Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 2.

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AuthorizIns cities having a population
OF more than 100, 200 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
tons 16 and II thereof, and adopting
new sections in lieu thereof relating
to the framing of charters for self gov
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
in November, 1920, there shall be u b
mitted to the qualified voters of Missouri
for adoption or rejection. the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit: The
repeal of sections 16 and II Of article 3
of the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption of the following new sections in
lieu thereof:
Section 16. Any city having a popula-
tion of more than one hunred thousand
Inhabitants may frame and adopt a char
ter for Its own government consistent
with n subject to the Constitution and
laws of the state in the following man
$50 ZIG VI Ll1C
city may provide. by ordinance, for sub
mission to the voters the question: "Shall
q commission be chosen to frame a char
teri" II such ordinance becomes effec-
tive more than sixty days before the
next election such question shall be sub
united 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 a petition signed by 10
per cent of the qualified voters of such
city. filed with the board Of election com
m~issioners or u board or officials as
may be in charge of the municipal cleo
lions 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 sucf city not less han so days,
nor more than ninety day. after the Ill
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 ~canvassed by the board of cleo
tton commissioners or other officials hav-
ing charge of municipal elections in such
city, its determination as to the suf-
1oiency of such petitions shall be f1nal
The question of whether or not q 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
to 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. Of. 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 han one thou
sand votes be required to nominate a
candidate. If a 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-
tute such commission. Any charter SO
framed shall be 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 to the com
pletion 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 an accept
ed or rejected, separately, without preju-
dice to other articles or sections Of the
charter. II a charter is adopted at such
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 OF the proposition of whether or
not such charter shall be adopted, it 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 be 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 all
courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The notice for any election provided for
In this section shall be published for at
least three weeks in at least one news
paper printed in such city. which news
paper shall have a bona fide sale or cir
cuIation in such city Of at least two
Thousand copies OF each issue, Ia which
such notice Ia published, and which |
newspaper has been published continue
ously for fifty-two weeks next before the
publication of such notice. such publica-
ton of such notice to be made at least
once each week and on the same day
'of the week In each Of said three weeks.