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CONSTITÜTIONAL BALLOT iJ ?aolM-fcWtfÄ "V Froposcd Amendments to the Constitution of ffissouri FIEST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. leint nd coneurrent ratolution aub-nittlng te th qualified roter of the tat of Ml ouri p-opoaal to rep?al MCtion 11 of rticla 10 of tho Coniiitution es M;onn. relating to rerenu and taxation, and cnacting a nw ection in Ücu t' eicof to b knowa a, ection 11 of stiele 10 of tho Constitution of Mioiri. e it itrsoi vi:n ny tiik senate. TnH norsK nr iKPnrsKXTATivrs oox rrr.niN therein: Thut at tbe rnral elert'en so he held In th'a ate on the ftrf Tneadny nt'.-r he flrat Vr) 'nr In "s",vrirvr In IN" t' 1!1. ther ha! t,e ihnii""d tn 'he n".fi-d voter f thu a"te f.-r tnntlon. the fiillnwlng I rop.wd amruttiirnt tn the ('ontitntliin to repesl eo tlcn 11 of rtl.lt- 10 of the rate Oonatltutlon "1 I enart n new aectlon In Heu thereof fdlloiv-,- Sl!n t Tlift eetlon 11 nf artlrle 10 of the O'inatltnllon of Mlitaourl I horchy re Jeald. S'w. 2. Thut In llen es ,ert!n 11 of artl rle 1 nf the t'onntlt'tf Ion 's Mlfaotirl herehr r- r' ''i'.l. there ln.i-tiei teil the follnwlne; nee? tfop to be kninfii aa ai-rtiun 11. artlrle 10, ,1, :V-. 11. Taxi' fnr romity, rlty. town and " I mir-map nnv le lrrli-ti on II ntilert ml i.licrt f tn'i'!"nr "! the vnlnatii'n of rr'jwrtr thpri'f ir im 1 1 not xc,-l the rnliia t!i"i i'f the nie proja-rty In 'ich town, rlty or ' hool dla'rl.'t fiT tfe nnil i-ninlr pur rt''. Fnr muntr purpor the annral rat on pniiertr. In rountle harlnc lx mllllon dnl- ler nr le. hall not. In th nrere-mte, exreed ftftv , e,,,, im the hundred ihlli, valnatinn: In i'iitee hnvtinr In mllllnn tl"linr and linder t'O inülliin dollar, aald rate ahall not exreed firtt eonta on the hnndreil dol'er xaluatlon: In rountl,, harlui; ton Million dollara and timlir tlilrty tnllllnn slnllam. ald rate hall m t ex. red sifty onta on the hundred dollara ralni"l'n: and In conntlea haring tlilrty mll-ll'-n iMInra or niore. aald täte hall not exreed tVr'v fiv renta on the hundred dollara Ina Ion. Kor rltr and town piirpnar th annual rat on prore rty In rlfloa and towna tiavlne thlrti thoimnnd tnhnhltanta or more. ahall not. In the nrirrocute. exceed one hundred renta on the one hundred dollara valnntlon: In oltlea and town havtfijr len thao thlrty tkouand and v: ten tkon-and InliakIIanta, ald rate hall n.it eti-eed Ixty eenta on the hundred dollara : ..mtlon: In oltlea and towna harlnx leaa than ton thonnand and more than one thon aanil Inhahltanta. ald rate ahall not exreed flfr inl on the hundred dollara yalttatlonj and In towna havlnr one thonaand Inhahltanta, rr !'. ald rate hall not exreed twenty-slr rent on the hundred dollara Talnatlon. Fop i-nool prpoWia In dltrl"t oompoeed of eitle whlrh hare one hundred thonaand Inkahltant or nme. the annnal rate on property anall not ea-ved Ixty rent on the hundred dollara al natlon and In other dlatrleta ahall not exoeed fortr eenta on the hundred dollara Talnatlon; FROVinKD. the ,f,reald annnal ratea for ah'i'I onrpoaea wnr he Inereaaed. In all dla trtrt. to an atnount not to exeeed one dollar on the hundred dollara yaluatlon. on the eon tttln that a maiorlty of the yotera who ar taxpayera. xotln t n eleotlon neld to d rde the queatlon. rote for aald Inereaae. For tho nurpoae. of ereetln pnhlli? hulldlnt