Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-31

Asthsddss dtiss having q pspslatisa q ~
than sss huadrsl tAsasand iaaahitaats q
charter oennissiea 70 franc . asv char
ter. asd fer the aeopsisa thereof, sAa Dre'
vidias ths method ~ which ames1nssts
nay - made tAsrsts.
II Is PRnrosrD RY LEGAL NryfHE1
pr QUALIFIED VOTERS or THE STATE
bs MISSOURI:
That At the general ~eiectsca "a he held =
Tuesday, fc'iow'a: the ftr~t Monday In No
vemhe-. .aiS, there rhstl NJ srhmittcd % the
qualified voters - Missouri, fer adoption 81
| rejection. the following constitutional amend.
meEt. to-wtt. The repeal 81 Sections Sixteen
and Seventeen ~ Article Nine ~ the Consti;u-
| tion o. Missouri. and the adoption Of the fol.
lowing new sections In lieu thereof:
Section 70. Charter Framed hr Large Git
ies--Any city having q population AZ more
than one hnndred thousand Inhabitants may
frame and sdent a charter for Its own govern
ment. consistent with and subject to the Con.
stifnfion md laws Of the state in the follow
ing nnsnner:
The irgisic''v. authorities of IN. city may
provide. b. ordinance. FOR submission 10 tho
voters the question: 'shan . commission te
chosen To frame = charterT" IF such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shan be suh-
mittcd at srch election. and II not. then NJ the
nexf general election thereafter. except ~
herein otherwise provided Such question shall
also be submitted. when requested. nv a pett-
tIon ,sisnei ny IS pcr cent Of the qualified
voters 1t such city, filed with the DoafI NJ
Election Commissioners or such hos-d or A.
fcials as may he In charge Of municipal e'cr-
ttons In such city. II such petition prays fcv
4 sneeial election and Il signed nv 20 per cent
NJ the qualified voters Of such CITY. a special
election shsll Re held In snch CITY rot less
than sixty dsvs. nor moro than ninety DAYS,
after the filing Of such petition. The per-
c~-ntare ~ electors required 10 sign any patti.
tion provided FOR herein shall he based unHn
the total number Of electors voting Al the Last
preceding genera! municipal election. The ~.
titians herein rrov'drd FOR shall be ranvsssNd
hv the Ro"rd ~ Election Commissioners or 9TH
or officials having charge ot mrnfcinal elcr-
fions !, such c!!v. and It's determination ~ 70
the sutficency If snch petition shall he final.
The question Of whether or not a commission,
shall he chosen to frame n new charter and
the nan'es Of electors or sets of Names n
electors 1t the city. who nrc candidates FOR
the prorosad commission. shall ne printed on the
same ballet. Candidates for the rr"rosca com.
mtssi-n shall he nominated hv %netit!on SIGNED
by not less than 2 pcr rent NJ the n~ualtffsd
voters Of such CITY and filed with the Hnard NJ
Election Commissioners or other officials hay.
Ing charge NJ municipal elections in snrh c,tt,
AZ least thirty DAYS prior IN such election.
provided, TINT IN no case shall the signatures
nj more ttao M voters 10 required n urn,i.
nate n candtdate. n 4 majority Of electors
voHh" en- the Hnestf6n ct whether or not a
charter commission shan Re- chosen to frsnne A
charter, vote In the affirmative. then the
thirteen Candidates receiving tho greater MINI
Der or votes shall constitute such commission.
ANY charter SO framed shall he strncA NV
= .%r,siorf'v Of the commission, md filea with
said election officials. whn shall submit. saIt
charter 70 the ~eIector~ Of the city ~ mn eipc.
tlon 10 he held at A time f'y~d nv ire charter
commission, brt at least thirty Nays sphsar
Huent 70 tHT Foundation Of the charter and not
mere man one yer .fraE+tf~ date ~ the c'"e.
tlnn Of such ccmlnssion. ANY mart or PARTS
nf = charter go framed rav be snhrnftted 10 he
voted MON sena-ntclv and shall hn deeund
II II shalt ~rrretve n ~. iority ~ the
votes cast on that proposition. ANY ~aIternn-
tive se"ti0r Or article mar he presented fer
the choire Of thn voters md mnv he voted m
s'naratr'v and nn"cntnd or rejected. srra.
ratr'v, without nr"irdlrr 70 ether ~ertfclns or
OF the "harter. r1f n charter 80 kaort.
f' ~ such election 4hat soskAssutor article srh.
m'ttfr N fhe attn-0at'v", which r~ecHivcs the
nnr1her of potes, shai1 hn deemed
sN00fe' II IN" snoh proposed "hnrter tn m.
nroF"H hv n majority ~ the electors voting
m TIE nronos1''nn ~ whether or not srrh
EhF' y" N'Anf"', II SINH became the
ny, sH"h "'fr At N" tim" ffr"d Therein.
.''ni'2'N rHT''f"Af's shall be mHar. setting
FORM n" ch'r'"r adopted md i's ratification.
'TN'th sNHn no sfrne' by tho rhiHe tna ristrate
~" s'FT, hno "'th"hf'crfHt h" rs eor~ora's
seal tHF ~ sN'h certified con'"s shall p"
IN tfr "'i"n of the Secretary ~
Stst" HNf tfN othNr, SITTER hrfTr rorN-aaa N
re records * The "'fv, shall fn deposited
"'0nN" 'ie arch'Nos ~ The city md al conrta
,N'h fR&e 'it'r'al Notice thereof, Tho Motto"
''r MY olerf'oh provided thr IN this acrtihn
~af,' w fphl'shNd '"r NJ least Three, wneks in
=, ,cAs' ore N'Trsnar"r. printed In s'oh city.
~NlFn newsnAn"T sNaN have p bonn Nae sa'c ~
."c','tnn IN sr"h T'f" ~ At 'enSt n,hln rnn.
~, ., eA'n f'''" N "H'"h s'H' notice "a nNh'
,,FheI' Hnn wN'c7 neETEnan"r hps boon rrS.
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