Iron County register., 1918-10-31
METH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

provide BY ordinance for the election Of .
charter commission TO frame = new char.
ter, and for the adoption thereof, and pre-
viding the method by which amendments
may be made thereto.
IT Is PROPOSED BY THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI:
That at the general election 10 be held N
Tuesday. following the first Monday In No
ye,nher. 1alS there shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Il Missouri, for adoption or
rejection. the following constitutional amend
riert. to-wit: The repeal Of Sections sixteen
and Seventeen of Article Nine nf the Constitu-
tton Of Missouri. snd the adoption OF the fcl-
lowing sections in lieu thereof:
Section lG. Charter Framed by Large Cit-
ies.-Any city having Il population Of more
than hundred thousand Inhabitants may
frame and ADOPT charter for Its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject TO the Com
sttutton and laws Of the state IN the follow'
ing manner:
The leris'ative authorities Of the city may
provide, by ordnance for submission 70 the
voters the question: ''Shall commission be
chosen 70 frame chartpri" n such ordinance
becomes effective than sixty hays before
the next election snch question shall be snb-
mitt"d At such election. and II not. then at the
next general election thereafter, except as
herein otherwise provided. Such question shall
also he suhmittcd, when requested, by a reti-
tinn signed by * per cent OF the qualified
voters or sNch ritF, riled win the SOhTu ot
Election C"mIrissioners or snch board or or
fscials may b. in charge ot municipal cleo
t!ons IN such city. II such petition prays Tor
sreciaI election and s signed by 20 per cent
Of the qualified voters of such city, a special
election shall be held IN such city not less
than sixty days, nor more than ninety days.
after the filing of sueh petition. The per
cen'acs Of electors required TO sign any peti-
tfon provided for herein shall be based upcn
the total number Of electors voting Mt the last
preceding general municipal election. The pc
ttinns herein provided for shall be canvHsseh
by the Eoard Of Election Commissioners or 9TH
or officials having charge OF municipal elec-
tinns In such city, and Its determination as TO
the sufficiency Of such petition shall be final.
The question os whether not commission
shall he chosen 10 frame charter and
the names Of electors sets hf names ot
electors nt the city. who are candidates Tor
the proposed commission, shall he printed on the
ballot Candidates for the proposed com.
mission shall he rinminated by petition signed
tv not less than 9 rer cent Of the duhHfied
voters Of such city and filed with the Roard OF
Election Commissioners, or other officials hnV"
Ing charge Of municipal elections in such city,
at lpast thirty days nror 10 such election.
PROVIDED that IN no case shaIl the signatures
Of more than 900 voters he required 10 nont'-
nate a candidate. n majority Of electors
voting the question of whe tber or not q
charter commission shall be chosen 10 frame a
charter, vote In the affirmative, then the
thirteen candidates receiving the rroaterJHU'n-
ber Of votes shall constitute such eomnsissio2,
Any charter 40 framed shall be signed by
a majority os the commission. and filed with
said election officials. who shsll submit said
charter 10 the electors of thc city at an cleo
tion TO be hrd at time fixed by the charter
commission. hut at least thirty DAYS snhse-
cucnt to the completion Of the rlrarter and not
more than one year from Tho date ct the elrH.
tion or such commission, Any part or parts
of a charter so framed may be submitted tn ht
voted upon sensrately and shall he deemed
Bdorted II It shall receive majority ct The
ost bet al
tive section or article mar he presented FOL
the choice of the voters md may he voted or
separately and nccertcd or rejected. sepa
ratplv without prejudice to other articles of
sections of the charter, II charter II adopt
ed at such election that section or article sub
mittef IN the alternative. which receives tbs
greater number Of votes. shall be dceln"f
sdonted r. any snrh proposed charter be ap
proved by n ma iority Of the electors Notins
on the proposition ~ whether not snci
charter shall be adopted, It shall herorne thu
charter Of such city at the time fixed therein
puplicsto certificates shall be made, sestlni
forth the charter sdoItrh ard It's ratification
which shnl he signed hy the chief mscls'rat
Of the city aud authenticated hv its corporate
seal One Of such certified copies shall h
deposited in the office Of The Secretary Q
State and the other. after being recorded h
the records Of the city, shall he deros!tes
amaur the archives Of the city and nn court
shall take judicial notice thereof. The motto
for any election provided FOR In this snctio
shall he published for at Iehst three weeks |
nj least one newspaper printed IN such city
whtcl, newspaper shall have bona fide sale :
circulation IN such city II at least 1000 cor
los of each lssle. in which such notice Is rut
lisheti and which newsnnrer has been put
Nshed continuously For fif.y-'wo weeks ne,
before the publication OF such notice sue
ruhlicatton of such notice to be made at lea
once each week and the same day os II
week in each Of said three weeks and the la
n,ihffcation 10 ne within two weeks Of II
| date Of such election
Section II. Amendments to any chart
| framed and adopted Under the authority
Section Sixteen Of Article Nine Of this Co
| stttntIon may he submitted to the electors
| n charter commission In the manner provid.
| for the submission of complete charte
| Amendments may also ba proposed BY Il
| legislative authority Of the city or by pei
| tion of not less than Is per cent OF the qua
fled voters Of the ci'y. filed with the Board
| Election commissioners. Or officials hav'i
| charge OF municipal elections IN such cit
| setting forth such proposed amendment. IT
| legislative authorities Of the city shall at on
| proyide BY ordinance, that any amendment
| prorosed shall he submitted TO the electors
The next election held in the city not less th
| sixty days after it's passage, or at specl
election II called for In the manner here'
| above proposed, IN Section Sixteen OF u
Article. Any proposed amendment snom'tt
70 the electors, and approved by majority
those voting thereon shall become part
| tbc city charter a, tho time and under {
| conditions fixed In suoh amendment; and q
| tions or articles may he submitted In the
| formative and determined In the same way
| he,c,nhefore provided with reference to
Tentative sections OF articles Of . compile
| charter. e"'