Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-02

23nd day Of September. 1913. the
same being a regular meeting day Of
the City Council OF the City Of Mex
leo. Missouri. among other proceed
lngs, a petition was filed and receiv'
Ell by said City Council OF Mexico,
Missouri signed BY C. A. wither-
spoon 81 al praying for a Special
Election 20 be held In said City OF
Mexico. Missouri. to determine
whether or not spirituous and intox.
lcating liquors including wine and
beer shall be sold within the cor.
porate limits OF said City OF Mex
leo, Missouri. and on the 22nd day OF
September. 1918, the same being a
regular meeting day Of the City Coun
ell OF Mexico Missouri. the following.
among other proceedings, were had
and entered Of record to-wit:
Now come C. A. wltherspoon ct al.
and present their petition to the City
Council Of the City OF Mexico, Mis-
souri,. praying for a Special Election
TO be held In the City of Mexico.
Missouri. as provided by Article 3. Of
Chapter G. Of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri. 1909, commonly known
as the Local Option Law" to deter
mine whether or not spirftuous and
Intoxicating liquors, including wine,
and beer. shall be sold within the
corporate limits Of said city OF Mex
100. Missouri, and the City Council
ha City Of Mexico. Missouri,
seen and heard said peti-
ton and having examined the names
of persons signed 10 said petition
doth find that said petition Is sign
ID By ons-tenth Of the qualified vot.
FRS Of said City Of Mexico, Missouri. !
aho we're qualified TO vote for mem
'ers OF the Legislature in said
dty and county OF Audrain at the
previous general election held
herein, and that said City oil
iexico. Missouri, now has a popula-
ion Of twenty-five hundred or more,
Thereupon Councilman Sanford NOV.
d that the petition OF c. A. wither
pooh ct al, for said speclol Eiec..
ion. be granted andthat said special
lection be ordered held within the
orpoFate limits OF said City OF Mex-
o. 90 Monday. the 9th day OF oc-
'oer' 1913, said motion was seeond...
Z b. Councilman Wood and said mo-.
90 vas placed before the CouncifI
the City Of Mexico by Mayor Po,tsl
nd on a call for a vote on AaId mo- :
DO from the members OF the said
~ Council present, the follow. !
g voted IN favor OF said motion. J :
Lewis s. Sanford. Leo Han. =
y J. J. Wood. C. A. Rothweli. III.
hAIieF' Ernest Johnson, Council
an Atkinson vas absent. It 4.
ersfore announced by Mayor Potts Z
AZ said motion had carried. Z
II is therefore ordered BY the CITY :
'lhcI Of the City Of Mexico. Mis-
ln' that a Special Election be- heidi
said City Of Mexico. Missouri a. m
usual voting precincts therein. CT
VII; First Ward. Circuit Clerks m. b,
? IN the Court House; Second b,
-fa' at James wigginton's black. ce
''n shop at 800 West Love st:M
ira Ward. Council room in he be
, HAN Fourth Ward. C. w. Peter. ss
coal office. East Liberty street he
the z'th day Of October. 1918. to hi
lnine whether or not spirituous
intoxicating liquors including
e and beer shall be sold within ~
corporate limits of said CITY a.
woo missouri. and the tickets to
voted by the voters IN said ~
shah have written or printed
hem the words:
.AlNsT THE SALE OF rNToxl
ING LIQUORS"
R THE SALE OF NToxYcAr {
q LIQUORS." WI
ase the clause you do not ,varn
= further ordered that eaId sl.e.
s.sn De conducted. the returns
o. made, and the result thereof PEG
-tainei and determined in ~
. in all respects with M -
ana ordinances governing mnnlc.
p,eotlons IN said city Of Mexico.
resul's thereof shall be sr.
upon the journals or records
Wy Council Of The City Of
!. missouri, and the expenses d,
section shan be paid out Of the -
Of said city of Mexico. NJ.
IN the same manner as n. a..
o. other municipal election.
further ordered that a no,,oa
q election shah be published
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