The secretary of state shall be custodian of the seal of the state, and
authenticate therewith all official acts of the governor except the approval of laws. The
seal shall be called the “Great Seal of the State of Missouri,” and its present emblems
and devices shall not be subject to change. He shall keep a register of the official
acts of the governor, attest them when necessary, and when required shall lay copies
thereof, and of all papers relative thereto, before either house of the general assembly.
He shall be custodian of such records, and documents and perform such duties in relation
thereto, and in relation to elections and corporations, as provided by law, but no
duty shall be imposed on him by law which is not related to his duties as prescribed
in this constitution.
Structure Missouri constitution