In rnnntle, eltlea or ai'hool dlatrlrf. the rate of taxatlon herein Hmlted tnay be Inereaaed whea the rate of anih Inrrea and purpoae for whlrh It la tntended ahall bare been aubmlt ted to a Tote of the people. and two-thlrd of the nnallfled Totera of atieb eonnty, elty or arhool dletrlrt, rotlnf t ani'h eleotlon. ahall ote therefor. Th rate herein allowed to eaeh conntT hall he aaeertalned by the amonnt of ta iahte property tbereln. aeeordln to tb laat aaeaament for tat and eonnty purpnaea, and the rate allowed to. eaeb , elty or town by tb oumber of Inhahltanta, eeordlnit to tb laat enna taken nnder tbe antborlty of tb tat, r of tbe United ütatea: ald reatrlctlon a to rate hall apply to taxea of exery Kind nd Vaorlptlon whether (reneral or apeelal, exoept faxe to py Talld Indebteilneea now exlatln r bonda wbleb nur he loed In renewal of neh Indehtedneaa: PROVntnn. that the rlty of St. taula tnay Iott for munielpal purpoaea. In addltlon to the munlolpal rate of taxatlon bove provlded, rate not exi'eedlnjf the rat whleh would he allowed for eonnty pnrpoaea lf aald rlty wer part of a eonnty. YES NO (Scratch one of the Above.) 4EC0ND ST1TU110AL AMENDMSNT. Totnt and roncurrent reaolution uornlttliir t the qttalified yotera of th tat of Mla lonri an amendrnent to th Cor.atitution of aald tat, eoncerninf th "Public achool BE !T HESOI.VEO BT THR BENATK. TH. HOPSE OP REPRESENTATIVES CON CURRINO THEREIN: That at the reneral eleetlon tn he held la tJila atate on the Tiieaday ext followln- th flrat Monday In Noxemher, A. 1). 1918. tber ball he anbmltted to the nnallfled xotera of tbla atate for adnntlon. tbe followln amend rnent so tbe Conatlttitlon nf tbia atate: Seetlon 1. Amend aeetlon tl nf artlrle XI f tbe Conatltullon, by atrlklnc out of aald eo tlon tbe worda "Ordlnary rerenue of the atate" tn Hnea fonrteen (141 nd flfteen (1(1) of aald eetlon. aa It appeara on paaea 12 and 1.10 of tb Rexlaed Statute of Mlaaourl for the year 1D0B. and by Inaertln, In He thereof tb worda "Rerelpta of th tat treaaurr, otbar tkan thoae derlxed bT tbe antborlty of aeetlo, of artlel XI of tb Conatltntlon." o that ald eetlon atnended will read aa followa: See. 8. The proreeda of all land that bare been or bereafter may he xranted by tb untren warea to ihta täte, nd not otherwia pproprlited 1T tbia tat or th Cnlted ttatea: lao. all moneya. atork, bonda, land nd other property now belonclntr to ny tat fnnd for pnrpoae of edneatton: alao, tb net -weed of all et? rf ,,nda nd other prop. rty and essest that may eerne to th tat fcy aeheat, front nnrlalmed dlrldend nd dla tiihutlrc bare, of the eatate of daeeaaed Doraona: Im, ny proeeed of tbe nie of th anbllc landa wbteh may hare been, or haro fter may t made to tbl, tat, and not other wta pproprlited by th tat, or th terrna f he tränt. -Ist or daxiM, ahall tw patd Into th tat treaaurr, nd aoenrely Inxeated and aeredly preaerred , pnhlle arhool fund; Wo annnal Ineom of wbleh find, ta Cther wlth ao mwh of tb reetlpta of ta tat traaury. other tbaa tboa, derlred by th antborlty of eetlon 8 f rtlel XI es th Oonatltutlon, aa may ho by law et apart for that purpoae. ahall da fltbfnlly appraprlat4 Jer eatabllabln? nd malntalnlnc th fraat pnb e arhoola and tb tat nnlTcralty la tala rtlcl prorlded for. and for no other aaaa m fnrpoara wbataoexer. eo. 2. That eetlon T of artlela XI f th Oonatltntlon ba repealed