Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-09

deserving blind. shall be submitted TO h
qualified voters OF said state. to-wit:
Section l. That section AZ Of article 4
OF the Constitution OF MISSOURI be
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words: And provided, further. that
nothing in this or the preceding section
shall be construed as prohibiting the gem
eral assembly from making provision by
law for the granting and payment OF PEN
sions or allowances 10 the deserving
blind or from authorizing by law any
counties, cities or Incorporated towns or
villages OF this state To provide for the
granting and payment OF such pensions or
allowances.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
uniting to the qualified voter. Of the
state of Missouri an amendment TO sec
tion 10, article TX of the Constitution
thereof, concerning large cities franz
Ing their own charters.
Section /. Large cities may frame their
own charters how adopted and amended.
Be it rcsoiued by the House Of Repressa-
tattres, the Senate ~concurrtny therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November. A. ID. 1914. the fol-
lowing amendment to section l6 of article
TX OF the Constitution OF the state OF
Missouri shall be submitted To the quail
ned voters OF tho city, to-Hit:
Section /. That section IL Of article TX
OF the Constitution OF the state of Mis-
souri, be amended by striking out the
last sentence thereof, which now reads
as follows: Such charter. 50 adopted.
may be amended by a proposal therefor.
made by the lawmaking authorities OF
such cities, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers of largest cir
c~ulation in such city, one of which shall
be Il newspaper printed in the German
language, and accepted by three-fifths OF
the qualified voters OF such city, voting
at a general or special election, and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject To the
Constitution and laws OF the state and
inserting in lieu thereof the following
words: such charter. so adopted. may
be amended by a proposal therefor made
by the laWmaking authorities of such
city, published for at least three weeks
in two newspapers printed therein. which
have a bona fde sale or circulation in
said city of At least two thousand copies
OF each issue in which said notice is
published, one Of which shall be Il daily
newspaper printed in the German Ian
Buage. and which has been published con-
t%inuously for fifty-two weeks next be-
fore such publication, such publication to
be made at least once each week and on
the sam day Of the week in each Of
said three weeks. and the last publication
to be within two weeks of the date Of
be accepted by three-tifths of the quail
fed voters of such city voting ON such
proposition at a general or special elec-
tion, and not otherwise; and ii three
fifths of all the legal votes cast on such
proposition are in favor of such amend
ment to the charter. such amendment
shall be adopted; sue charter and all
amendments thereof shall always be in
harmony with and subject to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the state. So that
said section. when amended, shall read
as follows and to be known as section 1S:
Section l6. Large cities may frame their
own charters, how adopted and amended
Any city having a population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame Il charter for its own govern
,nent. consistent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws OF this state. by
causing a board Of thirteen freeholders,
who shall have been for at least Ave
years qualified voters thereof, to be
elected by the qualified voters OF such
city at any general or special election;
which board shall. within ninety days
cAhti - y sSNSha ~ NNS SAhsS
magistrate OF such city a draft OF such
charter, signed by the members OF such
board or q majority of them. Within
thirty DAYS thereafter, such proposed char
ter shalt be submitted to the qualified
voters OF such city, at a general or special
election. and IL four-seventls OF such
voters voting thereat shall ratify
the same, it shall, at the end of thirty
days thereafter, become a charter OF
such city. and supersede any existing
charter aud amendments thereof. A. du-
plicate certificate shall be made. setting
forth the charter proposed and its rati-
~fication. which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of such city and III
thenticated by its corporate seal. One
the office OF the secretary of state. and
the other, after being recorded Ia the
office of the recorder of deeds for the
county in which such city lies, shall be
deposited among the archives OF such
city. and all courts shall take judicial
notice thereof. Such charter. SO adopted.
may be amended by a proposal therefor
made by the lawmaking authorities OF
such city, published for at least three
weeks in two newspapers printed therein,
which have u bona tide sale or circulation
in said city of ut least two thousand
copies Of each issue in which said no.
tice is published, one of which shall he a
new SIdptT pTlllttu IN Tie herman y
language. and which has been published
continuously for hfty-twe weeks next be
fore such publication. such publication
to be made at least once each week and
on the same day of the week In each Of
said three weeks: aud the last pub
LEGATION TO be within two weeks of the
date of such election. Such amendment
must be accepted by three-fifths OF the
qualified voters uf such city voting on
such proposition at a general or Il special
election. and not otherwise; and IL three
fifths OF all the legal votes cast on such
proposition ere in favor of such amend
lnent to the charter, such amendment |
shall be adopted. such charter and all
amendments thereof shall always be In
harmony with and subject to the Constl-
tuition and laws of the state.
NINTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED ny THE
PETITION or THE PEOPLE.
senate bill No. III, enacted by the
EOrty-seyenth General Assembly. Pro-
Niding the minimum number OF en-
pioyecs ia crews ON passenger. mail,
express and freight ~traIns, respectively,
operated in the state of Missouri; max
ing II ful for railroad and railway