The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16

That at 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 l.. That section 1G Of ar
tic!e 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 proposal therefor, made by
the law-making 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-ffths 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 Con
stitution and laws of the state" and
inserting inlieu thereof the following
words "Such charttr so adopted,
may be amended by proposal there
for made by the law-making outhor-
ties of such city, published for at
least three weeks in two newspapers
printed therein, which have bona
fide sale or circulation in said city OF
at least two thousand copies Of each
issue in which said notice is publish
ed one of which shall be a daily
newspaper printed in the German Ian
| guare and which has been published
continuously for fifty-two weeks next
before such publication, such publ
cation to be made at least once each
week and on the same day of the
week in each of said three weeks, and
the last publication to be within two
weeks Of the date of such election.
| Such amendment must be accepted by
three-fifths of the qualified voters of
such city voting on such proposition
at a general or special election, and
not otherwise; and if three-tlfths Of
all the legal votes cast on such prop
| osition are in favor of such amend
mcnt to the charter, such amend
ment shall be adopted; such charter
and all amendments thereof shall
always be in harmony with and sub
iect to the Constitution and laws of
! the state. So that said section,
when amended, shall read as follows
and to be known as section Is:
Section l6. Large cities may frame
their own charters, how adopted and
amcnded-Any city having popu-
lation Of more than one hundred thou
sand inhabitants may frame a charter
for it's own government, consistent
with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing u
board Of thirteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years
qualified voters thereof, to be elect
ed by the qualified voters of such city
at any general or special election
which board shall. within ninety days
after such election, return to the
chief magistrate of such city draft
of such charter, signed by the mem
bers of such board or majority OF
them. Within thirty days thereafter
such proposed charter shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of such
city lat general or special election
and if four scvenths of such quail
fed voters voting thcreat shall rat
ify the same it shall, at the end OF
thirty days thereafter, become &
charter of such city, and supersedC
any existing charter and amendment
thereof. A duplicate certificate shall
be made, setting forth the charter
proposed and its ratification, which
shall be signed by the chief magis
trate of such city and authenticated
by its corporate seal. One of sucf
certificates shall be deposited in the
office Of the secretary of state. anC
the other, after being recorded il
the office of the recorder Of deeds fol
the county in which such city lies
shall be deposited among the archive,
Of such city, and all courts shall tax,
judicial notice thereof. Such charter
so adopted may be amended by ;
proposal therefor made by thu law
making authorities of such city, pub
lished for at least three weeks in tive
newspapers printed therein, which
have a bona tide sale or circulation
in said city of ut least two thousanC
copies of each issue in which said no
tice is published, one of which shall
be daily newspaper printed in tn,
German language, and which has beef
published continuously for fifty-tw,
weeks next before such publication
such publication to be made at leas
once each week and on the same da,
of the week in each of said tire,
weeks; and the last publication to b.
within two weeks Of the date Of sucl
election. Such amendment must b.
accepted by three-fifths of the quail
fled voters of such city voting on sucl
, proposition at general or specia
election. and not otherwise; and j
, three-fifths of all the legal votes cas-
on such proposition are in favor o
such amendment to the charter, sue
, amendment shall be adopted; sue
, charter and all amendments thereo
shall always be in harmony with an
, subject to the Constitution and law
of the state.