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

Sec. s, That section 724o OF ARTICLE. rry
OF chapter 63 OF the Revised Statute.
OF Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out The words "or mu.
nicipal body In line i've OF said section
SO that said section shal read:
Sec. 1910. Notice OF such election shall
be given by publication In some news
ape published In the county, and such
notice shall be published In such news
paper for four consecutive weeks, ana
the last Insertion h a be within ter
| days next before such election. ara>
such other notice may be given as 1f5a
county court ordering such election NAV
think proper In order to give general
| publicity to the election.
Sec. A.. That section 7241 OF article INT
of chapter SO of the Revised Statute.
Of Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out the words cor mu.
nicipal body" in the sixth and seventh
lines OF said section, so that as amend.
ed said section shall read as follows:
Sec. I241. All persons voting at any
election held under the provisions Of
this article. who are against the sale
Of intoxicating liquors. shall nave writ
ten or printed on their ballots. against
the sale of intoxicating liquors. and
all those who are in favoy OF the sale
Of such intoxicating liquors shall have
written or printed on their ballots. ''for
the sale of intoxicating liquors. pros
vided. that IL the county court ordering
such election deem it 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
witt the further instruction printed ON
said ballots, erase the clause you do NOT
want
Sec. s. That section 72i2 OF article III
Of chapter GO of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
hU striking nlt the tunrdo stnr pa,,nE- n
pal body" in the sixth line OF said Sec
ton, 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 Nor
such election and by striking ont ~.
words, ''of the municipal body or IN
line nineteen of said section, and by
striking out the words the municipal
body or" in line twenty-on of said Sec
ton, so that as amended said section
shall read as follows;
Sec. T242. If a 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 Ii
cense for that purposes; and II a MA
jority OF the votes cast at such election be-
against the sale of Intoxicating liquors"
the county court ordering such election
S1Stl PUBLISH tbt tSlll VI SlCU erection
once a week for four consecutive weeks in
the same newspaper in which the notice
of election was published; and the proyl-
sions Of this article shall take effect ana
be in force from and after the date of tls
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
of publication last above mentioned; ard
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 SO OF the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the words Lying out
side the corporate limits Of any city
or town having, at the date of such
order of election, a population of $500
Inhabitants 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. 7243. II a 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 n person within the
limits OF such county to directly or indi-
rectly sell. give away or barter in any
manner whatever any kin Of Intoxicating
liquors or beverage containing alcohol,
in any quantity whatever, under the PEN
alties hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. Z. That section 7244 Of article III
Of chapter SO of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the words 'or city as
the case may be" in the fourth line OF
said section; and by adding to said sec
ton the words provided that In any
county In which an election has been
held outside of the corporate limits OF
any city or town in such county, hay
Ing at the time OF such election a popu-
lation of $500 inhabitants or more, under
the provisions OF article Ill of chapter
GO of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
for the year 1909. the first election under
the provisions of this article, as amend
ed, may be held at any time after four
years from the date of the election held
in such county outside OF the corporate
Of any city or town having, at the
time of such election. a population OF
twenty-five hundred inhabitants or
more" so that when amended said sec
ton shall read as follows:
Sec. 7244. Whenever an election In this
article provided for has been held and
decided, either for or against the sale
of intoxicating liquors, then the ques-
ton shall not be again submitted within
four years next thereafter in the same
county and then only on a new petition !
and in every respect conforming to the n
provisions OF this article; provided sASE Il
I'm any county in which an election 1ias
been held outside of the corporate limits
of any city or town in such county hav-
ing, at the time of such election. a popu-
lation Of $500 inhabitants or more, under
the provisions Of article III Of chapter So
OF the Revised Statutes of Missouri for
the year 1909, the first election under
provisions Of this article, as amended,
be held at any time after four years
from the date of the election held in
such county outside of the corporate
limits OF any city or town having at
the time of such election a population
OF twenty five hundred Inhabitants or
more.
Approved March Tenth (10th). 1918.