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TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
RFFERENDUm ORDERED BY THE
PETITION or THE PEOPLE
House bni No. q, enneted by Fsrty-
neyenth General Assembly. Ab0lIshina
the present board OF police commissions
ers as appointed by the governor In
cities hnving three hundred Thousand
inhnbitants or more and prSvidinE fof
appointment by the mayor OF seeh
cities, In lieu OF such board, of = BIZ
nnrtisnn bonrd OF police eommissiosernS
and prescribing the number, qunitnea-
lions, duties and salaries of the mem
bers thereof; and providing for the
munIcIpal assembly or common come
of such cities 90 nx the salaries OF the
officers and policemen Of said cities.
HOUSE BILL no. 6.
An act to amend sections $500 and ssO4
of chapter 81 OF article XIX OF the
Revised Statutes Of Missouri Of 1903.
relating to municipal corporations
laws applicable to cities having three
hundred thousand Inhabitants or over
and 10 repeal section 9S0s and enact a
new section in lieu thereof TO be
known as section 9S0S.
Be q enacted by the General Assembly
Of tho State Of Missouri. as folso10s'
section 1. Section 9SOs Of chapter 81
of article Xxx of the Revised Statutes
OF Missouri OF 1909, relating 70 munici-
pal corporations. laws ,appiicable t9
cities having three hundred tnousand
inhabitants, or over, is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted
TO read as follows:
Section 9sO3. In all cities OF tins STATE
that now have or may hereafter attain
a. population OF three hundred thousan9
Inhabitants, or over, there shall pc anu
Is hereby established within and Tor SAID
citias a. hoard OF police, to consist OF
two commissioners that one or the COM
m%issioneTs so appointed snaH ne a mems
Der of the leading political party opPoseo
TO tina to which. the mayor bel9nss ~
hereinafter provided. together. with the
mayor of said cities for the time being,
or whosoever may be officially acting IN
that capacity and said board shall ap.
noint one al its members as president
and one member who shall act as vice.
president during the absence or the pres
ident; and such president or vlce-pTe ~
dent shall be the executive oIncei VI the
board, and shall act for IL wneh tne
board Is not in session. The SAID COM
missioners shall be citizens oil. the slate
OF Missouri and shall have Deen Iesi-
dents of the cities for a period OF lour
years next preceding their appointments
they shall, except as hereinafter speel-
fed. hold their DtIceS IuI a tSih oAb.
ing with the then official term OF the
mayor making the appointments ana
until their SUCCESSORS shall be dmiy aP-
pointed and quallhed; they snsh IAN
receive a salary Of five thousand dollars
uer annum, payable monthly. betore
entering upon the duties Of the said Of
fees, the said commissioners ana the
said mayor shall take and subscribe. Des
fore some Judge Of the circuit court OF
the judicial district In which said cities
shall be located, or the clerk thereof we
oath OF affirmation prescribed by the
| Constitution OF the state Of Missouri. and
shall also take and subscribe. before the
same judge or clerk, the further oatn OF
affidavit that in any and every appoint
ment or removal, TO be made by them
70 or from the police force, created ana
to be organized by them under this ar
ticle, they will, in no case, and under
no pretext, appoint or remove any po-
| llceman or officer of police or other per-
son under them on account of the po-
| litical opinions OF such police officer or
| other person or for any other cause or
reason than the fitness or unfitness OF
such a person, to the best judgment OF
such commissioners, for the place tor
which, he shall be appointed or ron ON
moved. The said oaths or affirmations
shall be recorded and preserved among
the records Of said circuit court. me
vice-president shall be treasurer OF sala
board of police. Before entering upon
the duties of his office as treasurer, ne
shall give bond to the city of st, Louis,
| with one or more SuItAlNGt ia ilt Nhu
ty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge OF his duties
as treasurer OF the hoard. Of police ana
for the faithful application and pay,
direction of said board, of all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer. The bond Of the treasurer
circuit court Of the judicial circuit IN
which said cities shall he located ana
shall be delivered to and safely kept
nv the register or clerk Of said cities.
The board shall appoint a secretary TO
act as such for the board OF police COM
m%issioners. to serve. during the pleasure
Of the board, and such appointment
shall he additional to the number Of
appointments hereinafter provided, Tor;
and his salary shall be determined ana
fixed by the boards of police commis.
sioners. The board may reorganlze az
its pleasure. A majority Of the boards
of police shall constitute a quorum and
the failure or refusal Of the mayor or
or act hereunder shall in no. wise i'm
pair the right or duty of said commits
sioners to organize and proceed as here,
in provided In case a vacancy shall
occIr on said board, the same shall be
filed, for the u%neXpired term, by the
mayor of said cities forthwith after
having been notified that such vacancy
exists. No police commissioner shall be
eligible to any public office or place
whatsoever during the whole period for
which he was appointed, nor shall he
public office or place during such
period. such commissioners shall be
removable from office by the mayor or
governor at pleasure or by the council
of said cities for cause. or by the courts
as provided by law, and not otherwise.
Provided, however, that in the event IL
becomes necessary for the governor to
remove as many as three commissioners
then the governor shall. and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancies
created by such REMOVAL Each commits
sioner shah devote all of his time to the
duties of his office.
Section 2. Section 1904 of article Xxx Of
chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri OF 1909, relating to municipal