herein con¬ tained is intended to justify the practice of wearing concealed weapons.

Sec. 18. That no person elected or appointed to any office or employ¬ ment of ti yist oi profit under the laws of this state, or any ordinance of any municipality in this state, shall hold such office without personally devoting his time to the performance of the duties to the same belonging.

Sec. 19. That no person who is now, or may hereafter become a col¬ lector or receiver of public money, or assistant or deputy of such collector or receivei, shall be eligible to any office of trust or profit in the state <s>f Missouri under the laws thereof, or of any municipality therein, until he shall ha\ e accounted for and paid over all the public mone\r for which he may be accountable.

Sec. 20. That no private property can be taken for private use with or \\ ithout compensation, unless by the consent of the owner, except for pri- \ate w a\ s of necessity, and except for drains and ditches across the lands of others for agricultural and sanitary purposes, in such manner as may be presciibed by law; and that whenever an attempt is made to take private property for a use alleged to be public, the question whether the contem- P. ted use be really public shall be a judicial question, and as such, judi-

Sec. 21. That private property shall not be taken or damaged for pub¬ lic use without just compensation. Such compensation shall be ascer¬ tained by a jury or board of commissioners of not less than three free¬ holders, in such manner as may be prescribed by law; and until the same shall be paid to the owner, or into court for the owner, the property shall not be disturbed, or the proprietary rights of the owner therein divested. The fee of land taken for railroad tracts without consent of the owner

Sec. 22. In 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; to meet the witnesses against him face to face; to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf, and a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury of the county.

Sec. 23. That no person shall be compelled to testify against himself in a criminal cause, nor shall any person, after being once acquitted by a mry, be again, for the same offense, put in jeopardy of life or liberty; but if the jury to which the question of his guilt or innocence is submitted fail to render a verdict, the court before which the trial is had may, in its discretion, discharge the jury and commit or bail the prisoner for trial at the next term of court, or if the state of business will permit, at the same term - and if judgment be arrested after a verdict of guilty on a defective indictment, or if judgment on a verdict of guilty be reversed for error in law, nothing herein contained shall prevent a new trial of the prisoner on a proper indictment, or according to correct principles of law.

Sec. 24. That all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, ex¬ cept for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption great. Sec. 25. That excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines inviolate; but a jury for the trial of criminal or civil cases, in courts not o record, may consist of less than twelve men, as maybe prescribed by law. Hereafter, a grand jury shall consist of twelve men, any nine of whom

Sec 29. That the people have the right peaceably to assemble for their common good, and to apply to those invested with the powers of gov¬ ernment for redress of grievances by petition or remonstrance.

Sec. 31. That there cannot be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall

'^Sec C 32. ^The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny, impair, or disparage others retained by the

The powers of government shall be divided into three distinct departments - the legislative, executive, and judicial-each of which shall l be con¬ fided to a separate magistracy and no person or collection of persons charged with the exercise of powers properly be longing to one of those departments, shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances in this constitution expressly directed or

Section 1. The legislative power, subject to the limitations herein contained, shall be vested in a senate and house of representatives, to be styled " The General Assembly of the State of Missouri.

Representation And Apportionment

Sec 2 The house of representatives shall consist of members to be chosen every second year by the qualified voters of the several counties and apportioned in the following manner: The ratio of representation shall be ascertained at each apportioning session of the general assembly, by dividing the whole number of inhabitants of the state, as ascertained by the last decennial census of the United States, by the number two hun¬ dred. Each county having one ratio, or less, shall be entitled to one rep¬ resentative; each county having two and a half times said ratio, shall be entitled to two representatives; each county having four times said ratio, shall be entitled to three representatives; each county having six times such ratio, shall be entitled to four representatives, and so on above that number, giving one additional member for every two and a half additional ratios.

Sec. 3. When any county shall be entitled to more than one repre¬ sentative, the county court shall cause such county to be subdivided into districts of compact and contiguous territory, corresponding in number to the representatives to which such county is entitled, and in population as nearly equal as may be, in each of which the qualified voters shall elect one representative, who shall be a resident of such district: Provided , That when any county shall be entitled to more than ten representatives, the circuit court shall cause such county to be subdivided into districts, so as to give each district not less than two, nor more than four representa¬ tives, who shall be residents of such district; the population of the districts tobe proportioned to the number of representatives to be elected therefrom.