and rtrlrken ant, anal Um followlnr new ection dopted la Uaaj thereof: t See. T. In addltlon to th taz for atata aarpoaea, autboriced by eetlon 8 of artlel X of tho Conitltntlon, ther ball ba lerled and colUcted flfteen Cent on the on hnndrod Mlar Talnatlon, on all th taxabl ptuyrly es th tat, whlrh, wlthont tlon by tb ffea ral anembly. hall atand pproprlited for nd ahall eonatltnto a fand for th npport of th free publle cbool es tb tat, and for aa tber naea or pnrpoaea wbataoexer. In caae tha xnblle arhool fund prorlded for bereta and h eotlon of Vrtlcl XI of tha vonatltatloa, for - th npport of free pnblle aoboola, anall ba wanfflelent to nataln a fr cbool at leaat Iaht montba In rary year In caeb cbool dla trlet In tbia tat th enaral aaaembly may roTld for auch deflclency la aererdanee wlth Wttloa 11 of tha artlela a rar aad taa atioa. YES NO 'rrfltrh on of the Above.) - P ,:V . '.' : ': ,rv-V iSäSiXSSSSiVSgi-- T.'iird rD::rTivTjTio:rAL a::tj::est. Johjt and r-nenrre-t reaolution ub-nittin ta t' ei, ,!!:ii! voter of the at?te of ?! f"-l an a'.neadRvnt to tha CinatituttoU' t."of rqti:rins tha 'ounty ourt, whon j,y ,,,, oualified roter of any re-.d iliatrict, Reneral or pecial. to mako a pocial levjr on the taxable property wtthia auch road dlatrict. In addition to the leriea now anthorized by Ist. of not to exceod eyenty fixa centt o the one hundred dol lar Taluation, th proceeda of auch lery to Ko uaed for road purpoae within auch diatrict, r.K IT TtFSOl.VET RT TtlK SKXATE, TITB ftnfF OF nrrRESEXTATIVKS COX (TltRIN THEREIN, AS KOU.OWS: That a, the aneral Iei Ion to h held In th täte on the firat Tueadax fter th flrat Monday In Noremter, A. O. 1!I. tber ahall t aiititnttfd to th quaMfled voter of thtfl atate fnr ailontlon. the followln? amendrnent to tht- tonatltution thereof: Portion 1. That artlrle 10 of the Con atlttitlon nf Mlasonri he. and th aatno 1 herehv amendcd by addine thereto the follow In? ert Ion. to he knmvn aa artlon ?Z. rtlcl 10 of 'he Oonatltutlon of the atate of Mla aourl. whlrh ald aectlon hall read aa followa: .er. 3. In addltlon to the taxe, mm anthorired to he lexled for ennty pnrpoaea, nilir ml br vlrtn nf ection 11 of artlel 10 of the rona'ltutlon nf thla atate, and In addl tlon to the nerlal lexy for road nd brlda; piirpoe autliorlii'd by ection 22 of artlrle 1 cf the Oonitltutlon of thla atate. It aha ba the dty of the rounty conrt of ny eounty la thla te. when nthorired annuaily ao to da ly a ma!rty of the quallflcd xotera of any n xd dUtri'-t. reni ritl or peelni. votlnL thereoa at an ertln held for auch purpoae, to rnaka a levy of not to exreed exenty-fixe centa OM the one hundred dollara Talnatlon on all prop crlv wlthln auch dlatrict, to Ix collorted In tha ,in,e manter a tat nd eonnty taxe ara nillccted, and plaod to the eredlt of th road dlatrict nthiirblnr auch poclal lery. It hall he he duty of the eonnty rourt, on petltlo of not !ra than ten quollfled xotera and tax pnvoiT reitdlnc wlthln any nrh road dlntrlct to "htiilt tho queatlon rf anthorlainr, aurh apa clol le-x to the quollfled xotera of auch dlatrict at a nertei eleetlon to be held for that pur poae. I'bin twenty day fter th lillni ot uih Petition. YES NO (Scratch one of the Above.) FOURTH CON8TITTTI0!fAt AMENDMEKT. Jolnt and roncurrent reaolution aubmlttinx ta tho qualified yotera of th tat of II la aouri an amendrnent to th