Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-16

All act U amend SECTIONS t.JS, iZIU. istI,
1s42, 1.4S and 72il OF article III. OF
chapter IS of lIe Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909. entitled
Local option ana to repeal section
1893 OF said article, with All emergency
clause.
Be Il eaacted ~ the General Assembly
Of the State Of Missouri, as ~IolioWs:
Section ]. That section 1898, Of article
III of chapter 63 OF the Revised Stat
utes of Missouri for the year 1909 he
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 ~ fourth lines of said Sec
ton and by adding in the ninth line of
said section betweel the word sold
and the word within the words ''ftr-
nished or given away ana b. striking
out the words lying outside OF such
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, orr 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-
ing liquors. and one-haIf of said Judges
against the sale of Intoxicating liquors
so as amended said section shall read as
follows:
Sec. 1893, Upon application by petition
signed by one-tenth of the qualified
voters of n county, who are uualitieJ
10 vote for members of the legislature
in n county of this state. the county
court OF such county shall order. an
election to be held in such county al
the 1suaI 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
toxteating liquors, Including wine ana
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 resnltY
thereof ascertained and determined In
accordance in all respects with the laws
OF inns state governing general elections
loi county OFFICERS, and the result thereof
shall be entered upon the records Of
sucll county court and the expenses of
such election shall be paid out OF the
county treasury as In the case OF elec-
lions Tor county officers; provided. that
at an election ordered under the proyi-
slons OF this section, no one SHAH no
d. /. q a a VIII 49, ~ NfS Aiit lit
ehtltted to vote who Is not O. 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
VI any general election held under the
Constitution and laws of this state. 40
that elections as are held under this ar
ticie shall be special elections, and shall
be separate and distinct from any other
election whatever; provided, further, that
ftciency OF the petition presented by ~,
poll books OF the last previous reneraj
election provided, further, that one-baI,
OF the Judges in each precinct shall he
Tor the sale Of intoxicating LIQUORS ana
OF said Judges against the sale
Intoxicating liqL, rs.
Sec. 2 That section 1889 OF article rtI
OF chapter s3 OF the Revised statu,as
% Missouri for the year 1903 be ana
tns same Is hereby repealed.