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said commissioners so appointed may be
removed by the mayor of said city, by and
with the consent of a majority of the mem
bers-elect of the upper house of the COM
mon council, being satisfied that he is
guilty of the alleged official misconduct"
Third-To amend section IS of said article
ri. of the present charter of said Kansas
City by striking out, where they occur
therein, the words the general assembly
of the state of Missouri. and" so that said
section 10, as amended by striking out said
words last above quoted, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 19 Commissioners-Journa of
oceedings-Inspection of reports to COM
mon council-The board shall cause jour
nal of its proceedings to be kept, and shall
cause all receipts to be faithfully entered
in books to be kept for that purpose, and
said journal and other books, and all doc
uments in possession of said board, Shall
always be open to inspection of the COM
mon council of the city, or any committee
appointed by them or by either house there
Of 1t shall be the duty of the board to
report to the common council of the city
on the third Monday in April of each year,
the number and expense of the police force
employed by them under this charter, and
such other matters as may be of public in
terest concerning the duties assigned them
by this charter"
The Mayors Proclamation.
Section q That the mayor shall issue his
proclamation for a special election, fixing
the day as herein provided. Said procla-
nation, together with this ordinance, shall
be published for at least thirty days in
three daily newspapers of the largest cir
culation in the city, one of which shall be
newspaper printed in the German Ian
guage.
Section 3. That said election shall be
held, the returns certified and canyassed,
and the result determined in conformity
with the existing laws of the state, and in
conformity with the city charter and this
ordinance
Section 4. That said three several pro-
posed amendments to said sections 8, 5 and
19 of article xi. of the present charter of
said city shall be voted upon as an en-
tirety at a special election to be held with
in and for said city, on Thursday, the 18th
day Of February, 1897, in the manner fol-
lowing; that is TO say, ballots shall be pre-
pared upon which shall be written or print
ed the following words:
Wording of the Ballots.
1.-THE proposed amendments to article xi.
of the present charter of Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, which, in substance and effect, are:
First, to amend section 8 of said article so
as to take from the governor of the state
of Missouri the power to appoint police
commissioners in and for Kansas City, and
vest that power in the mayor and upper
house of the common council of Kansas
City; second, TO amend section of said arti-
Gle so as to take from the governor and
vest in the mayor and upper house of the
common council of said city the power to
remove any of said police commissioners
for official misconduct; and, third, to amend
said section 10 to relieve said board of po-
lice commissioners from the duty now inn
posed to keep its journal, books and docu-
ments open to the inspection of the general
assembly of the state of Missouri.
YES. NO."
Section 5. That those who deposit one
of the above ballots with the word mo"
erased after the proposed amendments shall
be deemed to have voted for such amend
ments, and those depositing said ballot with
the word Yes" erased after the proposed
amendments shall be deemed to have voted
against said amendments.
Section 6. That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance are, insomuch as they conflict with
this ordinance, hereby repealed.
1t is probable that amendments to this
ordinance will be proposed in one or both
houses of the council. Mayor Jones, who
suggested it. says he is not particular as
to the details, so long as the principle of
home rule in police affairs is carried.