Conitltutlo thereof, eoncernint taxatlon. ÜB IT RFSOI.VEI RT THE SENATE, TH HOT'SE OF REPRESEXTATIVES COX fTRRIXfJ THI'REIX: That t the reneral eleetlon to he held M th firat Tety followlnr the flrat Monday la Voxember. INI, th followlnr amendrnent ta the Cona'ltutlon of Mlaaourl, ponremln taxa tlon. hall b aubtnltted to the quallflcd yotera of ald atate, to wtt: Seetlon 1. That artlrle X of th Oonatl tutlon of Mlaaourl he, and the am I hereby atnended, by addlnr thereto one new aectlon, to be known aa aectlon twenty-two a (22a), whlrh la tn werd and flaurea followa: See. 22a. A tat tax of ten centa on tb on hundred dollara aaeeaaed xaluatlon h!l be lexled nd eollected on all ohlecta and ob lect of taxatlon In the eine manner that the tote nd countr tixe ar collorted, One-half of all moneya dcrlxed from aald lery aha he plared to the Credit of the atate road fund, One-fonrth ahall be apnortloned to the enun tlea and the rlty of St. Inia ccordln? to thelr reapectlx areaa and one fourth ccordln) to poptitatlon. It ahall b the duty of tha atate audltor t.i niake nch pportlonment, and certlfy the aame to th täte treaaurer for payment to the conntlea and the elty of St. Iioula. Such fund when rollerted hall ba ted by the conntlea for th rontntrtlon and rnalntenanre of puh'.lo road. and hy the rlty of 8t. I.oIa for the conatnirtion ann mainte nance of the treeta and aller therein When exer the taxabl propertx of the tat hall amonnt tn three hllHon ddlora. the rate In tbl art hIl he reduivd to fix cent on tb, on hundred dollara xaluatlon. YES NO (Scratch one of the AboTa.1 FITIH CONSTITUTIOirAl AMEKDMENT. Joint and eonrnrreiit roaolution ubmittlnf ta th qmillfied yotera of M.aao'iri an amend ment to tiie Conatituticn thereof eoncerninf rexen i ind taxatlon by in.citing in Mo tion 12 of articl 10, of th GoaaUtiitiea, cartaia worda. BE IT RESOI.VEI BY THE HOÜSB OF REP RESENTAT1VES. THE SENAT . CON CURRINQ THEREIN: That at th eneral eleetlon to b held la thla tat on th Tneaday followln, th flrat Monday In Noremher. 1018, the followln, amendrnent to tha Conatltntton of'the tat of Mlaaourl ahall he aubmlMcd to th quallflcd yotera of th tat, , to-wlt: Seetlon 12, of artlel 10, of th Conatl tntlon of tb tat of Mlaaaorl ahall b, amend d by Ineertlnf betwecn the word "am" and tb word "prorlded" aa tha am appeara oa lln ten thereof, tb followln, word: "or for rtia nnnvu f Amtt wlw all . m , , -'" " vi ur yll UL the roat es parln. macadamliinr. fradlng or viucrmn imprarini ui roaaway or any treet, axenu or lley wlthln th Corpora te limlta of neh elty." m that ald ection hall read aa followa: YES Seetlon 11a. Ccrtiln eitle allowed to In enr addittonal Indehtedneaa for water werk and ltKht planta. Any elty In tbl, tat con talnlnf not more than thlrty thonaand (SO.iXX or leaa than two thonaand 2,0 Inhabitant, may. wlth th, aent of two-thlrd es tbe reter, thereof, retla at an eleetlon to ba held for that pnrpoae, b allowed to becoti Indebted tn a Urjer amonnt than apeclfled In ection twelv, of artlel ten (10) of tba Conatltntton of thla täte, not exceedlnf aa ddltlonal fix (B) per oentutn of th ralu es the taxabl property therein. for th purpoae of pnrchaalnc er oonatrnctln, water-work, leetrlc or other llfht plante, to be owned exclnalrely by tha dty m purchaalng er con tractlnc th aame, or for th, purpoee of da fniytnr 11 or any part es the