Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-31

Authorizing CITIES having population OF mofo
than one hundred thousand Inhabitants t0
provide by ordinance for the election Of =
charter commission to frame n new char
ter, and for the adoption thereof, and pre-
viding the method BY which amendments
may be made thereto.
IT rs PROPOSED by THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI:
That at the general election to be held IN
Tuesday, following the first Monday In No
vember, 1918, there shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of Missouri, for adoption or
rejection, the following constitutional amend
ment, to-wit: The repeal Of Sections Sixteen
and Seventeen of Article Nine Of the Constitu-
tion Of Missouri. and the adoption Of the fol-
lowing new sections in lieu thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed by Large Cit
les-Any city having a population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and adort a charter for its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the Con.
ing manner:
The legislative authorities Of the city may
provide, by ordinance, for submission to the
voters the question; "shaT a commission be
chosen to frame a charterf' II such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be SUBJ
mitted at such election, and II not, then at the
next general election thereafter, except as
herein otherwise provided Such question shall
also be submitted, when requested, by a petit
TN signed by 15 per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city. filed with the Board Of
Election Commissioners or such board or Of
ficials as may be in charge Of municipal cleo
tions in such city. II such petition prays for
special election and 10 signed by 20 per cent
OF the qualified voters Of such city, a special
election shall be held In such city not less
tnan sixty days, nor more than ninety days,
after the filing Of such petition. The per-
centage OF electors required to sign any petit
tion provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election. The pc
has N1 - g. allI -.
by the Board Of Election Commissioners or 9TH
er officials having charge Of municipal cleo
tons In such city. and Its determination as to
the Bufficiency Of such petition shall be hnAl-
The question Of whether or not q commission
shall be chosen to frame a new charter and
the names Of electors or sets Of names of
electors Of the city, who are candidates for
the proposed commission, shall be printed on the
same ballot Candidates for the proposed COM
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than 2 per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city and filed with the Board Of
Election Commissioners, or other officials hav-
ing charge Of municipal elections in such city,
at least thirty days prior to such election:
PROVIDED, that In no case shall the signatures
Of more than 1000 voters be required to uomi-
nate candidate If a majority of electors
voting on the question Of whether or not
charter commission shall be chosen to frame a
charter, vote In the affirmative, then. the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater num-
Der Of votes shall constitute such commission.
Any charter framed shall be 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
tion to be 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-
tion Of such commission. Any part r1rts
or charter so framed may be submitted TO be
voted upon separately and shall be deemed
adopted If 1t shall receive a majority of the
votes cast on that proposition. Any alterna-
tive section or article may be presented for
the choice Of the voters and may be voted on
separately and accented or rejected. sepa-
rately, without prejudice to other articles or
ed at such election that section or article sub
mitted in the alternative. which receives the
greater number of votes, shall be deemed
adopted. II any such proposed charter be APP
proved by majority Of the electors voting
on the proposition Of whether not such
charter shall be adopted. 1t shall become the
charter of such city at the time fixed therein.
Duplicate certificates shall be made setting
forth the charter adopted and its ratification,
which shall be signed by the chief magistrate
OF the city, and authenticated by its corporate
seal One Of such certified copies shall be
deposited In the office Of the Secretary OF
State and the other, after being recorded in
among the archives Of the city and all courts
shall take judicial notice thereof. The notice
for any election provided for in this section
shall he published for at least three weeks in
at least Newspaper printed in such city,
which newspaper shall have bona fide sale or
circulation in such city Of at least 1000 cop
les OF each Issue, In which SUCH notice IS puD-
lished and which newspaper has been pub
lished continuously for fifty-two weeks next
before the publication of such notice, such
publication Of such notice to be made at least
each week and on the same day Of the
week in each Of said three weeks, and the last
publication to be within two weeks Of the
date Of such election.
Section IT. 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 complete charter.
Amendments may also be proposed by the
legislative authority of the city or by a peti-
tion Of not less than Is per cent of the quail
fled voters Of the city, filed with the Board Of
Election Commissioners, or officials having
charge OF municipal elections in such city,
setting forth such proposed amendment Tho
legislative authorities of the city shall at once
provide, by ordinance that any amendment 90
proposed shall be submitted to the electors ae
the next election held in the city not less than
sixty days after its passage, or at a special
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 majority Of
those voting thereon, shall become a part Of
the city charter at the time and under the
conditions fixed in such amendment; and sec
tions or articles may be submitted In the al
ternative and determined In the same way az
hereinbefore provided with reference to al
tentative sections articles Of a completes
charter.