Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-02-13
NOTICE OF LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.

NOTICE Vg LOCAL OPTION ELECTION,
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION
70 be held under the provisions OF
Article 3, OF chapter %, Of the Revised
Statutes Of Missouri, 1890. commonly
known as the Local Option Law, TO
determine whether or not spIrltuous
and intoxicating liquors, including
wine aud beer, shall be sold within
the limits OF AudraIn county, in the
State OF Missouri, lying outside the
corporate limits OF the following
named city therein, tO-wit, Mexico.
BE II remembered that on the 9Th day
of February, 1908, the same being the
second day Of the February term Of the
County Court OF Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, among other proceedings, n petit
tIon was tiled and received by said court,
signed by J. c. DeLaporte ct al, praying
for n special election 10 be held In said
County. outside OF the corporate limits
Of the following named city, to-wit, Mex
leo, to determine whether or not spirltu-
Gus and intoxicating liquors, including
wine and beer, should be sold within the
limits ofsald County, lying outside OF the
corporate limits OF said city, and on the
9Th day Of February, 1903, the same being
the second day OF the February term OF
said Court, the following among other
proceedings were had and entered Of
record, to-wt: NOW comes ]. c. De-
Laporte, ct al, and present their petition
10 the Court praying for a special election
10 be- held In Audrain County, Missouri,
rs provided by Article 3, OF Chapter 90, Of
the Revised Statutes OF Missouri, 1899,
commonly known as the Local Option
Law, to determine whether or not spirit
uous and intoxicating liquors, including
wine and beer, shall be sold within the
limits of said County, lying outside Of the
corporate limits Of the following named
city In said county, to-wlt: Mexico, and
the Court, having seen and heard said
petition and having examined the poll
books OF the last general election held In
said County and having compared the
names on said poll books with the names
on said petition, doth find that said petit
ton Is signed by one-tenth Of the quail
fed voters OF said county who reside out
side Of the corporate limits OF the follow
Ing named city, therein, to-wit, Mexico,
who were qualified 70 vote for members
Of the legislature in said county at the
last previous general election held there
In, and that said city to-wlt, Mexico, now
has population OF twenty-five hundred
or more. II Is therefore ordered by the
Court that special election be held in
said County at the usual voting pre-
clncts therein, which are located outside
Of the corporate Unite Of said city. n f,
which general elections for state officers
have been held, on the
14th Day OF March, 1908.
10 determine whether or not splrltu.us and
Intoxicating liquors, including wine and
beer, shall be sold within the limits Of said
County, lying outside of the corporate lin
Its Of said clty,and the tickets to be voted
by the voters In said election shall have
written or printed on them the words:
"HssiBSf the Sale Of I1IOEIeafIpa LIQHOrs"
Fer the Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors"
''tErase the clause you do not want)"
1t is further ordered that said election
shall be conducted, the returns thereof
made and the result thereof ascertained
and determined In accordance In all re-.
spects with the laws OF this State govern
Ing general elections for County officers,
and the result thereof shall be entered
upon the records Of this Court and the
expenses Of said election shall be paid out
Of the County treasury, as In case OF the
election OF County officers. 1t Is further
ordered that notice Of said election shall
be published In the Mexico Missouri
Message, a newspaper published In said
County, and that said notice shall be pub
lIshed In said newspaper for four consecu-
tive weeks, and the last insertion shall
be within ten days next before the day OF
| said election.
A true copy Of the record.
Il Z. II. CARTER,
Clerk OF the County Court of Audraln