The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
TWELFTH PROPOSITIQ
REFERENDUM ORDEREE
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House OtA
seventh General Assembly. AkRlishfnE
the present board of police comb sston-
ers ms appointed by the COVER pr In
cities having three hundred thd band
Inhabitants or more and providing Tor
appointment by the mayor Of such
cities, In lieu of such board, of a BIZ
partisan board of police commissioners,
and prescribing the number, qualihca-
tiOns, duties and salaries of the meme
beers thereof; and providing for the
municipal assembly or common council
of such cities to fix the salaries of the
officers and policemen of said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections 9S03 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 9S0S ard enact a
new .section in lieu thereof to be
known as section 9S0S.
Be 1t enacted by the General assembly
of the State of Missouri. as folloaos:
Section 1. Section 9SOa of chapter 81
of article Xxx of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri Of 1909, relating to m na Il
cities having three hundred thousand
inhabitants. or over, is hereby repealed
Section 9sos. In all cities of this state
that now have or may hereafter attai h
a population of three hundred thousand
inhabitants, or over, there shall be and
is hereby established within and for said
cities board OF police to - c3 ths con OF
misSonerS SO appointed snail pc mem,
Der of the leading political party opposed
Hereinafter he provided, together. with the
mayor of said cities for the time being,
or whatsoever may be ofticlany actm's IN
that capacity and SAID board snail APP
point one of its members as president
and one member who shall act as wee
president during the absence OF the pres
dent shall be the executive oihcer OF the
board, and shall act for it when the
missioners shall be citizens of the state
of Missouri and shall have been resi-
dents of the cities for a period 81 1our
years next preceding their appointment;
they shall, except as hereinafter speci-
fed, hold. their offices for a term eXpir-
ing with the then official term Oh inc
until their successors shall be duly APP
pointed and qualified; they shall each
receive salary v OF i.Ve n 'nouSano Before
entering upon the duties Of the said Of
fees, the said commissioners and the
said mayor shall take and subscribe. be-
the judicial district in which said cities
e oaah OF Of 'o Affirmation prescribed by the
Constitution of the state of Missouri. and
shall also take and subscribe before, the
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 will. 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-
litical opinions of such police OFFICER or
other person or for any other cause or
such a person. to the best judgment of
such commissioners, for the place for
which he shall be appointed :, or from
moved. The said oaths or affirmations
shall be recorded and ,rp preserved r,lt amTh eng
the OF shall be eff Of said
board of police Before entering upon
| the duties of his office as treasurer. he
With one or more sureties, in the penal.
| ty of ten thousand dollars. conditioned
for the faithful discharge Of his duties
| for the faithful application and pay,
| ment over. pursuant to the order and
direction of said board, Of all moneys
treasurer. The bond of the treasurer
shah be approved by e il; judge ; of the he
circuit court ct the e JUDICIAL ha circuit ,n IN
by the register or clerk Of said cities.
act as such for the board of police COM
missioners, to serve during the pleasure
| of the board. and such appointment
| shall be additional to the number Of
| appointments hereinafter provided for.
| and his salary shall be determined and
| fixed by the boa rds of police commits
| sioners. The board may reorganiZe at
| its pleasure. A majority of the boards
| of police shall constitute quorum and
| the failure refusal of the mayor or
| acting mayor of said cities to qualify
or act hereunder shall in no. wise i'm
| pair the right or duty of said commits
| sioners to organize and proceed as here,
occur sc 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 three commissioners,
then the sovernor 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 Xxx of
chapter 81. IF the Revised Statutes of
Missouri Of 1909. relating to municipal