Sec. 4. No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, who shall not be a male citizen of the United States, who shall not have been a qualified voter of this state two years, and an inhabitant of the county or district which he may be chosen to represent, one year next before the day of his election, if such county or district shall have been so long established, but if not, then of the county or district from which the same shall have been taken, and who shall not have paid a state and county tax within one year next preceding the election.

Sec. 5. The senate shall consist of thirty-four members, to be chosen by the qualified voters of their respective districts for four years. For the election of senators the state shall be divided into convenient districts, as nearly equal in population as may be, the same to be ascertained by the last decennial census taken by the United States.

Sec. 6. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, who shall not be a male citizen of the United States, who shall not have been a qualified voter of this state three years, and an inhabitant of the district which he may be chosen to represent one year next before the dav of his election, if such district shall have been so long established; but if not, then of the district or districts from which the same shall have been taken, and who shall not have paid a state and county tax within one year next preceding the election. When any county shall be entitled to more than one senator, the . circuit court shall cause such county to be subdivided into districts of compact and contiguous territory, and of population as nearly equal as may be, corresponding in number with the senators to which such county may be entitled; and in each of these one senator, who shall be a resident of such district, shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof.

Sec. 7. Senators and representatives shall be chosen according to the rule of apportionment established in this constitution, until the next decen¬ nial cen^js by the United States shall have been taken and the result thereof as to this state ascertained, when the apportionment shall be revised and adjusted on the basis of that census, and every ten years there¬ after upon the basis of the United States census; or if such census be not taken, or is delayed, then on the basis of a state census; such apportion¬ ment to be made at the first session of the general assembly after each such census: Provided , That if at any time, or from any cause, the general assembly shall fail or refuse to district the state for senators, as required in this section, it shall be the duty of the governor,* secretary of state, and attorney-general, within thirty days after the adjournment of the general assembly on which such duty devolved, to perform said duty, and to file in the office of the secretary of state a full statement of the districts formed by them, including the names of the counties embraced in each district, and the numbers thereof; said statement to be signed by them, and attested by the great seal of the state, and upon the proclamation of the governor, the same shall be as binding and effectual as if done by the general assembly.

Sec. 8. Until an apportionment of representatives can be made, in accordance with the provisions of this article, the house of representa¬ tives shall consist of one hundred and forty-three members, which shall be divided among the several counties of the state, as follows: The county of St. Louis shall have seventeen; the county of Jackson four; the county of Buchanan three; the counties of Franklin, Greene, Johnson, Lafayette, Macon, Marion, Pike, and Saline, each two, and each of the other coun¬

Sec. 9. Senatorial and representative districts may be altered, from time to time, as public convenience may require. When any senatorial district shall be composed of two or more counties, they shall be contigu¬ ous; such districts to be as compact as may be, and in the formation of constitution, shall be held at the general election in the year one thousand eicrht hundred and seventy-six, when the whole number of representa¬ tives, and the senators from the districts having odd numbers, who shall compose the first class, shall be chosen; and in one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, the senators from the districts having even num¬ bers, who shall compose the second class, and so on at each succeeding general election, half the senators provided for by this constitution shall

Fourth District - The counties of Caldwell, Ray, Daviess and Harrison. Fifth District - The counties of Livingston, Grundy, Mercer and Carroll. Sixth District - The counties of Linn, Sullivan, Putnam and Chariton. Seventh District - The counties of Randolph, Howard and Monroe.

Constitution Of Missouri

Sec. 12. No senator or representative shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any office under this state, or any municipality thereof; and no member of congress or person holding any lucrative office under the United States, or this state, or any munici¬ pality thereof, (militia offices, justices of the peace and notaries public excepted,) shall be eligible to either house of the general assembly, or remain a member thereof, after having accepted any such office or seat in either house of congress. *

Sec. 13. If any senator or representative remove his residence from the district or county for which he was elected, his office shall thereby be vacated.

Sec. 15. Every senator and representative elect, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirm¬ ation: "I do solemnly swear [or affirm] that I will support the constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and faithfully perform the duties of my office, and that I will not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, for the performance or non-performance of any act or duty pertaining to my office, other than the compensation allowed by law." The oath shall be administered in the halls of their respective houses, to the members thereof, by some judge of the supreme court, or the circuit court, or the county court of Cole county, or after the organization, by the presiding officer of either house, and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Any member of either house refusing to take said oath or affirmation, shall be deemed to have thereby vacated his office, and any member convicted of having vio¬ lated his oath or affirmation, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and be forever thereafter disqualified from holding any office of trust or profit in this state.

