The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-25
NINTH CONVENTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

NINTH ooxsrITvTroEM
AMENDMENT.
AssAsrixins cities having pspulstsa Of ms.s
than one hundred thousand Inhabitants! w.
provide BY ordinance for the election o. 2
charter commission TO frame new ahax~
! viding the method By which amendments
may b made thereto.
II rs PROPOSED By THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI: @ 'o' y
mat at the general election to be held N
Tuesday, following the first Monday In NO
qualified voters Of Missouri. for adoption Or
rejection. the following constitutional amend"
ment, towit: The repeal Of Sections sixteen
and Seventeen Of Article Nine q the cSnsutS-
tion Of Missouri and the adoption Of the foi-
lowing new sections In lieu thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed by LARGE ct-
ies.--Any city having q population OF more
than one HUNDRED thSs..ns |s.as ,
nent. consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitution and laws Of the state in the follow
ing manner: u.. III
The legislative authorities Of the city may
provide, by ordinance for submission TO tho
voters the question: 'Shall q commission be
chosen to frame a charter" II such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be sub-
mtted at such election aud II not, then at the
next general election thereafter. except az
herein otherwise provided Such question shaiI
also he submitted when requested. by peti1
tion signed BY Is per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city, filed with the Board ot
Election Commissioners or such board or Of
ficials as may be In charge Of municipal cleo
lions in such city. IF such petition prays for
q special election and 10 signed by 20 per cent
Of the qualified voters ~ such city. special
election shall be held in such city not less
than sixty days. nor more than ninety days,
after the filing of such petition. The per
tion provided for herein shall be besed upon
the total number Of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election. The pc
titions herein provided for shall be cauysssed
by the Rosrd Of Election Commissioners or 9TH
Or Officials having charge OF munictnal cleo
lions in such city. and its determination ~ 70
the sufficency If such petition shall be final.
The question Of whethe- or not commission
shall be chosen to frame new charter and
the names Of electors or sets OF names or
electors Of the city. who are candidates ror
the proposed commission, shall he printed on the
same ballot Candidates for the PROPOSED COM
mission shall be nominated by uettion signed
by rot less than 2 per cent Of the nrolif'ed
voters of such citv and filed with the BOARD or
Election Commissioners or other officials hay4
ing charge ~ municipal elections In such city,
at least thirty DAYS prior fn such e'a"uon'
provided, that In no case shall the signatures
Of more than LOCO voters he REQUIRED To uonu-
nate q candidate. re a majority Of electors
voting on the question nf whether not
cbsytar corr,,ss,on shall he chosen 10 IRENE a
charter vote IN the affirmative. then the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater num-
her or yctes shall constitute such comm ssiou.
ANY charter so framed shall he stoned by
n reiorit,y ot the rornrnission end filed with
said eIsc.ion offio,nls who shall SUBMIT said
charter 10 the electors OF the city at an cleo
tion IN he held az a time fixed by the charter
commission. but at least thirty days eubse-
cuart 20 tha rAmnIet,on ~ +he charter and not
more than one wear from the date Of the cleo
tJor ~ such commission ANY mart or parts
~ a charter so framad NAV ne admitted to b0
voted upon senarately and shall be deemed
sdonted If II shall receive a majority ot the
votes cast on that nropositton. Any alterna-
ftve seotton or article NAV be presented for
the choice Of the voters and may be voted on
separately and accented or rejected. sepa-
ratelv without pretufice to other articles or
sections of the charter II a charter Ia adopt
ed at such election tina. section or article sub-
nitted in the alternative which receives the
greater number Of votes shall be deeaed
adopt.d IF snv such proposed charter be ap-
proved BY a majority Of the electors voting
on the pronosition Of whether not such
charter shall he adopted. II shall heroine the
charter Of such CITY at tire time fired therein,
punlicste certificates shall ne made. setting
forth the chsrter adopted and its ratification,
which shall be signed nv the chief maristrste
of the city, and authenticated bv 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
the records Of the civ, shall be 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
shall be published for at least three weeks IN
at least one newgreper printed in snch city.
which newspaper shall have bona fide sale or
circulation in such civ Of at least 1000 cop
les of each issne. In which such notice is pub