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be given by publication in some news
APPEL published in the county. and such
notice shall be published In such news
paper for four consecutive weeks. and
the last insertion shall be within ten
days mex before such election, and
such other notice may be given as the
county court ordering such election may
think proper. in order to give general
publicity TO the election
Sec. T. hat section 72ii Of article III
OF chapter So Of the Revised Statutes
OF Missouri for the year 1903 be amend
ed by striking out the words "or mu-
niclpal body in the sixth and seventh
lines of said section, so that as amend
cd said section snail read as follows:
Sec. 72fi. 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 II the county court ordering
such election deem Il 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 tickets or ballots. erase the clause
you do not want"
Sec. s. That section 7242 of article III
Of chapter SO Of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri for the year 1903 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 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-
visions Of existing laws regulating the
sale thereof and the procuring OF lie
cense for that purpose; 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
shall publish the result of such election
once a week for four consecutive weeks in
the same newspaper in which the notice
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,
mat no license to sell intoxicating liquors
Of any description prohibited by TINS ar
ticle. shall be granted during. the tmo
Of publication last above mentioned and
provided further. that this article SHAH
not be so construed as to interfere with
any license issued before the day of the
filing of the petition for such, election.
hut 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. s. h 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
inhabitants or more, or city as the case
may be- in lines four, five, six and
seven, SO that when amended said sec
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. IL 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. Z That SECTION ~ Of article III
Missouri for the year 1903 be amended
by striking out the words or city as
the case may bo'' in the fourth line of
said section; and by adding to said sec
ton the words provided that in any
county in which m 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-
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
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
limits of any city or tow having. at the
time Of such election, a population OF
twenty-five hundred inhabitsnts 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 70 me
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-
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
the provisions Of this article, as amended,
may be held Mt 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 (1Oth), 1918,