Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

IN lieu Thereon are hereby enacted 10 De
designated sections 1890 and 1887.
Sec. 1880. In all cities in this state
which now have or may hereafter have
a population Of three hundred thousand
inhabitants or mbre, there is hereby
created a board OF excise commissioners
to consist of two members. who shall
have exclusive authority to grant
dramshop licenses. One of the commits
sioners so appointed shall be a member
of the leading political party opposed to
that to which the mayor belongs. Every
excise commissioner, before entering
upon the duties of his office, shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation that
he possesses the qualifications for such
office prescribed by law, that he viii
support the Constitution of the United
States and of the state of Missouri; that
he will 'demean himself faithfully in Of
flee, and shall execute and deliver to the
city wherein he is appointed, a penal
bond, with ~sureties approved by the
mayor, in the sum of ten thousand dol
lars. C$1G, O00. 00). conditional that he will
faithfully perform all the duties of his
office. and account for. pay and deliver to
the proper parties all money and prop
erty coming to his hands by virtue of his
office, which bond and oath he shall file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona ffde citizen and resident of the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous to his appointment. and
must SO continue during the time of hold
ing such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor. of such city for a term
expiring with the then official term of
the mayor appointing him, and until his
SUCCESSOR shall be duly appointed and
qualified; he shall devote his entire time
during business hours to the duties of
his office; he may be removed from Of
/. 410o hUAtba rnuvOr or QOyarn0r at nlpaq-
ure, and by the council for cause, and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided, however, that in the
event it becomes necessary for the gov
ernor to remove as many as three COM
missionefs, then the governor shall, and
lis hereby vested with the power to fill
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
OF five thousand dollars Csc, 900. 0O) per
annum payable monthly by such city in
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries of its other officials; and the ex-
penses of their office shall be paid by
such city in such manner as expenses OF
other offices in such city are paid. The
excise commissioners, including those now
in Office. shall deliver to their successors,
on demand, all property pertaining to the
office.
Sec. 1887. The person to whom a
dramshop license shall be issued shall
pay the excise commissioners a fee of
three dollars for each state license and
a fee of three dollars for each city
license, for granting and issuing the
same, and said excise commissioners
shall charge, collect and receive a further
sum of three dollars for taking acknowl-
edgments of each petition filed, acknowl-
edgment to bond, filing petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts of said commissioner of like char
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lions and papers before the license is
issued. and the said excise commission
ers shall perform all these services
and acts, and for that purpose the said
excise commissioners are hereby grant
ed and given the power to administer
ooaths, to take Acknowledgements to all
papers and instruments filed in their
office and to possess the same powers
for that purpose as are now given by
the statute law of the state of Missouri
to justices of the peace. All fees and
charges so collected shall be paid over
to the treasurer of the city wherein
they are appointed, to be placed to the
credit of the general revenue fund Of such
city. Said excise commissioners shall
take a receipt therefor from the treas
urer; the original they shall file with the
city auditor, and the duplicate thereof
they shall file in their own office as a
part of the record thereof. The said
excise commissioner shall make said pay
merts to the city treasurer on the first
Monday of each and every month, and
shall at the time of making said pay
ments to the treasurer file with the city
auditor a full, complete and sworn state
mentsof all Of the fees collected by them
as herein directed, during the preceding
month and since their last statement,
and also stating the total number of
state and city licenses issued and grant
ed. the name of the person to whom is
sued, date when issued, date of expira-
ton n amount of ad valorem tax paid
on each.
TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 9, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly. AbOlishInE
h present board of police commission
ers as appointed by the governor in
cities having three hundred thousand
inhabitants or more md providing for
appointment by the mayor of such
cities, in lieu of such board, of a BIZ
partisan board of police commissioners,
and prescribing the number, quaIiRca-
tions, duties and salaries of the menu
beers thereof; and providing for the
municipal assembly or common council
of euch cities to tx the salaries of the
7OIUCtEB anu VOAlCtuhcu OI Bdhu cltAe1s
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections 1908 and 1904
OF chapter 81 of article Xxx of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909,
relating to municipal corporations,
law applicable to cities having three
hundred thousand inhabitants or over
q to repeal section 9SOS and enact a
new section in lieu thereof to be
known as section 9S0S.
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Missouri, as folotos !;
SECTION l.. Section 9SO3 of chapter "a
of ARTICLE XXX of the Revised Statutes
OF Missouri of 1909, relating to munich
pal corporations, laws applicable to
cities having three hundred thousand
inhabitants, or over, Is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted,
to read as follows:
Section 1908. In all cities of this state
! that now have or may hereafter attain
a population Of three hundred thousand
inhabitants, or over, there shall be and
is hereby established within and for said
cities a board Of police, to consist Of
two commissioners, that one OF the COM
siofers so appointed shall be a member
Of tho leading political party opposed to
that to which the mayor belongs as
hereinafter provided, together with tine
MAYOR of said cities for the time being,
or whatsoever may be officially acting in
that capacity and said board shall ap-
point one Of its members as president
and one member who shall act as vice.
president during the absence OF the pres
ident; and such president or vice-presi-
dent shall be the executive officer OF the
board, and shall act for it when the
board is not In session. The said com
missfoners shall be- citizens Of the state
OF Missouri and shall have been resi-
depts of the cities for a period of four
yeats next preceding their appointment;
thea shall, except as hereinafter speci-