The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-01

IT rs PROPOSED BY THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI:
That at the general election to BE- held N
Tuesday, following the first Monday In No
vsmber, 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 Ccnstitu-
tion Of Missouri. and the adoption Of the fol-
lowing new sections in lieu thereof:
Section 49, Charter Framed By Large OFT
than one hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and adopt q charter for Its own govern
ment consistent with and subject to the Con
stitution and laws Of the state in the follow
ing manner:
The legislative authorities Of the city may
provide, by ordinance, for submission to the
voters the question: shall commission DO
chosen to frame a chsrterr II such ordinances
the next election such question shall be sub
mitted at such election, and II not, then ~ tns
next general election thereafter, except az
herein otherwise provided Such question sasn
also be submitted, when requested, by psu-
tion signed by Is per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city. filed with the Board OF
Election Commissioners OF such board or OF"
ficials as may be In charge OF municipsi ei &c.
lions in such city. II such petition prays Tor
a special election and ia 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 DAYS
after the filing Of such petition. The per-
centage Of electors required to sign any peu-
ton provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election. The pc.
titions herein provided for shall be canvsssed
by the Board Of Election Commissioners or 9TH
er officials having charge Of municipal cleo
tons In such city. and its determination Is 70
the sufficiency Of such petition shall be hnai.
The question OF whether or not commission
shall be chosen to frame new charter and
the names Of electors or sets OF names on
electors OF the city. who are candidates Tor
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 rer cent Of the quaiif'ed
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 lesst thirty dnys prior 10 such election;
PROVIDED that in case shall the signatures
OF more than l. 900 voters be required to nomi.
nate q candidate. n majority OF electors
voting on the question Of whether or not
charter commission shall be chosen to frame q
charter, vote In the affirmative, then tne
thirteen candidates receiving the greater mum
Der of votes shall constitute such commission
Any charter so framed shall be signed oy
majority of the commission. and FILED with
said election officials. who shall submit SAID
charter to the electors Of the city at an cleo
ton to he held at time fixed by the charter
commission. but at least thirty days suDse.
quent to the completion Of the charter and mot
more than year from the date or the eicc-
ton Of such commission. Any part or parts
Of a charter so framed may be submitted to By
voted upon separately and shall be deemed
adopted IL 1t shall receive majority OF the
votes cast on that proposition. Any alterna-
tive section or article may be presented Tor
the choice Of the voters and may be voted on
separately and ACCENTED or rejected: sepa'
rateiy without prejudice to other articles OF
sections Of the charter. II a charter is adopt
ed at such election that section or article sub
mtted in the alternative. which receives tn.
greater number Of votes. shall be deemed
adopted If any such proposed charter be ap-
proved by majority Of the electors voting
on the proposition Of whether or not such
charter shall be adopted, II 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 b'
deposited in the office OF the Secretary Of
state and the other, after being recorded Il
the records of the city. shall be deposited
among the archives Of the city and all court
shall take judicial notice thereof. The notic'
for any election provided for in this section
shall be published for at least three weeks II
at least one newspaper printed In such city
circulation in such city Of AZ least 2,o0o cop
les Of each issue. In which such notice Is pub
lished. and which newspaper has been pub
ished cSntinucusly for f,ftyt~o , "ssss a nss
publication Of such notice to be made at ieas
once each week and on the some day Of IN
week IN each Of said three weeks, and the Las
publication to be within two weeks Of Ii
date Of Euch election.
Section IT. Amendments to any charts
framed and adopted under the authority O
Section Sixteen Of Article Nine Of this Con
stitution, may be submitted to the electors b
a charter commission in the manner provide
for the submission Of q complete chartei
Amendments may also be proposed BY N
legislative authority of the city or by = pet
ton Of not less than Is per cent Of the quail
fled voters Of the city. filed with the Board q
Election Commissioners, or officials havin
. charge OF municipal elections in such city
setting forth such proposed amendment. IN
legislative authorities Of the city shall at ono
provide, by ordinance. that any amendment I
proposed shall DO submitted to the electors q
the next election held in the city not less tina
sixty days after Its passage. or at specti
election, II called for in the manner hereii
above proposed, In Section Sixteen OF tn
Article. Any proposed amendment snbmitte
to the electors, and approved by majority I
those voting thereon, shall become part I
the city charter at the time and under II
conditions fixed In such amendment; and 20
fions or articles may be submitted In the q
Tentative and determined In the same way
hereinbefore provided with reference to q
Tentative sections or articles OF eornpis