coat of parinf, anacadamUlnc. fradlaf or otherwia Improrlnf tb roadway of any a treet, ayenu or alley wlthln th Corpora t limlta of auch elty; PRO VIDED, that any auch ctty Incurrlnf nch Indehtedneaa reqnlrlng th aaaent of th rotere aa aforeaald hall bare tha power to prexlde for, nd before or at tha Urne of Incnrrinf nch Indehtedneaa hall prortd for, th collectlon of an annnal ta la addltlon to th other taxea prorlded for by thla Oonatltutlon, auffiele! t pay the tntereat oa nch Indehtedneaa as It fall du, aad alao ta eonatltute a Inklng fund for tha payment es th prtnclpal thereof, wlthln twenty yaara from th tlme of eontract Ing th am, any prortalon In tbia CooaUta tlo te tha eeatrary aetwlthatandin. NO "-erntest ' c" of thr Above.) 6IXXH CONSTITPTIOHAt AKEHDKENT. Joint and eoneuront reaolution , inbmittinc ta the eualified roter of tha atate of Mi ouri an amendrnent to the Conatitntioa ths.-eof, concerninr tha Prohibition f tha mamifarture, aale and alring away of in toxieatin liqnora within the tat of htia- uun wiia penaiae, attaehed. P.B TT TtEOT.VEI BT THE BOFSE OF REP RT-SENTATIVE8. THE SENATS CON CCRRINO THEREIN: That t tho eneral eleetlon to ha held oa th firat Tneadar folloxrlng tha flrat Klonday In Noremher, llg. th followln amndmnt to th Oonatltutlon es Mlaaourl. concerninr Pro hibition, ball be anbmltted to the nnallfled roter of ald atate. to-wlt: Seetlon 1. The mannfactnra es Intoxleat ln liqnora I, hereby prohlblted In thla atata, xcept for medlclnal, arlentlfle er merhanlcal purpo. Th aal of Intoxlcatln liqnora te alao hereby prohlblted la tbl tat, azeapt for medteln!, clentlfle er merhanlcal pnr poea. Th lrlnr aw,y of Intoxiratlng Uqnora I alao hereby prohlblted la thla atata, except for medlclnal, aetentlflo er merhanlcal pnr poae. Th mannfavttira er aal es win for rIIIona or aacramental pnrpoae, I, alao M eepted. Thla Oonatitntlonal prerlalon ahall aa tak effert nntll Noremher I. 191. Proposed Amendments to tht Constitution of Missouri by the Initiative. seventh coNSTrrrmoirAX AMENDMENT. A prepeiition ta eatabllah la tha tat. nry a homeatead leaa fund te ba loanad ta eltlxeai es the täte es Mlaaourl for th pnrpoae es pnrchaainf homeatead aal ereotinf ' permanent lmprorement thereoa, te be ecured by a flrat lien on the home atead and te haar thraa per cent tntareat mmsneina; one year from the dato es th loaas proriding for the repayment thereof. and mpowering the Leglalatnre to eaaot aeeeaaary legialatiea to maka ffectlr tha prerlalon hereof. BE IT ENAOTEn BT THE PEOPLE O THE TÄTE OF MISSOURI: The Oonatltutlon of th atate ahall h and tha aame I hereby atnended br adding tha fol lowlnr. Seetlon to Artlel XTV thereof: See. 18. Ther la hereby eatabllahed In th State Treaatirr a fund to be known aa the Homeatead Ixten Fund. Sald Homeatead I.oan Fund hall he lenk to cltliena of Mlaeonrl for !h followlnr purpooe nd fnr no other purpoae whatorr: (1) to purrhaa homeateada: (2) to erct permanent Improrementa on bnmeateada. Not more than three fonrtb of tb appralaed ralne of any homeatead ahall b lent thneen: PHOVIDED, bowerer, that three foiirtha of the appralaed ralu nf th Imrtrorement mar b added to th thre fourth of th appralaed ralne es tha land to arertln the Hnilt of tb loan. No loan exceedlnr three thonaand dollar hall ba made on one homeatead. Everr loan ahall b aerured hy rot nd mortrag or deed of truat