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

affidavit that in any and every appoint
ment or removal. to be made by them
to or from the police force. created and
to be organized by them under this ar
ticle. they viii. In no case. and under
no pretext. appoint or remove any po-
liceman or officer OF police or other per-
son under them on account Of the po-
htical opinions of such police officer or
other perseI or for any other cause or
reason that the fitness or ~unfitness Of
such a person, to the best Judgment of
such conn ~ssioners. for the place for
which he !-.iall be appointed or from
the place ! pm which he shall be re-
moved. Ths said oaths or affrmations
shall be rG-Jrded and preserved among
the records of said circuit court. The
vice-presideat shall be treasurer Of said
board of police. Before entering upon
the duties G. his office as treasurer, he
shall give bend to the city of st. Louis,
with one or more sureties, in the penal
ty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of his duties
as treasurer Of the board of police and
for the fat lful application and pay
ment over, pursuant to the order and
direction of said board, of all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer. The bond of the treasurer
shall be apt .oved by a judge of the
circuit court of the judicial circuit in
which said cities shall be located and
shall be delivered to and safely kept
by the register or clerk of said cities.
The board sail appoint a secretary to
act as such Tor the board Of police COM
m~issioners, t. serve during the pleasure
of the board. and such appointment
shall be additional to the humble Of
appointments hereinafter provided for,
nYI HE -of,.--L 10 ~ Aforementioned nd
liked 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
the failure or refusal of the mayor or
acting mayo of said cities to qualify
or act therel nder shall in no wise inn
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
eligible to any public office or place
whatsoever 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 be
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
created by such removal. Each commits
sioner shall devote all Of his time to the
duties of his office.
Section 2. Section 1904 of article XIX of
chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal
corporations, laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted,
to read as follows.
Section 1904. The mayor of each of
said cities shall appoint two commits
%sioners provided for in the preceding
section. Said a shall issue com
missions to the persons so appointed,
designating the time for which they are
appointed in case the appointment is to
fill In unexpired term occasioned by
death, resignation, or other cause, and
whenever the term of office of any COM
missioner expires, the appointment of his
successor shall be for the term prescribed
IN lne preceding section
Sec. 3. Section 9808 of chapter 81 of
article 20 of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal
corporations, laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants. or over, is hereby repealed
and q new section is enacted in lieu
thereof to be known as section 9S0S,
which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 1908. Salaries of officers and po-
licemen.vThe municipal assembly or
common council Of the said cities is
hereby authorized n empowered to fix
the salaries of the officers and police
men OF said cities. 1t shall be the duty
of the municipal assembly or common
council of the said cities to make the
necessary appropriations for the expense
of maintenance of said police force in the
manner provided by the avs of the state
Of Missouri.
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Providing that females shall have the
same right to vote ut all elections held
within this state as males.
An act to amend article VIII of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri
by adding thereto a new section to be
known as section "a, extending the right
of suffrage to women.
Be It enacted By ths people Of the State
of Missouri:
Section 1. That article VIII of the Con-
stitution Of the state of Missouri be and
the same hereby is amended by adding
thereto a new section to be known as
section "a, and reading as follows:
Section "a. Females shall hereafter have
the same right, under the same condi-
lions, to vote at all elections held In this
state, as males now nave or may here
after have. 6
FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorize the state
of Missouri to issue fifty million $780,
OOO,0O0) dollars I'm interest bearing
bonds and sell same and use the pro-
ceeds thereof for building and main
tanning the public highways of this
state, and to authorize u tax levy suf-
flcient to pay the principal and interest
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