The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30

Sec. 1890. In all cities I'm this state
which now have or may hereafter have
= population Of three hundred thousand
Inhabitants or more. there is hereby
created a board OF excise commissioners
70 consist Of two members, who shall
have exclusive authority TO grant
Iramshop licenses. One Of the commits
Hloners so appointed shall be a member
OF The leading political party opposed to
that To which the mayor belongs. Every
excise commissioner, before entering
upon the duties Of his office, shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation that
he possesses the qualifications for such
office prescribed by law, thai he will
support the Constitution Of the United
States and Of the state OF Missouri; that
he will demean himself faithfully In Of
Zoe, and shall execute and deliver to the
city wherein he is appointed, a penal
bond, with sureties approved by the
mayor, In the sum OF ten thousand dol
lars ($l0, 100000. conditional thai he will
faithfully perform all the duties Of his
offoe, and account for, pay and deliver to
the proper parties all money and prop
erty coming to his hands by virtue OF his
office, which bond and oath he shall file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona hde citizen and resident OF the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
1850 W. ~ hAE dUDOAlAHlEIAt FIu
must 50 continue during the time Of hold
ing such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor Of such city for a term
expiring with the then official term Of
the mayor appointing him, and until his
successor shall be duly appointed and
qualified he shall devote his entire time
during business hours to the duties OF
his office; he may be removed from Of
nee by the mayor or governor at pleas
uTR. and nv the council for rat1ua and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided, however, that in the
event II becomes necessary for the gov
ernoT TO remove as many as three com
missloners, then the governor shall, and
IL hereby vested with the power to fiji
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
OF FIVE thousand dollars (}5, 100000 pee
annum, payable monthly by such city in
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries Of its other officials; and the ex-
penses Of their office shall be paid by
such city In such manner as expenses Of
other offices In such city are paid. The
excise commissioners including those now
in Office, shall deliver to their successors.
on demand, all property pertaining to the
office.
Sec. 1881. The person to whom a
oramshop license shall be issued shall
pay the excise commissioners a fee OF
three dollars for each state license and
a fee Of three dollars for each city
license, for granting and issuing the
same, and said excise commissioner
shall charge, collect and receive a further
sum o. three dollars for taking acknowl-
Judgments Of each petition filed, acknowl-
edgment to bond, filing petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts OF said commissioner Of like char.
Hcter necessary to perfecting the petit.
tons and papers before the license Il.
Issued, and the said excise commission.
ers shall perform all these service.
and acts, and for that purpose the sale
excise commissioners are hereby grant.
nd and given the power to administer
oaths to take acknowledgements to al
papers and instruments filed in theii
office and to possess the same power,
for that purpose as are now given by
the statute law Of the state Of Missouri
10 justices Of the peace, All fees anC
charges so collected shall be paid owe
to the treasurer Of the city wherein
they are appointed. to be placed to tn,
credit Of the general revenue fund of sucl
city. Said excise commissioners shall
take a receipt therefor from the treas.
nrer; THE original they shall file with tn,
city auditor, and the duplicate therro
they shall file In their own office as
part OF the record thereof. The sal,
RNCise commissioners shall make said nay
ments to the city treasurer on the frs.
Monday OF each and every month, anC
shall at the time of making said pay.
ments to the treasurer file with the cit,
auditor a full, complete and sworn state.
ment Of all Of the fees collected by then
as herein directed during the precedin,
month and since their last statement
and also stating tie total number o
state and city licenses issued and grant
ed. the name Of the person to whom is
sued, date when issued. date OF explra
ton and amount Of ad valorem tax pat
on each.
TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY TIL
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 8, enacted by Forty
seventh General Assembly, AbOlishinI
the present board of police commission
ere aH appointed by the governor I
cities having three hundred thousnn
Inhabitants or more and providing 70
appointment by the mayor of sue
cities, In lieu of such board, of n bl
partisan board Of police commissioner
and preacrihiBE the number, qualities
tioBs. duties and salaries of the mem
hers chrreofj and providing for IN
municipal assembly or common cOunc
w AaNA ~ ~ - - AAAhA " - -
Ofhccrs and policemen of said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. g.
An act to amend sections 9S03 and $50
of chapter 81 OF article XXX OF III
Revised Statutes Of Missouri Of 1890
). relating to municipal corporation
laws applicable to cities having thre
hundred thousand inhabitants or owe
and to repeal section 9S0S and enact
new section in lieu thereof TO b
known as section 9SOS.
Be u enacted BY the General ASssmbl
Of the State Of Missouri, as ~folIoVs;
Section /. Section 9SOS OF chapter
OF article Xxx OF the Revised Statute
"a Missouri Of 1909, relating to municI
pal corporations. laws applicable
cities having three hundred thousan
inhabitants, or over, IL hereby repeale
and the following new section enacte'
10 read as follows:
gection $500. In all cities OF this stat
that now have or may hereafter alta
a population OF three hundred thOusan
Inhabitants, or over, there shall be an
is hereby established within and for sal
cities a board OF police, to consist
two commissioners, that one Of the CON
sinners so appointed shall be a memb'
Of the leading political party opposed
that TO which the mayor belongs 2
hereinafter provided, together with IN
mavor of said cities for the time benz
or whatsoever may be officially acting
thai capacity and said board shall AZ
mimi one OF its members as presidel
...,.kar wsha shall act "A vice