Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

OF more than to0. 900 Inhabitants 10 frame
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOIU-
TION submitting to the qualified voters
of the state OF Missouri an amendment
Of article 9 of the Constitution Of the
state Of Missouri by striking out sec
tons 10 and II thereof. and adopting
new sections in lieu thereof relating
to the framing OF charters for self gov
ernment by certain cities, and the
Amendment thereof.
Be II resolved by the Senate. the House
Of Representatives, cOncurring therein:
THAT ut the general election to be held
On Tuesday. following the first Monday
In November. 1920, there shall he sub
united to thu qualified voters uf Missouri
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-Hlt, The
repeal OF Sc, ttons 10 and II of article .
OF the Constitution Of Missouri and the
adoption of the following new sections in
lieu thereof.
Section IL. Any city having a popula-
tion ii more thar one hunrcd thousand
inhabitants may frame aud adopt a char
ter for tGs own government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws Of tho state In the lOuowiig man
nII The legislative authorities OF the
city may provide. by ordinance. for sub
mission 10 the voters the question; Shall
Il IhltllllNAlblb bF Nilt,tt 20 IIAklt 4 Guar
tEr'' If such ordnance becomes c:Ldc-
i've more iNan Sixty days bC,Ore Ine
next election such question shall be sub
mittcd at such election md II not, then
al the next general election thereafter,
except as herein otherwise provided. such
lut@tiun shall also he submitted. when
-eQutsted, by Il petition signed by 10
per cont Of the qualified voters If such
city, ilGd with the board of election com
misiIoners or stch bvard OF officials as
may lie in charge Cf the municipal cleo
tons IA suc! city. II such petition prays
Ter a special election and Is signed by
twenty per ceLt Of the qualified voters
Of such city. II special election shall be
held in such city not less than 90 days,
nor more than ninety day, after the M
ing OF such petition, The percentage Of
electors required To sihn any pcliNOn pro-
Vided for heron shall be based upun
the total number ul electors voting at
the last preceding general municipal ciec-
ton. The petitions herein provided for
SHAH be canNassed by the board Of cleo
ton commissioners or other officials hav-
ing charge Of municipal elections in such
city, and ttH determination as To the SUI
fCicncy OF such petitions shall be finai.
The question OF whether or not a COM
mission shall be chosen to frame a new
charter and the names Of electors or
set OF names Of electors of the city, who
ARE candidates Tor the proposed commits
sion, shall he printed on the same ballot,
but no candidate. or list Of candidates.
shall bear the name, heading or label
OF any political party winch has, prior
10 such election, had candidates for state
or federal Offices. CanGIGatCs for the
proposed commission shall be nominated
oy petition signed by NOT less than two
per cent of the QualitieR 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
election, provided that in no case shall
the signatures Of more than one thou
sand votes be required to nominate n
candidate. Ii n majority OF electors vot-
ing on the question shall be chosen to
frame a charter, vote in the affirmative,
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes shall consti-
tutc such commission. ANY charter so
framed shall be submitted TO the electors
of the Nty and an election held Mt Il time
fixed Ivy the charter commission but at
least thirty days subsequent to the com
plCtion Of the charter and not more than
one year from the date of the election Of
such commission. ANY 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 and
may be voted on separately and accept
ed or rejected. separately. without prcJu-
dice to other articles or sections of the
charter. II a chaTter Is adopted at such
election that section or article submitted
In the alternative, which receives the
greatest number Of votes, shall be deemed
adopted. III any SuCh proposed charter
be approved by a majority Of the electors
voting on the proposition of whether or
not such charter shall be adopted, 1t shall
become the charter of such city at the
time fixed therein and shall supcrcedc any
existing charter and amendments there
of. Duplicate certificates shall be made,
setting forth the charter adopted and its
ratification, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate OF the city. % uthen-
ticatcd by It's corporate SC ne OF
such certified copies. shall /. deposited
in the office of the secretary OF state
and the U,her. after being recorded Il the
records of the city, shall be deposited
among the archives Of the city and ali
courts shall take judicial notice thereof,
The notice for any election provided for
in this section shall be published for al
least three weeks in at least one news
paper printed in such city, which news
paper shall nave a BONA fide sale or cir
~Culation in such city of at least two
thousand copies of each issue. in which
such notice is published, and which
newspaper has been published continu,
ous,y for ffty-two weeks next before the
publication Of such notice. such publica-
ton of such notice to be made at lcast
once each week and on the same day
of the week In each Of said three weeks