Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-29
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

Autherining certain large cities te
amend their charters by less difncait
methods than nre now provided.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub.
hitting 20 the qualtfied voters OF tho
state of Missouri an amendment to sec
ton Is. article TX Of the Constitution
thereof. concerning large cities framing
their own charters.
Section l. Large cities may frame thcir
own charters-how adopted and amended
tatipes, the Senate c0neuTTiEg therein:
That at the general election TO be held
on the Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November. A. d. 1914. the fol-
lowing amendment to section l6 Of article
TX Of the Constitution Of the state OF
Missouri shall be submitted to the quali-
ned 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 proposal therefor,
made by the lawmaking authorities OF
such city, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers Of largest cir
culati0n in such city. one of which shall
be a newspaper printed in the German
language, and accepted by three-tifths Of
the qualified voters of such city, voting
at a general or special election, and not
otherwise; but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject TO tho
Constitution and laws of the state,' and
inserting in lieu thereof the following
words: Such charter, so adopted. may
be amended by a proposal therefor made
by the lawnlaking authorities OF such
city published for at least three weeks
in two newspapers printed therein, which
have a bona Fds sale or circulation in
said city of at least two thousand copies
OF each issue in which said notice is
published. one OF which shall be a daily
newspaper printed in the German Ian
guage and which has been published con-
tinuously for fifty-two weeks next be-
fore such publication, such publication to
be made at least once each week and on
the same day Of the week in each OF
said three weeks. and the last publication
to be within two weeks Of the date OF
such election. Such amendment must
be accepted by three fifths of the quali-
fed voters OF such city voting on such
proposition at a general or special cleo
tion. and not otherwise; and II three
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-
tuition and laws Of the state. So that
said section, when amended. shall read
as follows and 90 be known as section 16:
Section IS. Large cities may frame their
own charters. how adopted and amended
ANY city having a population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame a charter for its own govern
ment consistent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this state, by
causing a board nf thirteen freehoders.
who shall have been for at least Eve
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 Of 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 a general or special
election, and If four-seyenths OF such
qualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
the same. il shall at the end Of thirty
days thereafter, become a charter OF
such city, and supersede any existing
charter and amendments thereof. A du-
plicate certificate shall be made, setting
forth the charter proposed and its rati-
fication, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate Of such city and au-
thenticated by its corporate seal One
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