Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-09

An act to amend sections 1888. 7240. T2i1,
1912. I243 and 724i OF article III. OF
chapter Sc of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909. entitled
Local option" and To repeal section
1859 of said article, with an emergency
clause.
Be il enactsd BY the General Assembly
VI The state Of Missouri, as ~foiIotrs:
Section /. That section 1898, of article
Ill of chapter 81 OF the Revised Stat
utes OF Missouri for the year 1903 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 aud 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
own having a population of 1900 in
liabitauts or more, or in the seven
teenth. eighteenth and nineteenth lines
OF said section and by adding TO said
section the words, provided, further.
that one-ilalC 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 uualined
voters of any county, who are qualified
10 vote for members of the legislature
In any county of his state, the comfy
court Of such county shall order an
election to he held in such county NJ
the usual voting precincts for boldino
any general election for state ~officers
to take place within forty days after
the receipt OF such petition, to deter
mine whether or not spirituous or in
toNicdtiug liquors, including wine ANA
beer, shall be sold, furnished or given
away within the limits of such county
such election shall be conducted. no
returns thereoi made and the results
thereof ascertained and determined in
accordance In all respects with the laws
OF this state governing general elections
Ior county officers, and the result thereof
shall be entered upon the records ~
such county court n the expenses of
such election shall be paid out of The
county treasury as in the case of e,ec-
IONS Tor county officers: provided. that
at an erection ofuered under the proyi-
sions OF this section. no one shall ho
entitled to vote who Is not a oualihe5
voter of such county. provided, thar No
such election, held under the provisions
OF this article shall take place on anv
general election day, or within sixty dav.
OF any general election held under tIa
constitution and laws OF this state %
ina elections as are held under this az
ticie shall be special elections, and shall
n uls.ga Wu. q a aAl ~ 'aAAAA
election Whatever; provided, further tba,
the county court shall determine the smf'
hciency Of the petition presented bv ~
poll books of the last previous general
Election; provided. further, that one.baI,
OF the judges in each precinct shall he
Tor the sale OF intoxicating LIQUORS and
one-haif OF said Judges against the sa,a
OF intoxicating liqlsrs. "o
Sec. 2. That section 1889 OF ar,,cl. TT,
OF chapter 90 OF the Reyisea ata,,tal
OF Missouri for the year 1908 be NM
the same Is hsreby repealed. Wv