The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-23

ELECTION PROCLAMATION fnO'
CLAIMING AND CALLING A SPE-
CIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN
THE CITY OF TUCUMCARl. NEW
MEXICO, ON WEDNESDAY,, THE
18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1915, TO
VOTE ON THE QUESTION Or
WHETHER OR NOT THE BARTER,
SALE, OR EXCHANGE OF lNTON-
ICATING LIQUORS SHALL BEPRO-
HIBITED WITHIN THE CITY OF
TUCUMCARI. NEW MEXICO.
WHEREAS. at a regular meeting
Of the City Council Of Tucumcari,
New Mexico, duly held in the City
office within said City, on Friday
evening, the 9th day of August, 1915,
the following resolution was duly
passed by a majority vote Of the MEM
bers elect Of said City Council:
WHEREAS, a petition has been
directed TO and presented 90 the Hon.
orable Mayor and City Council of the
City of Tucumcari, New Mexico, ana
duly filed with the City Clerk of said
City of Tucumcari. petitioning the
said Mayor and City Council of said
City of Tucumcari to order and pro-
claim a special election TO be called
and held as provided by law, to submit
to the electors of said City of Tucum-
carl the question whether or not the
barter, sale or exchange Of ~intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be prohibited within
the said City Of Tucumcari, and,
whereas. after due consideration OF
said petition, it appears that the said
petition is signed by qualified electors
equal in number to twenty-five per
cent Of the votes cast for the candi-
date receiving the highest number of
votes at the last municipal election
preceding the time of filing of said
petition.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED AND ORDERED By TIL,
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUCUMCARl, That an ele. ton be
duly called and proclaimed as provided
by law to submit to the electors of
said City of Tucumcari the question
Of whether or not the barter, sale or
exchange of Intoxicating liquors shall
be prohibited within the said City of
Tucumcari, and that said election be
called for and held on the 18th day Of
October A. D., 1915"
And, whereas at "A regular meeting
Of the City Council of the City of
Tucumcari, New Mexico. duly held
in the City Office within said City, on
Friday evening, the 10th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1915, the foregoing resolu-
ton was duly amended TO change the
day for holding said election TO We'd
nesday, October 18th, 1915.
NOW THEREFORE, l., w. b. Rec
tor, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TU-
CUMCARI, NEW MEXICO, do hereby
proclaim and call a Special Election
TO be held within the City of Tucum-
carl, New Mexico, on Wednesday, the
18th day of October, A. D., 1915 ut
which time there will be submitted to
the qualified electors Of said City, the
question, whether or not the barter,
sale or exchange Of intoxicating IL
quors shall be prohibited within the
City of Tucumcari, New Mexico.
The polling place in Ward Number
One will be at back room Of Gallegos
Building on Second Street.
The polling place in Ward Number
Two will be at the residence known
as Charley Elders, on Turner Street,
Blk II, Daub's lst Addition.
The polling place in Ward Number
Three will be at Waynes Livery Barn,
corner Main and Monroe Streets.
The polling place in Ward Number
Four will be at Tom Lawson's barn,
Lot |, Blocks, Barnes Addition.
Ordered at Tucumcari, New Mexico,
this 10th day of September, AID, 1915.
tSEALl W. b. RECTOR, Mayor.
Attest; S. c. Campbell City Clerk.
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