Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

section 1. n SeCllOn ~ OF dfliCie =
OF the Constitution Of MISSOURI be
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words: And provided, fusther, that
nothing in this or the preceding section
shall be construed as prohibiting the gem
erd assembly from making provision by
law for the granting and payment of pen
sions or allowances to the deserving
blind. or from authorizing by law any
counties. cities or Incorporated towns or
villages OF this state to provide for the
granting and payment Of such pensions or
allowances.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting 10 the qualified voters Of the
state of Missouri nm amendment To Sec
tiOn 10, article IN of the Constitution
thereof, concerning lnrge cities frnm-
ing their own charters.
Section l. Large cities may frame their
own charters-how adopted and amended.
Be it resolved by the" House Of Represen-
~tdtiUes, the Senate cOacWrriHg therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A.. d. 1914. the fol-
lowing amendment to section 16 of article
lN VI lHt 0OiSlilutiOh VI NNo
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
as follows: Such charter, so adopted,
may be amended by a proposal therefor,
made by the laWmak1ng authorlues OF
such cities, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers or largestScr-
c~ulation in such city, one of which shall
be a newspaper printed in ME German
language, and accepted by three-ffths of
the qualified voters of such city, voting
at a general or special election, ana not
otherwiSe; but such charter snail Always
be in harmony with ana subject 10 the
Constitution and laws of the state, and
inserting in lieu thereon the 1olowlng
words; 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 a bona fde sale or circulation IN
said city of at least two thousand COPIES
of each issue in which SAID notice is
published, one OF when shaH De y daily
newspaper printed IN the GERMAN IAN
guage, and which has been published con-
tinuously for hfty-tWo weeks next pc
fore such pupllcatlon, sucn puplica1ioH 70
be made at least once eacn week ana on
the same day OF the week IN each OF
said three weeks, and the last publlcatlon
to be within two weeks OF the GATE OF
such election. Such amendment must
be accepted by three-ntths OF the quar-
lied voters OF such CITY Young Oh such
proposition at q general or speclai eiec-
ton, and not otherwise; and If three
fifths 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 ana all
amendments thereof snail always De IN
harmony with and subject to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the state. SO that
said section, when amended, small read
as follows and to be known as sectlon 10!
Section 16. Large cities may frame their
W charters, how adopted ana amended
Any city having a population OF more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame a charter Tor us own govern
ment, consistent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws or this state, by
causing a board of thirteen freehoiders,
who shall have been for at least hve
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 or 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 q general or special
election. and If four-sevenths of such
qualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
the same, 1t shalls atstne emo OF thirty
DAYS thereafter, pecomc u cnarleF OF
such CITY, ana supersede any eXistlng
charter and amendments thefeof. A du-
pllcate certlncate shal De maze, settlng
1orth the cnarter proposed ana us raul
hcatlon, whlch shail pe signed py the
chief MAGISTRATE OF such city ana au-
thentlcated by lts corporate seal: one
OF sucn cereNncates shah ne ueposlteo IN
the olnce OF tne secretary OIL state ana
the other, aIter pelhs recorded IN the
county In which such city lies, shall be
deposited among tne arEhlves Oh such
Guy, amu an oo Si snaIt .ahe Juarelai
may be amended by a proposal therefor
made by the lawmaking authorities of
such city, published for at least three
weeks in W newspapers printed therein,
which have a bona fde sale or circulation
In said city of at least two thousand
copies Of each issue In which said no
tice is published, one of which shall be a
daily newspaper printed in the German
language, and which has been published
continuously for fifty-two weeks next be-
fore such publication, such publication
~ p tsa maui Same a dav 81 the ee w eaIn w me aaoh ah 10
said three weeks; and the last pub
LEGATION to be within two weeks of the
date of such election. Such amendment
must be accepted by three-ffths of the
qualified voters OF such city voting on
such proposition at a general or a special
election, and not otherWise; and If three
hfths 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-
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