The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-22
Be Il resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein.

hAhNnuhHcil lhcfcOI.
BE Il resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein:
hat at the general election TO be held
on Tuesday. following the first MondaN
I'm November, 1920, there shall be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified voters OF Missouri
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit: The
repeal Of sections 10 and II of article 9
OF the Constitution of Missouri and the
adoption OF the following new sections In
lieu thereof.
vSection 16. Any city having a popular
ton OF more than one hunred thousand
Inhabitants may frame and adopt a char
tet fOrNtts Owl government consistent
with and subject to the Constitution and
laws Of the state in the following man
ner: Inc lesislative authorities Of the
city may provide, by ordinance, for sub
mission TO the voters the question; shall
q commission be chosen to frame a char
ter?' II such ordinance becomes efrec-
tive more than sixty days before the
next election such question shall be sub
mitted 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
missioners or such board or officials as
may be IN charge Of the municipal cleo
tions in such city. II such petition prays
kor q 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 80 days,
nor more than ninety day, after the Ill
n OF such petition. The percentage Of
electors required 10 sign any petition pro-
xided 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
tion commissioner or other officials hay
1ng charge OF municipal elections in such
city. and its determination as 10 the suf-
noiency OF u petitions shall be fnal
The question Of whether or not a COM
mission shall be chosen to frame q new
charter and the names OF electors or
set Of natiirs vi electors OF the city, who
are candidates fSr 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
70 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
Der cent OF the qualified voters OF such
city, and nled with the board Of election
commissioners. or other officials having
charge OF municipal elections In such
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election; provided that in no case shall
the signatures Of more than one thou
sand votes be required to nominate a
candidate. IL a mSj0Ttty OF electors Vot-
tnH on the question shall be chosen to
name a charter. vote In the affirmative.
then the thirteen candidates receiving
the highest number OF votes shall consti-
fute such commission. Any charter so
framed shah be submitted to the electors
Of the city and an election held at a time
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least thirty days subsequent 10 the COM
pletOn OF tho charter and not more thar
. year from the date OF the election VI
such commission. Any part or parts OF
aScharter so framed may be submitted
20. be voted upon separately. ANY alter.
native section or article mas be pre-
Bented Tor the choice OF the voters and
may be voted on separately and arcept-
Cd or reiected. separately. without preju-
dice TO other articles or sections OF the
cnarter. II a charter II adopted at such
election that section OF article submitted
IN the alternative. which receives 1.-THE
greatest number Of votes. shall be deemed
adopted. II my such proposed charter
Dc approved BY a majority OF the electors
voting on the proposition OF whether or
not such charter shall be adopted II shall
become the charter OF such city AZ the
time fixed therein and shall Buperceds any
existing charter ard amendments there
Of. Duplicate certificates shall be made,
7ANhAllAH iUiAu Alt tNulitI huOpANu and Il1
ratification. which shall be signed ~ the
chief magistrate or he city. and authen-
ucated By is corporate seal. One OF
such certified copies. shall be deposited
IN the Jnice Of the secretary Of state
the other. after being recorded m the
Fecorda Of the city. shall be deposited
among the archives OF the city and All
courts shah take judicial notice thereof.
The notice for any election provided Tor
ms section shall be published for at
leeht three weeks IN at least one news
p4per printed in such city. which ews
paper nhnn have a bona hde sale or cir
citation ~ such city OF at least two
suuh notice 70 published. and which
newspaper has been published continu.
ouely for nfly-tVo weeks next before the
publication Qi such notico. such publica-
tlon Of epch nolico 20 DO made al least
once each end On the same day
NJ W "a ~ said three weeks.