The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-09-15
Notice of Election

Special term Lincoln County Court
held September 4th, 1916, Hon ]. P.
Bailey presiding.
In the matter of the petition of W.
H. Shanks and others, was this day
filed in the open court, and is now
noted of record, praying for sub
mission of the question whether cat
tie generally shall be permitted to
run. at large on the public highways
and uninclosed lands of Stanford
Magisterial District No. 1, of Lin
coin county, Kentucky. it appearing
from a consideration of said petition
that it has been signed by more than
twenty (20) legal voters who reside
in and are electors in said Stanford
Magisterial District No. 1, that the
time the petitions deposited with the
county court a sum of money suf-
ficient in the judgment of the court
to defray the expense of said election
that by an order of the fiscal court
of Lincoln county, now in force the
Magisterial District is fixed as the
| unit in such elections in Lincoln
county, that it is more than sixty
| days until next regular election to
| be held in said district, the court is
of the opinion and orders and adj
judges that the petitions are entitled
to have the prayers of the petitioners
granted which is done, and an cleo
ton is hereby ordered to be held on
| November T.. 1916,
the regular election day in the four
voting precincts of Stanford Magis-
terial District No. 1, of Lincoln
county, Kentucky, for the purpose
of ascertaining the will of the voters
of said district upon the question
whether or not they wish cattle gen.
orally to run at large on the public
highways and uninclosed lands of
Stanford Magisterial District No. 1,
of Lincoln county, Kentucky, and for
the purpose of holding this election
for said Magisterial District are di-
rected to open a poll on the date
named in each of the four voting
precincts embraced in said Magis-
terial District, Namely Stanford vot-
ing precincts l, 2, 3, and 4.
The Clerk of Lincoln County Court
is directed to cause to be printed or
the ballots to be used in this election
: the question "Are you IN favor Of
making it unlawful for cattle gener
, ally to run at large on the public
highways and uninclosed lands o.
Stanford Magisterial District No. 1
of Lincoln county, Kentucky" No
tice of this election must be published
: twenty days before hand in the Stan
ford Interior Journal, the only news
paper published in Lincoln county
: which notice must appear in at leas
four issues Of said newspaper.
This election shall be held by ant
polls Thereof compared and the resul
announced in the manner at the tim,
and by the persons authorized to holt
elections and compare The polls ant
declare the result iE elections hell
for County Officers, and the result
, shall be spread upon the records O.
this court a its next regular tern
after TIE result is deolered.
The Clerk of Lincoln County Court
the Sheriff of Lincoln county ant
the officers of the election in the sew
eral voting precincts No. 1 of Lincoln
county, Kentucky, are directed to d.
and perform all the respective dutie
required by them by the laws of thi
commonwealth in advertising an,
conducting said election in the pre-
paratiOn and preservation of the bal
lots and in canvassing and certifying
the result ofthe vote. and it is direct
ed that said election be held in al
!repects as required by law governin: