The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-08-11
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY DE LAFAYETTE-s

~ A2AaAA LEAIIO
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 Sth day of
August, 1922, same being the sec
ond day of the regular August term
W., OF said court, when and where
were present D. j. Powell. Presiding
Justice Of said Court, and Louis II.
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, 900 .00), for
the purpose of grading, constructing,
paving or maintaining paved, gray
eled, macadamized or rock roads, and
necessary bridges and ~culverts in
said County, as authorized by Article
V. Chapter SO, 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-fve 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 or Ia
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, anC
that said petition is in due and prop
er form.
1t is therefore considered and or
dered by the Court that a special e
lection be held in the said Count,
On Tuesday, the 9TH day of Septem
Der, 1922, which day is within forty
five days from this date, that sail
election shall be held in the sam,
manner that general elections ar,
held, and no person shall be permit
ed to vote at such election that would
not be qualified to vote at a genera
election were such an election hel,
on that day.
It is further ordered that said e
lection shall be held at the polling
places in the voting precincts in sal,
t. County, to-wit: Bates City, Egypt
Napoleon, North Odessa, Wellington
Courthouse, Main Street Precinct i
Lexington, City Hall in Lexington
East Lexington, Prairie Church
Chapel Hill, Ferguson School House
South Odessa, Wolfenbarger, May
, view, East Odessa, Hickory Grove
: Schoolingville, South Higginsville Nc
; /. South Higginsville No. 2, Cordel
i. Dover, Edwards, Confederate Home
! North Higinsville, Borland, AullvillC
Concordia, Alma and Waverly.
It is further ordered that tn
Clerk of this County shall give no
tice of said election by causing
certified copy Of this order to b
| published once a week in four SEP
: arate issues of the following News
: papers, to-wit: The Lexington InteI
ligencer, a newspaper published /
the City of Lexington, Missouri, an
The Higginsyille Advance, q new:
! paper published in the City Of Hig
: ginsville, Missouri.
e STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE.
e l, George W. Bates. Clerk of III
4 County Court of Lafayette Count.
Missouri, do hereby certify that tn
foregoing is a full, true, and con
d plete copy Of the order of the Count
Court Of Lafayette County, Missouri
d made on the 9Th day Of August, 1872
s ordering and calling a special elei
ton in said County, for the purpol
d of voting on a proposed bond issu
Of 1858, 10000 for road purposes.
+ In testimony whereof, | have her,
d, unto set my hand and affixed Il
d seal of the said Court.
! Done at Office in the City Of lie,
ington. State and County aforesai
/ this 9Th day Of August, 1922.
ID GEO. W. BATES,
8. Clerk Of the County Court Of Lafa,
lie cite County, Missouri.
(SEAL) Aug. 1872