This Charter shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the inhabitants of the Town of Bridgeton at a special election to be held Tuesday, October 25, 1966. The election shall be administered by the officials of the City now charged with the responsibility for the conduct of City elections, and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR
SPECIAL ELECTION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1966
ON
PROPOSED HOME RULE CHARTER
FOR
THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF
BRIDGETON, MISSOURI
Shall the proposed Charter for the Inhabitants of the Town of Bridgeton, drafted by the Bridgeton Charter Commission be adopted?
___ FOR the proposed charter
___ AGAINST the proposed charter
Place an "X" in the square opposite the one (1) for which you wish to vote.
If this Charter be approved it shall become effective immediately for the purpose of nomination of candidates for Councilmen, Mayor, and Municipal Judge, the conduct of the municipal election to fill said offices on April 4, 1967 and for the transition provided For all other purposes the provisions of this Charter shall become effective upon the induction into office of the Councilmen, Mayor, and Municipal Judge elected at said election.
All nominations for candidates for offices to be filled at the election of April 4, 1967, shall be by petition as provided in this Charter. The first (1st) election following the adoption of the new Charter shall be conducted on the basis of existing ward boundaries.
The Mayor, Councilmen and Municipal Judge in office at the date this Charter is adopted shall continue in office until after the election of April 4, 1967, and shall within forty-eight (48) hours thereafter, canvass the returns of the election, declare the results thereof, and provide for the administration of the oath of office to the newly elected Mayor, judge and Councilmen. Thereupon, the terms of office of the incumbent Mayor, Councilmen and Municipal Judge shall terminate.
All officers, employees, and members of City boards and commissions at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until their successors have been selected or qualified, or until such offices have been abolished, or the duties thereof shall be otherwise provided for in accordance with the provisions of the Charter.
The purpose of the foregoing schedule is to provide a transition from the present government of the town to the new government provided for in this Charter and to inaugurate the new government under the provisions of this Charter. It shall constitute a part of this Charter only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish this aim.