The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22

deservin9 blind, shall Be submitted TO tho
nualified voters OF said state town
Section /. That section q OF alsic'e
Of the Constitution OF Missiour u. W
amended by adding thereto the lo' ~.
Ing words: "ANd provsded, Iu.me, ot;on
noth,ne in this or the preceding sectioh
shall he construed as prohibiting the gen
eraI assembly from making provision w
Ia w for the granting and payment OF pen
aions ar allowances to the deserVHe
hind. or from authorizing by law any
counties. cities or incorporated towns Or
villages of this state to provide Ior tno
granting and payment Of such pensions VI
allowances.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
.Jo,nt and concurrent resolution sun
r,ittinr to the qualified voters OF the
state Of Missouri an amendment 70 80
lion 18. article TX of the COnstitutio"
thereof, CONCERNING large cities if"AA-
ing their own charters.
Section 1. Large cities may frame tneir
ou,r cha rters-how adopted and AMENDED.
BE It resolved by the House Of Represe"-
totives. the Senate concurrsn0 therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the nls'
Monday in November, A. D. 1914, tne ~
lowing amendment to section 16 Of article
TX of the Constitution of the state OF
Missouri shall be submitted to the quar-
fed voters Of the city, to-wit:
Section /. That section 10 OF articie -
of the Constitution of the state OF MIS-
so,,ri he amended by striking out the
last sentence thereof, which now reads
as follows: "Such charter, SO adopted
may be amended by proposal tnereior:
made by the lawmaking authorizes On
such cities, published for at least thirty
DAVIS in three newspapers Of largest cir
culation in such city, one OF which snali
be q newspaper printed In the German
language, and accepted by three-nlths oI
the qualified voters Of such city, Young
at a general or special election, ana 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 proposal therefor maze
bv the lawmaking authorities Of such
city. published for at least three weeks
in two newspapers printed therein, wnlcn
have a bona fde sale or circulation IN
said city Of at least two thousand copies
Of each issue in which said notice Is
newspaper printed in the German Ian
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
a. ~ nil
proposition at general or special cleo
ton, and not otherwise; and If three
fifths of all the legal votes cast on such
proposition 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 l6:
Section is. 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 a charter for its own govern
ment, consistent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws Of this state. by
causing a board of thirteen freeholders,
who shall have been for at least five
years qualified voters thereof to be
el6CLoQ Uy Lllc QudIIucu NOtCIo Va CASAA
city at any general or special election;
which board shall, within ninety days
after such election, return to the chief
MAGISTRATE of such city a draft OF such
charter, signed by the members Of suoh
board or a majority OF them. Within
thirty days thereafter. such proposed char
ter shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of such city, at a general or special
election, and II four-sevenths Of such
phQ11 ra fifv
the same, it shall, at the end Of thirty
days thereafter, become charter OF
such city, and supersede any existing
charter and amendments thereof. A du-
plicate certificate shall be made, setting
forth the charter proposed and its rati-
fication, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of such city and au.
thenticated by its corporate seal. One
of such certificates shall be deposited In
the office Of the secretary Of state, and
the other, after being recorded in the
office of the recorder OF deeds for the
county in which such city lies, shall be
deposited among the archives Of such
city, and all courts shall take judicial
notice thereof. 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 nave . VyUU NuC oAAC VI CASuiAsAVA
in said city Of at least two thousand
copies of each issue in which said no.
tice is published, one Of which shall be a
daily newspaper printed in the German
language, and which has been published
continuously 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 pub
LEGATION. to be within two weeks Of the
date Of such election. Such amendment
must be accepted by three-ffths Of the
qualified voters Of such city voting on
such proposition at general or q special
election, and not otherwise; and II three
fifths of all the legal votes cast on such
proposition 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.
NINTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED ny THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Senate bill Ne. TT, enaeted ~ the
FsrtY.seventh General Assembly. Pre-
viding the minimum number Of en-