Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-16

Be II Remembered That on the
24nd day Of September. 1913, the
same being q regular meeting day Of
the City Council OF tAs CITY Of Mex
leo. Missouri. amone other proceed
ings, a petition vas fled and reeeiv-
ed By said City Coancl Of Mexico.
Missouri. signed by C. A wither-
spoon ct al. praying for a Special
Election to be held in said City OF
Mexico. Missouri, to determine
whether or not s~pirtuous and intox-
icat!ng liquors Including wine an
beer shah 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 al
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 w1therspoon 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 e3 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 tha City Of Mexico, Missouri,
having seen and heard said peti-
ton and having examined the names
OF persons signed to said petition
doth find that said petition lie 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 ct al, for SAID Speclol Elec-
ton be granted andthat said special
Election be ordered held within the
corporate limits OF said City OF Mex
leo. on Monday, the 9th day OF oe-
tober, 1913. 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
ton 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
ley, ]. ]. Wood, C. A. Rothwell, j.
H. Ballew, Ernest Johnson, Council
man Atkinson was absent. 1t 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
in 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 3O9 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, 1918. to
determine whether or not spirituous
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 cleo.
ton shall have written or printed
on them the words:
AGAINST THE SALE OF INToxl
eating LIQUORS"
FOR THE SALE OF INToxIcAT
ING LIQUORS"
'CErase the clause you do not waptl.
1t is further ordered that said cleo.
ton shall be conducted, the returns
thereof made. and the result thereof
ascertained and determined in ac.
c~ordance in all respects with the
laws and ordinances governing munic-
lpal elections in said city OF Mexico.
and the results thereof shall be en-
tered upon the journals or records
OF the City Council OF the City OF
Mexico, Missouri, and the expenses o
said election shall be paid out of the
treasury Of said City Of Mexico. Mis-.
souri,, In the same manner as the ex.
penses of other municipal elections.
II is further ordered that a notice
o. said election shall be published T.
IN the Mexico Weekly Ledger, a
newspaper published in the City Of
Mexico, County of Audrain and State {
of Missouri, and that such notice J
,haii be published in said paper for
our consecutive weeks and the last !
Insertion In said newspaper shall be J
ten days before the day o, c
aid election. !
A true copy Of the record.
WILLARD POTTS. J
dayor Of the City of Mexico, Mis-. Z
souri. '
WALLACE DEApu.c !