Official printed copies of St. Louis Missouri City Charter may be obtained from the Register's Office at the St. Louis City Hall. An ordinance for public improvements outside city limits is legislative and subject to the referendum. A proposition seeking the repeal of an ordinance and proposing a new ordinance in lieu thereof was held to be a referendum required to meet the requirements of Charter, Art. State ex rel. Initiative and referendum are essentially different.
Initiative is the proposal of legislation by the public.
It has no need for tune limits and warrants a lesser initial support to justify submission to the voters. Referendum is the overturning of legislation enacted by the representatives of the people. It requires strict time limits so as not to unduly delay the effectiveness of duly enacted legislation and warrants a greater showing of initial support. The two are not, by their very nature interchangeable. State ex rel.