Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29

in lieu thereof are hereby enacted 70 be
designated sections 1890 and 1881
Sec. 1880. In all cities in this state
which now la or may hereafter nave
a population OF three hundred Thousand
Inhabitants or more. there Is hereby
created a board Of excise commissioner
90 consist OF two members who shall
have exclusive authority to grant
dramshop licenses. One of the commits
sioners so appointed shall be a member
OF the leading political party opposed to
that to which the mayor belongs. Every
excise commissioner, before entering
rpon the duties Of his office, shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation that
ne possesses the qualifications for such
office prescribed by law, hat he will
support the Constitution of the United
States and OF the state Of Missouri; that
ne will demean himself faithfully In Of
nee, and shall execute and deliver to the
city wherein he is appointed, a penal
bond. with ~sureties approved by the
mayor, in the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars (s10, 900. COZ, conditional that he will
I faithfully perform all the duties OF his
office, and account for. pay and deliver to
the proper parties all money and prop
erty coming to his hands by virtue OF his
office, which bond and oath he shall file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona fde citizen and resident OF the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous to his appointment, and
must SO continue during the time OF hold
dnR such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor OF such city for a term
expiring with the then official term Of
the mayor appointing him, and until his
successor shall be duly appointed and
qualified; he shall devote his entire time
during business hours to the duties OF
his office; he may be removed from Of
La - ~ ~NuarnnE of nlaaa.
ure, n by the council for cause, and
by the courts a. provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided, however, hat in the
event 1t becomes necessary for the gov
Iernor to remove as many as three com
missioners, then the governor shall, and
Is hereby vested with the power to fill
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
of five thousand dollars Csc, 000.00) per
sannum, payable monthly by such city in
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries of its other officials; and the ex-
penses Of their office shall be paid by
such city in such manner as expenses Of
other offices in such city are paid. The
excise commissioners, including those now
in office, shall deliver to their successors,
on demand, ali property pertaining to the
office.
Sec. 1897. The person to whom a
fdramshop license shall be issued shall
pay the excise commissioner a fee Of
three dollars for each state license and
a fee OF three dollars for each city
license, for granting and Issuing the
same, and said excise commissioners
shall charge, collect and receive a further
SUN Of three dollars for taking acknowl-
edgments Of each petition filed, acknowl-
edgment to bond. filing petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts Of said commissioners Of like char
- ~arfaAflno thA natl
tons and papers before the license Is
issued, and the said excise commission
rers shall perform all these services
Z and acts, and for that purpose the said
excise commissioners are hereby grant
ed and given the power to administer
oaths, to take Acknowledgements to all
papers and instrument filed in their
office and to possess the same powers
for that purpose as are now given by
the statute law Of the state of Missouri
to Justices OF the peace. All fees and
charges so collected shall be paid over
to tho treasurer Of the city wherein
they are appointed, to be placed to the
credit of the general revenue fund of such
city. Said excise commissioners shall
take a receipt therefor from the treas
lurer: the original they shall file with the
city auditor, and the duplicate thereof
they shall file in their own office as a
part Of the record thereof. The said
excise commissioners shall make said pay
ments to the city treasurer on the first
Monday Of each and every month, and
shall at the time Of making said pay
ments to the treasurer file with the city
auditor a full, complete and sworn state
Ixnapt Of all of the fees collected by them
as herein directed, during the preceding
znonth and since their last statement.
and also stating the total number OF
Atate and city licenses issued and grant
E.-l ~ - A.
sued. date when issued, date OF expira-
tion and amount of ad valorem tax paid
on each.
TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 0, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly. Ab0IishinR
the present board Of police commission
Eern as appointed by the governor In
cities having three hundred THOUSAND
anhabitants or more and providing fol
appointment by the mayor Of sucE
cities, in lien of such board, of a bi.
partisan board of police commissioner
and prescribing the number, Qualifca-
itiOns, duties and salaries of the mem.
hers thereof, and providing for tn,
municipal assembly or common council
of such cities to III the salaries of tn,
officers and policemen of said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections 9S0S and $50
Of chapter "a of article Xxx of tn,
Revised Statutes of Missouri Of 1909
relating to municipal corporations
laws applicable to cities having three
hundred thousand Inhabitants or owe
and to repeal section 9SoS and enact
new section in lieu thereof to b.
known as section 9SO8,
30 II enacted By the General ASSEMBLY
Of the State Of Missouri, az folIoscs:
Section 1. Section es03 Of chapter :
OF article Xxx of the Revised Statute
oS Missouri Of 1909, relating to munich
cities having three hundred thousan,
inhabitants. or over, 10 hereby repealet
and the following new section enacted
70 read as follows:
Section 9803. In all cities of this stat
that now have or may hereafter attail
q population Il three hundred thousan
inhabitants, o1 ever, there shall be an,
icities D board Of police, to consist Q
two commissioners, that one Of the com
@ionarn 10 appointed shall be n membe
rof the leading political party opposed I
that to which the mayor belongs q
hereinafter provided. together with tn
mayor OF said cities Tor the time being
vor whatsoever may be officially acting 1
that capacity and said board shall ap
point one Of Its members as presiden
and one member who shall act M vice
president during the absence Of the pres
ident; and such president or vice-presi
dent shall be the executive officer Of tn
board, and Ehall act for 1t when tn
board Ia not in session. The said com
missioners shall be citizens OF the stat
NW - NNHfmarttvi anh shall hnwA hMan rAni
dents OF the cities for a period Of fou
rvaarr next preceding their a~ppointmanj