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id ds} a n: n ‘amends: ‘striking out the words ‘‘or..mus body’’ in‘ line five of said section at said section. shall read: 7240, Notice: of such election shall > ven by publication in some news- ir published in. the county, and such | hot shayl be -published in & r for four “consecutive weeks, and é last insertion shall be within ten’ “days next before such’: election,’ and || /guech- other eoeeeeeS. be. giv: e* “Bounty court ering su lection may think’ proper, {n. order to give general publicity ‘to the election, Bec. 4, That section 7241 of article Tt of chapter 63 of: the Revised Statutes of Mispouri for the year 1909 be amend- ed by ‘striking out the words ‘or mu- | nicipal body" in the sixth and seventh lines of said section, so that as amiend- @d said sectioh shall read as follows Sec, 7241... All persons voting at any election held under the provisions of this article, who are against the sale of intoxicating liquors, shall have writ- ten or printed on their ballots, ‘‘against the sale of intoxicating liquors,” and all those who are in favor of the sale of such intoxicating Mquors shall have written or printed on their ‘ballots. “for ~ the sale of intoxicating “Mquors;* pro- vided, ihat {f the county court ordering such ,election deem it expedient, ‘they may order that both the above sentences ‘may be written or printed on the tickets to be used and voted at said election, with the further instruction printed on said ballots, “erase the clause you do not want." ; Sec. 5. That section 7242 of article III of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for’ the year 1909 be amended by striking out the words “or munici- pal body’’ in the sixth line of said sec- tion, and by striking out the words “auch election” in line fifteen of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the filing of the petition for such election,” and-by striking -out the words, “‘of the municipal body or’ in line nineteen, of said section, and by striking out the words ‘the municipal body or’ in line twenty-one of said sec- tion; so that as amended said section shall read as follows: Sec, 7242. If a majority. of the votes cast at such election be “for the sale of intoxicating liquors’’ such intoxicating Hquors may be sold under the pro- visions of existing laws regulating the wale thereof and the procuring of li- cense for that purpose; and if a ma- jority of the votes cast at such election be “against the sale of intoxicating liquors,” the ccunty court ordering such election shall publish the result of such election once a week for four consecutive weeks in the same newspaper in which the notice of election was published; and the provi- sions of this article shall take effect and be in force froin and after the date of the last insertion of the publication last above referred to; and provided further, that no license to sell intoxicating liquors of any description prohibited by this ar- ticle, shall be granted during the time of publication last above mentioned; and provided further, that this article shall not be so construed as to interfere with any license issued before the day of the filing of the petition for -such election, but such license may run until the day of its expiration and shall not be renew- ed. The election in this article provided for, and the result thereof, may be con- tested in the same manner as is now pro- vided by law for the contest of tHe élec- * tion of county officers in this state by any qualified voter of the county in which said local option election shall be held by an action to contest as herein provided, and which shall be brought against the county holding such *election. == Sec.-6,- ‘That section’ 7243 of article 11] of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the year 1909 be amended’ bv striking. out the words “lying « aide the corporate limits of > elty or town hav.ng, at’ the date or ‘s. order of election, a population of 2,500 inhabitants or more, or city as the case tay be” in lines four, five, six and seven, 80 that when amended said sec- tion shall read as follows: Sec. 7243, If a majority of the votes cast at any election held under the pro- visions of this article shall be ‘against the sale of intoxicating Nquors,” it shall not be lawful for any person within the limits of such county to directly or indi- rectly sell, give away or barter in any manner whatever any kind of intoxicating liquors. or beverage containing alcohol, \ imany quantity whatever, under the pen- { alties hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 7. That section 7244 of article III of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for the year 1909 be amended by striking out the words “or city as the case may te” in the fourth line of said section; and by adding to said sec- tion the wo “provided that in any county. in which an election has been held outside of the corporate limits of any city or town in such county, hav- ing.,at the time of such election a popu- lation of 2,500 inhabitants or more, under the provisions of article III of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of Misaeuri for the year 1909, the first election under. the provisions cof this article, as. amend- _ed, may be held at any time after four years from the date of the.election held in such county outside of the. corporate limits of any. city or town having, at the time of such election, a population of twenty-five yhundred inhabitants or more,” so that when amended said sec- -tion shall read as follows: Sec. 7244. Whenever an election in this article provided for has’ been held and decided, either for or against the sale|_ of intoxicating liquors, then the qués- tion shal’ not be again submitted within four years next thereafter in the same county “ind then only on a new petition and in every respect conforming to the provisions of this article; provided that in any county In which an election has been held outside of the corporate limits of any city or town in such county hav- fng, at the time of. such election, a popu- lation of 2,500 inhabitants or more, under the provisions cf article IIT of chapter 63. ‘of the Revised Statutes_of. Missouri. for the year 1999, the. first election under the provisions of this article, as amended, may be held at any time after four years’ from the date of the election held in much county outside of the Umits. of-any city or town “ha 4 the time of such election a population ‘twenty-five.