The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-10-23

OF more than 1000 Inhabitants to frame
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TON submitting to Lhe qualified voters
OF the state OF Missouri an amendment
state Of Missouri by striking out sec
tions 10 and IL thereof. and adopting
new sections in lieu thereof relating
to the framing Of charters FOR self f-gov-
ernment by certain cities, and the
amendment thereof.
of Representatives conCurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday. following the nrst Monday
IN November. 1920, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters Of Missouri
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment to-wt: 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-
tion Of more than one hInrSd thousand
Inhabitants may frame and adopt a char
ter for igs own government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws OF the state in the following man
ner: The legislative authorities OF the
city may provide, by ordnance, for sub
mission to the voters the question: Shall
6 commission De chosen to frame char
tive more than sixty days before the
next election such question shall be sub
mittcd at such election ard II not. then
at the next general election thereafter
except as herein otherwise provided such
| Question shall also be submitted, when
| requested. by petition signed by ~
| Per cent Of the qualified voters OF such
| city, nled with the board Of election COM
missioners or such board Or officials as
| may be in charge Of he municipal cleo
tions In such city. II such petition prays
| fpr apaTial eIpcfiO1 Ang Is SiRDRI by
twenty per cent Of the qualified voters
| Of such city. special election shall be
held IN such city not less than 60 days,
/ nor more than ninety day. after the nj
| ing OF such petition. The percentage Of
| electors required TO sign any petition pro-
! vded for herein shall be based upon
| the last preceding general municipal cleo
| ton. The petitions herein provided for
| shall be canvassed by the board OF cleo
| ton commissioners or other officials haV-
| ing charge OF municipal elections in such
| city. and its determine tion as TO the suf-
foiency of such petitions shall be final.
! The question OF whether or not COM
| mission shall be chosen to frame q 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.
| but no candidate. or list Of candidates,
| shall bear the name. heading or label
Of any political party when has. PRIOR
| or federal Offices Candidates for the
| proposed commission shall be nominal ed
| by petition signed by not less than two
| por cent Of the qualified voters OF such
| city, and filed with the board OF election
| commissioners. or other officials having
! charge Of municipal elections in such
/ city. at least thirty days prior to such
| eiection; provided that in no case shall
! the signatures OF more than one thou
| sand votes be required to nominate q
/ candidate. II a majority Of electors vOt-
ing on the question shan be chosen to
| frame a charter. vote in the affirmative,
| theu the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes shall consti-
| tuts such commission. Any charter 90
! framed shall be submitted TO the electors
| OF the city and an election held at time
h&ed by the charter commission but al
least thirty days subsequent to the com
| pletiUn Of the charter and not more thar
one year from the date Of the election Of
such commission. ANY part or parts o
a charter so framed may be submitted
to be voted upon separately. Any alter
native section OF article may be pre-
sented for the choice or the voters anc
may be voted on separately and accept
! ed or rejected. separately, without preJu-
| dice TO other articles or sections OF thu
charter. II a charter Is adopted at such
election that section or article submittet
IN the alternative. which receives th'
greatest number Of votes. shall be deemed
adopted II any such proposed charter
be approved by majority OF the electori
/ voting on the proposition OF whether o
! not such charter shall be adopted. II shSi
! become the charter OF such city at thl
! time fixed therein and shall supercede any
existing charter and amendments there
Of Duplicate certificates shah be made
setting forth the charter adopted and ~
/ re- tlfcatiOn. which shall be signed by thl
chief magistrate Of the city. and euthen
ucated by It's corporate seal. One o
sIch certified copie5. shall be depOsite,
in the Ohice Of tho secretary Of stat
and the other, after being recorded in tn
records Of the city shall be depositet
among the archives of the city and el
courts shan take Judicial notice thereo
The notice for any election provided 10
I'm this section HhHn be published for &
least Three weeks In at least ono news
paper printed in such city. which news
psper shall have 3 bona hdo sale or cir
I CulstiOI IN such city of at least tw
thousand copies OF sch issue, ia Nhic
such notice Is published. and whicl
! newspaper has been published contLn "a
/ OIsIy fUr ffty-two weeks next before tn
publication Of such notice, such publiea
tlun of such notice TO be made OF leas
/ once each week and on the came da.
Of the week IN each Of said three weeks