The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-10-25

than one hundred thousand Inhabitants TO
provide By ordinance for the election Of =
charter commission to frame a new char
ter and for the adoption thereof, ard pro-
uding the method by which amendments
may be made thereto.
IT Is PROPOSED BY THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF II SrATH
OF MISSOURI:
That at the general election to be held n
Tuesday, following the first Monday In No
vember, 1918, there shall be submitted to the
qoaifled voters Of Missouri, Tor adoption or
rejection, the following constitutional amend
ment, to-wit; The repeal Of Sections Sixteen
and Seventeen Of Article Nine n the Constitu-
ton Of Missouri, and the adoption Of the fol-
lowing new sections IN lieu thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed by Large Cit
leH'-Any city having a population Of more
than one hundred thousand Inhabitants may
frame and sdopt a charter FOR Its own govern
ment, consistent with and subject 10 The Com
ing manner;
The legislative authorities OF the city may
provide. by ordinance, for submission to the
voters the question: shall a commission be
chosen TO frame a charter7" II such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be sub
mitted at such election, and n not, then at the
next general election thereafter. cxcept ne
herein otherwise provided. Such question shHn
also he submitted, when requested, by a petl-
tiun signed by rs pr cent OF the qualified
voters Of such city, filed with the BOARD VI
Election Commissioners or such hoard or Of
ficials as may be In charge Of municipal cleo
lions in such city. II such petition prayR for
3 special election and Is signed by 20 per cent
of the qualified voters OF such city, p special
election shall he held In such city NOT less
than sixty days, nor more than ninety days,
after the filing Of such petition. The per
centage N electors required 10 sign any peti-
tion provided for herein shall be based upon
the total number Of electors voting nj the last
preceding general municipal election. The pe-
tltions herein provided for shall Re csnvasscd
by the BOARD Of Election Commissioners 'or 9th
er officials having charge Of municipal cleo
lions IN such city. and its determination Rs 10
the sufficiencv Of such petition shall be final.
The question ~ whether or not q commission
shall be chosen to frame a new charter mud
the names Of electors or sets NJ names ~
electors ~ the city. who are candidates for
tho proposed commission, shall he printed on the
same ballet, Candidates FOR the proposed com
mission shall he Nominated by petition signed
by not less than . ner cent NJ the qualified
voters Of such city and filed with tho BOARD NJ
Election Commissioners, or other offcir's have
Ing charge of municipal elections IN such city.
~ lesst thirty days prior 10 such election.
PROVIDED, that IN no case shall the signatures
~ more than 1000 voters he required to uomi-
uHie a candidate. II 2 majority OF electors
voting on the question Of whether or not n
charter commission shall he chosen 10 frame a
charter. vote IN the affirmative, then the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater nlm-
her ot votes shall constitute such commission
ANY charter so framed SHAH he signed by
a majority OF the commission, and filed with
said election officials, who shall submit said
charter 70 the electors ~ the city Rt an elec.
tion 10 he held nj a time fixed by the charter
commission, but at least thirty days subse.
qnent 10 the completion N the cherier and not
more than me year from the date NJ the r'oc-
lion " such commission. ANY part mr. parts
Of R charter SO framed may he submitted tu %,
voted upon separately and shall he deemed
adopted N - shalt receive n ma iority " the
votes cast on that proposition. ANY rltcunh-
tive section or article may he presented FOR
The choice or the voters end may ho voted On
separately and accented Or rejected, sepa-
ratclr. without prejudice to other articles or
sections Of the charter. II = charter Is adopt
ed ~ Snch election that section or article sun
mittcd in rhe alternative, which receives The
grra'er number ~ votes. shall hr deemed
adopted. II sny such proposed chprfor hc sp-
proved by 2 majority N the electors voting
an the proposition ~ whether or not snrh
charter shall he adopted, II shall hpcoue the
charter VI s1ch city nj The time fixed therrlu.
Duplicate certificates shall he made. setting
forth The charter adopted md It's ratification,
which shall he signed by the chief mnrlStrata
~ the city, and authenticated hv lis corporate
seal. one of such certified comics shall he
deposited In the office ~ the Secretary ~
state and the other, after heinr recorded In
the records 0f the city. shall he deposited
among the archives Of the city and nh ,ourtg
shall take judicial notice thereof The notice
FOR amy election provided fn~ In this section
shall he published fur At least three works In
At least ouP newspaper printed In such city,
which ronsuarrr shall hHvn p honR fidr salp or
circulation IN such city n ~ least 1000 cop-
ios ~ chrh Issue. IN which such notice liz plh.
N'hed, ard which newspaper hrs been plh-
lishcd continuously for Nftv.tvn weeks next
before the publication ~ such notice. snch
publication ~ such notice n ne made nj least
once each week and on he same day ~ The
week In each NJ said three weeks. ard the last
publication to he within two worls ~ the
dH'r ~ srch election
Section II. Amendments 70 my charter
framed and adopted under the authority ~
Section Sixteen ~ Article Nine VI this Con.
S'iu1ion. NAV no submitted 10 the electors bv
a charter commission In the manner provided
FOR the submission NJ n complete charter.
Amendments may also he prnposrd nv the
Legislative authority OF the city or by n nett
tion n not loss than u per cont ~ the qunli.
fled voters ~ the city. filed with the Board n
Election commissioners. or officials having
ch7rge NJ municipal elections lU such city,
setting forth such proposed amendment. The
legislative authorities N the city shall ~ once
provide. hv ordinonce that INV awor''uo-f so
prt seed shall he suanittpd iu uc pI.r.,l. n
he next election held IN the city not less than
SIXTY DAYS after its massage, or m . special
election. II ng'Dt FOR i0 ne rar.F r..u ne
above proposed, in Section Sixteen OF mis-
Article. ANY proposed amendment unlimited
10 the electors, and approved by a majority Of
those voting thereon, shall become a part Of
me city charter at the time and under the
conditions fixed in such amendments: and SEQ
tons or articles may he unlimited In the gl.
ternn'ivc and determined In the same way as
hereiuhcfore provided with reference 10 s-
torr"''re sections or articles Of Il complete
charter.