“-hundred inhabitants or “and. following. new . te Tera ice hereby enacted to, f nated ‘sections 7280 and 7297. — Sec, 7280. In all cities in this (state ‘which now have or may herehfter have & population sof three hundred thousand inhabitants“ or more, there is Hereby erested a board of, excise commissioners to conalst of two, members, who shalt Have exclusive authority to grant dramshop licenses, One of the commis- sfeners so appointed shall be a member of the leading political party opposed. to -that-to-which—the-mayor-betongs._ Every. excise commissioner, before entering upon the’ duties, of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he possesses the qualifications for such office prescribed by-law, that he will | support ‘the Constitution of the United States and of the state of. Missou that he will demean himself faithfully in of- fice, and shall‘execute and deliver to the city wherein he is appointed, a penal pond, with sureties approved by the mayor, in the sum of ten thousand dol- lars ($10,000.00), conditional that he will faithfully perfoym all the duties of his office, and account for, pay and deliver to the proper parties all money and prop- erty coming to his hands by virtue of his office, which bond and oath he shall file with the city register or clerk, Each excise commissioner must have been a bona fide citizen and resident of the city wherein appointed for at least two years next previous to his appointment, and must so continue during the time of hold- ing such office; he shall be appointed by the mayor of such city for a term expiring with the then official-term of the mayor appointing him, and until his successor shall be duly appointed and qualified; he shall devoté his entire time during business hours to the duties of his office; he may be removed from of- fice by the mayor or governor at pleas- ure, and. by the council for cause, and by the courts as provided by law, and not otherwise; provided, however, that in the event it becomes necessary for the gov- ernor to remove as:many as three com- missioners, then the governor shall, and is hereby vested with the power to fill vacancies created by such removals. Each commissioner shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) pér annum, payable monthly by such city in such manner as such city pays the sal- aries. of. its other officials; and the ex- penses of their office shall be paid by such city in such manner as expenses of other offices in such city are paid. The excise commissioners, including those now in office, shall deliver to their successors, on demand, all property-pertaining to the office. Bec, 7237. The person to whom a dramshop license shall be issued shall ay the excise commissioners a fee of three dollars for each state license and ‘a fee of three dollars for each city license, for granting gnd issuing the same, and said excise commissioners shall charge, collect and receive a further sum of three dollars for taking acknowl- edgments of each petition filed, acknowl- edgment to bond, filing petition and bond, administering oaths, and all other acts of said commissioners of like char- acter necessary to perfecting the peti- tions and papers before theMicense is issyed, and the said excise commission- ers. shall perform all these services and acts, and for that purpose the said excise commissioners are hereby grant- ed and given the power to administer oaths, to take acknowledgments to all papers- and instruments filed in their office and to possess the- same powers for that purpose as are now given by the statute law of the state of Missouri to justices of the. peace. All fees and charges so collected shall be paid over to the treasurer of the city wherein they are appointed, to be placed to the credit of the general revenue fund of such city.. Said excise commissioners shall take a receipt therefor from the treas- urer; the original they shall file with the city auditor, and the duplicate thereof they. shall. file in their own office as a part of the record thereof. The sald excise commissioners shall make said nay- ments to the city treasurer on the first Monday of each and every month, and shall at the time of making said pay- ments to’ the treasurer file with the city auditer a full, complete and sworn state- ment of all of the fees collected by them as herein directed, during the preceding month and since their last statement, and also stating the total number of state and city licenses issued and grant- ed, the name of the person to whom is- sued, date when issued, date of explra- tion and amount of ad valorem tax paid on each. S TWELFTH PROPOSITION. REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE PETITION OF THE PEOPLE. House bill No. 6, enacted by Forty- seventh General Assembly. Abolishiag the present -board of police commission- ers pointed by the