The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-02

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to or from the police force, created and
to be organized oy them under this ar
ticle. they will, in no case, and uu4ei
no pttteNt. appoint on remove any po-
IicemGH or Otncer of police OF other per-
son under them on account OF the pc
litical opinions of such police officer or
other person or for any other cause Oh
reason than the fitness or unutur5s ol
such a person, to the best Judgment OF
such commissioners for the place iol
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re
moved. The said Oaths or ai.lmatOns
shall be recorded and preserved dlnons
the records OF said circuit court IAs
vice-presiient shall be treasurer of SAID
BOARD OF police. Before entering upon
The duties of his office as treasurer, ne
shan give bond to the city Of 81 LOuis,
With one or more suretles, In the penal
" Of ten thousand dollars, coud'uonea
Tor the faithful discharge Of his duties
as treasurer Of the board Of .oijce and
lrr the faithful application and pay
ment over, pursuant to the oI1ei t
direction Of said board. Of all money
which may come to his hands as sucn
treasurer. The BOND Of the treasurer
shall be approved 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 sad cities.
The board shall appoint a secretary to
act as such for the board Of police com
m~issioncrs. to serve during the pleasure
of the board, and such appointment
shall be additional to the number OF
appointments hereinafter provided Tor,
and his salary shall be determined and
fixed by the boarus OF police commits
sioners. The board may reorsanize at
It's pleasure. A majority OF the boards
Of police shall constitute a quorum and
the failure or refusal of the mayor OF
acting mayor of said cities to qualify
or act hereunder han 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 shan
occur on said board, the same shall be
hlled, for the u]neXpired term, by tbs
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 fol
which he was appointed, nor shall h'
y be eligible for the nomination for any
/ public office or place during sucl
e period. Such commissioner shall b,
removable from office by the mayor OF
governor at pleasure or by the council
Z OF said cities for cause, or by the cUuru
as provided by law, and not otherwise
d Provided, however, that in the event /
u becomes necessary for the governor t
u remove as many as three commissioner
u then the governor shall, and is hereL,
y vested with the power to fill vacancie
T. created by such removal. Each commits
} sioner shall devote all Of his time to III
u duties OF his ofhce.
j. Section 2. Section 1904 OF article Xxx q
chapter "a Of the Revised Statutes {
% Missouri of 1909, relating to municipi
" corporations. laws applicable to cite
r, having three hundred thousand in
J. habitants, or over, is hereby repeale
Is and the following new section enacted
/ to read an follows:
IS Section 1904. The mayor Of each
ID said cities shall appoint two commits
sioners provided for in the precedin
En- section. Said mayor shall issue con
III missions to the persons 80 appOlnte'
VT designating the time for which they al
t. appointed In case the appointment is
ly ill an uneXpired term occasiOned /
ri death, resignation, or other cause, al
I'd whenever the term of office Of any con
er missioner expireE. the appointment Of h
IN successor shall be for the term p%rescrib,
in the preceding section.
en- Sec. 3. Section 1908 Of chapter 81
article 20 Of the Revised Statutes
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ne corporations, laws applicable to citi
'ni having three hundred thousand I
h~abitants. or over, is hereby repeal
10 and a new section is enacted in Ii
y thereof to be known as section 9Sl
81 which said section shall read as follow
no Sec. 1905. Salaries Of officers and p
y licemen.-The municipal assembly
ny common council Of the said cities
o. hereby authorized and empowered to
IN the salaries Of the officers and polio
ng men OF said cities. 1t shall be the du
nj. Of the municipal assembly or comm
OF council Of the said cities to make t
II necessary appropriations for the expen
Is Of maintenance OF said police force in t
a manner provided by the laws Of the sta
nc OF Missouri.
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
~ Proposed by Initiative Petitio
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Providing tina females shall have I
same right 10 vote ut all elections b.
within this state hs males.
In An act to amend article VIII Of
MI Constitution Of the state OF MissO
r. hv adding thAratp "A new gecIiOu IN