The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29

4 created a board Of excise commissioners
to consist Of two members, who shall
have exclusive authority to grant
dramshop licepses. One OF the. commits
sioners SO appointed shall be q member
Of the leading political party opposed to
, that to which the mayor belongs Every
excise commissioner. before entering
upon the duties OF his office. shall take
land subscribe an oath or affirmation that
he possesses the qualifications for such
office prescribed by law, that he will
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 to the
city wherein he IL appointed. penal
bond, with sureties approved by the
mayor In the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars ($10, 100000. conditional that he will
faithfully perform all the duties OF his
office, and account for, pay and deliver to
the proper parties all money and prop
srty 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 fide. 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
ing such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor Of such city for a term
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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
fee by the mayor or governor at pleas
ure, and by the council for cause, and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided, however, that In the
event 1t becomes necessary for the gov
~ IN three
missioners, then the governor shall, and
10 hereby vested with the power to fill
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive salary
OF Ave thousand dollars ($5,00O.00) per
annum, payable monthly, by such city in
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries Of it's 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.
dramshop license shall be issued shall
pay the excise commissioners fee Of
three dollars for each state license and
4 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
sum 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
acter necessary to perfecting the petit
lions and papers before the:.iicense is
issued, and the said excise commission
ers shall perform all these services
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 instruments 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 the 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
urer: 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 full. complete and sworn state
ment of all of the fees collected by them
as 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-
tion and amount Of ad valorem tax paid
on each.
TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED ny THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 9, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly. Abolishiag
the present board Of police commission
ers ~ appointed By the governor in
cities having three hundred thousand
Inhabitants or more and providing for
appointment by the mayor Of such
cities, In lieu Of such board, Of q BIZ
partisan board Of police commissioners,
and prescribing the number, QuallAca- |
lions, duties and salaries Of the meme |
hers thereefJ and providing for the |
assembly or common council |
Of such cities to Ax the salaries Of the |
ssAcers and policemen Of said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections ss0s and 1904
of chapter 81 Of article Xxx 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 9S08 and enact a
new section in lieu thereof to be
known az section $685.
Be Il enacted BY the Genera; Assensbly
Of the Stote Of Aissouri, a. follotos:
Section 1. Section sSos of chapter ~
n article Xxx Of the Revised Statutes
" Missouri Of 1909. relating to munich
nj corporations. laws applicable to
:ities having three hundred thousand
or over, u hereby repealed
md the following nav section enacted.
% read ~ follow:
Section os03. Id al citiea Of this state
hat now have or may hereafter attain
population Of three hundred thousand
Inhabitants, or over, there 1haA b and
J hereby established within and for said
dties 4 board Of police. to consist Of
NO commissioners, that one Of the COM
ionerS 20 appointed shall be member
{ the leading political party opposed to
hat to which the mayor belongs ~
lereinafter provided. together with the
mayor az said cities for the time being,
& whatsoever may b officially acting In
hat capacity and said board shall ap-
oint one Of it, members ~ president
nd one member who shall act - vice.
resident during the absence a. the pres.
aenf; and such president or vice-presi-
ont shau b the executive officer Of the
Gard, 90 uhall act for IL whom the
card, = 1T II soosion. The saM com. |
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