Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-12-01
Notice d Lpcal Opion
Election


In the county coari heia within an
for the eonnty of Washington, In th
state Ut Nlasourj. On Soy. /. fsiE, b.
Ing ths ffrDf day Of regular S0ssi13be
term, 1915. of Anid county court, th
following among other proceeding
wers had:
In the matter OF orderinx a count,
local option election.
Now At this, the first day Of Ma
vember. 1915, eo1le James 4
Ward. John NJ. Iaaison. J. c. O'yea
and other eitixsna and voters o
Washinyty. County. Missouri. quail
tied to rote for members Of the STAT,
legislature. and who reside in Wash
ington County Aforesaid. and os,.xid,
the corporate limits OF any incor
porated cby or town epntaining Z
population OF twenty-five hundred In
hAbitAn.s or mess ~ith!a said county
Ao4 MAKE Application gs petition
praying this. tine County Court held
within and fer Washington County
Missouri, TO order special election
to Be voted At by the Qualified voters
0& tie county and state atoresasd. wha
srs Ca4,ified % ycae for members G:
the staIe Legislature, and xho reside
outside the n1a!ts O. any fEeorpcs. !. .s /
city or town t1 81 i'd county having 3
population O! twenty five hundred OF
more II the urne of the filing, presea-
Lasion and reception Of said petition,
70 determine whether or net srsTi:a.
GUS aid Intoxicating Liquors. iHtsud-
.ns vine and beer. shall be solo wssh-
IN The l.laiss vi sSe$I-iasl-.. Cos.l4,
aforesaid, outside HE corporate LIN.
its OF any Incorporated city q. town
@;thin said eou-'y containing d pop
,ation D. txent. five hundred inhsbS.
tantS or more, as provided by Article
). chapte, s. O. the Revised St-i.ss<
Of Missouri. 1879, cs5.uinoniy known a.
the local option .ar.
Anc the court, having seen and
beard said Petition and having fully
~oLs!deisa car sai-a-, doth ffzd TIA.
said petition is duly signed By mere
than lsn pei ce.i, OF the voters reS.d.
ing in Washington county aforesaid.
Who are qualified To vote 10. ase.n.
teTS ot the siste legislature. AID
who reside va.Site ihe cooperate
limits os a1y cit. CT town within saAs
county containing population oi
twenty-five hundred or more .aEaa.
sAIats vi ihe tins I'll t.la filing. frese1-
tatIon and reception of said Petition,
Ss shown hy tits i0ii books os ,ha las,
previous general election In said
county. and The court Goth further
find that at tie time Of the filing,
presentation and reception OF sad pc
uuon and tie rnss11!::..ss rns1!.ss Of :h.ss order.
that within the iiTnits et Washington
County aforesaid ,h-r. "a &c icco.
porH,ed cIiy or sosu which contains o
population o! ~ elIt.-five hundred in
hah!innts or more. an shown by iae
last census sskes, ni The several iaecy-
poratsAd eiiies ssd towns 10 said
Washington CccE'y.
IL Is there.oLs considered. nr1Sred.
sdiudged and de1reei BY the CoGalv
Court OF Washington County a:ort-
said that a special election be he'd in
and throughout NxsAinxtQn- County.
N:asos4i. "a F-i.sy. ,re tenth Gay OF
Dtrenb Der. in the year o. our Lore.
usual voting precincts !or holding
general elections for state ard county
officers. which said precincts are
Rchaoods. Aleire. Cicero, Oid Macs.
Tiff. Cadei, l-atg!. Norwines Store.
Shirley. Levy, Cruise, Fertile, Palmer,
Turner'S Store. Sunlight. Belgrade
Caledonia. Sherlock. lrondsia. inrs-
well Miners. i'oisi aad potpsi. 10 de-
teY1nine whether or not sa!1l;ssous ard
Intoxicating l!cGevs, including vine
and beer, shall bc sold, furnished or
given away within the limits OF Wash
inE,on County. Missouri
And il is further considered. or.
dered. AdjudSei and tecreea by the
County Court thar said speeds! eiot,
t.un shall he held within forty dsys a
the date ~ fii'aI. presentation and
recepuoc Q: SAID petition. AID ON the
tenth ds. OF December. Sine;eea
Hundred and Fifteen. AS aforesaid.
aud that said special election shall d,
conducted. the rptpraz thereof maat
aud the results thereof ssoer lali1ss.
and determined ~ accordance IN all
respect is Aith The laws ut TIE slate ot
Missouri governing senersl etrcsisa
for state and county o.slcess AID lac
results thereof shall be eater rcd apan
the rrccfds Of the County Court OF
Washington County. Missouri. sad ;ha
expenses oi said special eleciio, snail
he paid our OF the county treasury ot
said Washington Ceailty. a. in the
case Of elections for county of:leacs.
II Is further considered. ordered. ad,
judged and decrced by the Coaa,y
Cour, that those aEl. who are legally
qualified 10 vote for members O. the
state legislature shall ee entitled 10
vote in and al said specia! election.
and the voters having the Qs.aliticA
tons aforesaid and xho reside In
County aforesaid NAY
vote al their res pectire aud usual vet
ing precincts within said Washington
County
l, is further considered. ordered. sa-
judged aud ascveed by the County
Court that all persons voting AT SAID
special election who are against TIE
sale Of intoxicating liquors shall have
written or printed on their ballots
= AGAINST THE SALE OF INToXl
eating LIQUORS, and al these
Who are in tavcr of the sale Of such
Intoxicating liquors shall have w-.s,
,en or printed on their ballots; FOR
rHE SALE or INTOXICATING L.Q,
rORS'
And the ccur. deeni!nS Il expssdsessi.
4 IL further ordered and decr~ed by
he cous, tina, ,he tickets 10 he used
saa .ased a, said special esectioa
shsll have both the above ard terss-
roinE sentences wF.;iea or printed On
aid tickets With Aae further tnssrse-
ions printed IN each Of said ballots
y tickets: Erase the Clause yca do
10, want" So that each u said t,ai
oss or t'rkets shall be written as toi-
ows
TIM SALE OF lNTOxf