Sec. 16. The members of the general assembly shall severally receive from the public treasury such compensation for their services as may, from time to time, be provided by law, not to exceed five dollars per day for the first seventy days of each session, and after that not to exceed one dollar per day for the remainder of the session, except the first session held under this constitution, and during revising sessions, when they may re¬ ceive five dollars per day for one hundred and twenty days, and one dollar per day for the remainder of such sessions. In addition to per diem, the members shall be entitled to receive traveling expenses or mileage, for any regular and extra session not greater than now provided by law; but no member shall be entitled to traveling expenses or mileage for any extra session that may be called within one day after an adjournment of a regu¬ lar session. Committees of either house, or joint committees of both houses, appointed to examine the institutions of the state, other than those at the seat of government, may receive their actual expenses, necessarily incurred while in the performance of such duty; the items of such ex¬ penses to be returned to the chairman of such committee, and by him cer¬ tified to the state auditor, before the same, or any part thereof, can be paid. Each member may receive at each regular session an additional sum of thirty dollars, which shall be in full for all stationery used in his official capacity, and all postage, and all other incidental expenses and perquisites; and no allowance or emoluments, for any purpose whatever, shall be made to, or received by the members, or any member of either house, or for their use, out of the contingent fund or otherwise, except as herein expressly provided; and no allowance or emolument, for any purpose whatever, shall ever be paid to any officer, agent, servant or employe of either house of the general assembly, or of any committee thereof, except such per diem as may be provided for by law, not to exceed five dollars.

Sec. 17. Each house shall appoint its own officers; shall be sole judge of the qualifications, election and returns of its own members; may deter¬ mine the rules of its own proceedings, except as herein provided; may arrest and punish by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or imprison¬ ment in a county jail not exceeding ten days, or both, any person, not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence during its sessions; may punish its members for disorderly conduct; and with the concurrence of two-thiids of all members elect, may expel a member; but no member shall be ex¬ pelled a second time for the same cause.

Sec. 18. A majority of the whole number ot members of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller numbei rna} ad¬ journ from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent membei s in such manner and under such penalties as each house may piovide.

Sec. 20. The general assembly elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six shall meet on the first Wednesday after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven; and thereafter the general assembly shall meet in regular session once only in every two years; and such meeting shall be on the first Wednesday after the first day of January next after the elections of the members thereof.

Sec. 21. Every adjournment or recess taken by the general assemblv for more than three days, shall have the effect of and be an adjournment sine die.

Sec. 22. Every adjournment or recess taken by the genera] assembly for three days or less, shall be construed as not interrupting the session at which they are had or taken, but as continuing the session for all the pur¬ poses mentioned in section sixteen of this article.

Sec. 23. Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than two days at any one time, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses may be sitting.

Legislative Proceedings

Sec. 25. No law shall be passed, except by bill, and no bill shall be so amended in its passage through either house, as to change its original purpose.

Sec. 26. Bills may originate in either house, and may be amended or rejected by the other: and every bill shall be read on three different days in each house.

Sec. 27. No bill shall be considered for final passage unless the same has been reported upon by a committee and printed for the use of the members.

Sec. 28. No bill (except general appropriation bills, which may em¬ brace the various subjects and accounts for and on account of which moneys are appropriated, and except bills passed under the third subdivision of section forty-four of this article) shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.

Sec. 29. All amendments adopted by either house to a bill pending and originating in the same, shall be incorporated with the bill by engross¬ ment, and the bill as thus- engrossed, shall be printed for the use of the members before its final passage. The engrossing and printing shall be under the supervision of a committee, whose reporf to the house shall set forth, in writing, that they find the bill truly engrossed, and that the printed copy furnished to the members is correct.

Sec. 30. If a bill passed by either house be returned thereto, amended by the other, the house to which the same is returned shall cause the amendment or amendments so received to be printed under the same super¬ vision as provided in the next preceding section, for the use of the mem¬ bers before final action on such amendments.

Sec. 31. No bill shall become a law, unless on its final passage the vote be taken by yeas and nays, the names of the members voting for and against the same be entered on the journal, and a majority of the members elected to each house be recorded thereon as voting in its favor.

Sec. 32. No amendment to bills by one house shall be concurred in by the other, except by a vote of a majority of the members elected thereto taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those voting for and against recorded upon the journal thereof; and reports of committees of confer¬ ence shall be adopted in either house only by the vote of a majority of the members elected thereto, taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those voting recorded upon the journal.

