Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-16


al Assembly shall also make provisions. bY
general law, whereby any city, town or village,
eNistins by virtue OF any special or m .oa ou.rns
by, the general laws relating to s'lca corpora
lions.
sec :. The General Assembly may provide,
by general law, Tor township organization, un-
der which amy county may organize whenever
majority OF the legal voters Of such county, rot-
ing AT any general election, shall SO determine;
and whenever any county shall adopt township
organization, 50 much of this Constitution IA
prov dcs for the management of county affairs,
and the assessment and collection Of the revenue
by county officers, In conflict with such general
law for township organization; may be dis
and the local concerns OF the several townships
therein may be transacted III such manner as
may he prescribed Dy law: Provided. That the
Justices of the county court in such shall not
exceed three IN number.
Sec. .. In any county which shall have
adopted "TOwnship OrganizatiOn,' the ques-
ton of continuing the same may he submitted TO
vote OF the electors of such county at general
election, in the manner that shall be provided by
law; and if Il majority OF all the votes cast upon
that question shall be against township organi-
ZalOn, il shall cease in said county; and all laws
III force i'll relation to counties not having town
ship organization, shall Immediately t3ke effect
and be i'll force IN such county.
Sec. 10. There shall be elected by the quali-
fed voters in each county, at the time and places
of elcclinS representatives, a sheli and cOr0,
ner. They shall serve for TWO years, and until
unless sooner removed tor mafeasancc in Office,
anu sli;i! he eligible only four years in any pc
rod of SIX. Before entering on the duties Of
their Office, they shall give security i'll the
amount and in such manner as shall De prescrib-
ed by law. Whenever county shall be here
after established, the Governor shall appoint Il
sheriff and Il coroner therein, who shall continue
in office until the next succeeding general cleo
ton, and until their SUCCESSORS shall be duly
elected and quaiiied.
Sec. IL. Whenever vacancy shall happen in
The office of sherln OF coroner, the same shall be
filled by the county Court lfsuch vacancy hap
lion. !ioS. - such a County S court sSali imme-
dlately order special election to ill the same,
and the person by 1t appointed shall hold office
until the person chosen at such election shall be
duly qualified; otherwise, the person appointed
pcrs on chosen at such general election shall be
duly u,lalitieu. II any vacancy happen in the
office o1 coroner, the same sl,ull be filled Tor the
remainder oi the term by such county court.
No person elected OF appointed to ill u vacancy
in either OF said Offices shall thereby be render
Ell ineligible for the next succeeding term.
Sec. l.. The General Assembly SHALL by
uniform IN its operation, provide for anu
regulate the fees OF all county officers, and for
ii!s purpose may classify the counties by popIt-
lation.
sec. Il. The fees of no executive or minis
t. ai officer oI any county or municipality.
exclusive ol the saiaries actually paid TO his
necessary deputies, shall exceed the sum OF ten
tliuGsanu dollars Tor any one year. Every such
onicer snail AXE return, quarterly, TO the
county court Of all fees by him received, and OF
he salaries by him actually paid TO his depu-
lies or assistants, stating the same IN detail,
any statement or commission in such return,
contrary truth, such officer shall be liable to
the penalties of williul and corrupt perjury.
Sec. "a. Except as otherwise directed by this
Constitution, the General Assembly shall pro-
vide lOr tile election or appointment OF such
other county, township anu municipal officers,
Il, public convenience may require; ami their
terms OF Office and les snail be prescribed by
law; blu no tenn Of Office shall exceed four
years.
SIC. Is. In all counties having city therein
containing over one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, the city and county government thereof
may be consolidated in such manner rs may be
provided by law
Sec. lG. Any city having = population OF
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants,
nent. consistent with and subject to the COnsti-
tuition and laws of this State, by causing board
Of thirteen .reehOlders, who shall have been for
elected by the qualified voters of such city ut
any general or special election; which board
shall, within ninety days after such election.
return TO the chief magistrate OF such city
,lratt of such charter, signed by the members
uf such boayd Or a majority OF them. Within
thirty days thereafter sucn proposed charter
,naI be submitted to the qualified voters of such
..ity III Il general or special election, and if four
seven his Of such qnal'iied voters voting
Ihercat, shall ratlfy the same, il shall,
At the end of thirty days thereafter, be.
come the charter oil such city and supersede
any existing charter and amendhents thereof.
y duplicate certificate shall be made setting
iorth the charter proposed and its ratification
which shall be signed by the chief ma ;is;rat
of such city and authenticated bv Its corporate
seal. One oil such certificates shall be deposit.
ed i'll the Office oi the Secretary of State, and
The other, after being recorded in the Office OF
the recorder of deeds for the county in which
such city lies, shall be deposited among tue arch
ives OF such city, and all courts shall take jul
dicial notice thereof. Such charter SO adopted
| may be amended by proposal therefor, male
ny The law-nakins authorities OF such city,
published for at least thirty days III three news
papers OF largest circulation in such city, one
.. which shall be newspaper Printed IN the
N sIl.lpp fho
oi the 'iualillcd voters of such city. voting ut
general Or special election, and not otherwise;
but stich Charter shall always be in harmony
ie State.
