The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08

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law for the granting and payment sof pen-
sions or allowances TO the deserving
blind, or from autl1Ortsing by law any
counties, cities or Incorporated towns ol
villages Of this state to provide for the
granting and payment of such pensions d
allowances. -----
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENlI-
MENT.
Joint ana consnrrent resolution sub
mitting to The qualified voters OF the
tion 49, article TX Of the ConstitutioH
thereof, eOncerning large cities franz
Ing their own charters.
section /. Large cities may frame their
own charters-how adopted and amended
Be- 1t resolved BY the. House Of Represen-
totivss, the Senate concwrrtn0 therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November. "A. D. 1914, the fol-
lowing amendment to section 16 Of article
TX 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
az follows: "Such charter. 80 adopted.
may be amended by proposal therefor.
made by the lawmaking authorities OF
such cities, published for at least Thirty
days in three newspapers Of largest cir
culation in such city. one Of which shall
be q newspaper printed in the German
language, and accepted by three ifths OF
the qualified voters Of such city. voting
at q 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, ana
inserting in lieu thereof the following
words: "Such charter. so adopted, may
be amended by proposal therefor made
by the lawmaking authorities Of such
city, published for at least three weeks
have a bona tide sale Of circulation in
said city of at least two thousand copies
OF each issue in which said notice Is
published, one Of which shall be daily
newspaper printed in the German lam
euage, and which has been published con-
tinuousiy for ffty-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 publication
to be within two weeks of the date Of
such election Such amendment must
be accepted by three-fifths Of the quail
fled voters of such city voting on such
proposition at general or special elec-
ton, and not otherwise; and If three
tifths Of all the legal votes cast on such
proposition are In favor OF such amend
ment 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-
tuition and laws Of the state. So that
said section. when amended, Shall read
as follows and to be known as section 10:
Section 16. Large cities may frame their
own charters. how adopted and amended
Any city having population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame charter for It's own govern
ment, consistent with and subject to the
and laws Of this state. by
board OF thirteen freeholders.s
who shall have been for at least f1ve']
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 proposed char
ter shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of such city, at a general or special
election, and ii four-sevenths of such
qualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
the same, 1t shall, at the end of thirty
days thereafter. become charter Of
such city. and supersede any existing
charter and amendments thereof. A du-
plicate certificate shall he made, setting
forth the charter proposed and It's rati-
fication, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate Of such city and au.
by its corporate seal. One
Of such certificates shall be deposited in
the office Of the secretary Of state. and
the other. after being recorded in the
office Of the recorder OF deeds for the
county in which such city lies, shall be
city, and all courts shall take judicial
notice thereof 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 q bona tide sale or circulation
In said city Of at least two thousand
copies of each issue in which said mo-
tice Is published, one Of which shall be .
language, and which has been published
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 pub
licatiOn to be within two weeks o. the
date Of such election. Such amendment
must be accepted by three-afths Of the
qualified voters OF such city voting on
such proposition at general or special
election. and not otherwise: and II three
ffths of all the legal votes cast on such
proposition are in favor Of such amend
ment to the charter. such amendment
shall be adopted: such charter and all
thereof shall always be In
harmony with and subject TO the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the state.
NHNTH PROPOSITION.
ORDERED ny THE
PETITION or THH PDOPLE.
senate I'M Ne. III, enaetea w The
FeFty-seveatA General Assembly. Ere.
vfding IL AlnAnan number u em-
plsyees - crews. On Dassengers nail,
express an freight trains, xsspeetively.
operated m TIE state 81 M1ssouRal nalk-
lng Il 4Alavvful fer Rai1reaa ana railway
ee0Daules 70 epeRate sneh eAaxAeteE 81
tfaina wftAoal saeA nespest1ve Alnl-
mun nunbef ~ employees n sala
crews, and rseseElbang Denaltles ~
vialattoas ~ said act.
SENATE BILL NO. nj.
An act to promote the safety q eAn-
= ployeb and tr1welerp upon SailroAdD
and railways In whole Or n pArt,
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