Sec. 33. No act shall be revived or re-enacted by mere reference to the title thereof, but the same shall be set forth at length, as if it were an original act.

Sec. 34. No act shall be amended by providing that designated words thereof be stricken out, or that designated words be inserted, or that desig¬ nated words be stricken out and others inserted in lieu thereof; but the words to be stricken out, or the words to be inserted, or the words to be stricken out and those inserted in lieu thereof, together with the act or section amended, shall be set forth in full, as amended.

Sec. 35. When a bill is put upon its final passage in either house, and, failing to pass, a motion is made to reconsider the vote by which it was defeated, the vote upon such motion to reconsider shall be immediately taken, and the subject finally disposed of before the house proceeds to any other business.

Sec. 36. No law passed by the general assembly, except the general appropriation act, shall take effect or go into force until ninety days after the adjournment of the.session at which it was enacted, unless in case of an emergency, (which emergency must be expressed in the preamble or in the body of the act), the general assembly shall, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, otherwise direct; said vote to be taken by yeas and nays, and entered upon the journal.

Sec. 37. No bill shall become a law until the same shall have been signed by the presiding officer of each of the two houses, in open session; and before such officer shall affix his signature to any bill, he shall suspend all other business, declare that such bill will now be read, and that, if no objections be made, he will sign the same, to the end that it may become a law. The bill shall then be read at length, and if no objections be made, he shall, in presence of the house, in open session, and before any other business is entertained, affix his signature, which fact shall be noted on the journal, and the bill immediately sent to the other house. When it reaches the other house the presiding officer thereof shall immediately" suspend all other business, announce the reception of the bill, and the same proceedings shall thereupon be observed, in every respect, as in the house in which it was first signed. If in either house any" member shall object that any sub¬ stitution, omission, or insertion has occurred, so that the bill proposed to be signed is not the same in substance and form as when considered and passed by the house, or that any particular clause of this article of the constitution has been violated in its passage, such objection shall be passed upon by the house, and if sustained, the presiding officer shall withhold his signature; but if such objection shall not be sustained, then any five mem¬ bers may embody the same, over their signatures, in a written protest, under oath, against the signing of the bill. Such protest, when offered in the house, shall be noted upon the journal, and the original shall be an¬ nexed to the bill to be considered by the governor in connection therewith.

ing section, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the senate, if the bill originated in the senate, and of the chief clerk of the house of representa¬ tives, if the bill originated in the house, to present the same in person, on the same day on which it was signed as aforesaid, to the governor, and enter the fact upon the journal. Every bill presented to the governor, and returned within ten days to the house in which the same originated, with the approval of the governor, shall become a law, unless it be in vio¬ lation of some provision of this constitution.

Sec. 39. Every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned without the approval of the governor, and with his objections thereto, shall stand as reconsidered in the house to which it is returned. The house shall cause the objections of the governor to be entered at large upon the journal, and proceed, at its convenience, to consider the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the governor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote upon this question shall be taken by yeas and nays, and the names entered upon the journal, and if two-thirds of all the members elected to the house vote in the affirmative, the presiding officer of that house shall certify that fact on the roll, attesting the same by his signature, and send the bill, with the objections of the governor, to the other house, in which like proceedings shall be had in relation thereto; and if the bill receive a like majority of the votes of all the members elected to that house, the vote being taken by yeas and nays, the presiding officer thereof shall, in like manner, certify the fact upon the bill. The bill thus certified shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of state, as an au¬ thentic act, and shall become a law in the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval of the governor.

Sec. 40. Whenever the governor shall fail to perform his duty, as pre¬ scribed in section twelve, article V, of this constitution, in relation to any bill presented to him for his approval, the general assembly may, by joint resolution, reciting the fact of such failure and the bill at length, direct the secretary of state to enrol the same as an authentic act in the archives of the state, and such enrollment shall have the same effect as an approval by the governor: Provided \ That such joint resolution shall not be submit¬ ted to the governor for his approval.

Sec. 41. Within five years after the adoption of this constitution all the statute laws of a general nature, both civil and criminal, shall be re¬ vised, digested, and promulgated in such manner as the general assembly shall direct; and a like revision, digest, and promulgation shall be made at the expiration of every subsequent period of ten years.

Sec. 42. Each house shall, from time to time, publish a journal of its proceedings, and the yeas and nays on any question shall be taken and entered on the journal at the motion of any two members. Whenever the yeas and nays are demanded, the whole list of members shall be called, and the names of the absentees shall be noted and published in the journal.

