Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-11-17
Notice Of Local Option
Election
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County Of Westinghouse.

In the county court held within and
! for the county Of Washington, in the
state OF Missouri, on Nov 1, 1915, be.
ing the first day Of regular November
term, 1915, Of said county court, the
following among other proceedings
were had:
In the matter OF ordering a county
local option election.
,, Now at this. tie first day Of No
vember. 1915, coEle James P.
Ward. John M. Janlisoa, J. e. O'Eeal
Washinst,-- County, Missouri, quar-
fled to vote for members OF the state
legislature, and who reside in Wash
ington County aforesaid. and outside
the corporate limits of any incur
porated city or town containing a
population OF twenty-five hundred in
habitants or more within said county,
and make application by petition,
praying this, the Couaty Court held
within and for Washington County,
Missouri, to order special election
to be voted at By the qualified voters
OF the county and state aforesaid, who
are qualified to vote for members OF
the state legislature, and who reside
outside the limits of any incorporated
city or town in said county having
population of twenty-five hundred or
more at the tine OF the filing, presen-
tation and reception OF said petition,
to determine whether or not spiritu-
GUS and intoxicating liquors, includ-
ing wine and beer, saall be sold with
in the limits of Washington County
aforesaid, outside the corporate ii.n-
Its of any incorporated city OF town
within said county containing d peru
lation Of twenty-five hundred inhabi-
tants or more, as provided Dy Article
3, Chapter IS of the Revised Statutes
Of Missouri. 1903, commonly known as
the local option law.
And the court, having seen and
heard said petition and having full;
considered the same, doth find tha.
said petition is duly sighed by more
than ten per cent OF the voters resit..
ing IN Washington County aforesaid,
who are qualified to vote for men-
bers Of the state legislature, and
who reside outside tbs corporate
limits of any city or town within eat.
county containing a population o.
twenty-five hundred or more iahabi-
tants at the time of the filing, prssen-
tation and reception of said petition.
as shown BY the poll books of the .as,
previous general election III SAL.
county; and the court doth further
find that at the time of the filing.
presentation and reception of said De-
tition and the making of this ORDER.
that within the limits of Washingt. :,
County aforesaid there is no incor.
porated city Or town which contains
population Of twenty-five hundred IL
papitants or more, as shown by tis
last census taken of the several ineor-
porated cities and towns in said
Washington County.
It Is therefore considered, ordered.
Adjuaged and dacreed by the County
Court OF Washington County afcre-
said that special election be held in
and throughout Washington County,
E:ssosEsl, - Friday, :ne tenth day OF
December, in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen. at the
usual voting precincts fss ho!diug
general siections tor state and county,
officers, which said precincts are
Richwoods, Algire, Cicero, Old Mines.
Tiff, Cadet. Latty, Ncrwines Sicre,
shirley. Levy. Cruise. Fertile, Palmer,
Turner's Store, Sunlight. Belgrade,
Caledonia, Sherlock, Irondale, Hope
well, Mineral Point and Potosi, to de-
termine whether or not spirituous and
intoxicating liquors, including wine
and beer, shall be sold, furnished CT
given away within the limits et Wash.
ipgton Capnts, Missouri,
and it is further considered, er-
tered, ad!udged and 6ecreed by tia
County Court that said special! esec.
ton shall be held within forty days OF
the date of filing, presentation and
reception of said petition. and on the
tenth Gay Of December, Nineteen
Hundred and Fifteen, as aforesaid.
and that said special election shas: yS
conducted, the returns sAass1t made
and the results saersof ascertained
and determined in accordance i'll all
respects with the laws of TIE state OF
Missouri governing general elections
for state and county officers; and lne
results thereof shall be entered upon
the records OF the County Coars OF
Washington County, Missouri. anl .as
expenses OF said special eiac Niod Shall
be paid out OF the count; treasury OF
said Wash.Egtcn County, as in the
case OF elections for county officers.
1t is further considered, ordered, ad-
judged and decreed by the County
Court that those only who are IegaiIi
qualified to vote for nelalsrs OF sae
state legislature shah ne entitled to
vote in and at said special election,
and the voters having she quaufica-
tons aforesaid and who reside in
Washington County aforesaid may
vote at their respective and usual eot-
ing precincts within said Washington
County.
1t is further considered. ordered, ad-
judged and 6ecreed by the County
Court that all persons voting ct SAID
special election who are against the
sale of Intoxicating liquors shall have
written or printed on their ballots:
AGAINST THE SALE OF INTOXI-
eating LIQUORS." and all these
who are in favor OF the sale of such
intoxicating liquors shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots: FOR
THE SALE uF INTOXICATING LIQ-
FHRa.:.
And the court deemfns II expedient,
it Is further ordered and decreed by
the court that the tickets to be used
and voted at said special election
shall have both the above and fore
going sentences written or printed Oil
said tickets with the further instruc-
tions printed on each Of said ballots
or tickets: Erase the Clause you do
not want so that each of said bal
lots or tickets shall be written es fol-
lows:
AGAINST THE SALE OF INTOXI-
eating LIQUORS.
FOR THE SALE na IAYOxICAY
INa LfQuoRs:
Frss.. the clause you do not want