Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-24

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than one hundred thousand inhabitants TO
provide by ordinance for the election Of
charter commission to frame new char.
ter, and for the adoption thereof, and pro-
viding the method By which amendments
may be made thereto
1T is PROPOSED BY THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MIss0URI
That at the general election to be held IN
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember, 1913, there shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of Missouri, for adoption or
rejection, the following constitutional amend
and Seventeen Of Article Nine OF the Constitu-
tion Of Missouri. and the adoption Of the fol-
lowing new sections in lieu thereof:
Section To- Charter Framed by Large Cit
ies.-Any city having population Of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and ndopt charter for Its own govern
ment consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitutlon and laws OF the state in the follow
ing manner:
The legislative authorities Of the city may
provide by ordinance, for submission to the
voters the question: "Shall a commission be
chosen to frame charterT If such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be sub
mitted at such election, and IL not. then at the
next general election thereafter, except
herein otherwise provided. Such question shall
also he submitted, when requested by petit
tlon signed by Is per cent Of the qualified
EioctJon cora,.t utt!' lheu VIII VIII ,ne Poa.u -
ficials as mny he In charge Of municipal cleo
tions In such city. If such petition prays for
special election and Is signed by 20 per cent
Of the qualified voters Of such city, a special
election shall be held in such city not less
o|tor tbo ,W1 m"r nlSre .nan ninery ny ua:s'
cantooo ~ nit-o VI ', .n a. IL @ nne pts
tion provided for herein shall be based upon
nroooSinr nonoa, VI sy.s yo.S -"' NM, e inSt @
ttJons h.v sGeini '1 iuIicIpai eieru1n' tne pc
or nt,,n1.' n.ru OF Elecyon oommissloners or 9tn-
tions IN snob otts 1 ~ Ut vupai "tio eeo -.
tha ,rst,o; u MN Its usterinnS on as 70
Tha nnaHt1o ot sucn pettlon snall pe n,n nnai.
shoI ~ p VI ""v.ner or hot So,liSs,oa ta
tbo rar,o o"oS" ~ ~. 70 Ira''ie ne" cnarteL an1
cio,+or 20 ,, tGeors or seS ol ,,s naes VI
snna bnIiot s,sno ,on. sna'i s De Prlnteo on .ne
,,t.., S.i 1,, SH"uiun,es LOT Ine pIoposeu coni,
h ~. s,la" pe no'nInnteu oy Deuuon signeu
ps not ,ess tnan ner cent OF tne auaniied
frJ.I .a VI sun rItE anu rleu Win tne boara OF
~ No'l,n~Issioners' ~ or otner ottlelais nav
.s ~. ntEe VI HunIclpal eIecuons IN sucn city,
80 t9ao oo IN no cnse shall the signatures
". n'"ie thhn I'voo Vn.ers ne required TO honh-
tt n chnuIuate. majority OF eiectors
E v".inE on -tne question or whether or not
oS"rt commission shnii ne CHOSEN TO frame
ts1,,er, th1u,nn VOC IN me attlrmatiVe. tnen the
~ -" '. sHI'"',ht,s IeccNlng tne greater NUM-
per VI 'ot'S snail constitute such commission
Any charter framed shall be signed by,
maiori'" Il the commission, and filed with
said election officials who shall submit said
charter to the electors Of the city at an elec-
tinn to he held at time fixed by the charter
commission. but at least thirty days subse-
quent to the completion Of the charter and not
more than one year from the date of the elcc-
tlon OF such commission. Any part or parts
OF charter so framed may be submitted to bo
vGIca upon separately and shall be deemed
ut uuop.eu II II snali % receive majority OF tne
t,, tn.eS caHt on tnnt proposiuon any aIterna- ma
~, I've se;tlon OF mucle may DE presenter tor
nv .Ile cnol,e t; vi Tue NoteTs anu may pe Voteu On
S..".'''eI nnu hcrep,eu OF releoleu; sepa-
I"Iey, ML.hout preJuulce 10 otner Hucles or
sscuohs s OF me ehartSr II charter rs aaoP1-
rJ Nv S"c" riectnn tnat sectIon or artcle SUD
m,lt.eu e III Ins nterhnuve, "mcn receives the
ELrn.eI s., hI,'ner OF Voles, snal pe seemed
nuoptsu any snch proposed cnafter pe sp-
pr"eu py majority OF the electors Votlns
Cu the prIposluon OF "hetner or NOT Sucn
cnurter snan pe hoop,eo; IL Shali become the
Cnar,er ,, OF ench cry MT the time 1lxed tnereln
nnpl'chLe 'reruIcaIes snah ne maze, setuns
Iurr me chrteT hnnpteo ana us rauflcauon,
whlch HoaH ne slRheh ny the chief magistratS
OF ,ne Guy ana anthenticstea oy its corporate
srW. ohe OF such rertiIIed copies snal De
nepoS"en IN the ottlce OF the secretary OF
STARE hnn the otner' arter heing recorded In
the records OF the city. shall De deposited
pmong ,he hrnhiVes OF the CITY ana all courts
shhll tahe Junlclal notlce tnereor. me notlce
Tor amy election provided for IN this section
shail ne nnnrshed Tor at least three weeks In
at ,,ns least one newSpsner printed In such city,
,a' .'s Shu INV" unn ine ~ 40 sue GO. or