governor in clth = three hundred thousand ii or more and provid mayor of cities, im Meu of # partisan board of police commisst prescribing the number, qualifica- tions, duties and salaries of the mem- bers thereof; and providing for the mu ef such cities officers and policemen of HOUSE BILL NO. 6. An act to amend sections 9803 and 9804 of, chapter ,84 of ‘article XX of the Revised Statutes of- Missouri of 1909, relating to (municipal corporations, laws applicable to cities haying thre hundred thousand inhabitants or over and to repeal section 9808 and enact a . new section in Meu thereof to be known as section 9808. Be 4 enacted dy the Generai Assembly of the Btate of Missouri, as follows: \§ection 1,. Section 9803 of chapter #4 article XX_.of the Revised Statutes Missouri of 1909, relating to munici- pal corporations, laws applicable to cities. having three hundred thousand inhabitants, or over, -is Rereby repealed and the following new section enacted, to read as follows: Section 9808. In all cities of this state that now have or may hereafter attain a Loreena ag of. Uo ele g a inhabitants, or over, there ani is eatad! within and for said aftavit cnet tn, any, aad rer gp to or from ‘the police force, created and | to. be-organized by them) under this ar- Yele, they will, jn no case, and under no” pretext, appoint or remove any liceman or officer of police or other ‘per- gon: under them on account of the por tical opinions of such police officer or. other person or for any .other cause oF reason than: the fitness or unfitness of such a person, to the best judgment of: such commissioners, for the ‘place “which he shall be appointed or from, the place from which he shall be re- /moyed, The said oaths or affirmations shall. be recorded and preserved among the records of said circuit. court. The vice-president shall be treasurer of said board of police. Before entering upon: the duties of his office as treasurer, he shall give bond to the city of St. Louis, with one or more sureties, in the penal- ty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as treasurer of the board of police and for the faithful application and pay- ment over, pursuant to the order and direction of said board, of all moneys which may come to his hands as such treasurer.. The bond of the treasurer shall be approved by a judge of the dircult court of the judicial circuit in which said citfes shall be located and shall be delivered to and safely kept by the register or clerk of said cities. The board shall appoint a secretary to act as such for the board of police com- missioners, to’serve during the pleasure of the board, and such appointment shall be additional to the number of appointments hereinafter provided for, and his salary: shall be determined and fixed by the boards of police commis- sioners. The board may reorganize at ite pleasure.'.A majority of the boards of police shall constitute a quorum and the failure or-refusal of the mayor or acting mayor of said cities to qualify or act thereunder shall in no wise im- pair the right or duty of said commis- sioners to organize and proceed as here- in provided. In case a vacancy shall occur on said board, the same shall be filled, for the unexpired term, by the mayor of said cities forthwith after having been notified that such vacancy exists. No police commissioner shall be eligible to any public office or place whatsover during the whole period for which he was appointed, nor shall he be eligible for the nomination for sny public office or place during such period. Such commissioners shall ‘be removable from office by the mayor or governor at pleasure or by the council of-said cities for cause, or by the courts’ as provided by law,. and not otherwise, Provided, however, that in the event it becomes necessary for the governor to remove as many as three commissioners, then the governor shall, and is hereby vested with the power to fill vacancies created by such removal. Each commis- duties of his office. Section 2, Section 9804 of article XX of chapter 84 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal corporations, laws applicable to cities having three hundred thousand habitants, or over, is hereby repealed and the following new section enacted, to read aa follows: Section 9804. The mayor of each of said cities shall appoint two commis- sioners provided for in the preceding section. Said mayor shall issue com- midsions to the persons so appointed, designating the time for which they are appointed in case the appointment is to fill an unexpired term occasioned by death, resignation, or other cause, and whenever the term of office of any com- missioner expires, the appointment of his successor shall be for the term prescribed in the preceding. section. Sec. 3, article 20 of the ;Revised Statutes of Missouri @f 1909, relating to municipal corporations, laws applicable to cities having three hundred thousand in- habitants, or over, is hereby repealed and a new section, is enacted in lieu thereof. to be known as section 9808, which said section shall read as follows: Sec, 9808. Salaries of officers and po- licemen.