Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30

II chapter IS Of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri for the year 1903 be amend
ID by striking out the words "or mu-
aielpal body in line five of said section
50 tlat SAID section shall read:
Sec. i2iV Notice Of such election shall
pc given by publication In some news
paper published in the county, and such
notice shah be published In such news
paper for four consecutive weeks, and
5 the last insertion shall be within ten
days next before such election, and
snch 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 72il Of article III
OF chapter IS Of the Revised Statutes
OF Missouri for the year 1909 be amend
ed by striking out the words 'or mu-
nclpal body in the sixth and seventh
lines Of said section, so that as amend
ed said section shall read as follows:
Sec. IA. 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 wri ten 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"
Sec 8. That section 7242 Of article III
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
tion. 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 I2i2. If 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 Ii
cense for that purpose; aud II a ma
Jorlty Of the votes cast at such election he
against the sale of intoxicating liquors"
the county court oNiering such election
shall publish tho result Of such election
once week for four consecutive weeks In
the same newspaper in which the notice
OF election was published; and the pruvi-
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; aud provided further
that no license to sell Intoxicating LIQUORS
Of any description prohibited by this ar
ticle, shall be granted during the time
OF publication last above mentioned; and
provided further that this article shall
not be 50 construed as to interfere with
any license ISSUED before the day Of the
ming 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
Tor, ana The result thereof may be con-
tested IN the same manner as is now pro-
Nided by law for the contest Of the cleo
tion of county officers in this state by
any qualified voter Of the county in which
said local option election shall he held by
an action to contest as herein provided.
and which shall be brought against the
county holding such election.
Sec. g. That section 72l3 of article III
Of chapter G3 Of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri for the year 1909 be amended
by striking out the wgria "lging out
3lde the corporate lfatts or any city
or town having, at the C1te of such
order Of election. a population OF $500
inhabitants or more, or city as the case
may be- in lines four, i've. six and
seven. so that when amended said sec
ion shall read as follows:
Sec I2i3. II a majority " the votes
al .1..-A Il. D.. 4
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
1ljes hereinafter prescribed
Sec. I, That section 12ii Of article III
of chapter GO of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri for the year 1909 he amended
by striking out the words "or city as
the case may be in the fourth line Of
said section, and by adding to said Sec
tl0n 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 popu-
lation OF $500 Inhabitants or more under
the provisions of article III Ut chapter
SO Of the Revised Statutes " Missouri
for the year 1903 the first election under
the provisions Of this article. as amend
ed, may be held al 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, population of
twenty five hundred inhabitants or
p.b .lNl
ton shall read as follows:
Sec 72H Whenever an election in this |
article provided for has been held and |
decided, either tor or against the sale |
OF intoxicating liquors. then the quas- |
tion shan not be again submitted within |
four years next thereafter in tie same |
county and then only on a new petition /
and In every respect conforming to the
provisions OF this article, provided that I
In any county in which an election has I
been held outside Of the corporate lirIts /
OF any city or town in such county hav- 4
ing, at the time NJ such election. a popu-
lation Of $500 inhabitants or more, un,te,
the provisions Of article Ill 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 at any time after four years
from the date Of the election held In
such county outside Of the corporate
limits Of any city OF town having at
the time OF such election population
of twenty-five hundred inhabitants OF
more.
Approved March Tenth uOthl, 1918.
ELEVENTH PROPOSITION.
REFERENDCM ORDERED ny THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.