Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22
REFERENDUM BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.

NIL HI I11L
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. @, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly. AbOlishine.
the present board of police cOI Emission.
ers as appointed by the governor in
cities having three hundred thousand
inhabitants or more and prEEidinE for
| appointment by the mayON of such
cities, in lieu of such bOnrGfA of Il BIZ
partisan board of police cOmn% ssiOners,
and prescribing the number, 4uaIifica-
lions, duties and salaries of the menu
bers thereOf; and providing for the
municipal assembly or common council
of such cities to fix the salaries of the
officers and policemen of said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections 9S03 and 1904
of chapter "a of article XIX of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909,
relating to municipal corporations,
laws applicable to cities having three
hundred thousand inhabitants or over
and to repeal section 9S0S and enact q
new section in lieu thereof to be
known as section 9SOS.
Be it enacted By the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri, as foIoroS:
Section 1. Section 9SO3 of chapter 81
of article Xxx of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri Of 1909, relating to munich
pal corporations, laws applicable to
cities having three hundred thousand
inhabitants, or over, is hereby repealed
and the. following new section enacted.
to read as follows:
Section 1908. In all cities of this state
that now have or may hereafter attain
a population of three hundred thousand
inhabitants. or over, there shall be and
is hereby established within and for said
cities a board of police, to consist of
two commissioners that one of the com
missioners so appointed shall be a men,
to that to which the mayor belongs as
hereinafter provided. together. with the
or whatsoever may be officially acting in
that capacity and said board shall APP
point one of its members as president
and one member who shall act as vice
president during the absence of the pres
ident; and such president or vice-presI-
board "a sia and pe shall hal eH act for i It When the
board is not in session. The said com
missioners shall be citizens of the state
dents of the cities for a period of four
years next preceding their appointment:
fled, hold their offices for a term expir-
ing with the then official term of the
until their successors Shall be duly APP
pointed and qualified; they shall each .
receive snn a salary OF bi i've m thousand q RafaTs
entering upon the duties of the said Of
fees, the said commissioners and the
said mayor shall take and subscribe. be.
fore some judge of the circuit court of
the judicial district in which said cities
shall be located, or the clerk thereof, the
oath of affirmation prescribed by the
Constitution of the state of Missouri, and
shall also take and subscribe before the
affidavit that in any and every appoint :
ment or removal. to be made by them
to be organized by them under this ar
ticle, they will, in no case, and under
liceman or officer of police or other per
son under them on account of the po-
Utica! opinions OF such police officer or
reason than the fitness or unftness of
such a person, to the best judgment of
such commissioners, for the place for
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re-
moved: The said oaths or afirmations
the records of said circuit court. The
Tiee.President shall be treasurer of said
the duties of his office as treasurer. he
shall give bond to the city of st. Louis,
ty of ten thousand dollars. conditioned
for the faithful discharge of his duties
for the faithful application and pay
ment over pursuant to the order and
1 %hfeh may OF c ea5d TO Roa his 6 36 dI as mo sas5
treasurer. The bond of the treasurer
shall be approved by a judge. of the
which said cities Shall be located and
shall, be delivered to and safely kept
The board Shall appoint a secretary to
act as such for the board of police com
missioners, to serve during the pleasure
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 reorganize at
its pleasure. A majority of the boards
of police shall constitute a quorum and
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 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 said cities forthwith after
having been notified that such vacancy
exists. No police commissioner shall be
to any public office or place
during the whole period for
which he was appointed, nor shall he
be eligible for the nomination for any
public office or place during such
period. Such commissioners shall De
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. that in the event it
becomes necessary for the governor to
remove as many as three commissioners.
then the governor shall. and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancies
by such removal. Each commits
sioner shall devote all of his time to the
duties of his office.
Section >. Section 1904 of article Xxx of
81 of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal