Book 14 (January 1950 - July 1954) - City of Oxford

________________________••13 11'---"----'-'---------DEMENT~·MERibiA'N' --- ~-~­!!Thpre npyt came on f'o'r' QGll1sideZ'~t;ton:.•!l petition to 'theMayor ~mdBoarn. of Aldermen filed he"l"ein by not less than t,.J'o hundredand ei~hty-fivepersons, stating that they are all qualified voters ofthe City of Oxforn., Mississippi, the said netition being in thefo~lowingterms:PEI'JTIONTO THE HONORABlE THE l1AYOR AND BOARD OFALDERNEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, HISSISSIPPIG EITT LEMEN:WE, THE UNDERSIGNED DULY qUAIlFIED VOTEP.8 OFTHE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, HAVING A POPULATIONOF OVER TIlO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED (2, 500) PERSONSACCORDING TO THE LAST FEDFRAL CENSUS, A.ND CONSTITUTINGHORE TH~,N 'r'!TENTY PER CENTUH(20%) OF THE DULY QUALIFIEDVOTEES OF SHD CITY, no HEREBY PEl'ITION A.ND REQUESTTHE HAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDER.J.1EN OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI,TO ORDER AN ElECTION TO BE HELD UNDEE THE EIECTION LAWSAPPLICABLE TO SHD CITY TO DErERl1INE 1·mEI'HER THE SALEAND RECEIPT, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTttTION FOR THE PURPOSEOF SALE OF BEER OF AN AlCOHOLIC CONTENT OF NOT MORE THANFOUE PER CENTUM (11-%) BY WEIGHT SHOULD BE PERMITTEDHITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE SAID CITY OF OXFORD,MISSISSIPPI. SUCH SALES ARE NOW PROHIBITED BY LAvl.lPETITIO~mFS FURTHER SHOW THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN~.N ELECTION HELD ON THIS QUESTION, OR ON THE QUESTIONOF THE PROHIBITION OF SUCH SALES BY SHD CITY OF OXFOHD,NISSISSIPPI, 1HTHIN FIVE (5) YEARB NEXT PRODEDING THEDATE OF THE FILING OF THIS PETITION WITH SAID MAYORAND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF OXFOHD, MISSISSIPPI.THIS PETITION IS BROUGHT UNDER AND IN ACCOHDANCEWITH THE PROVISIONS OF HeUSE BIU, NUMBER FOUR HUNDREDAl'ID FORTY-;