The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-30

That ut the general election to be
held on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, A. D..
1914, the following amendment to sec
ton l6 of article TX Of the Constitu-
ton of the state of Missouri shall be
submitted to the qualified voters Of
the city, to-wit:
Section /. That section 1G of ar
ticle TX of the Constitution of the
State of Missouri be amended by strik
ing out the last sentence thereof,
which now reads as follows: "Such
charter, so adopted may be amend
ed by n proposal therefor, made by
the law-makirg authorities of such
cities, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers of largest
circulation in such city, one of which
shall be newspaper printed in the
German language, and accepted by
three-fifths Of the qualified voters of
such city, voting ut general or
special election, and not otherwise;
but such charter shall always be in
harmony with and subject to the Con-
stitution and laws of the state" and
inserting inlieu thereof the following
words; "Such charttr, so adopted
NAV be amended bv n nronosal there.
for made bv the law.maling outhori-
ties of such city. published for nj
least three weeks in two ncysnanors
priuted ,horein which have a bonn
! fde sale or circulation in said rity If
at least two thousand comics of each
issue in which said notice is publish
ed one of which shall he a daily
| nrvspapar nyiptod in tho German Inn
nuapa and which has Lorp unfinished
| coutiru,uslv for fftv-ty, veol.s nevt
before such publication. such publi-
cation to he made Mt lnast once eorb
week and on the same dav of the
! week i'm carh Of said thren weeks and
| the last publication ia he within two
weeks Of thp date Of surh election.
Such amendment must he accented hv
throp-rfihs Of the cuaIified vntars n'r
such CITY votinp on such pronositior
Mt n general or gppcial election. and
not otherwise. and if thrnn-fftbs of
all the legal votes cast ON surh nron.
ositiop are in favor Of such amend
ment to the charter enrb nmend-
mont shall be adonted. guch rh,rtc,
thnFn4F Oh
always he in harmony with and sub
iect To the Constitution and laws Of
the state So that said section
when amended, shall read ne follows
and TO he known as section 1G.
Section IG. Large cities MAJ frame
their own charters how odontod and
amended ANY citv having g, nonu-
Iotion of moro than one hundred tbn,,-
sand inhabitants may frame n charter
for its own government consistent
with and subject ia the Constitution
and laws of this state. Nv causing n
board of thirteen frecboiders who
shall have bocn for nj Ionst fiyo ,oars
auaIifjed votars tbereof IA he cIact
ed bv the qualified voters If ench citv
nj any general or snncioi election.
which hoard shall within ninety Javs
after such election. return to The
chief magistrate of such citv a drnft
of such charter signed hy Tho MON.
hers of such ho,rd ~. . n,aior;t,, nr
them. Within thirty DAYS tbcreoftcr
such proposed charter Shall he snh,
mitted TO the qualified voters of sncb
CITY AT n general ar sneciol oIoct;on
and if rour-sevenths Of emch ouoli.
fled voters voting tbereat shall rat
ifv the same. il shall nj tho erd IF
thirty DAYS thereafter become
charter of such civ and sunorsedo
anv existing charter and auongm or
thereof, A dunlicate certiGcato sbaIl
be made. setting forth the charter
proposed and its ratification which
shall he signed by tba ch;of ,,ar;n
trate If such citv and antba,t;nntod
bv its corporote seal 0nn of ssch |
certificates shall no depositod in III thn
office of the secretary If etata and
the other ofter he;no racordc,d CIV
the office If the racorder of daodo rdn
the county in which encb c;tv r' ,io Ui
shall no dcnosited amor1 tho aroh;"
of such citp and ali cnu,t t"e I'LL a. nv" 4n
iudiciaI notice tboraoF CT 20 h'' oLa sahe
So odonted NAV bo or,ondod I" a. vi
nronosal tharofor nod h. 81, -
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