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


IT IS PROPOSED BY TIFF LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
Or MISSOURI: o...$
That at the general election to be held IN
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
qualified voters Of Missouri. for adoption or
rejection, the following constitutional amend.
n,ent. to-wft: 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 &c. Charter Framed by Large CIT.
ies.--Any city having population OF more
thnn hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and adort 4 charter for its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitntion and laws Of the state In the follow
Ing manner:
provide, by ordinance. for submission to the
voters the question: "Shall comInl 'slon be
chosen to frame a charter?" II such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question snail DO s W.
next general election thereafter, except az
herein otherwise provided. Such question shall
also he submitted. when requested. by patti
ton signed by Is per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city filed with the Roard Of
Election Commissioners or such boar'i OF OF
ficials as may be In charge OF municipal cleo
lions In such city. II such petition prays for
a special election and is signed by 20 per cent
Of the qualified voters Of such city special
election shall be held in such city not less
than sixty days, nor more than ninety asys'
after the filing OF such petition Inc Per
centage Of electors requred.tO sign any peti'
tion provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election Inc %.
titious herein provided for shall To canvaseed
by the Board Of Election Commissioners OF otn-
or officials having charge Of municipal eiec'
lions In such city, and its determination - to
the sufficency Of such petition shall Do finai.
The question Of whether or not commissioe
shall be chosen to frnme a new charter ana
the names Of electors or sets OF names %
electors Of the city. who are candidates foe
the proposed commission. shall be printed 90 me
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than per cent Of the 1uauned
voters Of such city and filed with. the Hoard q
Election Commissioners. or other OFFICIALS nav
ine cAafge q municipal elections in such city,
at least thirty days rrior 10 svlch eiectsaAs
pssvided, that In No case shall the SIGNATURES
Of more than 1000 voters be required to ncmi-
nate . candidate. II q majority Of eseceosy
chsrtef csasmissicn shall he chosen to frsme .
charter, vote In the affirmative. then ne
thirtesn candidates receiving tho greater NUM-
her u votes shall constitute such commissscn.
Any CHARTER 20 framed shall BE- signed ~
q majoeity q the ccmmisaion. and filed WITH
lsaid ezecttop officials, WIN shall submit aaid
chaTtsR to ths electors Of the city at sn 60
On . b heM sYa time fixed BY the ensss4
qae1f q II ppmplstion It the charter aud ~
maro tAon eae yoaf from the date Of the 49,
tisa q sncA csumissioa.> Any part or pa!s
e eeessE = fs.msd may b .ISm 1T 49,
aaspesl II u sAall receive q majority q ~
vseon cast - tat prsSnition. Any aftef.a-
tine ess1oa e article may be presentsa g
sspafutsiy en6 accented o. rejected. 49,,
yateay, vteAout reejuaice 70 other articles e
seut3e1 - ~ cAartsf. II charter -