ronalitntlnc a flrat llen on the homeatead, J cept taxea and apecial aaaeaamenta: and th lmprorement on th homeatead ahall be kept aafeir Insnred aralnut flre nd windatoriua es th füll Inartrahle ralne thereof, and" the peil ele abnll be aairned addittonal aecurltr for th loan. Erery loan made from aald fund hall hear Inserent at three per rent per an num, berlnntng one year after dato of. th loan whlrh lntrt, toeether xrlth on-twntl th of th principal. rha b pald t th vnck es tb erond rear and at th nd of enoh renr tbereafter unttl th loan la pald In füll: PRO VIDED, bowerer. that lf the homeatead oa whlrh aurh loan I, made ball reaae to be uaed nrh hy th owner thereof or hl famtly, then the ttnnald portton of nch loan ahall be eome payable In three eqnal Inatallrnanta fall In rtn at th dato of tb nxt thr tnatalt ment of th loan aa du by tha original terrna thereof, wlth Interect at Ix per rent per annnixi. It ahall he tb dnty nf the tcglalatnre at It flrat meeting followtng th ratlftcattoa of thla amendrnent to enart nch legldatlea aa may glve füll force and effert to the prorldona thereof. and of all tat and local offleera ra apertlrely to exerute th am ander paaalty ff forfe'.tnre of thelr Office. . EIOHTH COltSTITUTIOHAX AMENDMEHT. Prorldlng that all publie rarann, ball ta) derirad from taxatlon upon th tmlmprored ralue of land baaed npon aaMaaneata mada oa aad after June lat, IBIS, aad from taxea upon th mannfaetnre and aale es Intoxioating liqnora and tobaceo, and oa incomea and lnharitanc; abollahing all eonatitutional limitatlona n th ratea of taxatlon, and empowsrlng th leglalatnre, eonnty conrt and municipal authoritiaa te fix the rate fer atate and achool. ounty and municipal purpoae, rcapertlrcly, claa slfying righta es way of pnblio ntilitl, for purpoaaa f taxatlon, and repeallng all eonatitutional prorialon la Conflict hre- with. BE IT ENAOTF.D BT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI: Tb Oonatltutlon of Mlaaourl hall be and the nme I berehy amended by adding the followln Seetlon to Artlcle X thereof: All publle revenue fnr tat, eonnty, mu nicipal, arhool and all other publle pnrpoae ahall be dcrlved from taxe on the ralne of land exrluaive of Improrenienta nd from nch faxe aa may be Impoaed by law on th mann fartnro and aal of Intoxlcatlug Ilquora and tohacro, and on Incomea and Inhrrltance; hnt thla hall t ot prevent the Impoaltlon of auch Iteenae taxea aa mny be nereaaary to a proper exerelee of the polliv power. Rlght of way fnr puhll.? n'llltlea ahall be deemed property In land and the ralue thereof ahall be taxed arrrrllniy lf pot owneil by the publle. Thl tnetiflmiiiit ahnM gorern all taxea fnr whlrh c'i"iita ebill he niade on and after June lat, !!!!. but not rfoae aaod before that dato. AH eonatitutional lliiiltatlona of ratea of e.emrnt and taxatlon are hereby bot lahed nd tbe 'eitWlniiire la horohy empowered to fix auch rate of taxatlon a hall prodno the rerro reqiilrrd for ata'e and cbool pur foaoa ml In countle tho Oonnty Oonrt of eaoh lounty and In nitinli Ip.illtio the corporat ai'tliorltli i of ra'h munli lpallty ahall bar power to detormlnr the rote nereaaary to pro ditee tt o reremio nee 'd froro tlme to tlme for inunlrlpol iitirpo'!,: PROVINEN. that ny achool diatriit I thi Ite mar lui-reaa the rate for mhonl nnrir f'xrd br tbe leglalnture by ant nil 'l.i wh in f ixe to a