The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-09-01
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSOURI.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
Be it remembered that the County
Court Of Lafayette County met at
the Court House in the City of Lex
ington on Tuesday, the 8th day Of
August, 1922, same being the Sec
ond day of the regular August term
1922, Of said court, when and where
were present D. J. Powell, Presiding
Justice of said Court, and Louis H.
Meyer and J.. F. Larkin, Associate
Justices Of said Court, George w.
Bates, Clerk of said Court, and Jo-
seph l.. Forsha, sheriff of said County.
BY order of the Court the Sheriff
opened the Court by public proclama-
ton.
Now on this day come tax paying
citizens of Lafayette County. Mis-
souri,, to the number Of Three Hun
dred and nine 5000, and file with
the Clerk Of this Court, and present
to this Court their petition asking
that the proposition be submitted to
the qualified voters of the County of
Lafayette, State Of Missouri, to is
sue the bonds Of said County TO the
amount Of Two Hundred Fifty-eight
Thousand Dollars ($258, 000.O0), for
the purpose of grading, constructing,
paving or maintaining paved, grav-
eled, macadamized or rock roads, and
necessary bridges and culverts in
said County, as authorized by Article
Chapter 98, Revised Statutes Of
Missouri, 1919; and also request that
this Court order a special election
to be held in said County for said
purpose within forty-five days after
the making Of such order, and TO de-
termine whether or not the bonds Of
said County shall be issued and sold
to the amount aforesaid and not in
excess thereof, and the proceeds
thereof used for the purpose afore-
said. The said petition coming on to
be heard, the same is seen, considered
and examined, and the Court finds
that the said petition is signed by
more than two-hundred (200), to-
wit: Three Hundred Nine 1907 Of
the tax paying citizens in the County
of Lafayette, State Of Missouri, and
that said petition is in due and prop
or form.
1t is therefore considered and or
dered by the Court that a special e.
lection be held in the said County
on Tuesday, the 9th day Of Septem-
Der, 1922, which day is within forty
five days from this date, that said
election shall be held in the same
manner that general elections are
held, and no person shall be permit
ed to vote at such election. that would
not be qualified to vote at a general
election were such an election held
on that day.
It is further ordered that said E.
lection shall be held at the polling
places in the voting precincts in said
County, to-wit: Bates City, Egypt,
Napoleon, North Odessa, Wellington,
Courthouse, Main Street Precinct in
Lexington, City Hall in Lexington,
East Lexington, Prairie Church,
Chapel Hill, Ferguson School House,
South Odessa, W~olfenbarger, May
view, East Odessa, Hickory Grove,
Schoolingville, South Higginsville No.
l, South Higginsville No. 2, Corder,
Dover, Edwards, Confederate Home,
North Higinsville, Borland, Aullville,
Concordia, Alma and Waverly.
1t is further ordered that the
Clerk Of this County shall give no
tice Of said election by causing a
certified copy of this order to be
published once a week in four sep
arate issues of the following News
papers, to-wit: The Lexington Intel
ligencer, a newspaper published in
the City of Lexington, Missouri, and
The Higginsville Advance, a news
paper published in the City of Hig-
ginsville, Missouri.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
/, George w Bates, Clerk of the
County Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri, do hereby certify hal the
foregoing is a full, true, and COM
plete copy Of the order of the County
Court Of Lafayette County, Missouri,
made on the 8th day Of August, 1922,
ordering and calling a special cleo
ton in said County, for the purpose
of voting on a proposed bond issue
of $25S, 10000 for road purposes.
In testimony whereof, ! have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal Of the said Court.
Done at Office in the City of Lex
ington, State and County aforesaid,
this Sth day Of August, 1922.
GEO. w, BATES,
Clerk Of the County Court Of Lafay-
cite County, Missouri.
(sEAL) Aug. 11,1922.