Iron County register., 1920-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 2.

Authorizing cities having a population
and amend their charters by less difficult
methods than are now provided.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
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
tions 16 and IL 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.
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
Ger adoption or rejection, the Following
constitutional amendment, to-Wlt: Ihe
repeal of sections 16 and II OF article y
OF the Constitution OF Missouri and the
adoption Of the following new sections In
sieu thereof:
Section 16. Any city having popula-
4ion of more than one hunred thousand
Inhabitants may frame and adopt char
ter for its own government conslsteht
with and subject to the Constitution ana
laws OF. the state in the following man
uer: The legislative authorities or the
city may provide, by ordinance, LOT SUD, SUD-
mission to the voters the question: Shali
q commission be chosen to frame char
ter?" II such ordinance becomes effSc-
tive more than sixty days beTore tne
next election such question shall be SUD
snitted at such election and 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 IO
per cent of the qualified voters Of such
CITY, filed with the board of election COM
xnissioners or such board or officials as
may be in charge OF the munlclpal eiec-
tions in such city. If such petition prays
for q special election and Is signed Dy
twenty per, cent of the 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 III
ing of such petition. The percentage or
electors required to sign any petition pro-
vided for herein shall be based upon
the total number of electors Young at
the last preceding general municipal cleo
ton The petitions herein provided for
ehaIl be canvassed by the board of cleo
Sion commissioners or other officials nav
ing charge Of municipal elections in such
city, and it's determination as to the sur
iciency Of such petitions shall be maj,
THE question of whether or not com
EMISSION 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
but no candidate, or list of candidates,
shall bear the name, heading or label
Of any political party which has, prior
to such election, had candidates FOR state
proposed commission shall be nominated
oy 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 sucf
election; provided that in no case shal
the signatures of more than one thou
sand votes be required 70 nomlnate
Sng on the question shall be chosen II
frame a charter, vote in the affirmative
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number OF votes shall constl'
xute such commission Any charter st
framed shall be submitted to the elector:
nf the akty and an election held at time
fixed by the charter commission put a
least thirty days subsequent to the com
Dletion of the charter and not more tnai
one year from the date of the election
such commission, Any part or parts
q charter so framed may. be submitte'
70 be voted upon separately. Any alter
native section or article may be pre-
eented for the choice OF the voters ant
may be voted on separately and accept
ed or rejected, separately, without preJu
dice to other articles or sections OF Tn
charter. II a charter Is adopted at suc
election that section or article subnitte
in the alternative. which receives Tn
greatest number of votes, shall be deeme
adopted. If any such proposed charte
Be- approved by a majority of the elector
voting on the proposition Of whether Q
mot such charter shall be adopted, IT sna
become the charter of such city at TN
time fixed therein and shall supercede an
existing charter and amendments there
81. Duplicate certificates shall be mad,
setting forth the charter adopted and II
ratification, which shall be signed by u
chief MAGISTRATE Of the city, and authen
ticated by its corporate seal. one
such certified copies. shall be deposlte
IA the Office Of the secretary OF stat
and the other, after being recorded IN tn
records of the city, shall be deposite
among the archives Of the city ana q
courts shall take judicial notice thereo
THE notice for any election provided x
In this section shall be published lor
least three weeks in at least one news
paper printed in such city. when neWi
paper shall have bona fide sale or ci
cuiation In such city Of at least "
Thousand u,pies Of each ISSUE ~ Wnie
such notice Is published, ana WIS
Newspaper has been published contin,,
oussT for fifty-two weeks next pefoTe Y
publication OF such notice. sucn pup1lcs
Sion Of such notice to be made at iea =.
once each week and on the same " "
a the week In zach Of said tnree Week