University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR

OF the eleven amendments that will
be brought up at the general election
in November the fourth one in order is
that for q new charter for the city OF
st. Louis. The amendment is as fo!-
lows:
Joint and concurrent resolution sub.
hitting to the qualified voters of the
state of Missouri an amendment to the
constitution thereof, providing for the
amendment Of the charter OF the city
of st. Louis.
Be it resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives. the Senate concurring
therein:
That at the general election to be
held in this state on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, A.
T., 1910, there shall be submitted for
adoption to the qualified voters of the
state the following constitutional
amendment, to-wit:
That section % of article of the
constitution Of the state OF Missouri.
be and the same is hereby amended, by
adding thereto the following: And in
submitting such charter or amendment
thereto to the qualined voters of the
city OF St. Louis. any alternative seq
ton or article may be presented for
the choice OF the voters and may be
voted on separately and accepted CT
rejected separately without prejudice
to other articles or sections of the
charter or any amendment thereto"
So that said section % shall read as
follows:
Section %. Charter, how amended.
The charter SC ratified may be
amended by proposals therefor, sub
mitted by the lawmaking authorities
OF the city to the qualified voters
thereof at general or special cleo
ton held at least sixty days after the
publication of such proposals and ac-
cepted by three-tifths of the qualified
voters voting for or against each of
said amendments so submitted; and
the lawmaking authorities of such city
may order an election by the qualified
voters of the city of board of thir-
teen freeholders OF such city to pre-
pare new charter for such city,
which said charter shall be in harmony
with and subject to the constitution
and laws OF the state and shall pro-
vide, among other things, for chief
executive and at least one house of
legislation to be elected by general
ticket. The said revised charter shall
De submitted TO the qualified voters oi
the city of st. Louis at an election to
be held not less than twenty nor more
than thirty days after the order there
for and if the majority of such quail
ned voters voting at such election rat |
lily such charter, then said charter
snail become the organic law of the |
city and sixty days thereafter shall |
take effect and supersede the charter !
of said city and all special laws in |
consistent Herewith. And in sub
such charter Or amendments
thereto to the qualified voters of the
city OF st. Louis, any alternative sec
ton or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters and may be
voted on separately without prejudice
to other articles or sections of the
charter or any amendments thereto.
Among other things included in the
charter is that chief executive and
at least one house OF legislation shall
be elected by general ticket. The char
Ter Will be submitted tC the qualified
voters OF st. Louis and a majority of
voters will make the amendment law.
70 go into effect sixty days after rati-
1catlon, and supersede the former
charter and all that pertained to it.
For the first time any alternative
article or section in the charter may
De presented for the choice of the
ioters and they may vote on it sep
arately. without reference to any Other
articles in the charter.
AS this amendment concerns the
people of st. Louis and them only. it
S their responsibility to take the mat
er up and on November s go to the b.,
'olls and cast their vote for and not r
against amendment number four. :