Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
PROPOSITION NO. IS.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Approved March 18th. 1921.

An act amending the existing law so
as to provide that the county court may
not appoint additional Justices Of the
peace In townships having not less than
three hundred thousand nor more thar
six hundred thousand inhabitants.
enate Bill No. 6, Flfty-first General
Assembly.
AN ACT to amend section 1883, Revised
Statutes Of Missouri, 1919, relating to
justices of the eace
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Missouri, as follows:
Section 1. That section 1888 of the Re-
vised Statutes of Missouri, 1919, be
amended by adding at the end thereof the
| following: Provided further that this
section shall not apply to townships which
nave or may hereafter have a population
of not less thar three hundred thousand
inhabitants and not more than six hum
dred thousand inhabitants, and all JUS
tees Of the peace holding under appoint
ment in such townships shall on the first
day Of July, 1921, be abolished and all
business or cases pending before such
justices shall be transferred and disposed
of in the same as is provided by
law for the transfer and disposition of all
business pending before justices holding
office in districts in such townships" So
tha said section as SO amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 1889. County court may appoint
additional justices, when.-Whenever a
petition shall be presented to the county
court of any county in this state, signed
by twelve or more qualified voters of any
township in said county, setting forth
that they live more than five miles from
the nearest justice of the peace in their
township, the county court shall have the
power to appoint an additional justice of
the peace for such township and the JUS
tice 80 appointed shall live In the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the petitioners,
and at least five miles from any other JUS
tice Of the peace Of such township. Pro-
vided, that the county court shall not ap-
point more than two additional ~juItices in
any township, except If it be shown tc
the county court that there is no justice
of the peace living in n Incorporated OIL
u"nincorporated town or village having q
population Of at least two hundred In,
habitants, then the county court, at thu
request of any twelve resident household
ers in said town or village, may appoint
one justice in said town or village in ad
dition to the number of justices herein
, before specified. The term Of office of
, justice of the peace appointed under thii
: section shall expire on the general election
, day in the year when justices Of the peac
> shall be elected for the townships, as pro
. vided by law. Provided further, that thi
: : section shall not apply to townships whicl
: nave or may hereafter have a population
! of not less than three hundred thousan'
Inhabitants and not more than six hun
: dred thousand inhabitants and all justice
? of the peace holding under appointment i
/, such townships shall on the first day o
July, 1921, be abolished and all business o
. cases pending before such justices sha
be transferred and disposed Of in tn
. same manner as is provided by law TO
: the transfer and disposition Of all bust
ness pending before justices holding offic
In districts in such townships"
Sec. 2. All acts or parts inconsister
herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This enactment is hereby dc
= clared necessary for the Immediate pres
: ervation Of the public peace, health an
y safety within the meaning Of section s.
: article 4. Of the Constitution Of Missouri
!. Approved March II, 1921.