The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-08
NEW COUNTY COURT.
New Judges Sworn In-orders Relat
ing to Dramshop Licenses Other
Business Transacted.

ADJOURNED term last Monday morn
ing, January 4th. There were pres
ent JEFF ID. Mitchell, presiding JUS
tice, and August w. Kinzer and
Thomas X. Barnett, newly elected
associate justices, William London,
sheriff, and ]. A. Lawrence, clerk.
Justices Barnett OF the First Dis
trict and Kinzer Of the Second Dis
trict We're sworn In by the Clerk
and entered upon the duties OF their
respective offices.
The Court appointed Geo. f.
Schleisser as janitor at $500 per
month.
f. w. Porter, Justice of the Peace
of Randolph township, rendered his
resignation TO take effect at once,
which was accepted by the court.
The court took up the application
Of Wade Hampton for a license to
keep dramshop In the city of FL
wins. The court finds that Elvins
is city containing more than two
thousand inhabitants, and that the
petition contains the names sub
scribed thereto to be two-thirds and
over OF the assessed tax-paying citi-
zens Of Elvins owning property In
the block named In the petition;
and the court further finds that the
applicant Is law-abiding tax-pay-
ing male citizen of said city, etc,
and therefore grants said licence for
six months from January 6, 1909,
and further orders that the applicant
pay State tax of 800 and county
tax OF s400 therefor.
Other orders In regard to issuing
dramshop licenses were made as fol-
lows:
"Tae court fixes the rate on dram
shop licenses for county purposes
issued on and after this date at 800
for each period of six months.
"The Court will, In the granting
of dramshop licenses, require the /,
signatures OF two-thirds of the as
sessed tax-paying male citizens on
petitions presented, until the validi-
ty OF the local option election is de-
termined."
Upon the request of the court,
Barton II. Boyer, Prosecuting At
torney, took the matter up In refer
ence to granting Of dramshop IL
censes outside of Pennington, and
upon his statement, based on the
opinion OF Judge Killian, the court
decided to grant a license to Wade
Hampton Of the city OF Elvins.
On petition of citizens of the city
of Elvins, the Court appointed John
ID. Vance Justice OF the Peace for
that city.
Ii the matter of issuing dramshop
licenses for unexpired time, the
court decided that no license be is
sued on any unexpired time on H.
censes previously issued.
The Court directed the clerk to
file with the Probate Court an ac-
count against the estate of l.. f.
Spencer for his maintenance at the
Infirmary and burial expenses for
allowance out Of his estate, of which
the court was not aware at the time
of his admission to the County In
Urinary.
Shelton T. Horn made final settle
meht Of his expenditures as super
visor of road Improvement, which
was approved.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
L. II. Highley, support John Il
Butler ,.........,................. GOO
Victor Mesborn, ianitor.......--... 26.O0
w. G. Fischer, Treasurer, 40
criminal cost bllls.,.y.....,..,..1,l ,l29. .i5
w. G. Fischer, inquest fees on
body of Harrison Canter 29.42
w. q. Fisher, inquest fees on "
body of Ira Austen. 22.66 G
Farmingt0n Mer. Co., supplies
for Inflrmary 65.O6l
Standard Printing Co., station Id
Lambert D.-H CO., stationery 6.20