The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29

q c.y. 5. Inat section 7sle Of article III
: II chapter s. Of the R4v1sed 6tatutes
81 Missouri for the year 1909 DO amend
cd BIZ striking out the words "or mu-
) nicipnl body In line five OF saad secuon
| 80 that said section shall read:
sec. 1910. Notice OF such election shall
be civ en- by publication In some news
paper published In the county, ana sucn
4 notice shall be published In such news
paper for four consecutive weeks, and
the last insertion shall be WITHIN ten
days next before such election, ana
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. A. That section 7241 Of article LII
OF chapter s. Of the Revised Statutes
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, 80 that as amend
ed said section shall read as 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 If 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,
with the further instruction printed on
said ballots, erase the clause you do not
want" VI
Sec. 5. That section 7242 Of article IIIs
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
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 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 a majority Of the votes
cast at such election be for the sale Of
intoxicating liquors. such Intoxicating
liquors may be- sold under the pro-
sale thereof and the procuring Of IL
cense for that purpose; and II ma
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 week for four consecutive weeks In
the same newspaper In which the notes
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
ri chn ho to1- 1ts thn
of publication last above mentioned: and
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 1913 of article III
of chapter So Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1909 be sameneed y
nv striking out the vols "lyi-"
side tho corporate limits Of any city
order of election. population of $500
inhabitants or more, or city as the cisa
may be" in lines four. five, six and
seven. SO that when amended said sec
ton shall read as follows:
Sec. 7243. If 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 any person within the
limits of such county to directly or indi-
rectly SELL give away or barter in any
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 III
Of chapter 63 CT the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the words cor city as
the case may be- in the fourth line Of
said section and by adding to said SEQ
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, hav-
ing at the time of such election a popu-
ation of $500 inhabitants or more under
The provisions of article III Of chapter
'3 OF the Revised Statutes Of Missouri
'or the year 1909, the first election under
ne provisions Of this article. as amend
I'd. may be held at any time after four
'earI 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, a population of
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants or
nore." so that when amended said sec
Ion shall read as follows:
Sec. 7244. Whenever an election in this
!rticle provided for has been held ana
lecided, either for or against the sale
4 Intoxicating liquors. then the uuee-
ion sfau not be again submitted within
our years next thereafter Ii the same
county and then only on q new petition
nd In every respect conforming to the
PROVISIONS Of this article; provided that
n any county in which an election has
zen held outside Of the corporate limits
4 any city or town in such county hav-
ng, at the time Of such election, q popu.
alton Of $500 inhabitants or more, under
ne provisions of article III Of chapter e.
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