Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-08
HOUSE L NO. 10.

An act to amend sections 1898, 724o, 7241,
chapter So Of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909, entitled
Local option" and to repeal section
1888 of aid article, with an emergency
clause.
Be It enacted BY the General Assembly
Of the State of Missouri, as foIloscs:
Section /. That section 1888, Of article
III Of chapter 63 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 of any city OF 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 I'M by adding in the ninth line Of
said section between the word sold
n the word within the words FUR
nished or given away and by striking
out the words lying outside o 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 lines
of said section n by adding 10 said
section the words, provided, further.
that one-half Of the judges In each pre-
cinct h be for the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors. and one-hah Of said judges
against the sale Of Intoxicating liquors."
so as amended said section shall read as
follows:
Sec. 1888. Upon application by petition
by one-tenth of the qualified
voters Of any county, who are qualified
to vote for members of the legislature
in any county Of this state, the county
court of such county shall order an
to be held in such county at
the usual voting precincts for holding
any general election for state officers,
to take place within forty days after
the receipt Of such petition, to deter
whether or not spirituous or In
toxicating liquors, including wine and
beer, shall be sold, furnished or given
within the limits of such county.
Such election shall be conducted the
thereof made and the results
ascertained and determined, in
in all respects with the laws
this state governing general elections
for county officers, and the result thereof
be entered upon the records OF
county court and the expenses or
election all be paid out OF the
treasury as In the case of cleo
for county officers; provided, that
an election ordered under the proyi-
Of this section. no one shall be
entitled to vote who is not a qualified |
voter Of such county, provided, that NO
election, held under the provisions
IF this article shall take place on any
election day, or within sixty days
)f m general election held under the
Constitution and laws Of this state, SO
hat elections as are held under this ar
.icle shall be special elections, and shall
,e separate and distinct from any other
whatever provided, further. that
he county court shall determine the suf-
Of the petition presented by the
,oM books OF the last previous general
provided, further, that one half
the Judges in each precinct shall be
or the sale Of intoxicating liquors and
'ne-half Of said judges against the sale
Intoxicating liquors.
Sec. Q. That section 1889 Of article III
chapter So Of the Revised Statutes
{ Missouri for the year 1909 be and
he same is hereby repealed.