The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-10-16

Authorizing cites having population
OF more tnan 10000 inhabitants TO frame
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT REsOLU-
TfON submitting to The qualified voters
OF the state of Missouri an amendment
OF article Of the Constitution Of the
state Of Missouri b, striking out sec
tions 10 and II thereof and adopting
new sections in lieu thereof relating
10 the framing Of charters for self-gov-
erument by certain cities. and the
amendment thereof.
Be IT resolved by the Senate. the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday, following the first Monday
I'm November, 1920, there shall be sub
miited to the qualified voters Of Missouri
for adoption or rejection. the following
constitutional amendment to-~it. The
repeal OF sections Is and II OF article
of the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption Of the following new sections in
lieu thereof:
Section 1s. ANY city having. a popula-
Inhabitants may frame and adopt char
ter for its own government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws Of the sta in the following man
ner: The legislative authorities OF the
city may provide, by ordnance, for sub
mission to the voters the question: shall
s commission De CHOSEN To frame "A CnilI-
ter II such ordnance becomes ehec-
tive mOIe than sixty days before the
next election such question snail be sub
mltted at such election AID II not then
1t the next general election thereafter,
except as herein otherwise provided Such
question shall also be submitted. when
requested, by petition signed by ~
per cent Uf the qualified voters Of such
city. iilcd with the board Of election COM
mssiuners or such board or officials as
may be In charge Of the municipal cleo
tiOns in such city. II such petition prays
for a special elcctiol and is signed by
twenty per cent Of he qualified voters
OF such city, a special election shall be
held in such city not less than 90 days.
nor more than ninety day, after the nj
ing OF such petition. The percentage Of
electors required TO sign any petition pro-
yded for herein shall DO based upon
the total number OF electors voting at
the last preceding general municipal elec-
ton. The petitions herein prOs for
EhaQ be canyassed by the board OF cleo
tiou commissioners OF other officials hay-
lag charge Of municipal elections in such
city. and its deteTiuinatiO as to the SUI
noiency OF such petitions shall be hnaL
The question OF whether or not com
mission shall be chosen to frame new
charter and the names OF electors or
set Of names Of electors Of the city, who
are candidates for the proposed commits
sion. shall be printed on the same ballot.
bat no candidate. or list Of candidates.
shall bear the name, heading or label
OF any political party which has, prior
ID such election, had candidates for state
or 'eICr1l offices, Candidates Tor the
proposed commission shall 10 nominal ted
by petition signed by not less than two
per cent uf the qualified voters OF such
city. ard fled with the board Of election
commissioners. or other officials having
charge Of municipal elections in such
/ city, At least thirty Gays prior to such
! election; provided that in no case Shall
! the sigma lures Of more than one thou
sand votes be required 70 nominate a
/ c-nJ!l2te. II a majority of electors yot-
| ing on tie question SHAH be chosen to
| frame charter, vote in the affirmative.
] thea the thirteen candidates receiving
] the highest number Of YOges shall consti-
| tute such commission. ANY cha ter 90
] framed shall be submitted 10 the electors
! OF the city and an election held at time
! fixed by the charter commission but at
! least thirty days subsequent to the COM
| pletion of ths charter and not more than
| such commission. Amy part or parts OF
| a charter so framed may be submitted
to be voted upon separately Any alter
native section or article may be pre-
scented for the choice OF the voters ant
may be voted on separately and accept.
ed or rejected, separately. without preJu'
charter. II charter Is adopted at such
election that section or article submitted
IN the alternative. which receives TIT
! greatest number OF votes, shall be deemed
sdopted II any such proposed ehaTte1
be approved BY a majority OF the electoT
! voting on the proposition OF whether o
! rot SuCn CHARTER shAIi De ADOPTED. IL e!lAl
! become the charter OF such city at Tia
time fixed therein and shall supercede an.
existing charter and amendments there
Of. Duplicate certificates shall be made
. setting forth the charter adopted and II
ratification. which shall be signed by to
chief ma g!straLs Of the city, and authen
ticated by its corporate seal one o
such certified copies. shau be opposite
In the office or the secretary OK stat
and the other, after being recorded in tn
records o. the city shall be deposite
among Tho archives Of the city ana Al
! courts shah take judicial notice thereof
The notice FOR suy election provided 10
iu this section shah be published for .
. least three weeks IN at least one news
paper printed in such city, which news
paper shall have a bona hd0 sale or cir
cH.au0u IN such city Of at least ~
thousand copies OF each issue, "a Uhic
such notice Is published, and whic
| newspaper has been PUBLISHED continu
oHsIy fHr ntty-twO weeks nest before IN
Z publication Of such notice, such pub!icA
tlOU N such notice 20 Ee made Rt leas
once each week and on the same da
Of t.- week 10 each Of said three weeks