rote ,if th po pl,. cf !,', llNtrt,'i .VH prortalon f ttaf Oone'ltntl n ronfli'tl lurenlth ara repaalach ao far a tbey ao coufllut. NO NINTH CONSTITUTI0NAX AMEND MENT. Authoriiing eitle haring a popnlatlen of more than on hundred thonaand ln'inbftan) te prorid by ordinanM for tha elsctioa of Charter commiaaion to fram, a new Char ter, and for the adoption thereof, and pro viding the method by which amendmont may be made thatet, IT IS PROPOSEN BT THE LEGAL NVMBER OF QUAf.lFIED VOTERS OF THE STATE OF MIBSOiniT: That at the reneral eleetlon to be held "ja Tneaday. followlng the flrat Monday In ff rernher. 1018. ther ahall b aubrnNd to tha quallflcd yotera of Mlaaourl. for adoption or releetlon. tb followlng eonatitutional amend rnent. to-wlt: Th repea! nf Seetlon Slxteea nd Serenteen of Artlel Min of th Oonatltu tlon of Mlaaonrt, and th adoption of tbe fol lowlng new aectlon la llen thereof: Seetlon 14. Charter Framed by Large Odt le. Any rlty hirlng a popnlatlon of more than on hnndred thonaand Inhabitant may frame and adopt a Charter for Ite own gorera ment, ronalatent xrlth and nbject t the Oon atltutlon nd lawa of th täte la th follow lng manner: Th Iglalatlr authorltlea of the elty may prorid. by ordlnance. for uhrniaalon to tha rotere the qneatlon: "Shell a commiaaion ba ehoaen to fram a Charter!" If nrh ordlnance becomea effeetlr more than Ixty day befor . the next eleetlon nch qneatlon hall be anb mltted t nch eleetlon. and If not, then t th ext general eleetlon I bereafter. except aa herein otherwia prorld'd Such queatlon ahall alao be ubmltted. when requeated, by a Peti tion Igned br 18 per rent of th qnaHfled roter of nch eltr. ftled xrlth the Board of Eleetlon Oommlaaloxier or auch board or of fielal a, may b In rharr of mitnlclnal . tlona In anrb elty. If auch Petition pray for a rneelal Irtlon and I algned br 20 per cent of th qnallfled roter of nch rltr. a apecial eleetlon ahall ba held In nch rltr not leaa thun Ixty dar, nor more than nlnetr day. fter the flllng of neb Petition. The per rentage of elertora reonlred to algn nr p. tlon prorlded for hexein ahall h baaed nnon th total nnmber of elertora rotin r at th Iat preredlnr general mnnlrlpal eleetlon. The pe. tltiona herein prorlded for aha re ranrad br th Board of EIctton Oomrnllooera or oth er offirial haring rbarr of mnnlrlpal !eo tlona In auch rltr. and Ita determtnatlon 'o tbe nfflrlenry of neh Petition hall be final. The queatlon of whe'her or not a eommlaalon ahall h ehoaen to fram a nw ehartar and th nm of elertora or et of namea of ele.-tora of tb elfr. xrho r randidatea for the propod eommlaalon, ahall b prlnted on th ame ballot. Oandldatea for th propoaed rom mlaon hall be nomlnated br Petition almed by not leaa than 7 per ernt of th qnallfled rotere of auch eltr and fd with tt rtoard of Eleetlon Oommlaaloner, or other offlelala bar- YES NO (Scratch one of the Above.) Ing Charge of mnnlrlpal eleetlon In neh eltr, at le,t thlrfr dar nrior to ch oteetton PROVTVEBi that In no eaa ahall th aignaturea of more thau 1.000 roter he reonlred to nnmt. nt a randldaf. If a rnaloritr of eleetor rotlng on- th qneatlon nf whether or not a ehrter eommlaalon ahall h ehonen to fram eharter. rot in tb affirmatix. tbn tb thirtn eardldatea reretrtn? th gratr mi her of rot ahall eonatltnt auch eommilo-i Any ebartar o framed hall he lened hr a rnaloritr nf tbe