The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Asthsrixine cities having q population Of mere
\ than one hundred thousand Inhabitants 70
provide BY ordnance for the election Of a
| charter commission to frame q new ehax-
Ter. and for the adoption thereof, and pro-
uding the method BY which amendments
may Be made thereto.
IT IN PROPOSED BY THE LEGAL NUMBER
OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MISSOURI:
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember. 1913. there shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of Missouri for adoption or
rejection. the following constitutional amend
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 Ctt-
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
voters the question: "shall commission be
chosen to frame q charterf" If such ordinance
becomes effective more than sixty days before
the next election such question shall be s,ib-
mitted at such election, aud II not. then Mt the
next general election thereafter. except az
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 Of
fcials as may be in charge Of municipal cleo
lions in such city. II such petition prays for
q special election and IL signed by 20 per cent
Of tho qualified voters Of such city. a 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 anv rsti-
hA
the total number of electors voting at the last
preceding general municipal election. The Pc
ttions herein provided for shall be canrassed
by the BOARD Of Election Commissioners or 9TH
Or officials having charge OF municinai cleo
lions In such city. and its determinatio as to
the sufficency Of such petition shall be final.
The question of whether or not a commission
shall be chosen to frame a new charter and
the names Of electors sets Of names Of
electors Of the city, who are candidates for
the proposed commission, shall he printed IN the
same ballot. Candidates for the proposed
mission shall be nominated by petition signed
by not less than 2 rer cent Of the Qualified
voters Of such citv and filed with the Board Of
Election Commissioners or other officials hav-
ing charge OF municipal elections In such city.
at least thirty dsvs prior IN such election:
provided, that in no case shall the signatures
Of more than 1000 voters he REQUIRED IN n0mi-
nate candidate, II majority of electors
voting on the Question NJ whether not n
charter commission shall he chosen TO frame a
thirteen candidates receiving the greater num-
her NJ votes shall constitute such commission.
ANY charter so framed shall he s'~rcd by
a MAJORITY Of the commission and tIlod with
said election officials, who shul, submit said
charter 10 IRE electors OF the city ut an cleo
ton To he held at time fixed by the charter
commission, but at least thirty DAYS suisse
quent TO the completion Of the charter and not
more than one year from the date Of the elcc-
tion of such commission. Any psrt or parts
Of charter so framed may be submitted to bS
voted upon separately and shall he deemed
adopted II 1t shall receive majority ot 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 accented rejected. sepa-
rately. without nretudice to other articles or
sections Of the charter. II a charter 10 adopt.
cd at such election that section or article sub
mitted in the alternative. which receives the
greater number Of votes. shall be deemed
adopted. II anv such proposed charter be ap-
proved by a majority Of the electors voting
IN the pronosition of whether or not such
charter shall be adopted. II shall become the
nharter Of snch CITY at the time fixed therein.
duplicate certificates shall he made. setting
forth the "herter adcp'ed and its ratification,
which shall be signed nv the chief magistrate
VI the city, and authenticated BY its corrorate
seal. One Of such certified copies shall be
feposited in the office Of the Secretary Of
the records ~ the citv, shall be deposited
omong the srchives Of the city and Nil courts
shall take judicial notice thereof. The notice
FOR any election provided for in this section
at least one newgraper printed in such city,
which newspaper shall have bona fide pnle or
circulation in srch city OF at least 2.0o0 cop
les Of each Issue. In which such notice is pub
llshed and which newsnaner has been pub
lished continuously for ffty-two weeks next
before the publication Of snch notice, such
publication Of such notice to he made at least
once each week and on the same dav Of the
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