Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-29
HOUSE, RILL NO. 70.

HOlEB Ali%it ANSs ~
49, ~, 10 amend sections 72ss. 72Io. 72u.
zols 7atg and 7244 Of article HI, OF
cbantsr 63 Of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1903, enuted
"I,ocaI option" and TO repeal section.
T2ag Of said article, with an emergency
clause
Re n raocted bv the General Assembly
Of he state Of Missouri, as foiloios;
Section l. That section 1885, Of article
IfuI Of ehapter SO OF the Revised Stht-
utes of Missouri for the year lso9 90
amended by striking out the "otos
"Who shall reside outside the corporate
,ir,its m 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
t{on and by adding in the ninth line OF
said section between the word sold
md the word within" the words fur
nished or given away" and by striking
out the words Lying outside oil such
corporate limits OF such city or town
IN tho tenth and eleventh lines OF said
eection. 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 severn
teenth. eighteenth and nineteenth lines
of said section and by adding to said
section the words provided, further.
that half Of the Judges in each pre-
cinct shall be for the sale OF intoxioat-
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 county
court of such county shall order an
election 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
mine whether or not spirituous or in
toxicating liquors. including wine and
beer, shall be sold. furnished or given
away within the limits Of such county.
Such election shall be conducted, the
returns thereof made and the results
thereof ascertained and determined. in
accordance in all respects with the laws
OF this state governing general elections
for county officers and the result thereof
shall be entered upon the records OF
such county court and the expenses Of
such election shall be paid out Of the
county treasury as In the case of elec-
tions for county officers; provided, that
at an. election ordered under the proyt-
sions OF this section. no one shall be
entitled 10 vote who is not qualified
voter Of such county. provided. that no
such election. held under the provisions
OF this article shall take place on any
general election day, or within sixty days
Of any general election held under tho
Constitution and laws Of this state. so
that elections as are held under this ar
ticle shall be special elections. and shall
he separate and distinct from any other
election whatever, provided. further, that
the county court shall determine the suf-
fciency of the petition presented by tho
poll books Of the last previous general
election; provided, further, that one-half
Of the judges in each precinct shall be
for the sale Of intoxicating liquors and
One-half Of said Judges against the sale
of intoxicating liquors
Sec. 2. That section 1888 Of article III
Of chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri for the year 1909 be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That section 1910 Of article III
OF chapter 63 Of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out the words cor mu-
nicipal body in line five of ssid section
so that said section shall read;
See. 7240 Notice OF such election shall
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