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amepded by adding thereto the follow
ing words: "And provided, fWsfher, tina
nothing in this, or the preceding section
shall be construed az prohibiting the gen,
eral assembly from making provision b.
law for the granting and payment Of pen.
sions or allowances to the deserving
blind, or from authorizing by law an,
counties, cities or Incorporated towns Of
villages Of this state to provide for ths
i granting and payment Of such pensions o.
| allowances. X 4e
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL. AMEND
|. MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
| hitting to the qua1ined voters Of the
tion 10, article TX Of the Constitution
| thereof, concerning large cities frnsi,-
| ing their own charters.
Section /. Large cities may frame their
own charters-how adopted and amended.
Be it rcsolved by the House Of Represen-
tatives, the Senate concnrrtng 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
TX Of the Constitution lof the state Of
Missouri shall be submitted to the quail
UeU VOIoTS O1 tu0 CITY, tU.WlI
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 cities, published for at least thirty
days in three newspapers Of largest cir
cuation in such city, one Of which shall
ho cd In ho n
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 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 daily
newspaper printed in the German Ian
guage, and which has been published con-
tinuously for f1fty-two weeks next be-
fore such publication, such pubica ton 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
fed voters Of such city voting on such
proposition at a general or special elec-
tion, 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 |
harmony with and subject to the Consti- |
tuition and laws of the state. So that |
said section, when amended, shall 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 a population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame charter for its own govern
ment consistent with and subject to the
and laws Of this state, by
"a using board of thirteen freeholders.
who shall have been for at least five
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 draft of such
charter, signed by the members Of such
BOARD or a majority of them. Within
er shall be submitted to the qualified
'oters of such city, at a general or special
election. and if four sevenths of such
qualified voters voting thereat shall ratify
he same. 1t shall. at the end of thirty
lays thereafter. become charter of
uch city, and supersede any existing
harter and amendments thereof. A du-
'ltcate certificate shall be made. setting
orth the charter proposed and its rati-
ira tim which shall he ctpnod hv tho
hief magistrate of such city and au
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
ffice of the recorder of deeds for the
ounty in which such city lies, shall be
deposited among the archives of such
ity. and all courts shall take judicial
otice thereof Such charter, SO adopted,
nay be amended by a proposal therefor
made by the lawmaking authorities of
UGH city, published for at least three
weeks in two newspapers printed therein,
'hich have bona fde sale or circulation
n said city of at least two thousand
opies of each issue in which said no
ice is published, one Of which shall be a
ally newspaper printed in the German
inguage, and which has been published
for fifty-two weeks next be-
ore such publication, such publication
0 be made at least once each week and
n the same day of the week in each of ..
aid three weeks; and the last pub
cation to be within two weeks Of the ..
ate Of such election. Such amendment ..
lust be accepted by three-ifths of the
ualifled voters Of such city voting on
UGH proposition at general or a special ..
lection. and not otherwise; and II three
fins Of all the legal votes cast on such !.
roposition are in favor Of such amend
rent to the charter. such Amendment
nal be adopted; such charter and all !
thereof shall always be in
armony with and subject to the Consti-
ltion and laws Of the state.
NINTH PROPOSITION. L
ORDERED by TME :
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Senate bin Ne. III, enacted ~ the I
srty-seventA General Assenbly. Pro- 9