The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-02-15
Order For Election.
Madison County Court
January Term Jan. 2nd, 1911.
Court met & G.


Court met & G.
Hon. W. R. Shackelford Judge presiding
John A. Mershon and 4O5 others
On Petition VS. order.
1t appearing to the court that the
written petition filed herein was and is
signed by number of legal voters of
the city of Richmond, KY. viz. 376 legal
voters equal to and in excess of 25 per
cent of the number of votes cast at the
last election in said city, as has been
heretofore in this case ordered and ad-
judged, came the voters on this next
regular term Of this Cour
after the filing of their Pc
tition on July County Court day for this
county, and deposited with the Judge of
this court the sum of $40 this being
the amount fixed by the said court as
sufficient to pay for posting and print
ing advertisements as provided for in
local option elections. for the fees of the
clerk of this court and for his services
herein, and for necessary expenses OF
special registration and the holding of
said election, which said sum of money
the said County Judge accepted and
now accepts as full and complete CON-
pliance with the statute in such cases
made and provided and it further ap-
pearing to the court that all legal steps
necessary to have vote in the city of
Richmond, KY, on the proposition
whether or not spurious vinous, malt OF
other intoxicating liquors shall De sold
bartered or loaned in said city, and il
further appearing that the petitioners
and the defendant are willing and have
agreed, subject to the approval of the
court, that the election herein be called
for March the 3rd, 1911, it is now &C
cordingly ordered and adjudged that
the sheriff of Madison county Ky, open
poll at each and all voting places in
said city on Friday, March the 3rd, 1911,
for the purpose of taking the sense of
the legal voters of said city. who are
qualified to vote at elections for county
officers upon the proposition whether or
not spurious. vinous or malt liquors or
other intoxicating liquors shall be sold
bartered or loaned in said city.
1t is further ordered that a special
registration in and for the city of Rich
mond, KY, be held on Friday, February
the nth, 1911, for the purpose of and to
enable those persons entitled to vote in
the aforesaid election whose names have
not been recorded, on the registration
book at the election last preceding the
said March the 3rd, 1911 to register and
to enable those persons who have re
moved from their precincts to another
precinct in the city, to have their regis
tration cancel in their old and to regis
ter anew in their proper precincts
AMI for all other purposes allowed by
law. The Sheriff of Madison county will
advertise this special registration and
this election, as he is by law required to
advertise it. and he will open the proper
voting places in each of the said pre-
cincts of the said city and cause the
said registration and election to be held
by duly appointed and qualified cleo
ton officers in said voting precincts as
far as his duty goes and in the manner
and form required by law.
W. R. Shackelford J. VI. c. G.
State of Kentucky
County of Madison ! Set.
|, r. B. Terrill Clerk of the Madison
County Court do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true and complete copy
of the order entered in order book A LIST
page 63I in the case of John A. Mershon
and 405 others on petition.
Witness my hand this Bird day of JAN
uary 1911.
r. B. Terrill Clerk
By d. Tevis Huguely d. @