ermml,aIon. and flled wlth aald lrtlon offlriala. whn hall aubmlt td rhartr to th Irtora of tbe rltr at' an eter. tlon to b held' at a tlm flxed by tbe harter commiaaion. mit at leaat tblrtr dar nha. qnent to th completion of th Charter and not more that on yr from tb dat of the lrc tlon of e-trh oommlton. Anr part or perta of rhartr ao framed mar he anbmltted to im roteit npon aenaratelr end ahN IS deemed adonted ir it ahall reeelr matnrlfr of t. rotea eaat on that nropoottton, Anr altem,, tlr e"tltn or artirl mir he nreeen'ed for th hole of" th rotara and mar he roted, oa aenaretet- nd arre! or eerted. aena ratelr, wirhont preJndtee tn other artlrle, or eetlon of th Charter, If a Charter I adont d at auch Ietlon that aectlon or artlel anb mltted I th altematlr. xrhteh reeelr th greater nnrrbr of rote, ahall he deemed dopted. If anr anet, propoaed harter he an prored by a rnaloritr of th eleetor rotlng on the propoaltlnn of whether or not nch Charter ahall b adop'ed, It hall berom the harter of aurh - ,t th tlm flxed thereln. Impltrat ert!frta halt be made, etttng forth the harter dopted nd Ita ra'tf'eettnn. whlrh hall b almed br tbe rhlef mariatrat, of th rltr. aad anthentleeted br tt, oro aal, On of neh certlftod eoplea ahtl h depoalted In th offlee of th Sertarr of Stat and th othr, after hetng reeorded In the reeorda of th eltr. ahall h depoalted among the arehlrea of th eltr and eil roort hall tak iudlrlal no'tr thereof The not're for anr elertlon proI-ed for In thla eettn aha't h pnbllabd for at leaat - werk in at loaat one newapaner prlnted In "h rttr. whtr, newnper hatt bar ho i t or trrtilatlon In aneb elty of at leaat 2,000 ron. lea of eaeh laane. in whlrh nrh nott-e la niih llabed. and whlrh pewoeor haa hörn nnh Ilahed eontlnnonalr for f'ftr-two weeka next befor th Publication of aneb notlr. auch puhllratlon of aurh norlr to h mad t leaat once eaeh week and on th aam day of th wee In eaeh nf ald thr weeka. nd the et Publication to be within two weeka of th date of auch eleetlon. Srtion If. Amndmnte te nr Charter framed and adopted nnder the anthoritr of Seetlon SJxteen of Artirl Nln f tht Oon atltutlon, may b anbmltted to the elertora br a harter commiaaion in tbe manner prorldi'd for th ubmlaaloa of a complet harter. Amendmenta mar lao he propoaed by tbe leglalatir antborlty of th elty or by a peti tlon of not lea than 18 per rent nf the qnall fled rotere of tb Itr. 'flled xrlth th Board es Eleetlon Commlaatonera. or offlelala ring chrg of mnnlelpal lertlnn In nrh rlty, cttlng forth nrh propoaed amendrnent. Tli leglalatlre authorltlea of the elty ahall t one prorid. by ordlnance, that any amendrnent e propoaed ahall he enhmltted to the elertora at the next eleetlon held In the eltr not lea th alxtr day fter Ita paaaage. or at pertal elertlon, lf ralled for ln th manner here'n ahnre propoaed, ln Seetlon Slxteen nf th'a ' Artirl. Any nrnpnaed amendrnent anbmltted tb the elertora, and apnrored by a majorlty of thoae rotlng thereon. aha berom part of th rlty Charter at the tlme and nnder tha enndltlona flxed In auch amendrnent: and aeo . tlona or artlclea may he anbmltted In th al ternative and determlned In th aame way ag herelnhefore prorlded wlth referenre to ai tematly tlon or artlcle of complatt) hart. YES NO (Scratch one of the Above.) YES (Scratch one of the Above.) . ,,' r YES NO (Scratch one of the Above.) .' .