The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-11
NINTH. coNsrIrurIoNAx
AMENDMENT.

! u 49, NINTH 0oNsTfTUI10MAL
AssAsrxing cities having population Of more
T than one hundred thousand inhabitants 10
provide By ordinance for the election of n
sss I'm tss aso 70 a,a .ssrsos new
vdinf the method by which amendments
may BE- made thereto.
II n PROPOSED By THE LEGAL. NUllBER
or MISSOURI:
TAat at the general election to be held m
,a fSs0wias the fis.t Md.y IN No
qualified voters Of Missouri. for adoption Or
rejection. the following constitutional amend
ment. to-wft. The repeal Of Sections Sixteen
.na s.vsnsssn Of Article Nine q the cSnsti tn
lowing new pectfcns in lieu thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed by Large OFT
ies.-Any city having a population Of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and ADOPT charter for it's own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitution and laws Of the state. IN the follow
ing manner: s-t .
The legislative authorities Of the city may
provide. by ordinance. for submission 10 tho
voters the question: SHALL q commission be
chosen to frame a charterf' II such ordInance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be sub
mitted at such election, aud II not. then at the
next general election thereafter. except as
herein otherwise provided. Such question shalt
also be submitted when requested. BY peti1
ton signed by 10 per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city. filed With the Board %
Election Commissioners or such board or Of
ficials a. may be in charge Of municipal cleo
lions In such city. II such petition prays for
special election and 10 signed by % per cent
Of the qualified voters NJ such city. YpecisI
election shall be held In such city not less
then sixty days, nor more than ninety days
after the filing Of such petition. The psr-
centage Of electors required to sign any red-
tion provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting at fhe last
preceding general municipal election. The pc
titions herein provided for shall be canvassed
by the Board Of Election Commissioners nr 9TH
Or officials having charge Of municipal cleo
lions in such city, and IT'S determination as to
the sufffcency Of such petition shall be final
The question of whether or not commission
shall be chosen to frame q new charter aud
the names Of electors sets Of names OF
electors Of the city, who candidates for
the proposed commission, shall be printed on the
same ballot, Candidates for the proposed conn
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city and filed with the BOARD Of
Election Commissioners, other officials hay
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 thnn 1000 voters be REQUIRED to nomi-
nate a candidate. II majority Of electors
voting on the question Of whether or not
charter commission shall ne chosen to frame
charter, vote In the affirmative. then the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater num-
Der of votes shall constitute such commission.
Any charter 80 framed shall he .,rTed By
a 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 SUISSE
quent to the completion of the charter and not
more than one year from the date Of the elec-
ton Of such commission. Any part or parts
Of q charter so framed nay be submitted to b0
voted upon separately and shall be deemed
adopted IL II shall receive a majority of the
votes cast on that proposition. Any alterna-
tive section article may be presented for
the choice Of the voters and may be voted on
rately, without prejudice to other articles or
sections Of the charter, II 4 Charter 10 adopt
ed at such election that section or article sub
mitted In the alternative. which receives the
adopted. IF anv such proposed charter be ap-
proved by a majority Of the electors voting
on the proposition Of whether or not such
charter shall he adopted. II shall become the
charter Of sucb 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 msststrate
Of the cdty and authenticated By its forpcrtte
deposited In the office Of the SECRETARY of
State and the other. after being recorded in
the records Of the city. shall Be deposited
among the archives Of the city and ali ccurss
shall take Judicial notice thereof. The gnot,ce
for any election provided for 10 this secsioa
she'll Be published for. at least three weeks IN
at least one nswrnaner printed in sneh city.
which Newspaper shall have a bona f,ds sale or
circulation IN such city Of at least 1000 cop
iss NJ each Issue. In which such notice 10 pub~
lished. and which newupApeT has heen pub
lished continuously for fifty-two weekn next
before the publication Of sueh notice, such
publication Of such notice to be made at least
once each weet and on the same day Of the
week In each Of safd three weeks. and the last
publication to be within two weeks Of the
Date of such election.
Section IT. Amendments to anv 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 A complete charter.
Amendments may also be proposed by the
legislative authority Of the city or by q 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 20
proposed shall be submitted to the electors at
the next election held in the city not less than
sixty days after it's passage, or at a special
election II called for IN the manner herein
above proposed, in Section Sixteen Of this
Article. Any proposed ameEdment 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 SEQ
tons or articles may bo submitted In the al
Tentative and determined in the same way a.
| hereinbefore provided with reference to al
| Tentative sections articles of q complete