Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

anu Nul9 thtcLcu VI icColu August
IS, 1909, the Board Of County Com
missioners met at 9 o'clock a. m,
this Dist day Of August, 1909, for the
purpose of acting upon a petition and
doing all things necessary in connec-
ton with calling a local option Spec
ial Election Members present, Milan
Miller and H. f. Shelton. Member J.
J. McGinnis absent. Whereupon the
following proceedings We're had, to-
wit:
On motion it was ordered that
In the matter of the petition filed
with the County Auditor by Oliver f.
Norrell and Bertha S. Green on the
LIST day Of July 1909, petitioning that
an election be held to determine
whether the sale or disposal of in
toxioating liquor as a beverage be
prohibited in this county, coming on
at this time to be heard and said pc
tition appearing upon it's face to be
regular and to be accompanied by the
proper aflidavits of two of the petition
ers who are qualified electors and free
holders of said county as required by
law setting forth that said petition
was signed by number of the quail
flied electors of said county equal to
and in excess of 40 per cent of the
aggregate vote cast in the county for
Secretary of State at the last proceed
ing general election and all other
matters required to be set out in such
affidavit; and that said petition APP
pearing upon its face to be signed by
number of the qualified electors of
said county equal to and in excess of
40 per cent Of the aggregate votes
cast in said county for Secretary of
State at the last preceding general
election in said county the board
finds that said petition is in all re-
spects regular and signed by the prop
er number of qualified electors to re-
quire the calling of such an election.
1t is therefore ordered that a special
election be held in said Gilmore county
on the 9th day of October, 1909, to
determine whether the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor as a beverage be pro-
hibited in said Gilmore county.
1t is further ordered that the diff
ferent election precincts as estab-
lished at the last general election
be and remain the same for this
election, that the registrars for the
last general election be the registrars
in their several precincts for the said
local option election and that the
o county auditor Immediately fill any
!. vacancy existing in the Office Of reg
f istrar for any precinct
1t is further ordered that the books
s for registration be opened immediate
q ly in each precinct and that registra-
ton may be made in each precinct
j., during each and every Saturday and
from the 28th day of August to anc
including THE Saturday next proceed
}. ing said election inclusive.
1t is further ordered that the clerl
o of this board Immediately cause no
tice to be published for not less thai
Is days in the Mountain Home Nav
: erick a newspaper published in this
= county, giving the name and genera
description Of the several election pre-
IS cincts, the name Of the registrar foi
If each precinct and the time during
t. which registration may be made.
u 1t is further ordered that the clerl
D. Of said board Immediately furnish T.
g. the registrars in the several precinct
!. the registration books used TO
IF registration for the last general cleo
" ton and that the registrars immed
~ lately open the same for the purpos
ig Of registering the qualified elector
re for said election not already register
~ ed and that he furnish to said regis
le trars all blank notices, certificates an
oaths and all other blank books, chez
n lists and papers needed to perforr
n their duties as such registrars.
NJ It is further ordered that the cler
Is Of this board procure a proper of
Of cial election stamp, and to provid
a suitable number Of election ticket
- for said election as required by la
and to secure and provide to the diffei
ent precincts all other necessar
booths, ballot boxes and everythin
else necessary or required by law fc
the proper conducting Of said election
1t is further ordered that the cler
Of this board at least 20 days pr
vious to said election post and publis
and transmit To the several registrar