The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08


! " chapter IS OF the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out the words ..or mu-
nicipal body" In line ave Of said section
70 that said section shall read:
Sec. 7940. Notice Of such election shall
be given BY publication In some news
paper published in the county, and Auch
paper for four consecutive weeks. and
the last insertion shall be within ten
days next before such election, and
such other notice may be given az the
county court ordering such election may
think proper. In order to give general
publicity to the election.
Sec. e That section 7241 Of article III
of chapter So 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. 80 that AZ amend
Cd said section shall read az follows:
Sec. 7241. 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 II the county court ordering
such election deem 1t expedient, they
may order that both the above sentences
may be written or printed on the tickets
to be used and voted at said election.
with the further instruction printed on
said ballots, erase the clause you do not
want"
Sec. S. That section 7242 Of article III
OF chapter So 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
tion. 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 or in
line nineteen Of said section, and by
striking out the words 1.-The municipal
body or" in line twenty-one Of said Sec
ton, SO that as amended said section
shall read as follows:
Sec. 7242. II majority OF the votes
cast at such election be FOR the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors. such Intoxicating
visions Of existing laws regulating the
sale thereof and the procuring Of IL
cense for that purpose; and II a MAJ
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 four consecutive weeks in
the same newspaper In which the notice
Of election was published; and the provi-
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
n MI, loot ion To- tnna,A
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 provided
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 held. 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 63 Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
nv striking out tile wo~tB flying
olds the esrporats limits ~ any c1ty
or town having. at the date OF
order Of election, population of $500
or more, or city as the case
may be" in lines four, five. six and
seven. SO that when amended said Sec
ton shall read as follows:
Sec 7z43. II majority Of the votes
cast at any election held under the pro-
visions Of this article 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 indi-
apr 1soV kn1e {v% |
manner whatever any kind Of intoxicating
liquors or beverage containing alcohol,
IN any quantity whatever. under the pen
alties hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. I. That section 7244 of article Ill
IF chapter SO Of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
~ striking out tl1e words -'or city as
the case may be- In the fourth line Of
'ah section; and by adding to said sec
ion the words provided that in any
county In which an election has been
,eld outside Of the corporate limits OF
my city or town i'm Sueh county, haw-
ng at the time Of such election a popu-
alton OF 2,5o0 inhabitants or more, under
he provisions of article III Of chapter
8 OF the Revised Statutes of Missouri
or the year 1903. tho first election under
he provisions of this article, as amend
ID. may be held at any time after four
ears from the date Of the election held
SUCH county outside Of the corporate
limits OF any city or town having, at the
line Of such election, q population of
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants or
nore,'' SO that when amended said rec
lon shall read az follows:
Sec. 1924. Whenever an election in this
rticle provided for has been held and
ecided, either for or against the sale
Intoxicating liquors, then the quee-
lon shall not be again submitted within
DUR years next thereafter in tue same
ounty and then only on a new petition
nd in every respect conforming to the
rovisions Of this article; provided that
l any county In which an election has
cen held outside Of the corporate limits
any city or town in such county hav-
e. at the time of such election. poPu-
ltion Of $500 inhabitants or more. unsief
,e provisions Of article III Of chapter s.
the Revised Statutes Of Missouri for
10 year 1909. the first election under
Re provisions of this article. as amended,
~ be held at any time after four years !
ON the date Of the election held in ..
lch county outside Of the corporate /.
nits Of any city or town having at
% time Of such election q population :
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants or : :
ore
Approved March Tenth t1stA). 1918. 2
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