The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-08
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
tFirst insertion pecember 1lth, Ioa4.l

TlCLE THREE OF CHATTER
SIXTY THREE OF THE RE
N1SED STATUTES OF NILS
souri,, 1900, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL. OPP
TiON LAW" TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT SPIRIT
UOUSN : AND INTOXICATING
LIQUORS SHALL BE SOLD
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PENNINGTON, IN THE STATE
OF MISSOURI.
Resolution relating to order CALI
ing election under Article 8 OF Chap
ter 90, Revised Statutes of Missouri
1900, entitled LOCAL OPTION"
providing for tho appointment of
judges, form of the ballots, publica-
ton of notice, conduct of said cleo
ton and the making Of returns thereof
WHEREAS, on Monday, DecenT-
Der 9TH, 1914 the same being a regu-
lar monthly meeting OF the Board, OF
Aldermen of the City of Pennington.
Missouri, 4 petition showing on the
face thereof that it was signed by
one-tenth, and more of the qualified
voters of the City of FarmingtOn,
County of St. Francois, in the State
of Missouri, and showing that said
City is duly incorporated UNDER the
laws OF the State. of Missouri and has
a population OF twenty-five Hundred
inhabitants or more, was presented
to the Mayor and Board OF Al
dermen at said meeting, applying
for an order calling an election to be
held in the said City of Pennington
to be voted at by the qualified voters
thereof, land no others, to determine
whether or not spirituous or intoxi-
eating liquors shall be sold within
the limits of said City of Pennington;
and,
WHEREAS; upon the examination
Of the said petition and the further
examination by comparison OF the
names and signatures therto with
the poll books of the last previous
municipal election held within and
by the said City of Pennington: the
Board of Aldermen finds the same
sufficient in form and further finds
that one-tentii- and more of the inhabi
tants of the said City of Pennington,
who have the qualifications for voters
as prescribed by Article 3 of Chapter
90, Revised Statutes OF Missouri,
1900, and who are lawful voters OF
the said City of Pennington, have
signed the said petition so presented
as aforesaid; the Board further finds
| that Pennington is a duly incorpo-
rated City, existing under and by viz
tue of tile Laws OF the State of Mis-
souri, and that said CITY at the time
Of the filing of said petition had,
and now has a population OF Twenty
| five Hundred inhabitants and more
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLV-
ED by the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Pennington, Missouri, as
| follows:
FIRST: That an election be and
the same is hereby ordered to be
held in said City of Pennington, St.
Francois County, Missouri, on
TUESDAY, TWELFTH DAY OF
JANUARY, l9T5,
to be voted at by the qualified voters
of the City of Pennington and no
others. as provided by article 8,
Chapter 90, Revised Statutes of Mis-
souri,, 1900, to detRrmine whether or
not spirituous or Intoxicating liquors
\ shall be sold within the limits OF
said City of Pennington, which said
II date. 18th day OF January, IoL5. is
| within forty days after receipt OF
said petition By the Board of Alder
men and is not within sixty days of
any municipal or State election held
or to be held in the City of Farming
ton.
i SECONBa That said election shall
| be conducted. the returns thereof
i made and the result thereof ascer-
tanned and determined in accord
ancc, in all respects, with the laws
and ordinances governing municipal
elections in the City OF Pennington.
The said election shall be held at
the usHal voting places for holding
municipal elections in the City OF
Pennington, as follows;
The polling place in the first ward
shall be the City Hall over City
Auditors Office, in Kugel Building
East side of Public Square. Scond
Ward, Police Judges Office, West
side of Public Square. Third Ward
Waters Press Printing Office, Farm
ers Bank Building. Fourth Ward
Henry Manley's Shoe Shop on Henry
| Street one-half block south OF Co
lumbia Street,
| THIRD; That the Judges OF sale
election who shall conduct same
according to law and who shall serve
in the wards herein indicated shall
be as follows:
n First Ward; Russell Doss, J
z, Klein, Henry Herman and Chas
Guessing, ST.
J Second Ward: T. c. Young, Q, J
| Maybcrry, John S. Towl and Geo
Meyers.
Third Ward; Geo, Ware. w. N
Fleming, John Hough and Homes
/. Carver.
Fouth Ward: Clarence Tctley
Frank Coffman. Peter Guessing ant
Carl Gaebe.
:. FOURTH: All persons voting a
said election who are against tn,
sale of Intoxicating liquors shall
have written or printed on thei
ballots against the Sale Of lntoxi
eating Liquors" and all OF those whc
, are in favor of the sale of intoxicatin!
liquors shall have written or printed
, on their ballots, For the Sale OF In
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