Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-23

WITHIN THE coRPoRArE LIN
ITS or SAID CITY OF MEXICO
IN THE STATE or MISSOURI.
Be 1t Remembered That on the
end day Of September. 1918. the
anne being a regular meeting day Of
ne City Council Of the City Of Mex
co. Missouri, among other proceed
ngs. a petition was filed and receiv-
ID BY said City Council Of Mexico,
Missouri. signed by c. A. wither-
spoon e al. praying for q Special
Election to be held IN said City Of
Mexico. Missouri, to determine
whether or not spirituous and intox
liquors including wine an
beer shall be sold within the cor
porate limits Of said City OF Mex
leo, Missouri. and on the END day Of
September. 1913. 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. Witherspoon 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 8 Of
Chapter 6S OF the Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1909. commonly known
as the Local Option Law" to dete
mine whether or not spirituous and
intoxicating liquors. including wine
and beer, shall be sold within the
corporate limits of said city OF Mex
leo, Missouri, and the City Council
of thd City of Mexico, Missouri,
having e e and heard said petit
ton and having examined the names
of persons signed to said petition
doth find that said petition IL sign
ed by one-tenth OF the qualified vot.
ers Of said City OF Mexico. Missouri.
who were qualified to vote for mem
bers OF the Legislature in said
city and county Of Audrain at the
last previous general election held
therein, and that said City Of
Mexico, Missouri, now has a popula-
ton OF twenty-five hundred or more
Thereupon Councilman Sanford NOV
ID that the petition Of c. A. wither
spoon OF al, for satd speciol Elec.-
ton, be granted andthat said special
Election be ordered held within the
corporate limits of said City OF Mex
Ico, on Monday, the 9th day Of oc-
tober, 1918, said motion was second
ed by Councilman Wood and said mo
ton was placed before the Council
of the City OF Mexico by Mayor Potts
and on a call for a vote on said mo
tion from the members OF the said
City Council present, the follow.
Ing voted in favor Of said motion; J.
A. Lewis, s. ]. Sanford. Leo Han.
leg, J. ]. Wood. C. A. Rothwell, ].
Fl. Ballew, Ernest Johnson, Council
man Atkinson was absent. It was
therefore announced by Mayor Potts
that said motion had carried.
1t is therefore ordered by the City
Council Of the City OF Mexico. Mis-
souri,, that a Special Election be held
Il said City of Mexico, Missouri at
the usual voting precincts therein,
to-wit: First Ward. Circuit Clerks Of,
flee in the Court House; Second
Ward, at James wigginton's black.
smith shop at 300 West Love St;
Third Ward, Council room in the
City Hall; Fourth Ward, C. w. Peter.
sons coal office, East Liberty Street.
on the 9th day OF October, 1913, q
determine whether or not splrituous
and intoxicating liquors including
wine and beer shall be sold within
the corporate limits OF said City Of
Mexico. Missouri. and the tickets to
be voted by the voters in said olec.
ton shall have written or prInted
on them the worda:
AGAINST THE SALE OF NToxlI
eating LIQUORS"
FOR THE SALE OF INToxrcAr
ING LIQUORS"
: tErase the clause you do not want,
II is further ordered that said also.
tion shall be conducted. the ~returns
thereof made, and the result thereof
ascertained and determined In &c.
'ordance In all respects with ne
avs and ordinances governing munie.
'pal elections In said city OF Mexico
ma the results thereof shall be an
upon the journals or records
the City Council OF the CITY Of
Missouri. and the expenses o
'aid election shah be paid out OF The
reasnry Of said City of Mexico. Mia.
ionri' In the same manner as the az.
'snses o. other municipal elections.
II Is further ordered that a notice
saad election shall be published
a the Mexico Weekly Ledger.
published in the CITY of |
lexico' County of Audrain and STATE I
! Missouri. and that such notice
uai' De published in said paper for
our consecutive weeks and the last /,
in said newspaper SHAH ~
lthin ten days before the aav -
election. !
a true copy OF the record. !
WILLARD POTTS.
layor Of the city of Mexico. Mia.
souri,. M
s.est' WALLACE DEARINc.
'EAL) Clerk Of the CITY !, NAV.
leo, Missouri. s0.5t
NE NJ. OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. ]
Nosce L. hereby given that nna,