Limitation On Legislative Power

Sec. 43. All revenue collected and moneys received by the state from any source whatsoever, shall go into the treasury, and the general assem¬ bly shall have no power to divert the same, or to permit money to be drawn from the treasury, except in pursuance of regular appropriations made by law. All appropriations of money by the successive general assemblies shall be made in the following order:

First , For the payment of all interest upon the bonded debt of the state that may become due during the term for which each general assembly is elected.

Seventh , For the pay of the general assembly, and such other purposes not herein prohibited, as it may deem necessary; but no general assembly shall have power to make any appropriation of money for any purpose whatsoever, until the respective sums necessary for the purposes in this section specified have been set apart and appropriated, or to give pri¬ ority in its action to a succeeding over a preceding item as above enumer¬ ated.

Sec. 44. The general assembly shall have no power to contract or to authorize the contracting of any debt or liability on behalf of the state, or to issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness thereof, except in the following cases:

Second , On the occurring of an unforeseen emergency, or casual defi¬ ciency of the revenue when the temporary liability incurred, upon the rec¬ ommendation of the governor first had, shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any one year, to be paid in not more than two years from and after its creation.

Third , On the occurring of any unforeseen emergency or casual defi¬ ciency of the revenue, when the temporary liability incurred or to be incur¬ red shall exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any one year, the general assembly may submit an act providing for the loan, or for the contracting of the liability, and containing a provision for levying a tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal when they become due, (the latter in not more than thirteen years from the date of its crea¬ tion) to the qualified voters of the state, and when the act so submitted shall have been ratified by. a two-thirds majority, at an election held for that purpose, due publication having been made of the provisions of the act for at least three months before such election, the act thus ratified shall be irrepealable until the debt thereby incurred shall be paid, princi¬ pal and interest.

Sec. 45. The general assembly shall have no power to give or to lend, or to authorize the giving or lending of the credit of the state in aid of or to any person, association or corporation, whether municipal or other, or to pledge the credit of the state in any manner whatsoever, for the payment of the liabilities, present or prospective, of any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other corporation whatsoever.

Sec. 46. The general assembly shall have no power to make any grant, or to authorize the making of any grant of public money or thing of ^alue to any individual, association of individuals, municipal or other cor¬ poration whatsoever: Provided , That this shall not be so construed as to prevent the grant of aid in a case of public calamity.

Sec. 47. The general assembly shall have no power to authorize any county, city, town or township, or other political corporation or subdivision of the state now existing, or that may be hereafter established, to lend its credit, or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any indi¬ vidual, association or corporation whatsoever, or to become a stockholder in such corporation, association or company.

Sec.. 4b. Tne general assembly shall have no power to grant, or to authorize any county or municipal authority to grant any extra compensa¬ tion, fee or allowance to a public officer, agent, servant or contractor, after service has been rendered or a contract has been entered into and per¬ formed in whole or in part, nor pay nor authorize the payment of any claim hereafter created against the state, or any county or municipality of the state undei any agreement or contract made without express authority of

Sec. 49. The general assembly shall have no power hereafter to sub¬ scribe or authorize the subscription of stock on behalf of the state, in any corporation or association except for the purpose of securing loans hereto¬ fore extended to certain railroad corporations by the state.

.Sec. 50. lhe general assembly" shall have no power to release or alienate the lien held by the state upon any railroad, or in anywise change the tenor or meaning, or pass any act explanatory thereof; but the same shall be enforced in accordance with the original terms upon which it was acquired.

Sec. 51. The general assembly shall have no power to release or ex¬ tinguish, or authorize the releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any corporation or individual, to this state, or to any county or other municipal corporation therein.

Sec. 52. The general assembly shall have no power to make any ap¬ propriation of money, or to issue any bonds or other evidences of indebted¬ ness for the payment, or on account, or in recognition of any claims audited, or that may hereafter be audited 4>y virtue of an act entitled " An act to audit and adjust the war debt of the state, " approved March 19, 1874, or any act of a similar nature, until after the claims so audited shall have been

Relating to ferries or bridges, or incorporating ferry or bridge compa¬ nies, except for the^erection of bridges crossing streams which form boundaries between this and any other state:

