The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-01

: ! amended by adding thereto the follow
= ing words: "And provided. further, thu
> nothing in this or the preceding sectio
r shall be construed as prohibiting the gen
, eral assembly from making provision b
r law for the granting and payment Of pen
sions or allowances to the deservin
, blind. or from authorizing by law an
: counties, cities or incorporated towns o
villages Of this state to provide for tn
granting and payment OF such pensions o
! allowances.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and Concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters OF tn
state Of Missouri m amendment to sec
tion 10, article TX Of the Consultation
thereof, concernlng large cities franz
Ing their own charters.
Section /. Large cities may frame thell
own charters-how adopted and amended
Be it resolved BY the House Of Represen.
tatipes, the Senate concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, A. D. 1914, the fol-
lowing amendment to section 16 OF article
IN of the Constitution of the state OF
Missouri shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters of the city. tO-wit: --,,----..,
| Section 1. That section Is 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 a proposal therefor,
made by the lawmaking authorities of
such cities, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers Of largest cir
cuation In such city, one of which shall
be a newspaper printed In the German
language, and accepted by three-f1fths Of
the qualified voters of such city. voting
at general or special election. and not
otherwise: but such charter shall always
be in harmony with and subject to the
Constitution and laws Of the state, ana
inserting In lieu thereof the following
words: Such charter so adopted. may
be amended by a proposal therefor made
by the lawmaking authorities OF such
city. published for at least three weeks
in two newspapers printed therein, which
have a bona fde 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 lam
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 quail
fled voters Of such city voting on such |
proposition at general or special cleo |
ton. and not otherwise; and if three |
ffths of all the legal votes cast on such /
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
with and subject to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the state. So that
said section, when amended. shah read
as follows and to be known as section Is:
Section 16. Large cities may frame their
own charters, how adopted and amended
Any city having population of more
than one hundred Thousand inhabitants
may frame a charter for its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the
and laws of this state. by
causing board of thirteen freeholders
who shall have been for at least five
'ears qualified voters thereof. to be
elected by the qualified voters of such
,ity at any general or. special election;
which board shall. within ninety days
after such election. return to the chief
magistrate Of such city draft of such
charter, signed by the members of suoh
BOARD or a majority of them. Within
Eirty days thereafter such proposed char
Gt FIdu NC " the
'oters of such city, at a general or special
lection and If four-sevenths of such
ualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
he same, it shall, at the end of thirty
ays thereafter. become a charter OF
UGH city. and supersede any existing
harter and amendments thereof. A du-
licate certificate shall be made, setting
orth the charter proposed and its rati-
cation. which shall be signed by the
hiaf Rt9trQfa nf III md
henticated by its corporate seal. One
such certificates shall be deposited in
he Office Of the secretary of state, and
he other. after being recorded in the
ftice of the recorder Of deeds for the
ounty in which such city lies, shall be
eposited among the archives of such
Ity, and all courts shall take judicial \
office thereof. Such charter, so adopted. ,
lay be amended by proposal therefor :
lade by the lawmaking authorities of
UGH city. published for at least three ,
eeks In two newspapers printed therein,
hich have bona fde sale or circulation :
said city Of at least two thousand !
0pies of each issue in which said no
ce Is published. one of which shall BIO 4
ally newspaper printed in the German
nguage. and which has been published \
for fifty-two weeks next be- \
re such publication. such publication \
} be made at least once each week and
\ the same day Of the week in each Of n
I'D three weeks; and the last pub n
cation to be within two weeks OF the
ate OF such election. Such amendment
ust be accepted by three-fifths Of the
lalified voters Of. such city voting on
ach proposition at general or special
ection. and not otherwise; and II three
this OF all the legal votes cast on such
opposition are In favor Of such amend N
ent to the charter. such amendment
lal be adopted: such charter and all
nendments thereof shall always be in n
lrmony with and subject to the Consti- N
tion and laws of the state. +"
NINTH PROPOSITION.
ORDERED ny TEE Il
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Senate ill Ne. III, enacted By the
DFty-seventh General Assembly. Pre- y
ding the ninlnsmn number Of en-. "
eyees IN crews On passenger, mail, =,
,press and freight trains, respectively. H.
DerateA In the state 81 Missouri, nak.
3 Il unlawful fer railroad ana railway
0panies to operate sueh character q e
nfne without sach respective minl-
IN number ~ employees In saia /
ews, and DreseFlhang penalties fer
o1ataoAs 81 said act.
SENATE BILL NO. lit.
| act to promote tho safety Of em-
ployes and travellers upon railroads