The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-24
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

AMENDMENT.
Authorixins cities having . population Of more
than one hundled thousand Inhabitants to
provide BY ordinance for the election Of
charter commission to frame new char.
tor. and for the adoption thereof. and pro.
viding tho method BY which amendments
may be made thereto
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI: y
That at the general election to be held m
Tuesday, following the first Monday In No
vember, 1918, there shall he submitted to tho
qualified voters Of Missouri, for adoption or
rejection. tina following constitutional amend
ment. to.wit: The repeal Of Sections Sixteen
and Seventeen Of Article Nine Of the Constitu-
tion OF Missouri. snd the adoption Of the fol-
lowing sections In lieu thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed by Large Cit
!s.Any city having population s.,',.. OF more more
frame and adopt a charter tor 'ts own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitution and laws Of the state in the follow
ing manner:
The Legislative authorities Of the city may
provide. by ordinance. for submission to tho
voters the question: "Shall 4 commission be
chosen to frame a charterg" II snch ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
tho next election such question shall be snb-
United ut such election, and " not, then At th~
next general election thereafter. except az
herein otherwise provided Such question shan
rlso~he submitted when requested by peti.
tion signed by IL per cent of the qualified
voters Of such city, filed with the Board ct
Election Commissioners or such hoard or or
ficials ns may he In charge Of municipal cleo
tons in such city. If such petition prays toy
a special election and il signed by 20 per cent
1T the qualified voters Of such city. special
election shall he held In such city not less
than sixty days, more than ninety days,
after the filing Of such petition The per-
ccntaee Of electors required to sign any reti.
ton provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election. The Pc
titlons herein provided for shnll Re canvassed
by the BOARD Of Election Commissioners or 9th.
er officials having charge OF municipal e'cc'
lions in such city. and its determination ns 10
the sufficency Of such petition shall be maj.
The question Of whether or not n commission
shall be chosen to frame a new charter ana
the names Of electors or sets OF names or
electors Of the city. who are candidates TOR
the proposed commission. shall be printed on the
anne ballot. Candidates for the proposed com.
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than per cent Of the qualified
voters Of snch city and filed with the Board Of
Election Commissioners or other Officials nav
ing charge Of municipal elections In snrh city
Mt least thirty days prior to such election
PROVIDED, that in no case shall the SIGNATURES
Of more than 1000 voters he required to noni-
nate a candidate. If majority Of electors
charter commission shall he chosen to frame
charter, vote In the affirmative. then the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater NUM-
her Of votes shall constitute such commission
ANY charter so framed shall I've signed by
n majority Of the commission. and filed with
said election officials, who shall submit said
charter to the electors of the city at an cleo
ton to- he held at time fixed by the charter
commission. hut at least thirty days slt'se.
quent to the completion Of the charter and not
than one year from the date Of the cleo
tion OF snrh commission. Any part or parts
Of a charter so framed may he submitted to To
voted npon separately md shall he deemed
adopted II 1t shall receive majority Of the
votes cast on that proposition. Any niterna-
the choice Of the voters and may he voted on
separately. and accounted rejected s"pa-
rately. without prejudice to other articles or
sections Of the charter. II n charter Ia adopt
mitted In the alternative, which receives the
greater number Of votes. shall he deemed
adopted II any such proposed charter be ap
proved by a naioritv Of the electors voting
the proposition OF whether or not such
charter shall he adopted. It shall become tho
charter Of such rity at the time fixed therein.
forth the charter adopted and Its ratification.
which shall he signed by the chief magistrates
Of the city. and authenticated by Its cnrnorate
seal One Of such certified copies ahall he
deposited in the office Of the Secretary Of
State and the other, after heing recorded IN
the records Of the city, shall hc Deposited
among the archives of,the city and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof. The notice
for any election provided for in this section
ahall be published for at least three weeks in
at least one newspaper printed In snch city.
which newspaper shall have a bona fido aale or
circulation IN such city Of at least 1000 cop
les Of each ISSUE In which snch notice Is pub
lished. and which newspaper has been pub
before the publication Of such notice, such
publication Of such notice to he made at least
once each week and on the aame day Of the
week in each Of aaid three weeks, and the last
publication to be within two weeks Of the
date Of euch election,
Section II. Amendments to any charter
framed and adopted under the authority of
Section Sixteen Of Article Nine Of this Con.
stitution, may be submitted to the electors by
a charter commission In the manner provided
for the submission Of q complete charter.
legislative authority Of the city or by q petit.
tion Of not less than Is per cent Of the quail
fled voters Of the city, filed with the Board cf
Election Commissioner or officials having
charge Of municipal elections In auch city.
setting forth such proposed amendment. Tho
legislative authorities Of the city shall at once
provide, BY ordinance, that any amendment %
proposed shall be submitted to the electors at
the next election held In the city not less than
election. II called for In the manner herein.
above proposed. in Section Sixteen Of this
Article. Any proposed amendment submitted
to the electors, and approved BY q majority If
those voting thereon shall become q part Of
the city charter at the time and under the
conditions fixed In such amendment: and Sec
tions or articles may b submitted In the al.
tentative and determined in the aame way ~
hereiRbefore provided with reference to n.
charter.