Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-22
ELEyENTH PROPOSITION.
RrrrRENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.

Hans. hu No. :, enacted By Ferty-
---.,h General Assembly. Aboitshing
,he nrr.ent Office of eHcise com"is-
-Ia,.r n. annotated by the governor In
.,sse. having = population of three hun
ar.a ehou.and Inhabitants or more aud
.roxtdtuE for appointment by the
aavor Of sueh cities, In lieu OF SUE"
.xrlse commissioner, OF n hi-Par,tNhn
hoard Of excise commissioner. ana pre-
.rrIbinr the number, auniincattont. au-
a. and salaries Of the members there
-, and pro,idInE that all fees and
s.xe. received from dramShop licenses
IN such eitien shall be paid over 10 the
treasurers Of SHch citie~-
HOUSE BILL NO T.
An act TO repeal sections 7asO and 1881
Of article two, Of chapter sixty-three
OF the Hloyisrd statutes OF Missouri o.
1909, entitled Excise conmisslohet
and 10 enact new sections In leu
thereof.
Re- II, enacted by nc General Assembly
Of tho State Of Missouri as fohocss
ssc,,on l. Sections 1850 and 1871 u ar
,,cIe ? al ehapter IS OF the Revised stat
ntes OF Missouri Of 1909, arc hereby re-
pealed and the following new SECTIONS
IN lieu thereof are hereby enacted To DO
designated sections 1880 n azSh
Soc. 1880. In an cities in this state
UhIeh now have or may hereafter have
a population OF three hundred thoilsann
inhabiuuts or more, thefe " heteuy
created a board Of excise eosnmissi9netS
10 consist Of two members, VINO shan
have exclusive authority 70 grant
dramshOD licenses. One Of tho coInmis-
sioners so appointed h be q menaDer
OF the leading political party opposed 70
mai TO which the mayor belongs EVERY
excise commissioner, before entering
upon the duties Of his office. SHAH u.ke
and subscribe an oath or tnAt
he possesses the qualifications LOT suen
office prescribed by law, that ne wiz
support the Constitution OF the United
states and OF the state Of missouri; that
he will demean himself faithfully IN OF
flee, and shall execute and deliver 10 the
city wherein he Is appointed, a penal
bond, with sureties approved by the
mayor, in the sum Of ten thousand dol.
lars $40. 900. OO), conditional that he VIII
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 MS
office, which bond and oath he shan file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona fide citizen and resident OF the city
wherein appointed for at least TWO years
next previous 10 his appointment,, ana
must 80 continue during the time Of hold
Ing such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor of such city for a term
expiring with the her official term or
the mayor appointing him, and unth MS
successor shall be duly appointed and
qualified; he shall devote his entire time
during business hours 20 the duties OF
his office; he may be removed from Of
flee by the mayor or governor at pleas.
IRE, and by the council for cause. and
by the courts as provided by law, and NOT
otherwise; provided, however, that in the
event Il becomes necessary for the gov
ernor to remove as many as three, com,
-.Na~f1aARH fhnn the grnNnFnnr shall ana
Is hereby vested with the power to FIJI
vacancies created by such removals..
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
OF five thousand dollars tS5.O00.00l per
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, all property pertaining to the
office.
Sec. 1887. Tho person to whom a
drainshop license shall he issued shall
nay the excise commissioners a fee Of
three dollars for each state license and
z fee Of three dollars for each city
license, for granting and issuing the
same, and said excise commissioners
shall charge, collect und receive a further
sum OF three dollars for taking acknowl-
edglnents OF each petition filed. acknowl-
edgrnent % bond. fling petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts OF said commissioners Of like char
acter necessary TO peTfocting the petit
tons and papers before the license II
issued. and the said excise commissions
ers shall perform Ill these services
and acts, and for that purpose the said
excise commissioners are hereby grunt-
cd and given the power to administer
oaths, to take acknowledgements 20 NIL
papers and Instruments filed In their
office and to possess the same powers
for hat purpose as are now given by
the statute law of the state Of Missouri
to justices OF the peace. An fees and
charges so collected shall ba paid over
20 the treasurer Of the city wherein
they arc appointed, TO be placed 20 tho
credit Of the general revenue fund Of such
city. Said excise commissioners ahali
take n receipt therefor from the treas-
urer; the original they shall file with tho
city auditor. and the duplicate thereof
they shall file in their own office an n
part OF the record thereof. The said
excise commissioners shall make said pay
ments 10 tho city treasurer on the fitst
Monday Of each and every month. and
shall at tho time OF making said pay
ments to the treasurer file with the city
auditor a full, complete and sworn state
ment OF all Of the fees collected by them
rs herein directed, during the preceding
month and since their last statement.
and also stating the total number OF
state and city licenses issued and grant
ed, the name Of the person to whom is
sued, date when issued. date Of expira-
ton and amount OF ad valorem tax paid
on each.