—The municipal assembly or common council of the said cities is hereby authorized and empowered to fix the salaries of the officers and police- men of said cities. It shall be the duty of the municipal assembly or common council of the said cities to make the necessary appropriations for the expense of maintenance of said police force in the manner provided by the laws of the state of Missouri, THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Providing that females shall have the within this state as males. Constitution of the state of Missouri by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 2a, extending the right » of suffrage to women. of Missouri: Section 1. stitution of the state of Missouri be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a new section to be known us section 2a, and reading as follows: Section 2a, Females shall hereafter have the same right, under the same condi- | tions, to vote at all elections held in this state, as males now have or may iere- after have. . i 2 FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION. Proposed by” Initiative Petition. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. | A proposition to authorise_the state | of Missouri to issue fifty million ($50,- | 000,000) dollars in interest bearing bonds and sell same the ceeds thereof taining the ic hl aye state, and to authorize a tax levy suf- ficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds. | ed constitutional amendment, au- thorising issuance of bonds by the state of Missouri in the sum of fifty millions of dollars ($50,000,000) for good roads pur- poses, amending section 44 of article IV of the Constitution of the-state of Mis- souri, by adding thereto a new paragraph and clause at the end thereof, empower- fng the general assembly to issue inter- est-bearing bonds. for the purpose of htaining highways. ell HH sioner shall devote all of his time to the | in- | Section 9808 of chapter 84 of | Proposed by Initiative Petition, | same right to vote at all elections held | An act to amend article VIII_of the | Be it enacted by the people of the 8tate_| That article VIII of the Con- | Third. On the occurring of any une foreseen emergency, or casual deficiency of the revenue, when the temporary lia- bility incurred or to be inaurred shall ex- ceed the sum of,,two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any one year, the general assembly may submit an act pro- viding for the loan, or for the contract- ing of the liability, and containing a pro- vision for levying a tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal when they become due (the latter in not more than thirteen years from the daté of ita creation), to the qualified voters. of the state, and when the act. so submitted shay have been ratified by a two-thirds majority at an election held for-that pur- pose, due publication having been made of the provisions of the act for at least three months before such election, the act thus” ratified shall be irrepealable until the debt fhereby incurred shall be paid, principal and interest. Fourth. The general ~assembly shall have full power to authorize the issuance of interest-bearing bonds of the state in the sum of fifty millions of dollars ($50,000,000.00) for the purpose of con- structing and maintaining public roads and highways. ° FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION, Proposed by Initiative Petition. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. A proposition to authorize levy and collection of special taxes for rond pur- Poses, to inaue bonds in any sum for sald purposes, upon petition of taxpay- ing voters, providing for and authoriz- ing construction highways, und authorizing go’ body of governmental subdivist dering construction, improve! t, pure chase or maintenance of such highways to either levy a direct tax for same or to iaaye Intcrent bearing bonds and sell same, using proceeds thereof for such purposes, whether such highways are wholly or partly within and. partly without the governmental Proposing to muke a pay for such highways or improvements, Proposed constitutional amendment con- cerning revenue and taxation, amending X of the Constitution of the state jourl by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section 27, pro- viding -for’ the levy and collection of special taxes for road purposes, for the issuance of bonds in any sum for said purposes upon petition of tax-paying voters, and authorizing the construction nd maintenance of highways partly, ithout the governmental subdivision paying for same. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Missouri: * That article X of the Constitution of by adding a new section thereto, to be} known as section 27, as follows: Section 27. Upon a petition signed by fifty-one per cent of tax-paying voters of the state or of any city of any class, whether organized under special charter or general law, or any town, village, township, road or school district, or any improvement district naming -the pro- posed highway improvement being filed with the proper officials whose duty it now is to levy te or local taxes for the territory embraced in the district pro- posed to be*taxed fot the improvement, the state board, of equalization or the | proper local tax-levying authorities shall order a special tax levy against all prop- erty in the governmental tax subdivision named by petitioners sufficient to raise any amount n ssary to make the pro- posed highway improvement, not exceed- ing, however, the amount named for such improvement in the petition asking there- for, provided if no amount is named in | the petition therefor the authorities mak- { ing the tax levy shall name the amount to be raised and expended, The taxes herein provided for shall be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as general state, city, county and local and township, school and dis- trict and special improvement taxes are | now levied and cullected, according to | the fact as to whewer the taxes are for state highway imjpiueements or for one of the governmental subdivisions herein above named. The words “highway im- | provements” used herein shall include roads, drives, boulevards and