Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-08

pssied and the following new sections
In lieu thereof are hereby enacted to be
designated sections 1880 and 1881.
Sec. 1880. In an cities In this state
which now have or may hereafter have
a population Of three hundred thousand
Inhabitants OF more, there Is hereby
created a board Of excise commissioner
10 consist OF two members, who shall
have exclusive authority TO grant
dramshop licenses. One Of h commits
sioners 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, that he will
support the Constitution of the United
States and of the state Of Missouri; that
he will demean himself faithfully in Of
flee, 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 t$fO, O0O. 00), conditional that he will
faithfully perform all the duties Of his
office, and recount 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 q
bona fide citizen and resident of the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous to his appointment, and
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 remove from Of
flee by the mayor or governor at pleas
urey and by the council for cause, and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided, however, that in the
event it becomes necessary for the gov
iernor to remove as many as three COM
missioners,f then the governor shall, and
is hereby vested with the power to i'll
vacancies created by such removals,
Each, commissioner shall receive a salary
of five thousand dollars ($5, 100000 pei
annum payable monthly by such city n
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries Of it's other officials: and the ok
penses Of their office shall be paid BY
such city in such manner as expenses OIL
other offices in such city are paid. Thu
excise commissioners, including those nov
in office. shall deliver to their successors
on demand, all property pertaining to thu
office.
Sec. 1887. The person to whom {
dramshop license shall be issued shall
pay the excise commissioners a fee o
three dollars for each state license ant
a fee of three dollars for each cit.
license, for granting and issuing tn
same, and said excise commissions
ctau sa6n ,.era .pnl1ort a md rnpnivo {. furthl
sum of three dollars for taking acknowl
edgments of each petition filed, acknowl
edgment to bond, filing petition an
bond, administering oathS, and all othe
acts of said commissioners of like char
acter necessary to perfecting the petit
.tions and papers before the license !
issued, and the said excise commission
ers shall perform all these service
and acts, and for that purpose the sal
excise commissioners are hereby grant
ed and given he power to administe
oaths, to take acknowledgements to a
papers and instruments filed in thei
office and to possess the same power
for that purpose as are now given b
the statute law Of the state of Missoul
to justices of the peace. All fees an
charges. so collected shall be paid owe
to the treasurer OF the city wherei
they are appointed, to be placed to tn
credit of the general revenue fund OF sue
city. Said excise commissioners sha
take a receipt therefor from the treas
urer: the original they shall file with tn
city auditor, and the duplicate therec
they shall file in their own office ast
part of the record thereof. The sal
excise commissioners shall make said pay
.iment6 to the city treasurer on the frs
Monday of each and every month, an
shall at the time Of making said pay
ments to the treasurer file with the cit
auditor a full, complete n sworn state
ment of all, of the fees collected by thel
as herein directed, during the precedin
month and since their last statemen
and also stating the total number
state and city licenses issued and gram
ed, the name OF the person to whom Ii
sued, date when issued, date of expire
ton and amount of ad valorem tax pa
on each. S5
TWELFTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY TIL
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. Q, enacted by Fort,
seventh General Assembly. Ab0lishin
the present board of police commission
ers ms appointed by the governor
cities having three hundred thOusar
inhabitants or more and providing fl
L ~ Wy t2E hASOA Va - -
cities, In lieu Of such board, of a b
partisan board of poIice commissions
and prescribing the number, qualities
tons, duties and salaries of the men
bers thereof; and providing for Il
municipal assembly or common cOunt
Of such cities to fix the salaries Of Il
officers and poiiceznen OF said cities.
HOUSE BILL NO. 6.
An act to amend sections 5000 and 9S
OF chapter 81 Of article Xxx of t
Revised Statutes Of Missouri of 1871
relating to municipal corporation
laws applicable to cities having thr
hundred thousand inhabitants or ov
ana to repeal section 980S and enact
new section in lieu thereof to
known as section 9S06.
Be u enacted By the General Assent
sof the State of Missouri, as folIoos
Section i. Section 1903 of chapter
of article Xxx Of the Revised Statu,
OF Missouri of 1909, relating to NUM-
pal corporations. laws applicable
cities having three hundred thousa
inhabitants, or over, is hereby repeal
ana the following new section enact
to read as follows;
Section 9S03. In ali cities Of this ST.
that now have or may hereafter atts
a population Of three hundred thousa
inhabitants, or over, there shall be a
is hereby established within and for 81
cities a board Of police, to consist
two commissioners. that one of the co
sicners so appointed shall be a meml
of the leading political party opposed
that to which the mayor belongs
hereinafter provided, together with
mayor of said cities for the time be-.
or whosoevers may be- officially acting
that capacity and said board shall {
point one Of its members as presid,
and one member who shall act as vi
president during the absence Of the pr
ident; and such president or vice-pre
dent shall be the executive officer OF
board, and shall act for 1t when 4
board is not in session. The said co
m~issiomers shall be citizens Of the st
OF Missouri and shah have been re