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


AutAerixing cities having q population Of mere
than one hundred thousand inhabitants 20
provide by ordinance for the election Of .
charter commission to frame q new char
, ter. and for the adoption thereof. and pre-
viding the method By which amendments
may be made thereto.
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
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
qualified voters Of Missouri. for adoption Or
rejection. the following constitutional amend
ment, to-Mt: 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 10. Charter Framed by Large Git
ies.-Any city having a population Of more
than one hundred thousand inhabitants may
frame and adort 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
chosen to frame 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
herein otherwise provided. Such question shall
also be submitted. when requested. by petit
ton signed by Is per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city. filed with the Board OF
Election Commissioners such board or Of
ficials as may be In charge Of municipal cleo
tions in such city. II such petition prays for
special election and 10 signed by 20 per cent
OF the qualified voters NJ such city. a specisf
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 rsti-
tion 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 canvassed
by the Ronrd Of Election Commissioners nr 9TH
or officials having charge OF municipal cleo
lions In such CITY. and its determination MS to
the 'sufficency Of such petition shall be final!
The question OF whethp- not commission
shall be chosen to frame new charter aud
the names Of electors sets Of names Of
electors Of the city, who are candidates for
the proposed commission. shall be printed on the
same ballot. Candidates for the pronosed COM
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than 2 per cent Of the qualified
voters Of such city and filed with the B"ard Of
Election Commissioners. or other officials hav-
ing charge Of municipal elections in such city.
at least thirty days prior 10 such election:
provided that In no case shall the signatures
Of more than 1000 voters he REQUIRED to uoni-
nate a candidate. II majority OF electors
voting on the question of whether or not a
charter commission shall he chosen to frame a
charter. vote in the affirmative then the
thirteen candidates receiving the greater num-
Der Of votes shall constitute such commission.
ANY charter so framed shall he s'~ned by
a maiorty Of the commission. and filed with
said election officials who shall submit said
charter 70 the electors Of the city at an cleo
ton to he held at time fixed by the charter
commission. hut at least thirty DAYS subse-
ruent to the completion of the charter and not
more than one year from the date Of the cleo
ton Of such commission. Any part or parts
Of a charter so framed may be submitted to b0
voted upon separately and shall he deemed
adopted II IL shall receive A majority of the
votes cast on that proposition. Any alterna-
tive section or article may be presented for
the choice of the voters and may be voted on
separately and accepted or rejected. sepa-
rately without nre'udce to other articles or
sections Of the charter II charter is adopt
ed at such election that section or article sub
mitted In the alternative. which receives the
adopted. IF anv aunh proposed charter be APP
proved BY rns'ority Of the electors voting
on the pronos,tiop of whether or not such
charter shall be adopted. II shall become the
charter Of such civ at TIE time fixed therein.
Duplicate certificates shall he made setting
forth the charter adopted and Its ratification,
which shall be signed nv the chief magistrate
NJ the citv. and authenticated nv It's corrornte
depoaited In the office Of the Secretary Of
State and the other, after being recorded in
the records Of the citv, shall be deposited
Pmong 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 ut least three weeks In
at least one newgraner printed in such city,
which newspaper shall have q bona fide sale or
circulation in such citv Of at least 2.00o cop
les Of each Issue In which such notice Is pub
lished, and which newsnaner has been pub
lished continuously for fifty-two weeks next
before the publication Of snch notice. such
publication Of such notice 70 he n1pde at ieast