The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-01-25

JONI II. MeTSnOn ana tUO OlnerS
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. wiz. 376 legal
voters equal TO and in excess of % 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
a fter 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 COM
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 or
other intoxicating liquors shall be sold
bartered or loaned in said city, and it
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 Bird, 1911, it is now &C.
cordingly ordered and adjudged that
the sheriff of Madison county KY, open
a poll at each and all voting places in
said city on Friday, March the Bird, 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 CrI
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 18th, 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
lion officers in said voting precincts as
lar as his duty goes and in the manner
and form required by law.
w. r. Shackelford J. NJ. c. c.
State of Kentucky
County of Madison Set.
I, r. b. Terrill Clerk of the Madison
County Court do hereby certify that the
is true and complete copy
If the order entered in order book A LIST
page 63I in the case of John A. Mershon
md 405 others on petition.
Witness my hand this 3rd day of Jan
larry 1911.
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