Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-23
HOUSE I L NO. 10.

An act to amend sections 1888, T2i0. ,241,
1912 72!s and 7.t4 OF article HI, vi
chapter 50 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 & enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Missouri, as folIous:
Section /. That section 1898. of article
III of chapter So OF the Revised Stat
utes OF Missouri for the year 1909 be
amended by striking out the words
who shall reside outside the corporate
limits or amy city or town having al
the time OF such petition, a population
OF $500 Inhabitants OF 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
nlshed or given away aud by striking
out the words lying outside OF such
corporate limits of such city or town
in the tenth and eleventh ines OF said
section. II by striking out the words
who Is a resident OF any incorporated
town having a population OF $500 in
habitants or more, orr in the seven
teenth. eighteenth and nineteenth lines
OF said section and by adding to said
oSShiOh ms WVtuos VI pTONllcu, IuTLlHr,
that one-lialf of the Judges In each pre-
cinct 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 as
follows:
Sec. 1888. Upon application by petition
signed by one-tenth OF the qualified
voters of any county. who are qualified
10 vote for members of the legislature
In any county of this state. the county
court OF such county shall order an
election to be held in such county at
the usual voting precincts for holding
any general election for state officers,
to a place within forty lays after
the receipt of such petition, to deter
mine whether or not spirituous or In
toxicating liquors, including wine and
beer, shall be sold. furnished or given
away within the limits of such county.
Such election shall be conducted, the
returns thereof made and the results
thereof ascertalned and determined. I'm
accordance In all respects with the laws
OF this state governing general elections
for county officers, and the result thereof
shall be entered upon the records OF
such county court and the expenses OF
such election shall be paid out of the
county treasury as In the case OF cleo
tions for county officers; provided. that
at an election ordered under the proyi-
sions of this section. no one shall be
entitled to vote who Is not n qualified
voter OF such county, provided, that no
such election. held under the provisions
or his article shall take place on any
general election day, or within sixty days
OF any general election held under the
Constitution II laws of this state. so
thai elections as nre held under this ar
ticle shall be special elections, and shall
be separate and distinct from any othet.
election whatever; provided, further. TINT
the county court shall determine the SUI
hciency Of the petition presented by the
poll books of the last previous general
election; provided, further, that one-haIy
OF the judges in each precinct shail be
for the sale Of intoxicating liquors and
one-half OF said Judges against the sale
OF intoxicating liaI, rs.
Sec. .. That section 1889 Of article III
OF chapter So OF the Revised Statutes
o. Missouri for the year 1903 be and
the same il hereby repealed.