Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-08


affidavit that in any and every appoint
ment or removal, to be made by them
to or from the police force. created and
to be organized by them under this ar
tcle. they will. in no case. n under
no pretext. appoint or remove n po-
liceman 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 han the fitness or unitness of
such a pei son. to the best Judgment of
such conf. 4ssloners, for the place for
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re-
moved. TIE said oaths or afhrmations
shall be recorded and preserved among
the records Of said circuit court. The
vice-presideat shall be treasurer OF said
board of police. Before entering upon
the duties CT his office as treasurer, he
shall give bond to the city of st. Louis,
with one or more sureties, In the penal
ty of ten thousand dollars. conditioned
for the faithful discharge Of his duties
as treasurer of the board of police and
for the faithful application and pay
ment over, pursuant to the order and
direction of said board, Of all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer. The bond of the treasurer
shall be api royed by a judge of the
circuit court of the judicial circuit in
which said cities shall be located n
shall be delivered to and safely kept
by the register or clerk of said cities.
The board sail appoint a secretary TO
act as such for the board of police com
missioners, to serve during the pleasure
of the board, and such appointment
shall be additional to the number of
appointments hereinafter provided for,
and his salary shall be determined and
fixed by the boards of police commits
sioners. The board may r~eorganize at
its pleasure. A majority Of the boards
of police shall constitute a quorum and
the failure CT refusal of the aye or
acting mayor of said cities to qualify
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
occur on said board, the same shall be
filled, for the ~unexpired term, by the
mayor of sal 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 ne was appointed, nor shall he
be eligible for the nomination for any
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, thai 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 h power to fill vacancies
created by such removal. Each commits
sioner shall 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
corporations, laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, is hereby repealed
n the following new section enacted
to read as follows:
Section 1904. The mayor of each Of
said cities shall appoint two commits
sioners provided for in the preceding
section. Said mayor shall issue com
missions to the persons so appointed
designating the time for which they arr
appointed in case the appointment is t.
fill an unexpired term occasioned b!
death, resignation, or other cause, ant
whenever the term of office Of any com
missioner expires, the appointment of hi!
successor shall be for the term prescribet
in the preceding section. "
Sec. 81 Section 980S of chapter "a o
article 20 Of the Revised Statutes o
Missouri of 1909, relating to municipa
corporations, laws applicable to cite
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, is hereby repeale,
and a new section is enacted in liel
thereof to be known as section 1906
which said section shall read as follows
Sec. 9S08. Salaries of officers and pc
licemen.-The municipal assembly o
common council of the said cities |
hereby authorized and empowered to fl
the salaries of the officers and police
men of said cities. 1t shall be the dut
of the municipal assembly or comm
council of the said cities to make tn
necessary appropriations for the expens
Of maintenance of said police force in tn
manner provided by the laws Of the stat
Of Missouri.
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Providing that females shall have til
same right to vote at all elections hel
within this state as males.
An act to amend article VIII Of tn
Constitution of the state of Nilsson
by adding thereto a new section to /
I known as section "a, extending the rigt
of suffrage to women.
Be 1t enacted By the people Of the Sta
of Missouri: w. <
Section l.. That article VIII of the Cor
stitution Of the state of Missouri be ar
the same hereby is amended by addir
thereto a new section to be known 4;
section "a, and reading as follows:
Section "a. Females shall hereafter hay
1 the same right, under the same cond
) tions, to vote at all elections held in tn
N state, as males now have or may her
after have. sd
. FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION.
! Proposed by Initiative Petitio
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorize the sta
' of Missouri TO issue fifty million ($5(
OOo,OO0) dollars in interest bearii
4 bonds and sell same and use the pr
ceeds thereof for building and mai
' tnining the public highways of til
state, and to authorize a tax levy SUI
d Rcient to pay the principal and intere
ON said bonds.
: Proposed constitutional amendment, a
~ thorizing of bonds by the sta
! Of Missouri in the sum of fifty millio
i Of dollars ($50r 000, 000@ for good roads pu
4 poses, amending section A of article
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