Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Authorizing certain large cities to
amend their charters by less difhcuIt
methods 1han Rre NOW prONided.

Authorizing certain large cities to
amend their charters by less dIfhcuIt
methods than are now provided.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters of the
state of Missouri an amendment to sec
ton 16, article TX of the Constitution
thereof, concerning large cities IIdHlliS
their own charters.
Section 1. Large cities may frame their
own charters-how adopted and amended
Be it resolved By the House OF RepreSen-
tdtiUeS, the Senate cOncurring therein: .
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the 1lfSt
Monday in November, A. d. 1914, the 1oI-
owing amendment to section 1t OF article
IN of the Constitution of the state OF
Missouri shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters of the city, to-wit:
Section /. That section 16 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, so adopted,
may be amended by a roposal therefor,
made by the lawmaking authorities OF
such city, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers OF largest CIR
c~ulation in such city, one of which shall
be a 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 a daily
newspaper printed in the German Ian
guage, and which has been published con-
tinuOusly for fifty-two weeks next be
fore such publication, such publication to
be made at least once each week ana 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 OIL
such election. Such amendment must
be accepted by three-fifths of the quail
fed voters of such city voting on Such
proposition at a general or special cleo
ton. 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 he adopted; such charter and all
amendments thereof shall always be in
harmony with and subject to the SonStl+
said section. when amended. shall read
as follows and to be known as section IL:
own charters. how adopted and amended
Any city having a population of more
may frame a charter for its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this STATE by
who shall have been for at least five
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
after such election, return to the chief
MAGISTRATE of such city a draft of such
charter, signed by the members of such
board or a majority of them. Within
thirty days thereafter, such propose char
ter shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of such city, at a general or special
election. and if four-SeVenths of such
qualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
the same. it shall. at the end of thirty
days thereafter become a charter OF
charter and amendments thereof. A du-
plicate certificate shall be made. setting
forth the charter proposed and its rati-
~tication, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of such city and au-
thenticated by it's corporate seal. One
the office of the secretary of state, and
the other, after being recorded in the
county in which such city lies. shall be
deposited among the archives of such
notice thereof. Such charter, SO adopted.
may be amended by a proposal therefor
made by the I~awmaking authorities of
such city, published for at least three
weeks in two newspapers printed therein.
which have a bono fdc sale or circulation
in said city of at least two thousand
is published. one of which shall be a
daily newspaper printed in the German
continuously for fifty-twO 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: and the last publica-
lion 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 a special
and not otherwise: and if three
fifths of all the legal votes. cast on such
proposition are in favor of such amend
nent to the charter. such amendment
shall be adopted; such charter and all
amendments thereof shall always be in
harmony with and subject to the Consti-
and laws of the state.