The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-23

An act to amend sections 1888. 7240, 7241,
7242. 7243 and 7244 Of article III, Of
chapter 60 Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909, entitled
Local option" and to repeal section
1899 Of said article, with an emergency
clause.
Be Il enacted By tho General Assembly
Of the State Of Missouri, as %foIIoWs:
Section 1. That section 1888, OF article
III Of chapter So OF the Revised Stat
utes OF Missouri for the year 1905 be
amended by striking out the words
who shall reside outside the corporate
limits Of any city or town having at
the time OF such petition, a population
Of $500 inhabitants or more in the sec
ond, third and fourth lines Of said sec
ton and by adding in the ninth line Of
said section between the word sold"
and the word within" the words FUR
nished or given away" and by striking
out the words Lying outside Of such
corporate limits Of such city or town
in the tenth and eleventh lines of said
section; and by striking out the words
who Is a resident Of any incorporated
town having a population Of $500 in
habitants or more, or in the seven.
teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth line.
OF said section and by adding to sale
section the words, %'provided, further
that one-half Of the judges in each pre-.
cinot shall be for the sale Of intoxicat,
ing liquors, and one-half Of said judges
against the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
so as amended said section shall read a
follows:
Sec, 1888. Upon application by petition
signed by one-tenth Of the qualiheI
voters Of any county, who are qualihoI
to vote for members of the legislator
in any county Of this state, the count
: court Of such county shall order a
election TO be held in such county a
the usual voting precincts for holdin
any general election for state officer,
to take place within forty days afte
the receipt Of such petition, to deter
y mine whether or not splrituous or In
toXicating liquors, including wine an
= beer, shall be sold, furnished or give
Z away within the limits Of such count
Such election shall be conducted. m
4 returns thereof made and the result
thereof ascertained and determined.
accordance In all respects with the law
OF this state governing general election
Tor county officers, and the result there,
shall be entered upon the records
such county court and tho expenses
. such election shall be paid out OF II
county treasury as in the case Of Gle,
y lions for county officers; provided. IN,
y at an election ordered under the prov
sions Of this section, no one shall
y entitled to vote who is not a uuali6,
!, voter Of such caunty, provided. mai =
70 such election, held under the p~rovislo,
y OF this article shall take place on m
~ general election day, or within sixty do,
:. OF any general election held under n
., Constitution and laws Of this state
y" mat elections as are held under this a
ticle shall be special elections. and sb.
" be separate and distinct from anv OH
election whatever; provided, further m
The county court shall determine thN ed
or Aoieney Of the petition presented bv h
o. poll books OF the last proyioua gsrsr
e%leotioni provided. further, that ons.hs
"a y the judges in each precinct Shau
IN for the sale Of Intoxicating llouor- a,
70, ono-half Of said Judges against ~ =
ca 81 Intoxicating liquors.
w Sec. ?. That section Tsss Of ar,tos. +,
~ OF chapter sS Of the Revised ssst,t
o. Missouri for tho year 1909 ~ =,
NJ the same is hereby repealed.