The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-10-27

by cities are to provide the manner
in which such powers are to be exer-
cised. Cities are empowered to pro-
vide for dividing into zones and reg
ulating the use of land in their boun-
daries.
The state and all subdivisions, and
all municipal corporations, in another
section Of the committee report, are
given permission to acquire lands for
the purpose of establishing, creating,
charging or improving parks, boule-
wards, wharves, cemeteries, hospitals
and all works which involve the pub
lie health, welfare and safety. They
may also acquire an excess of such
lands for the purposes named when
ever the court finds the excess is re-
auired to protect, preserve or aid IN
the improvement and is reasonable IN
quantity therefor.
The legislature is restricted from
passing laws relating to property al
fairs or government of cities or vii
lagos which are special or local either
in their terms or effect, but all laws
of this character are to be general to
apply to all cities of the same class
or to all villages. General laws are
to be passed for the Incorporation OF
all cities and villages which do not
have or adopt special charters.
Cities are allowed to extend their
boundary lines either within the coun-
ties in which they are situated or in
to adjoining counties. Contiguous
cities may also be consolidated or
merged in the manner prescribed by
law. Two or more counties may also
be consolidated upon majority vote
of the qualified electors in the counties
affected, but this question shall not
be repeated oftener than once in five
years.
Extension of the pension provision
now applying only to firemen, is made
by the committee to include police
men, but this provision is not sup
ported by all members of the commit
tee.
The convention again has its full
quota of members, 0rrin l.. Munger,
of Piedmont, having been appointed
by Governor Hyde to succeed j. b.
Daniel of the twenty-first district, who
died suddenly last month. Mr.. Mum
ger is prominent attorney OF
Wayne county and is democrat in
politics. He took the oath of office
on Monday, Oct. 16.
In spite of the clear exposition
made before its members in st. Louis
last week, the school board of that
city is still not satisfied with the
committee report on education, inso-
far as it provides for the State Board
of Education. 1t is expected that fur
Their protest will be made to men,
bers of the convention and an effort
made to have the present system con-
tinued.
The attendance at the convention
has been much better this week than
for a part of last week and the mem
bers have been making definite prog
ress on the reports up for considera-
ton. Several absentees have re-
turned and the work is proceeding in
a much better manner. Several law
yers have been absent on account of
business.
Representatives of the City Plan
Commission of St. Louis appeared be-
fore the Committees on Counties, Cit
les and Towns on Tuesday night and
sought the assistance of the commit
tee in providing means in the consti-
tuition to relieve its difficulties. 1t
would like to have some provision
made so that st. Louis and the terri
tory contiguous could join in uni
form system of city and county plan
ming to the end that there might be a
better system of streets connecting
city and county and also provisions
for coming so that certain sections
might be set apart for industrial res
idential centers.
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