Article IX, Section 1(a) · Missouri Constitution

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Photograph of Article XI, Section 1 of the 1875 Missouri Constitution: A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people
Article XI, Section 1. Constitution of the State of Missouri, 1875. This language was renumbered to Article IX, Section 1(a) in 1945.