Section VI Section 32(a)

Constitution

Effective - 05 Dec 2002, see footnote   

  VI Section 32(a).  Amendment of charter of St. Louis. — The charter of the city of St. Louis now existing, or as hereafter amended or revised, may be amended or revised for city or county purposes from time to time by proposals therefor submitted by the lawmaking body of the city to the qualified voters thereof, at a general or special election held at least sixty days after the publication of such proposals, and accepted by three-fifths of the qualified electors voting for or against each of said amendments or revisions so submitted.

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Source: Const. of 1875, Art. IX § 22 (Amended November 6, 1934) (Amended November 5, 2002).

(1954) Enactment of RSMo, §§ 82.470 and 82.480 did not amend the charter of St. Louis City in contravention of Art. VI, § 32 of the Const. Petition of City of St. Louis, 364 Mo. 700, 266 S.W.2d 753.

(1972) City home of rule charter provision which provided that salary of firemen should not be less than those of corresponding ranks of police whose pay scale was set by state legislature is constitutional. State ex rel. St. Louis F. F. Ass'n No. 73 v. Stemmler (Mo.), 479 S.W.2d 456.