The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-27
ELECTION WILL BE
 HELD OCTOBER 28
Judge Greene Fixes Date for
 Vote on Prohibition
ROUNDING HOME STRETCH
Both Sides Are Organized and Fur Promises to Fly for the Next Four Weeks-Text of
 the Order.


 stretch of campaigning to the election for prohibition. The 2sth of October has been set as the date by Judge Samuel E. Greene, when Jefferson will vote on the much mooted question.
 All of the preparatory movements have been made, the petition has been com piled filed and granted, both sides have the.r campaign committees formed an- nounced and working The lines are drawn, and It Is said that practically everyone has already formed his opinion.
 After leaving the petition in the hands of the anti-prohlbition clerks six days. Judge Greene withdrew it yesterday morning early, and spent the early hours of the day examining It himself He evidently came to the conclusion that there were sufficient voters.
 At o'clock Judge s. n. Weakley and 1 B. A. Thompson entered the office, they consulted over the proper day, and finally decided.
 Well, boys" he said. you can tell your readers that the date will be Oc- tober 2S,' and then signed his name to this order:
 
 Before me, Samuel F. Greene. probate judge of said county of Jefferson, in the state of Alabama. Order for an election 1 to be held in said county to determine whether intoxicating liquors. drinks or | beverages may be sold or otherwise dis | posed of within the limits of said county. after the 3lst day of December, next sue ceeding the date of such election, Is to l be held under and by virtue of the terms of an act of the legislature of Alabama, approved February 26, 1907, entitled An act to prohibit regulate and restrict the sale or other disposition of intoxicating 1 liquors, drinks or beverages within the state of Alabama by providing for cleo tlons in the various counties of the state l to determine whether the sale or other disposition of such intoxicating liquors, drinks or beverages shall be prohb ited, registered and restricted" 1 Whereas, heretofore on the 10th day 1 of September 1907, one-fourth or more | of the qualified voters of Jefferson coun- l ty, Alabama, made application to me by petition in writing signed by such quail flea voters and addressed to me as such probate judge. praying me to order an | election in said county in said state un- der the provisions of the act of the legis- lature of Alabama (approved February 26, 1907, and entitled as set forth in the caption of this order) to determine wheth- CT intoxicating liquors, drinks or bever- ages may be sold, or otherwise disposed l of within the limits of said county after the 31st day of December next succeeding the date of such election, which petition was presented to me as such probate judge and filed by me on said date, and l "Whereas, since the date of the pre- | sentatfon of said petition, and the mak- ing of said application, I, as such pro- bate judge, have had the same under consideration and investigation. Now, therefore, being satisfied and | now finding that one-fourth or more of the qualified voters of said county of Jefferson made said application and | presented said petition, signed by them to me as aforesaid, and that | ne-fourth or more of the qualified voters of said county. signers of sa/l petition yet stand and abide by their said petition and application.
 Now, therefore, Nin consideration of the foregoing and by the authority con- ferred upon me by said act of the leg | islature of Alabama, l, Samuel E. 1 Greene. probate judge of such county l and as such probate judge, do hereby 1 order an election to be held in said county on the 28th day of October, 1907, | Ca date within forty days from the II termine whether intoxicating liquors, | drinks or beverages may be sold or l otherwise disposed of within the limits of such county; the said election to be l held under and according to the terms of said statute, approved February 26, | 1907. by the fourteenth section of which 1t is provided. that if ma 1ority of the legal voters cast at any election in any county held under the | provisions of this act. sh all be against the sale of liquor, then 1t shall not | be lawful to sell or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating liquors, drinks or lbeverages within the bounds of said county after the 31st days of Decem- Der next succeeding the date of such l election nor shall license be ob- tained or granted authorizing or pur- porting to auth orize the sale or other 1 d,spoistfon of such intoxicating liquors, drinks or beverages after the date Of such election within said county, and oil licenses issued before such election | shall be null and void, and shall not | authorize the sale or other disposition of such intoxicating liquors after the l thtrty-flrst day of December next sue ceeding election.
 | "Done at the office of the probate judge of said county, in the court | house at Birmingham, Ala, this, the | oath day of September, 1907.
 | "S. E. GREENE.
 Judge of Probate of Jefferson County | Ia hn ma