The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30

An act to amend sections 1898. 724O, 7241,
7242, 7243 and 7244 Of article III, of
chapter SO Of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909, entitled
Local option and to repeal section
1889 of said article, with in emergency
clause.
Be Il enacted by the General Assembly
Of the state Of Missouri as %follOtos:
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
tenth, eighteenth and nineteenth lines
Of said section and by adding to said
section the words, provided, further,
that one-half Of the judges in each pre-
cinct shall be for the sale Of lntoxicat-
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
to vote for members Of the legislature
in any county Of this state, the count
court Of such county shall order al
election to be held in such county al
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.
mine whether or not spirituous or I'm
toxicating liquors, including wine ant
beer, shall be sold, furnished or giver
away within the limits OF such county
Such election shall be conducted. m,
, returns thereof made and the result,
thereof ascertained and determined. IN
accordance in all respects with the law,
OF this state governing general election.
Tor county officers, and the result tbereo
shall be entered upon the records o.
such county court and tho expenses o.
|. such election shall be paid out OF Ia,
Seuhe4 treasury as IN the case Of cleo
: lions for county officers; provided. INA.
at an election ordered under Inc provi
Aions Of this section, no one shau n,
y entitled to vote who is not a ouall6e,
, voter OF such county, provided. that n,
= such election, held under the provision,
, OF this article shall take place on an,
q general election day, or within sixty day
OF any general election held under III,
= Constitution and laws Of this state =
nat elections as are held under this ar
ticle shall be special elections, and sra
~ % separate and distinct from anv otha
election whatever; provided. further. Ina
the county court shall detormine ths suf
'r ncieney OF the petition presented bv IN.
= poll books Of the last ~prsvlouS rsrs-s
v e%leetion; provided, further. that ens-hsl
"a OF the judges In each precinct sbsu \
IN for the sale Of intoxicating ilouorr an,
q ono-half OF said judges against ~ ~
n OF Intoxicating liquors.
y SEQ, !. That section fass Of art,o,. n
II OF chapter % Of the Revised s,S,,t.
= q Missouri for the year 1908 ~ ~,
v the same Il hereby repealed.