Sec: Il. 1t shall be IL feature of all such char
icrs that they shall provide among other things
| ora mayor or chief magistrate, and two houses
of le cessation, one of which ut least shall be
ricGtei ny general ticket; and in submitting any
such chirter or amendment thereto to the quail
iiied voters oi such city, any alternative Sec
ton OF artice may be presented for the choice
II the Voters, and may be voted on separately
and aGceptcd or rejected separately, without
ln ejudice to other articles or sections of the
charter Or any amendment thereto.
Sec. Is; In cities Or counties having more
than two hundred thousand inhabitants. no per-
son shall, at the same time, be q State officer
and an officer of any county, city or other mu-
nicipaliy; and no person shall, at the same
time, ill two municipal Offices, either in the
same or different municipalities; but this Sec
ton shall not apply to nOtaries public, justices
pf the peace or officers of the militia.
Sec. 10. The corporate authorities of any
county, city, OF other municipal subdivision Of
this State, having more than two hundred thou
sand inhabitants, which has already exceed
ed the limit OF Indebtedness prescribed in Sec
luay, IN anticipation of the customary annual
revenue thereof, appropriate during any fiscal
ih,reof, a sum moi exceeding seven-eights of the
entire re1enne applicable to the general govern
mental purposes exclusive OF the payment Of
the bonded lebt Of such county, city or munic-
ipalityl that was actually raised by taxation
alone during the preceding fiscal year; but un-
bonded debt shall be incurred, except for the
renewal Of other bonds.
ST. LOUIS.
Sec. 20. The city OF ST. Louis NAV extend
out its boundaries, and other convenient and
contiguous territory, and frame charter for
the following conditions. that is to say: The
council of the city and county court of the
Of ST. ibe Louis d,x sha n9 at e Of the
joint session and order an election, to be held
as provided for general elections, by the quail
lied voers of the city and county, OF a board OF
thirteen freehOlders of such city or county
whose duty shall be to propose a scheme for thu.
enlargement and definition of the boundaries of
Of the county, the adjustment of the relations
between the city thus enlarged, and the residue
| OF ST. Louis county and the government OF the
city thus enlarged, bya charter in harmony " th
| and subject TO the Constitution and laws OF Mis-
souri,, which shall among other things, provide.
FOR chief executive, and two houses OF legisla-
ton, one of which shall be elected by general
ticket, which scheme and charter shall be signed
! IN duplicate by said BOARD or majority of them
ana one OF them returned to the mayOr OF the
city and the other To the presiding justice of
the court within ninety Il Us after the election of
such boa Il. Within thirty days thereafter the
city council and county court shall snbmit such
scheme to the qualified voters of the whole
'ounly and such charter TO the qualified voters
uf the city so enlarged, ut an election to he
fl,,,,
thirty days alter the oider therefor; and If a ma
joriiy of such qualified voters, voting ut such
election, shall ratify such scheme and charter
hen such scheme shall become the organic law
ii the county and city and such charter the or
s:,nic law Of the city, and at the end of sixty
days thereafter shall take the place of and SUI
l'crsede the charter of ST. Louis and all amend-
inents thereof, and all special laws relating to
y. Louis county inconsistent " th such scheme
Sec. Il. y copy of such scheme and charter
with certificate thereto appended, signed by
the mayor ami authenticated by the seal Of the
city, and also signed by the presiding Justice of
the county court and auth, nticated by the seal
of the county, setting forth the submission of
such scheme and charter to the qualified VOTERS
oi such county and city and its ratification by
them, shall be made in du plicate one OF which
shall be deposited in the Office of the Secretary
of state, ami the other. alter being recorded in
thc office OF the recorder OF deeds of st. Louis
county, shall he deposited among the archives Of
the city, and thereafter all courts shall take ju-
'licial notice thereof.
Sc. -. The charter SO ratified NAV he
by proposals therefor, submitted by the law
making authorities of the city to the qualified
voters thereof 1T Il general special election
ilci" al least sixty days after The publication OF