Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-07-27
DECLARED NOT LEGAL.
THE COUNTY COURT HAS SO DE-
CIDED ON THE NEW ROAD
Law RECENTLY PASSED.
ANOTHER ELECTION AUGUST 70.
Acting Prosecuting Attorney Joseph
Mcintyre Gave it as His 0pin-
ion That the Alleged Law
Was Not in Force.

At q regular session of the County
Court Friday afternoon the court de-
clared the passage of the six-mile
road law as Illegal and ordered
another vote to be taken on Saturday,
August 12.
On Saturday afternoon, July 8,
County Judges Sims and Squirting
met in conference with commission
ers h. Mundy, Chas. Hill and b. o.
Sims to investigate the alleged
Iillegaiity of the new six-mile road
law. 1t was the opinion OF these gem
tlemen at the time that the law was
invalid for the reason that the pass-
age was not legal. They requested
acting Prosecuting Attorney McIu-
tyre to render an opinion at the next
regular meeting Of the County Court,
which was the one held Saturday.
In the opinion, which was very
lengthy, Mr.. Mcintyre held that there
was doubt In the regularity of adopt
ion In that, FIRST whether the petition
giving the County Court authority to
submit the proposition was voted, the
petition failing to state that ii was
desired to form such a district In
township 51, range Q. Second, failure
to comprise the title OF the act.
The Vital point was failure to follow
the letter Of the law In regard to
the publication. AT the meeting Of
this session OF court the supervisors
Of the alleged six-mile district pre-
sented the following worded petition,
which was signed by about eighty men:
To the Honorable County Court OF Audrain
County, Missouri:
| We, the undersigned qualified vot-
ers, who are resident taxpayers Of
township 81, range 0, Of Audraln
county, Missouri, do respectfully ask
that you submit the act passed by the
General Assembly OF the State Of
Missouri in 1895, and found on pages
253 to 25s inclusive, OF the laws of the
State of Missouri OF 1895 and approved
March 9, 1895, to vote OF the people
Of said township for the adoption, 50
that said township 81, range Q will
will become a special road district, as
provided by said act. and we will for
ever pray.
The court decided that another
election should be held and set 1t for
Saturday August 12.
THE NEW ROAD LAW.
On August 8, 1898, petition,
signed by more than fifty qualified
resident voters, petitiOned the County
Court to submit to the voters of town
ship 81, range O, proposition for the
adoption OF an act entitled, sRoads
and Highways Special Road District"
The law applies to sections not ex-
ceeding six miles square, wherein is
located town or city Of the third
or fourth class. The law provides
that one-fourth OF all dram shop and
pool and billiard table license oollect-
cd by the city within the district shall
be set apart and used for the improve
ment in the road district thus formed.
All male persons between the ages Of
81 and 60 years, living outside OF the
limits of the incorporated town In the
district are liable for the payment OF
$3.50 as poll tax. All real and per-
sonal property In the district shall be
subject to tax Of from 10 cents to 20
cents on the 500 valuation.
The election was held on November
8, 1898, and the law carried by vote
OF 472 to 221. Majority, 251.
The vote stood:
LIST Ward. Ind Ward. srd Ward. ath Ward.
For......Ia5 80 80 1853
Against. 65 Is Is e8
The district affected by the law, II
passed next month, will be between
lines east to near the O. & A. Railroad
lake; south, to below @. A, Morris
place; west, to point about midway
between Thompson and Hopewell
church; north, to Trinity church.