Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-24
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% MISSOURI:

n r PROPOSED ~ TIE IscAI; xr,sEs
% MISSOURI:
Inst ~ the general election 10 b. held y
Tuesday, following the first Monday IN No
vemt<r. 1918. there shall he submitted 20 the
qualified voters az Missouri. for adoption ~
rejection. the following constitutional amend.
and Seventeen Of Article Nine Of the constitu'
tion o. Missouri. end the adoption Of the fol.
lowing new sections in lien thereof:
Section 10. Charter Framed hy Large ct.
ies-Any city hsy'n. a population Of more
than one hundred thousand Inhabitants may
frame and ADOPT q charter for Its own govern.
ment, consistent with and subject to the Con-
s~t'tuticn and laws Of the state In the follow
ing manner:
The legislative authorities u the city may
provide. BY ordinance. for submission 10 the
vcfers the question: shall . commission BE-
chosen 10 frame q charter" II snch ordinance
becomes effective moro than a'xty days before
the nert election such question shall ~ snh.
mitted At such election. and n not. then a. the
next general election thereafter. except as
herein otherwise provided Such question shall
tion signed hy IS per cent Of the qualified
voters Of snch city, filed with the Boafl az
Election Commissioners or surh board or AZ
ficislS n may he In charge ri municipal cleo
tons IN .nrh cisy. n such petition prays for
specisl election and II signed nv 20 per rr,t
Of the qualified voters ~ such citv. . special
election shall be held In surh city not less
than sixty DAYS. nor more than ninety DAYS,
after the filing Of surh petition. The per-
centace of electors required 20 sign any retl-
tion provided for herein shall be based nnon
the total number NJ electors voting at the last
preceding general rNnic'nal election. The Pc.
tit!ons herrin provided for shall re- ranvass"d
nv the norrh NJ Election commissioners or 9th.
err officials having charge nf mnnicirai eler.
TONS In such citv. and Its determination - 70
The sufficenov NJ snrh petition shall he final.
Tho question of whether or not a commission
shall be chosen to frame a rev charter AMI
the names cf electors or sets or names of
ole ctors Of tho city. whs are candidates for
the proposed commission. shall he printed on the
same hslint- Candidates FOR the proposed con-
mission shall be nominated by rct!t!on signed
by not less than " per cont Of the uuaiifl.d
voters Of such CITY md filed with IN. Ro.rd AZ
Election Commissioners. or other officials hnv-
ing charge If municipal elections In such rifv.
At least thirty DAYS prior 10 such election:
provided. that In M case shall the s'snstnr"s
of mora than 1000 voters be REQUIRED to nnn'-
nate a candidate. n . mriori'v Of electors
voting en- the Question Ot whether or not a
charter commission shan he chosen to frame a
charter, vote in the affirmative, then the
thirteen rsrhidates receiving the greater Nun
her IT votes shall constitute sNrh commission.
ANY charter 80 framed shall he signed nv
a majority Of the commission. mud 'led with
ssid election officials, who shall submit said
charter 70 the electors OF the city Mt ar cleo.
tim 10 he held at a time fixed by the charta,
commission. hnt Mt least thirty days snhsn-
quent In the comr'ntion 81 the charter md NOT
more than one year from the dat" Of the o1"r-
tim Of such commission. Any rnrt or parts
Of n charter 20 framed mnv be srhra'tted to Ia
voted rpnn separately and shall be deemed
adopted n II shall receive n Majority of the
votes cast on that proposition. Any aiterna-
tive section NJ article NAV be presented FOR
tho choice Of the entcrs and may be voted m
separately and accented or rejected. sera-
rat.lv, without nrctrd,cc TO other articles or
sections ~ tire charter, n = charter Is adort.
cd Mt snch election that section or article sub
United IN the alternative, which receives the
greater number NJ votes. shall he deemed
adontrd. n any snch proposed charter he sp'
proved nv a maioritv Of the electors voting
f@bn the proposition Of whether or not such
charter shall he ndorteh. II shall become the
charter Of such city at the time fixed therein
Duplicate certificates shall he made. setting
forth the charter adnoted and its ratification,
which shah he signed nv the chief InsrIstrasa
NJ the rity. and authenticated hy It's cornora'e
seal. One IT snch certified copies shall h
deposited In the office Of the Secretary Of
state and the other, after being recorded n
the records Of the citv. shall he deposited
among the srchlre. 81 the CITY and All conrt'
shall take judicial NOTICE thereof. The notice
for any election provided FOR In this section
shall NJ published for at least three weeks In
At least one ne~sraner printed IN sn'h city,
which newsparer shall have a hons fidn sale 81
circulation In such city ~ At least 1000 con
ies NJ eneh Issue. In which such notice Is pub
l'shed, md which n"wsnaprr has heen pub
listad continuously for Nfty-two weeks neSl
before the rnhlication Of such notice. sncf
ruhl.cat,on ~ such notice IN he made At least
nncr ench week md On the same dsv Of The
wret In each of said three weeks, and the las'
ratification TO n" within two weeks Of the
date ~ snch election,
Section II. Amendments 70 anv ch.rtA'
framed nnd nHnrted 'nHer The authority a
Section Sixteen ~ Article Nine 81 this Con
%s.i.ut,or. NAV he submitted IN the electors h,