Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 2.

Authorizing cities having a population
OF more than 1oo,0 900 Inhabitants to frame
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JoINT AND CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TON submitting to the qualified voters
of the state of Missouri an amendment
OF article 8 Of the Constitution OF the
state of Missouri by striking out sec
tions 16 and II thereof, n adopting
new sections in lieu thereof relating
to the framing of charters for self-gov-
eminent by certain cities, and the
amendment thereof.
BE 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday, following the first Monday
mitted to the qualified voters of Missouri
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-Wlt; n
repeal of sections 16 n II of article .
of the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption of the following new sections in
lieu thereof:
Section 16. Any city having a popula-
fion of more than one hunred thousand
inhabitants may frame and adopt a char
ter for its 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 ordinance, for sub
mission to the voters the question: Shall
g. commission be chosen to frame a char
ter?, If such ordinances becomes effnc-
tive more than sixty days before the
next election such question shall be sub
mitted at such election AID II not, then
at hi next general election thereafter,
except as herein otherwise provided. Such
question shall also be submitted, when
requested, by a petition signed by ~
per cent of the qualified voters OF such
city, filed with the. board OF election COM
missioners or such board or officials as
may be in charge of the municipal cleo
tons in such city. If such petition prays
for a special election n is signed by
twenty per cent of the qualified voters
of such city, a special election shall be
held in such city not less than so days,
nor more than ninety day, after the I'll.
ing of such petition. Tbs percentage OF
electors required TO sign n petition pro-
vided for herein shall be based. upon
the total number of electors voting at
the last preceding general municipal cleo
Sion. The petitions herein provided for
shall b. canvassed by the board Of cleo
tion commissioners or other officials nav
Sng charge of municipal elections in such
city, and its determination as to the sur
dloiency of such petitions Shall be hnal.
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 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 which has, prior
60 such election, had candidates for state
or. federal offices. Candidates for the
proposed commission shall be nominated
by petition signed by not less than two
per 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
election; provided that in no case shall
the signatures Of more than \ thou.
@and votes be required to nominate a
candidate. If a majority of electors vot-
ing on the question shall be chosen tc
frame a charter, vote in the affirmative
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number of votes shall consti-
tute such commission. Any charter sc
framed shall be submitted to the electors
of the eAty and an election held at a time
fixed by the charter commission but al
least thirty days subsequent to the com.
pletion 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 or article may be pre-
scented for the choice Of the voters an(
may DO voted on separately and accept.
ed or rejected, separately. without preju'
dice to other articles or sections OF thu
CnarIer. Ii a cnafLer is duOpLcu at SucI
election that section or article submitted
in the alternative, which receives thu
greatest number OF votes, shall be deemed
adopted. If any such proposed chartel
be approved by a majority of the electors
voting on the proposition of whether O
not such charter shall be adopted, 1t shal
become the charter Of such city at tn
time liked therein and shall supercede an!
existing charter and amendments there
Of. Duplicate certificates shall be made
acting forth the charter adopted and 1t
ratification, which shall be signed by TIL
chief magistrate Of the city. n autnen
ticated by its corporate seal. One b
such certified copies, shall be deposite
IN the Office of the secretary OF stat
III the other, after being recorded In th
records Of the city, shall be depositel
among the archives of the city n al
courts shall take judicial notice thereof
The notice for any election provided TO
fn this section shall be published tor q
least three weeks in at least one news
paper printed in such city, which news
paper shall have a bona fide sale or cir
c~ulation in such city of at least tw
thousand copies OF each issue, In whic
such notice Is published, and whic
newspaper has been published continu
oussy for fifty-two weeks next before IN
publication Of such notice, such publica
fion Of such notice to be made at leas
once zach week and on the same da
Of the week In each Of said three week
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