Missouri Constitution
Article IV - Executive Department

• Section 1 Executive power—the governor.
• Section 2 Duties of governor.
• Section 3 Qualifications of governor.
• Section 4 Power of appointment to fill vacancies—tenure of appointees.
• Section 5 Commissions of state officers.
• Section 6 Commander in chief of militia—authority.
• Section 7 Reprieves, commutations and pardons—limitations on power.
• Section 8 Concurrent resolutions—duty of governor—exceptions—limitation of effect.
• Section 9 Governor’s messages and recommendations to assembly—call of extra sessions.
• Section 10 Lieutenant governor—qualifications, powers and duties.
• Section 11(a) Order of succession to governorship, when.
• Section 11(b) Governor’s declaration of disability, effect of—disability board, membership, duties—governor to resume office, when—disputed illness, supreme court to decide.
• Section 11(c) Acting as governor not to vacate regular office.
• Section 12 Executive department, composition of—elective officials—departments and offices enumerated.
• Section 13 State auditor—qualifications and duties—limitations on du ties.
• Section 14 Secretary of state—duties—state seal—official register—limitation on duties.
• Section 15 State treasurer—duties—custody, investment and deposit of state funds—duties limited—nonstate funds to be in custody and invested by department of revenue—nonstate funds defined.
• Section 16 Filing of administrative rules and regulations.
• Section 17 Elective state officers—time of election and terms—limitation on reelection—selection of department heads—removal and qualifications of appointive officers.
• Section 18 Election returns—board of state canvassers—time of meeting and duties—requirement for election—tie votes.
• Section 19 Department personnel—selection and removal—merit system— veterans’ preference.
• Section 20 Location of executive and administrative offices.
• Section 21 Limitation on changes of salaries—fees, costs.

REVENUE

• Section 22 Department of revenue, duties of—director, appointment of.
• Section 23 Fiscal year—limitations on appropriations—specification of amount and purpose.
• Section 24 Governor’s budget and recommendations as to revenue—proposed legislation not enacted not to be included in projection of new revenues.
• Section 25 Limitation of governor’s budget on power of appropriations.
• Section 26 Power of partial veto of appropriation bills—procedure—limitations.
• Section 27 Power of governor to control rate of and reduce expenditures — notification to general assembly, when.
• Section 27(a) Budget Reserve Fund established—investment—excess transfer to general revenue, when.
• Section 27(b) Facilities maintenance and review fund created, purpose—state facilities, defined—transfer of monies into fund, reduction or elimination of transfer by governor.
• Section 28 Treasury withdrawals, how made, certified how—appropriation, period of.

HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION

• Section 29 Highways and transportation commission—qualifications of members and employees—authority over state highways and other transportation programs.
• Section 30(a) Apportionment of motor vehicle fuel tax—director of revenue responsible for apportionment—limitation on local fuel taxes—fuel taxes not part of total state revenues or expenses of state government.
• Section 30(b) Source and application of state road fund—sales tax imposed on sale of motor vehicles, apportionment, how, use of revenue—distribution of increases—sales taxes not part of total state revenues or expenses of state government.
• Section 30(c) Transportation programs and facilities, administration of by commission, use of moneys.
• Section 30(d) Prohibition against diverting revenue for non-highway purposes—severability of provisions—effective date.
• Section 31 State highways in municipalities.
• Section 32 Apportionment of funds for supplementary state highways.
• Section 32(a) —(Repealed November 6, 1979, L 1979 1st Reg Sess SS HCS HJR 39, 40, 44 and 48 Sec 1).
• Section 33 * Retirement benefits not changed.
• Section 34 Recognition of outstanding bonds—determination, certification and collection of annual state highway bond tax.

AGRICULTURE

• Section 35 Agriculture, department of—director, how appointed—funds to be provided, how.
• Section 36 Forestry and forest fires.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Section 36(a) Economic development, department of—duties of de part ment— director, how appointed.

INSURANCE

• Section 36(b) Department of insurance, established—director, appointment— office of consumer affairs to be established within department, duties.

SOCIAL SERVICES

• Section 37 Social services, department of—duties of department—director, how appointed.

MENTAL HEALTH

• Section 37(a) Mental health, department of—duties of department—director, how appointed.
• Section 38 —(Repealed August 8, 1972, L 1971 2nd Reg Sess HJR 65 Sec 1).
• Section 39 Cooperation with federal and other state governments.

CONSERVATION

• Section 40(a) Conservation commission, members, qualifications, terms, how appointed—duties of commission—expenses of members.
• Section 40(b) Incumbent members.
• Section 41 Acquisition of property—eminent domain.
• Section 42 Director of conservation and personnel of commission.
• Section 43(a) Sales tax, use for conservation purposes.
• Section 43(b) Use of revenue and funds of conservation commission.
• Section 43(c) Effective date—self-enforceability.
• Section 44 Self-enforceability—enabling clause—repealing clause.
• Section 45 Rules and regulations—filing—review.
• Section 46 Distribution of rules and regulations.

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Section 47 Natural resources, department of—duties of department—director, how appointed.
• Section 47(a) Sales and use tax levied for soil and water conservation and for state parks—distribution of parks sales tax fund to counties, purpose, limitation.
• Section 47(b) Disbursement of revenue, purposes.
• Section 47(c) Provisions self-enforcing, exception—not part of general revenue or expense of state—effective and expiration dates.

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Section 48 Public safety, department of—duties of department—director, how appointed.

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

• Section 49 Labor and industrial relations, department of—duties—commission members, how appointed, terms, qualifications.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

• Section 50 Administration, office of—commissioner, how ap pointed.

APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEADS

• Section 51 Appointments, how made—failure to confirm, effect of.

HIGHER EDUCATION

• Section 52 Higher education, department of established—coordinating board for higher education established, members, terms, qualifications.

NONDISCRIMINATION IN APPOINTMENTS

• Section 53 Discrimination as to race, creed, color or national origin prohibited.