Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

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ed by striking out the words or mu-
nicipal body in line five OF said section
so that said section shall read;
Sec. 7240. Notice OF such election shan
be given by publication in some news
paper published in the county. and such
notice shall be published in such news
paper for four consecutive weeks, IAN
the last insertion shall be within ten
days next before such election, and
such other notice may be given as the
county court ordering such election mas
think proper, in order to give general
publicity to the election.
Sec. 4. That section 724l of article Ill
of chapter GO of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out the words ''or mu-
nicipal body in the sixth and seventh
lines of said section, so that as amend
ed said section shall read as follows:
Sec. T241. All persons voting at any
election held under the provisions of
this article, who are against the sale
Of intoxicating liquors, shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots, against
the sale of Intoxicating liquors." and
all those who are in favor of the sale
of such Intoxicating liquors shall have
written or printed on their ballots, "for
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors." pro-
vided, that if the county court ordering
such election deem it eXpedient, they
may order that both the above sentences
may be written or printed IN the tickets
to be used and voted at said election.
with the further instruction printed on
said ballots, erase the claus you do not
want"
Sec. s.. That section 7242 of article Ill
of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the words ''or munich
pal body" in the sixth line of said sec
ton, and by striking out the words
"such election, in line fifteen Of said
section and inserting in lieu thereof the
words 'the filing of the petition for
such election" and by striking out the
words, "of the municipal body orr in
line nineteen of said section, and by
striking out the words the municipal
body orr in line twenty-one of said Sec
ton, SO that as amended said section
shall read as follows:
Sec. 7242. If a majority of the votes
cast at such election be for the sale OF
intoxicating liquors such Intoxicating
liquors may be sold under the pro-
visions of existing laws regulating the
sale thereof and the procuring of Ii
cense for hat purpose; and il a ma
jority of the votes cast at such election be
against the sale of intoxicating liquors.
the county court ordering such election
shall publish the result of such election
once a week for our consecutive weeks in
the same newspaper in which the notice
of election was published; and the proyi-
sions of this article shall take effect and
be in force from and after the date Of the
last insertion of the publication last
above referred to; and provided further.
that no license to sell intoxicating liquors
Of any description prohibited by this ar
ticle, shall be granted during the time
of publication last above mentioned; ana
provided further, that this article shall
not be so construed as to interfere with
any license issued before the day of the
filing of the petition for such election,
but such license may run until the day
of its expiration and shall not be renew
ed. The election in this article prouded
for, and the result thereof, may be con-
tested in the same manner as is now pro-
vided by law for the contest Of the cleo
ton of county officers in this state by
any qualified voter of the county in Which
said local option election shall be helt by
an action to contest as herein provided,
and, which shall be brought against the
county holding such election.
Sec. 6. That section 7243 of article III
of chapter 6S of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the words lying out
side the corporate limits o. any city
or own having, at the date Of such
order of election, q population of $500
inhabitants or more, or city as the case
may be" in lines four. five, six and
seven, so that when amended said SEQ
ton shall read as follows:
Sec. T243. If a majority of the. VOTES
cast at any election held under the pro-
visions of this artscle shall be against
the sale of intoxicating liquors" it shall
not be lawful for any person within the
limits of such county to directly or fndi-
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manner whatever any kind of intoxicating
liquors or beverage containing alcohol,
in any quantity whatever, under the pen
alties hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. Z. That section 7244 of article III
of chapter GO of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909 be amerkded
by striking out the words ''or city as
the case mi be- in the fourth line Of
said section; and by adding to said. sec
ton the words provided that in any
county in which an election has been
held outside of the corporate limits of
any city or town in such county,, nav
ing at the time of such election a popu-
lation of $500 inhabitants or more, under
the provisions of article III of chapter
63 of the Revised Statutes Of Missouri
for the year 1909, the first election. under
the provisions of this article, as amend
ed, may be held at any time after. fur
JNoAS AAOih tAAC Ndte VI tH0 GleCIlOH MlQ
in such county outside of the corporate
limits Of any city or town having, at; the
time of such election, a population of
twenty-five hundred inhabitants or
more so that when amended said sec.
ton shall read as follows:
Sec. 7244. Whenever an election In this
article provided for has been held and
decided, either Tor or against the sale
of intoxicating liquors. then the dues-
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four years e thereafter in the SINE
county and h only on a new petition
and in every respect conforming to- the
provisions of his article; provided that
in any county in which an election has
been held outside Of the corporate limits
of any city or town in such county hay-
ing, at the time of such election, a pybu-
lation or $500 inhabitants or more, under
the provisions of article III Of chapterp az
Of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for
the year 1909, the first election under
the provisions of this article, as amended.
may be held at any time after four YEARS
from the date of the election held in
such county outside of the Corporate
limits Of n city or town having at
the time Of such election a population
Of twenty-five hundred Inhabitants Or
more.
Approved March Tenth (1OtlD, 1913. I
ELEVENTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. Z, enacted by, Forty
seventh General Assembly. AboIsshinx
the present office Of excise comnkis-
siOner as appointed by the governor in
cities having a population of three hum
dred thousand inhabitants or more and
providing for appointment by the
mayor Of such cities, In lieu of such
excise commissioner, OF a bi-parfisan
board Of excise commissioners and pre-
scribing the number, qualifications. due
ties and salaries OF the member there
Of; and providing that NIL fees and
taxes received from drnlnshop Iicenses