The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-10-09


TO DRUGGISTS, ALSO.
GROUNDS OF CONTEST.
Now come T.. F.. Brannon, Jane
Porter, Robert Spencer, Oscar Pee
dicord, Ed. Slattery, John johnson
James Cummins, Claude Ratliff, G.. n
iPeddlcord, Jas. Connolly, Harry Sa
oshin, Malachi Flanagan, Elme
Nichols, Frank Sullivan, James Cur
tbs, and say that they are each and al
citizens and legal voters in the Cit,
OF Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
and citizens and legal voters in Bour
bon County, Kentucky; and they fur
Their say that the election held il
Bourbon County, Kentucky, on Mon
day, September %, 1914, on the petit
ton OF VIM. Myall and others, to take
the sense of the legal voters of Bour
bon County on the question whether
or not spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors shall be sold, bartered or loan
ed in Bourbon County, this law and
prohibition to apply to druggists also
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for the following reasons, to-wit:
l. Because the petition of said
VIM. Myall and Others, upon
whose request said election was call
ed, was not signed by a number of
legal voters in each precinct in Bour-
bon County, equal to twenty-five per
cent. of the votes cast therein, at the
last preceding general election
2. Because said petition was not
signed by a number of legal voters
equal to twenty-five per cent. of the
votes cast in Bourbon County at the
last preceding general election.
3. Because the Judge of the Bour-
bon County Court, after the filing of
the petition and before entering an
order of election thereon did not
hear proof that said petition was
signed by a number of legal voters
equal to twenty-five per cent of the
votes cast in Bourbon County at the
last preceding general election.
4. Because said petitioners whose
names were signed to said petition
did not offer any proof that said petit
ton was signed by number of legal
voters in said County equal to twenty
five per cent. of the votes cast therein
at the last preceding general cleo
ton.
5. Because the Judge of the Bour-
bon County Court, at the next regu-
lar term thereof, after receiving said
petition, did not make an order ON his
order book, directing an election to be
held in said county on some date
named in said petition, no earlier than
sixty days after said application was
lodged with the Judge OF said Court,
the Sheriff, or any other
officer Of said County, appointed to
hold said election, to open a poll at
each and all voting places in said
County, on said date, for the purpose
of taking the sense OF the legal voters
of said County, who were qualified
to vote at elections for County
upon the proposition whether
or not spirituous, vinous or malt
liqpor shall be sold, battered Or loan
ed therein, or whether or not any
prohibition law in force in said
County, or in any city, town, precinct
or district thereof, by virtue of any
general or special act or acts shall
become imperative.
6. Because the order which was |
spread upon the order book of the |
County Court, purporting to call said |
election on September 28th, 1914, was |
not signed by the Judge of the Bour- |
bon County Court and is therefore !
null an. void, and of no effect.
Z. Because in said purpOrted order |
Of election, the County Judge of Bour-
bon County did not, at the same time, !
fix date for the registration for |
those people entitled to vote thereat, |
whose names had not been recorde. |
Oh the registration book of that year; |
and did not require same to be pub
ished in like manner as the time and |
place of said election of vote are re-
luired to be published.
s. Because upon a petition filed
oyT. F. BrannOn and others, which |
petition contained a number of legal
Paris. equal to twenty-five per cent
If the votes cast therein at the last
preceding general election, the Judge
If the Bourbon County Court had or
Tered an election to be held in each
precinct of the City of Paris on Sep
ember 26th, 1914, to take the sense
If the legal voters of each of said
precincts Of the City of Paris upon
he question whether or not spirit
lOus, vinOus or malt liquors shall be
old, bartered or loaned in the City of
Paris, this law and prohibition to ap-
'ly to druggists also, and had fixed /
September 18th, 1914, as a day for
he registration of those persons en-
tiled to vote thereat whose names
lad not been recorded on the regis
ration books of that year; and be-
ause the said Judge of the Bourbon
county Court in the order for a.
pecial registration day for the cleo
ion, which !, was held on Sep
ember 2Sth, 1914, did not fix a
pecial registration day for that cleo
ion.
9. Because the County Board OF
Election Commissioners in appoint
lg the election officers to conduct
aid registration and said election did
OF divide said officers equally as
equired by law, between those favor