streets, via- ducts. and bridges over streams either wholly within this state or over streams which may form a boundary between Mis- souri and other states. It is interded by this amendment to confer the power upon the state and cities of all classes, whether organized under a special charter or the general law, and all villages, towns, coun- ties, townships, road, school-and special improvement districts, upon petition of | tax-paying voters as hereinbefore pro- vided, to construct, purchase or acquire réads, drives, boulevards and bridges and viaducts, and to maintain, alter, improve | and beautify the same. If in the opinion of the officials whose duty it shall be to | make the tax levy for the proposed im- provement it would be better to issue interest-bearing bonds instead of levy- | ing a direct tax for said improvements, then the said above named authorities shall issue bonds in amount sufficient to | make the improvement and fix the time of maturity: and rate of interest of said bonds, and same and present them to the tary of state of the state of Missouri, who shall stamp same with the seal of the state of Missouri and deliver who shall liver said bonds to the officials who is- sued them, and said officials may then sell same. No new boards or commis- sions shall be created by the general as- amendment, but the present tax-levying and assessing authorities in the various governmental subdivisions named above arid the state board of equalization shall make the necessary assessments and levies according as the tax may #e for state or city, county, township or district |. Purposes, to the end that no-unnecessary additional expenses be imposed on the taxpayers by the creation of additional superfluous offices. The existing officials performing duties hereunder shall r ceive the same compensation now pro- vided for similar services under the gen- eral revenue laws of Missouri. All peti- tions for state improvements shall be Presented to the state board of equaliza- tion, and petitions for city, county, vil- lage, township or district imprevementa to the tax-levying officials of said above Bamed subdivisions. The above enum ated powers may be used by the state or any of the governmental subdivisions above named to consttuct, build, acquire maintain highways, whéther the said He wholly -within or partly and partly without the govern- subdivision mental improvements and STATE OF DEP. | sembly to carry Sut the provisions of this i | EARN SURPLUS The first step to prosperity is the keeping of your expenses below your income. The second step is to place this surplus in a Savings account. “ The third step is to open that Sav- ings Account with the FARMERS BANK of Bates County, where it will not only bear interest, but will be safe beyond question because of our ample Capital and Surplus Fund. One dollar will open an account in Luigi the state of Missouri is hereby amended }|/ 6ur Savings Capital........... Department. Savings Banks for small coins are furnished depositors if desired. ++++++.850,000,00 Surplus and Profits....$50,000.00 Steel DUVALL-PERCIV We have money to Farm Loans Abstracts examine and perfect titles to same. | Investments | interest on time deposits. We will loan your i W. F. DUVALL, President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $125,000 FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. of interest with privilege to pay atany time. We have a complete set of Abstract Book: nish abstracts to any real estate in Bates reasonable interest AL TRUST 60. loan on real estate at a low rate idle money for you, securing yo on good security. We pay J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. MISSOUR PACIFIC IRON MOUNTAIN Missouri Pacific Time Table BUTLER STATION CORRECTED OCT NORTH. 19, 1918 No, 253 Stock Expre: Ty passenger! TRAINS WEST AND SOUTH, No, 201 St. Lonie-Joplin Mail & Ex. 3:00 a, m. No, 209 St. Louis Limited. No. 291 Local Freight, does not car- ry passengers, 11 No. 207 K. C. & Joplin Mail & Ex. No. 205 Nevada Accommodation... INTERSTATE. WEST. No. 698 Madison Local Freight, car- ries passeugers.... 7:308. m, No 687 Madison Accommodatio: 1:30 p. m. EAST BOUND ARRIVALS. No. 688 Butler Accommodation... 11:15 8, m No. 694 Butler Local Freight. 6:00 p. m. Freight trains Nos. 698 and 604 carry passen- ey on Interstate Division. No other freight ins carry passengers. 2 All gh for dda Sb be at depot jan eleven 0’cl m. or be held vi fiveo’clock p. m, No freight billed for this _ PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. J. M. CHRISTY Diseases ot Women and Children a Specialty BUTLER MISSOURI Office Phone 20 House Phone 10 DR. J. T. HULL Dentist . |Entrance ‘same that leads to Stew- * _ ard’s Studio. North side square Butler, Missouri. DR. H. M. CANNON DENTIST Butler, Missouri East Side of the Square Phone No. 312 ee - T. C. BOULWARE Physician & Surgeon | Office North Side Square, Butler, |Mo. Diseases of women and chil- dren a specialty. B, F. JETER, Attorney at Law = Notary Public | East Side Square Phone 186 BUTLER, MISSOURI DR. ROBERT E. CRABTREE General Practice. . Diseases of Children. } TELEPHONES Office 301 Residence 541 Office in Gench Bldg. \ T, HALSEY, M. D. 0. 0 Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist and the fitting of Glasses BUTLER, MO train in morning. L. RB. Twrmay, = Agent. Office over Peoples Bank Phone No. 45 In Strict Confidence ‘ . As we have pointed out before—your busi- ness relations with the Peoples Bank are strictly confidential.and are not discussed outside the bank in any way. oon In directing any bank-at and time, you are on this point. : of your friends to this at liberty to assure them