The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-01

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
ticle. they will. in no case. and under
no pretext, appoint or remove any po-
liceman or officer Of police OF other per-
son under them on account OF the po-
litical opinions Of such police ofncer OF
other person or for any other cause OF
reason than the fitness or unfitness o.
such a person. to the best judgment OF
such commissioners. for the place Tor
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re-
moved. The said oaths or afhrmations
shall be recorded and preserved among
the records of said circuit court. me
vice. president shall be treasurer OF SAID
board Of police. Before entering upon
the duties of his office % treasurer, ne
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 ana
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer The bond Of the treasurer
shall be approved by a Judge OF the
CIRCUIT court of the judicial circuit In
which said cities shall be located and
shall be delivered to and safely kept
by the register or clerk of said cities.
The board shall appoint secretary to
act as such for the board Of police COM
mssioners, 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 reorganixe at
it's pleasure. A majority Of the boards
of police shall constitute quorum and
the failure or refusal Of the mayor 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 AZ here
In provided. In case vacancy shaA
occur on said board. the same shall be
filled, for the unexpired 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 Tor
which he 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
a. provided by law, and not otherwise.
Provided however, that In the event 1t
becomes necessary for the governor to
remove as many az three commissioners.
then the governor shall, and Is hereby
vested with the power to hll 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
habtants, or over, is hereby repealed
and 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 are
appointed in case the appointment is to
fill an unexpired term occasioned by
death. resignation. or other cause, and
whenever the term of office of amy COM
missioner expires. the appointment Of his
successor shall be for the term prescribed
in the preceding section.
Sec. 3. Section 9S0S Of chapter 50 OF
article 20 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
and 4 new section is enacted in lieu
thereof to be known as section 9SOS.
which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 9S0S. Salaries of officers and po-
licemen.-The municipal assembly or
common council Of the said cities is
hereby authorized and empowered to fix
the salaries of the officers and police
men of said cities. 1t shall be the duty
Of the municipal assembly or common
council Of the said cities to make the
necessary appropriations for the expense
Of maintenance Of said police force in the
manner provided by the laws of the state
Of Missouri.
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Providing that females shall have the
same right 10 vote at all elections held
within this state as males.
An act to amend article VIII of the
Constitution Of the state of Missouri
by adding thereto a new section to be
,known as section "a, extending the right
Of suffrage to women.
Be It enacted BY the people Of the State
Of Missouri:
Section l. That article VIII of the Con-
stitution Of the state Of Missouri be and
the same hereby Ia amended by adding
thereto a new section to be known as
section "a, and reading as follows:
Section "a. Females shall hereafter have
the same right, under the same condi-
tions, to vote at all elections held in this
state, as males now have or may mere
after have.
FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorize the state
3f Missouri to issue nfty million $780,
,OOO) dollars In interest bearing
bends and sell same and use the pre-
eeeds thereof for building and main-
taln1ng the public highways Of this
state, and to authorize . tax levy suf-
= -. a.