Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22

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more the right to vote separately from
their respective counties; providing ad.
ditiOnaI qualifications for judges a
local option elections and prOVidinI
that drnmshOp licenses shall not b,
granted by the several county courts
after filing of a petition for local Op.
ton election.
HOUSE BILL NO. 10.
An act to amend sections 1888. 7240, 7241
1912, 7243 and 7244 of article III, OF
chapter SO of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909, entitled
Local option and to repeal section
1893 of said article, with an emergency
clause.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State of Missouri, as foiiOloS:
Section /. That section 1888. of article
III of chapter 63 OF the Revised Stat
utes of Missouri for the year 1909 be
amended by striking out the words
who shall reside outside the corporate
limits of 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
ton and by adding in the ninth line of
said section w the word sold
and the word within" the words fur
nished or given away" and by striking
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corporate limits of such city or town"
in the tenth and eleventh lines of said
section; 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 seven
teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth lines
of said section and by adding to said
section the words. provided, further,
that one-half of the judges in each pre-
cinct shall be for the sale of intoXicat-
1nQr r11nr nd ono nlf ~ cold rI-~
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 ounty 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 lays after
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 count 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 cleo
lions for county officers; provided, that
at an election ordered under the provi-
sions of this section, no one shall be
entitled to vote who is not a 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 the
Constitution and laws of this state, so
that elections as are held under this ar
be separate and distinct from any other
election whatever; provided, further. that
the county court shall determine the suf-
of the petition presented by the
poll books of the last previous general
provided, further, that one-half
of the judges in each precinct shall be
for the sale of intoxicating liquors and
of said judges against the sale
of intoxicating liquors.
Sec. 2. That section 1889 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-
SAp DcHy III lAElC ANC VI odtd
SO that said section shall read:
Sec. 1910. Notice OF such election shall
De given by publication in some news
published in the county and such
notice shall be published in such news
paper for four consecutive weeks, and
he last insertion shall be within ten
lays next 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. 4. That section 7241 of article III
If chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes
If Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ID by striking out the words cor mu-
licipal body in the sixth and seventh
ines of said section, SO that as amend
ID said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 7241. All persons voting at n
his article, who are against the sale
If intoxicating liquors. shall nave writ
or printed on their ballots, against
he sale of intoxicating liquors." and
I'll those who are in favor of the sale
If such Intoxicating liquors shall have
or printed on their ballots, for
he sale of intoxicating liquors." pro-
yided, that if the county court ordering
iuch election deem it eXpedient, they
nay order that both the above sentences
nay be written or printed on the tickets
be used and voted at said election.
nv AAI'Si III I ia
aid tickets or ballots, "erase the clause
do not want
Sec. 5. That section 1912 of article III
# chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
" striking out the words "oF munich
,al body in the sixth line of said sec
ion, and by striking out the words
election" in line fifteen of said
ection and inserting in lieu thereof the
words the filing of the petition for
I1nI a1antin1 ~ md Inv rtrilTnr out fhn
words, "of the municipal body or in
me nineteen of said section, and by
triking out the words the municipal
ody or" in line twenty-one of said Sec
ion, so that as amended said section
hall read as follows:
Sec. 1912. If a majority of the votes
asst at such election be for the sale of
intoxicating liquors such intoxicating
liquors may be sold under the pro-
isions of existing laws regulating the
ale thereof and the procuring of Ii
ense for that purpose; and if a ma
1rity of the votes cast at such election be
against the sale of intoxicating liquors."
he county court ordering such election
hall publish the result of such election
nee a week for four consecutive weeks in
same newspaper in which the notice
f election was published; and the provi-
ions of this article shall take effect and
e in force from and after the date of the
bove referred to-; and provided further,
nat no license to sell Intoxicating liquors
f any description prohibited by this ar
.cle, shall be granted during the time
f publication last above mentioned; and
further, that this article shall
OF be so construed as to interfere with
ny license issued before the day of the
ling of the petition for such election,
ut such license may run until the day
f its expiration and shall not, be renew
d. The election in this article provided
)r, and the result thereof, may be con-
ested in the same manner as is now pro
lded by law for the contest OF the eiecn
ny qualified voter of the county in which
aid local option election h a be held by
nd which shall be brought against the
ounty holding such election.
Sec. 6. That SECTION 7243 of article III
I~issouri for the year 1909 be amended
striking out the words Lying out
de the corporate limits OF any city
rder of election, a population of $500
lhabitants or more, or city as the case
Jay be" in lines four, five, six ard
Sec. 7243. If a majority of the votes
isions of this article shall be against
he sale of Intoxicating liquors." it shall
OF be lawful for any person within the
mits of such county to directly or indi-
actly sell, give away or barter in any
tanner whatever any kind Of Intoxicating
quors or beverage containing alcohol,
tAAS 1tAAA N@S EN'A
tiles hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. Z. Tha section 7244 of article III
{ chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes of
Iissouri for the year 1909 be amended
Y striking out the words 'or city as
lie case may be- in the fourth line of
lid section; and by adding to said sec
on the words provided that in any
Ounty in which an election has been
ED outside of the corporate limits of
city or town in such ounty hav-
lg at the time of such election a popu-
ton of $500 inhabitants or more, under
lie provisions of article III of chapter
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
n the year 1909, the first election under
lie provisions of this article. as amend
may be held at any time after four
ears from the date of the election held
such county outside of the corporate
mitS of any city or town having. at the
of such election, a population of
twenty-five hundred inhabitants or
ore" so that when amended said sec
shall read as follows:
Sec. 7244. Whenever an election in this
'ticle provided for has been held and
.cided, either for or against the sale
Intoxicating liquors, then the ques-
On shall not be again submitted within
ur years next thereafter in the same
unity and then only on a new petition
I'd in every respect conforming to the
DIVISIONS of this article; provided that
any county in which an election has
en- held outside of the corporate limits
any city or town in such county hay