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

03ddaylt that In any ana eVery ApEsNvsslsssS55.s
mont or removal, to % made py tnes1
to be organized by them under this ar
ticle, they will. in no case, ana unoes
no pretext, appoint or remove any Do
liceman or officer Of police or other per-
son under them on account o. inc p0-
utical opinions Of such police 0fncer ~
other person or for any other cause q
reason than the fitness or unhtness @
such a person, to the best Judgment o.
such commissioners, for the place Tor
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall DO 70
moved. The said oaths or afhrmatonS
shall be recorded and preserved amone
the records Of said circuit court the
vice president shall be treasurer OF said
board of police. Before entering upon
the duties of his Office as treasurer, ~
shall give bond to the city Of st. Louis.
with one or more suretteS, In the pena1-
ty Of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge OF his duties
as treasurer of the board of police ana
for the faithful application and pay
ment over, pursuant to the order ana
direction Of said board, Of all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer The bond Of the treasursr
shall be approved by 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 said cities
The board shall appoint q secretary 70
act as such for the board of police COM
missioners, 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 ana
fixed by the boards Of police commits
sioners The board may reorganize at
. III ioritv nf the hOQ r04
Of police shall constitute quorum and
the failure or refusal of the mayor or
acting mayor of said cities to qual1fy
or act hereunder shall in no wise inn
pair the right or duty Of said commits
sioners to organize and proceed as here
in provided. In case vacancy shall
occur on said board, the same shall be
filled, for the uneXpired term. by the
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 for
which he was appointed, nor shall no
be eligible for the nomination for any
public office or place during SUCH
period. Such commissioners shall be
removable from office by the mayor or
governor at pleasure or by the council
of said cities for cause, or by the courts
as provided by law, and not otherwise.
Provided, however, that In the event 1t
becomes necessary for the governor to
remove as many as three commissioners.
then the governor shall, and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancies
| created by such removal. Each commits
| sioner shall devote all Of his time to the
duties of his office.
| Section @ Section 1904 Of article XIX Of
| chapter "a of the Revised Statutes Of
| Missouri Of 1903 relating to municipal
iorc lou mil n ritIqQ
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, is hereby repealed
| and the following new section enacted,
to read as follows:
Section 1904 The mayor of each OF
| said cities shall appoint two commits
| sioners provided for in the preceding
section. Said mayor shall issue COM
| missions to the persons so appointed,
| designating the time for which they are
| appointed in case the appointment Is to
| fill an unexpired term occaSioned by
death, resignation. or other cause. and
| whenever the term of Office OF any COM
| missioner expires, the appointment of his
| successor shall be for the term prescribed
in the preceding section.
| Sec. 3. Section 9S0S Of chapter 81 Of
article 20 of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri Of 1909 relating to municipal
corporations. laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
| habitants, or over is hereby repealed
| and q new section Ia enacted in lieu
| thereof to be known as section 980S.
| which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 9sOS. Salaries OF officers and po-
licemen.-The municipal assembly or
| common council of the said cities is
| hereby authorized and empowered to fix
| the salaries of the officers and police
| men of said cities. 1t shall be the duty
| Of the municipal assembly or common
| council Of the said cities to make the
| necessary appropriations for the expense
| Of maintenance of said police force in the
| manner provided by the laws Of the state
| Of Missouri.
THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
| Providing that females shall have the
same right to vote AT all elections held
| within this state a. males.
An act to amend article VIII the
Constitution Of the state of Missouri
by adding thereto a new section to be
known as section "a, extending the right
of suffrage to women.
Be it enacted BY the people Of the State
| of Missouri:
Section l. That article VIII Of the Con-
| stitution of the state of Missouri be and
! the same hereby is amended by adding
| thereto a new section to be known AS
| section "a, and reading as follows:
| Section "a. Females shall hereafter have
the same right, under the same condi-
| tons, to vote at all elections held in this
state, as males now have or may mere
| after have.
FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CoNsTITuTloNAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorise the state
Of Missouri to issue nifty million $780,
OOO,OOO) dollars In interest bearing
bonds and sell same and use the pro-
eeeds thereof for building and main
taininr the public Highways Of this
state, and to authorize . tax levy suf-
Acient to pay the principal and interest
On said bonds.
Proposed constitutional amendment, au.
thorixing issuance Of bonds by the state
Of Missouri in the sum Of fifty millions
Of dollars ($50, 000, 0o0) for good roads pur-
poses, amending section A Of article ~
Of the Constitution of the. state Of Mis-
souri,, by adding thereto a new paragraph
and clause at the end thereof, empower
ing the general assembly to issue inter-
eet-bearing bonds. for the purpose Of
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