The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-06-23
NOTICE OF LOCAL OPTION ELEC
TON.

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Notice Of a special election to be held
under the provisions of Article 3. of
Chapter 60, of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1909, Commonly known
as the Local Option Law, to deter
mine whether or not spirituous and
intoxicating liquors, including wine
and beer, shall be sold within the
limits of the City Of Lexington. in
Lafayette County, in the State of
Missouri, lying inside the corporate
limits of said city, to-wit:-Lexino-
ton.
BE 1T REMEMBERED That on the
fifth Gay of June 1916, among Other
proceedings, a petition was filed and
received by the City Council of said
City of Lexington, Missouri. SIGNED
by NJ. w. Hatton, B. NJ. Little, ri. n
Spears, James Peak, E. B. Vau0bsn
Ed. Brawner ct. al, praying for a
special election to be held in said
City, inside the corporate limits Of
said city, to-wit: Lexington. to deter
mine whether or not spirituous and in
toXicating liquors, including wine and
beer, should be sold within the Gov
porate limits Of said city, and on tbe
fifth day of June 1916, the followin
among other proceedings were ba5
and entered of record, to-wit:-"NoT
comes NJ. W. Hatton, B. M. Little II
H. Spears, James Peak r D
Vaughan, Ed. Brawner ct. al. ava
present their petition to the CT
Council Of the City of Leyinoton
Missouri, praying for a special eIen
ton to be held in the CITY of -
ington, in Lafayette County MissoS,i
as provided by Article 3 of CbsrtoLs
63, of the Revised Statutes Of M
sour, Revision of 1909, commonly
known as the Local Option Law, ~
determine whether or not spirituonS
and intoxicating liquors, inclndinS
wine and beer, shall be sold witbi5
the corporate limits of said Civ 81
Lexington, in Lafayette County, Me-
souri,, and the City Council having saen
and heard said petition, and bavin@
examined the poll books of the lasf
general election held in the citv of
Lexington, in Lafayette County. Mis-
sour, and having compared the names
on said poll books with the names on
said petition, doth find that said nett
ton is signed by one-tenth of +bo
qualified voters of said CITY who ro-
side inside Of the corporate Limits ~
said City Of Lexington. Missouri WIZ
were qualihed to vote for members of
the Legislature in said City at the
last previous general election held
therein, and that said City of Lexinp-
ton now has a population of twenty
f1ve hundred or more.
II is therefore ordered by the Civ
Council that a special election he held
said city, at the usual voting nra-
clncts therein, which are located in
side the corporate limits of said citv
At which general elections for State
officers have been held, on the 15t5
day OF July, 1916, to determine wbetb-
or not spirituous and in~toxicating
liquors, including wine and beer. shall
be sold within the corporate Limits If
aid city, and the tickets to be voted
Dy the voters in said election shall
nave written or printed on them the
'"e
j.. Against the Sale of Intoxicating
IOrs." N.Y.
Erase the Clause you do not VANITY
1t is further ordered that said cleo,
ION shall be conducted. the returns
thereof made and the result thereof
ascertained and determined in accord
in all respects with the laws Of
ms state governing general elections
-or City Officers, and the result there
shall be entered upon the records of
ms Council and the expenses of said
election shall be paid out of the Civ
treasury, as in case of the election Of
Jiity Officers. 1t is further ordered
nat notice of said election shall he
published in the Lexington TnteIli-
yencer, a newspaper published in
lexington, Lafayette County. Mis-
our, and that said notice shall he
published in said paper for four con-
.,ecqtiye weeks, and the last Insertion
ihal be within ten days next before
ne day Of said election.
A true copy of the record.
(SEAL.)
G. C. WRIGHT.
Gil Il IL 81