Re^ulatino- the practice or jurisdiction of, or changing the rules of evi¬ dence in anv judicial proceeding or inquiry before couits, justices of the peace, sheriffs, commissioners, arbitrators or othei tribunals, ot providing or changing methods for the collection of deDts, ot the enfoicing of judg ments, or prescribing the effect of judicial sales of real estate:

^Granting to any corporation, association or individual any special or exclusive right, privilege or immunity, or to any corporation, association or individual, the right to lay down a railroad track :

Extending the time for the assessment or collection of taxes, or other¬ wise relieving any assessor or collector of taxes from the due performance of their official duties, or their securities from liability:

Legalizing the unauthorized or invalid acts of any ofhcer or agent the state or of any county or municipality thereof In all o her cases where a General law can be made applicable, no local or special law shall be enacted; and whether a general law could have been made applicable in anv case is herebv declared a judicial question, and as such shall be ju¬ dicially determined 'without regard to any legislative assertion on that

^Nof'shall the general assembly indirectly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or

Spes"' a5°f mJS'obLcP,T"yd»l law .hall be passed unless notice of the inSon So apply thereto .1.11 have been published » the leglt.y « tee the matter or thing to be affected may be situated, which notice sh a state the substance of the contemplated law, and shall be^ published at tea, t thirty days prior to the introduction into the S-eral assembly o such u;i1 "ond i n the manner to be provided by law. lhe e\idence or suen notice having been published, shall be exhibited in the general assembly

Sec. 55. The general assembly shall have no power, when convened in extra session by the governor, to act upon subjects other than those specially designated in the proclamation by which the session is called, or recommended by special message to its consideration by the governor after it shall have been convened.

Section 1. The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public schools, all of whom, except the lieutenant governor, shall reside at the seat of government during their term of office, and keep the public records, books and papers there, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.

Sec. 2. The term of office of the governor, lieutenant governor, sec¬ retary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general and super¬ intendent of public schools, shall be four years from the second Monday of January next after their election, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and the governor and state treasurer shall be ineligible to re-election as their own successors. At the general election to be held in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, and every four years thereafter, all of such officers, except. the superintendent of public schools, shall be elected, and the superintendent of public schools shall be elected at the general election in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and every four years thereafter.

Sec. 3. The returns of every election for the above named officers shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning officers to the secre¬ tary of state, directed to the speaker. of the house of representatives, who shall immediately, after the organization of the house, and before proceed¬ ing 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 pur¬ pose 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 shall have an equal and the highest number of votes, the general assembly shall, by joint vote, choose one of such persons for said office.

Sec. 4. The supreme executive power shall be vested in' a chief mag¬ istrate, who shall be styled <fcthe governor of the state of Missouri."

Sec. 5. The governor shall be at least thirty-five years old, a male, and shall have been a citizen of the United States ten years, and a resi¬ dent of this state seven years next before his election.

Sec. 6. The governor shall take care that the laws are distributed and faithfully executed; and he shall be a conservator of the peace through¬ out the state.

Sec. 7. The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the militia of this 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 insurrec¬ tion and repel invasion; but he need not command in person unless directed so to do by a resolution of the general assembly.

Sec. 8. The governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commuta¬ tions and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses, except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such condition and with such restrictions and limitations as he mav think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. He shall, at each session of the general assembly, communicate to that body each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve, and the reason for grant¬ ing the same.

Sec. 9. The governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly information relative to the state of the government, and shall recommend to its consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary v and expedient. On extraordinary occasions he may convene the general assembly by proclamation, wherein he snail state specifically each matter concerning which the action of that body is deemed necessary.

Sec. 10. The governor shall, at the commencement of each session of the general assembly, and at the close of his term of office, give infoimation b}7- message, of the condition of the state, and shall recommend such measures as he shall deem expedient. He shall account to the general assembly, in such manner as maybe prescribed by law, for all moneys received and paid out by him from any funds subject to his order, with vouchers; and at the commencement of each regular session, present esti¬ mates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for all otherwise provided by law, shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy, who shall continue in office until a successor shall have been duly elected

Sec. 12. The governor shall consider all bills and joint lesolutions, which, having been passed by both houses of the general assembly, shall be presented to him. He shall, within ten days after the same shall have been presented to him, return to the bouse in which they respectively originated, all such bills and joint resolutions, with his approval endorsed thereon, or accompanied by his objections: Provided , That if the genera assembly shall finally adjourn within ten days after such presentation, the governor may, within thirty days thereafter, ret urn such bills and res¬ olutions to the office of the secretary of state, with his approval oi leasons