Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 2.

Authorizing cities having a population
OF more than 100 900 inhabitants 10 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 3 Of the Constitution OF the
state of Missouri by striking out sec
lions 10 and II thereof, and adopting
new sections In lieu thereof relating
20 the framing Of charters for self
crumont by certain cities, and the
amendment thereof.
Re 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives Concurring therein:
That at the sruernl election 10 be held
on Tuesday, following the iirst Monday
In November, 1920, there shah be sub
United to the qualified voters Of Missouri
for adoption or rejection. the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit; The
repeal OF sections l6 and II OF article 3
Of the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption of the following new sections In
leu thereof:
Section IL. Any city having a popula-
ton 81 more than n hunred thousand
Inhabitants may frame and adopt a char
ter for It's own government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws Of Iha- state in the following man
city may provide. by ordinance, for sub
mission To the voters the question: Shall
q oInmlSsi0n be chosen TO frame a char
terri If such ordinance becomes enec-
tive more than sixty days before the
next election such question shall be sub
mitted mt such election AID II not, then
Mt the next general election thereafter,
except as herein otherwise provided. Such
question shah also be submitted, when
requested, by q petition signed by 10
per cent Of the qualified voters OF such
city. sled with the board OF election com
missionars or ouch board or officials as
ntuN he in charge OF the mInlClHAl cleo
lions In such city, IL such petition prays
for a special election and Is signed by
twenty per cent Of the qualified voters
OF such city. q special election shall be
held In sucf city not less than 60 days.
nor more than ninety day, after the FL
ing OF such petition. The percentage OF
electors required to sign any petition pro
vided for herein shall. be based, upon
the total number of electors voting at
the last preceding general municipal cleo
ton. The petitions herein provided for
shall be cauvassed by the board of cleo
tion commissioners or other officials hav-
ing charge OF municipal elections In such
city. and It's determination as 10 the suf-
lcicrcy Of such petitions shall he maj.
Tho 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,
shalt bear the name. heading or label
of any political party which has, prior
10 such election, had candidates for state
or federal offices. Candidates for the
proposed commission shall he nominated
by petition signed BY not less than two
per cent OF the qualified voters OF such
city. and filed with the board o. election
commissioners. or other officials having
charge VI municipal elections In such
city. at least thirty days prior to such
election; provided that In no case shall
the signatures of more thar one thou"
EaaI RlatnE hp lRnlIFEH 10 nominate a
candidate. II a majority Of electors Vot-
Ing on the question shall De CHOSEN, 10
fra mo a charter, vote IN the affirmative,
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes shall consti-
tute such commission. Any charter so
framed shall he submitted to the electors
of the city and an election held at q time
fixed by the charter commission but at
least thirty days subsequent 10 the com
plction Of the charter and not more than
one year from the date of the election or
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 preJu-
dice to other articles or sections OF the
charter. II 4 charter is adopted at such
election that section or article submitted
In the alternative, which receives the
greatest number OF votes, shall be deemed
adopted. II 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 supercede any
existing charter and amendments there
OF. Duplicate certificates shall BIO made,
setting forth the charter adopted, and Its
ratification, which shall be signed by the
chief magistrate of the city, and anthem
ticated by its corporate seal. One OF
such certified copies, shall be deposited
In the office Of the secretary. OF state
and the other, after being recorded in the
records OF the city. shall be deposited
among the archives of the city and al
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 have q bona iidc sale or cir
c%uiation 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'
ously for fifty-two weeks next before thu
publication Of such notice, such publica.
lion OF such notice to be made at ieas'
once each week and on the same das
- the week in each OF said three weeks