Journal of the Senate of the State of Missouri at the ... Session of the ... General Assembly

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Until 1863 the Journal contained reports of state offices and institutions; after 1863 these were published separately as an appendix to the Senate and House journals. Between 1863 and 1868 the Journal still contained part of the reports. cf. Bowker. State publications.
 

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Page 193 - Such exemption shall not extend to any mortgage thereon lawfully obtained ; but such mortgage or other alienation of such land by the owner thereof, if a married man, shall not be valid without the signature of the wife to the same.
Page 493 - As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) say aye ;" and, after the affirmative voice is expressed, " as many as are of the contrary opinion say no.
Page 494 - If a member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling him to order shall repeat the words excepted to, and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table ; and no member shall be held to answer, or be subject to the censure of the house, for words spoken in debate, if any other member has spoken, or other business has intervened, after the words spoken, and before exception to them shall have been taken.
Page 497 - Senate, on motion made and seconded to shut the doors of the Senate on the discussion of any business, which may in the opinion of a member, require secrecy, the President shall direct the gallery to be cleared, and during the discussion of such motion, the doors shall remain shut.
Page 496 - When a question has been once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof ; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after a bill, resolution, message, report, amendment or motion, upon which the vote was taken, shall have- gone out of the possession of the senate...
Page 439 - ... no further sales shall be made, and the land unsold shall revert to the United States.
Page 496 - No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
Page 184 - ... and shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of January and July of each year.
Page 500 - States for his approbation, it being first endorsed on the back of the roll, certifying in which House the same originated ; which endorsement shall be signed by the secretary or clerk (as the case may be) of the House in which the same did originate, and shall be entered on the journal of each House.
Page 494 - If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call...

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