Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19
PROPOSITION NO. is.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION or THE PEOPLE.

PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
! act aboIIshIng the offices Of JUS
tIces Of the peace elected In townships
containing a city Of one hundred thousand
inhabitants and less than three hundred
thousand inhabitants and providing for
the transfer Of business pending before
sue Justices to other Justices Of the
peace provided for by law.
Senate Bill No. q, Fifty-first General
Assembly.
AT; Ao- to amend section 1858, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1919, relating to
justices of the peace, abolishing the Of
fees of justices " the peace elected in
districts in certain townships, and pro-
viding for the transfer of business pend
ing before such justices.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section 1. On the first day Of July,
1921, the offices of justices of the peace
elected or appointed in districts in all
municipal townships containing a city of
one hundred thousand inhabitants and
less than three hundred thousand inhab-
itants and the office of Clerks to such
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diction and powers then vested in such
justices Of the peace shall be transferred
to, vested in and thereafter exercised by
the justices of the peace to be appointed
OF elected to serve in townships that now
Rave or may hereafter have not less than
| three hundred thousand inhabitants nor
more than six hundred thousand inhabit-
ants. -
Sec. 2. On said first day of July, 1921,
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any Of said justices of the peace elected
or appointed for districts In all municipal
townships containing a city Of one hun.
dred thousand inhabitants and less than
three hundred thousand inhabitants shall
be transferred to the person designated as
the presiding justice of the peace. to be
appointed or elected to serve in town
| ships that now rave or may hereafter
| have not less than three hundred thou.
a inhabitants nor more than six hum
dred thousand inhabitants. to be pro-
ceeded with, determined, and disposed Of
in the same name as might have been
done by the justices Of the peace before
whom such business was pending, includ-
ing the issuing of executions. revival Of
| judgments and allowance Of appeals In
accordance with the provisions OF law. In
all cases or matters so transferred, judi
cial notice shall be taken by the justice
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ferred Of all entries or orders made there.
in before the transfer thereof.
Sec. g.. On the said first day Of July,
1921, all justices Of the peace serving
in districts in municipal townships con-
tanning a city Of one hundred thousand
inhabitants, and less than three hundred
thousand inhabitants. and the clerks of
said justices shall deliver all books, pa
pers, records. furniture and other effects
belonging to their offices, to the person
designated as the presiding Justice of the
peace appointed or elected to serve in
townships having a population of not less
tan three hundred thousand inhabitants
or more than six hundred thousand in
habitants for the use of the justices and
clerks of such last described townships,
who shall thereafter lave charge thereof
ard shall be responsible therefor and per-
form such duties in relation thereto as
may b required by law; and said person
designated as the presiding justice of the
peace shall, when required, make and
certify copies, transcripts and exemplii-
cations Of any such books. papers and
records, and shall have the same power
and control over the books papers and
records so transferred as he has or may
h 70 over his own official books, papers
and records.
Sec. 4. That section 268S, of the Re.
vised Statutes Of Missouri, 1919. be and
the same Is hereby Gmended by striking
out all of said section occurring after this
word city" in line 7 thereof, SO that
said section as amended shall read al
follows:
Section 1888. Number Of Justices III
each township.-Each municipal township
except as otherwise provided by law
shall be entitled to two Justices Of the
peace, to be elected and commissioned II
the manner hereinafter provided: but ii
case there shall be in any such township
an Incorporated town or city having q
population of over two thousand inhab.
itants. and less than one hundred thou,
sand inhabitants, said town or city shall
be entitled to one additional justice O.
the peace, who shall be a resident Of sucl
town or city"
Sec. 5. All acts or parts of acts Ia
conflict herewith are hereby repealed!
Sec. g.. This ef5Ictment is hereby de-
clared to be necessary for the immediatI
preservation OF the public peace. healtl
and safety within the meaning Of section
81, article 4 Of the Constitution Of Mis-
\ souri,. y
Approved March 18th. 1921.