The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-08
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 2.

AMENDMENT
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JOINT AND CONCu hhEN
TION submitting 20 tne quanneu SoteIs
Of the state OF missouri ~ anlenunnens
OF article OF tne Nousttar ~
state OF missouri py stilhihs o.t ~
tions 10 ana J., tinereoi hhu hu9pt,ns
new sections m leu theteol lslithns
10 the framing OF charters LOT seli -svN
eminent D. certain e'te9' -" 9"e
amendment thereoi'
b. II resolved 10y the Senate. the House
Of Representatives concurring therein
mat at the general election to be held
IN Tuesday foIowing he h.si Monday
In NOV ember. 1920. there shall be SUBJ
n.,ted 10 ths qualified .otsis OK Missouri
for adoption or rejection, the following
.cnnstit1iinual amendment, to-wit. The
rer.al of sections IS and n OF article .
~ ,he constitution Of Missouri and the
edontion of the following new sections In
iien hereof.
49, An, otto ba vine a popula.
Az 80 ons hIinrrd Thousand
t.en q s,a,na and adont 4 char
g. L. go. ALannNn.aNI EnlIZA.IHDI
~ ssahgsct ~ ~ Tnnsftulion and
~ - ne -tafe in the foIlorying mar
~ ~ e~i-attve autnorities uf thu
-. nroSids hy ordnance. for SAP
- &c ia Voters me question: Shall
= nonon, iss,on he chosen To frame A char
to,S" n sueh ordinance becomes effec-
III. c,ora han sixtv days before the
NJ, ,,iectlon such question shall be sub
mis,.J ~ such election AID II not. then
o. me nevt general ,Iection thereafter,
4r. .....I.a Att,h
ossstfon shau also be- submitted. when
rsn,,astad nv a petition signed by 10
nav cent NJ The ulahhed voters Of such
IN, MED with the hoard OF election com
mts,foners mr. such board or officials as
ma he IN charge Of tile municipa. cleo
tions In snch civ II such petition prays
for a soecial election and Is signed by
fwsutV ner cont Of ne aualihod voters
nj sueh civ. a special election shall be
hsis IN such city not less thar SO days.
No. rnnre than nInety day after the Ill
inc OF such petition. The percentage Of
eiectora renifred 10 sien any petition pro-
yided for herein shall be based upon
the total number OF electors voting al
the last preceding ger .ral municipal cleo
fion. The petitions herein provided fdl
shsn be canvassed by the board Of cleo
zion commissioners or other officials hay
ms charge OF municipal elections in such
city. and liz determination as TO the SUI.
Aciencv OF such petitions shall be final
The oi1estion OF whether or not q com.
mission shall be chosen 10 frame a new
.rhnft.r ana the names Of electors Ol
.aet OF names of electors OF the city, VIII
are candidates. for the proposed commits
sion. shall be printed on the same ballot
hut no candidate. or list OF candidates
anal bear the name. heading or labe
On any political party which has, priO
10 such election, had candidates for stat
or federal offices. Candidates for tn
proposed commission shall be nominated
bv petItion signed by not less than twl
per cent OF the qualined voters Of sucl
civ. and aled with the board OF election
- cofafoiasionern. or other ~offlcialS bsy!ni
charne Of municipal elections In sue
CITY. Al least thirty days prior TO sue
election; provided that In no case shal
M signatures OF more than one thou
AMID votes be required to nominate
rsnoidA{e. X a majority OF electors vOt
III on the question shall be chosen /
frame a charter. vote In the affirmative,
ehen the thirteen candidates recelvin
fhe hiehest number OF votes shall constl
f1te euch commission. Any charter :
frsmed shall be submitted TO the electoi
~ ne city and an election held az a tim
0xsd nv The charter commission but Z
iaesi thirty dava su%bseouent 10 the con
nlstion OF the charter and not more tina
.onf Year from the date OF the election
sncb commission. Any part or parts
hart "a framed may be suhmitte
fo'he voted upon separately. ANY alter
netiv. section or article mas be Or,
sentad Tor Inc choice Of the voters az
may he voted on separately and accep
~ u. re,ecfed. separateh without prei,
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