Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO, 9,

ISOs x f.
Authorizing cities having a population
of more than 100, 1000 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-
rnmen 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
an November, 1920, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of Missouri
9or adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit: The
repeal of sections 16 and II of article 8
of the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption of the following new sections in
lieu thereof:
Section 16. Any city having a popula-
ton of more than one hunred thousand
inhabitants may frame and adopt q char
ter for its own government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws of the state in the following man
N6T. Inc l0SlStdLNG dulHOIllLSS VI Liz
city may provide, by ordinance, for sub
mission to the voters the question: 'Shal
a commission be chosen to frame a char-
ter?" If such ordinance becomes efISc-
tive more than sixty days peTore Inc
next election SUCH question shall be sub
emitted at such election and II not, then
ut the next general election thereafter,
except as herein otherwise provided. Such
question shall also be submitted, When
requested, by a petition signed by 10
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
fions in such city. If such petition prays
for a special election and 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 60 days,
nor more than ninety day., after the MI
electors required TO sign n petition pro-
vided for herein shall be based upon
the total number OF electors Young al
the last preceding general municipal cleo
ton, The petitions herein provided for
shall be canvassed by the board Of cleo
1ion commissioners or other officials hay-
ing charge of municipal elections in such
city, and its determination as to the sur
1iciency Of such petitions shall be final
The question of whether or not a COM
< mission shall be chosen to frame a new
charter and the names of electors OF
set of anne of electors of the city, who
are candidates for the proposed commits
sion, shall be printed on the same ballot
but noA candidate, or list of candidates
shall bear the name, heading or labe
of any political party which has, priol
TO such election, had candidates for state
or federal offices. Candidates for the
proposed commission shall be nominated
oy petition signed by not less h tive
per cent of the qualified voters of sucf
city, and filed with the board of election
commissioners. or other officials having
@ $500 - - 4,y1fntNa1 uo1anfinrn f1 oTfn
city, at least thirty days prior to sucl
election; provided that in no case shall
the signatures of more than one thou
sand votes be required to nominate {
candidate. If a majority of electors vot.
Sng on the question shall be chosen t
frame a charter, vote in the affirmative
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number of votes shall consti'
fute such commission. Any charter 81
framed shall be submitted to the electors
of the Aty and an election held at a tint
fixed by the charter commission but a
least thirty days subsequent to the com
pletion of the charter and not more thai
one year from the date of the election 0
a charter SO framed may. be submitte'
to be voted upon separately. Any alter
native section or article may be pre-
Gented for the choice of the voters an
may be voted on separately n accept
ed or rejected, separately. without preJu
kdice to 1other articles or sections of tn
Ncharter.. If a charter is adopted at sucl
election that section or article submitte'
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 0
mot such charter shall be adopted, 1t shal
become the charter Of such city at tn
time fixed therein and shall supercede an
existing charter and amendments there
of. Duplicate certificates shall be made
setting forth the charter adopted and 1t
ratification, which shall be signed by tn
chief magistrate of the city, mi authen
ticated by its corporate seal. One 3
such certified copies, shall be depostte
in 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 and a
courts shall take judicial notice .thereo
The notice for any election provided e
An this section shall be published for q
least three weeks In at least one news
paper printed in such city, which news
paper shall lave a bona fide sale or eli
cuIation in such city of at least tw
Thousand apples of each issue, In whic
such notice Is published, n whic
newspaper has been published continr
oussy for fifty-two weeks next before tn
publication of such notice, such publica
fion of such notice to be made at Leaf
once each week and on the same da
Of the week in each Of said three week