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

--.... ~---- -DEMENT - MERIDIANMINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORD2. As required by Section 3239 of the Mississippi Code of 1942,, ,we, the undersigned, did meet at the office of the Registrar in Oxford,Mississippi, on the 31st day of August,1950, being five days before the'JIdate of the aforesaid election, and carefully revised the registration booksand the poll books, and did erase therefrom the names of all persons erroneouslythereon, or who had died, removed, or become disqualified as electors from anycause; and did register the names of all persons who had duly applied to beregistered and who had been illegally denied registration; and did thereupon find andascertain that the total number of electors of said City Qualified to vote at theaforesaid election was TWELVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-0NE (1261)3. Said Special Beer Election was duly held on Tuesday, the 5thday of Septemb",:r', 1950, at the Oxfo~d ~ity Hall, OY.ford, MissisSippi, saidpolls being opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and being closed at 6 o'c1ock P. M •• Saidelection was held in full compliance with all of the laws of the State ofMississippi and of the City of Oxford and under the authority of House BillNumber 445 of the 1950 session of the Mississippi Legislature, approved bythe governor on April 5, 1950. The official ballot supplied for and usedat the aforesaid Special Beer Election was in the form as prescribed in theaforesaid resolution of your Board, and a printed counterpart of the saidofficial ballot is attached to this report and marked Exhibit B. The appointmentof managers of the election and their oaths and appointment of Clerks andBa iliff of office are attached hereto as Exhibits C and D, and E.4. On the night of the 5th day of September, 1950, we met and receivedthe returns of said election as certified by the officers who conductedthe same, andthereupon did canvass said returns and did then find and do nowdeclare that the number of votes cast for and against the said propositionsubmitted in said Special Beer Election was as follows:For the legal sale of beer of an alcoholiccontent of not more than four per cent (4%)by weight: THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN (313)Against the legal sale of beer of an alcoholiccontent of not more than four per cent (4%)by weight:- FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (480)we do therefore report and certify that the proposition voted uponat said election, to -wit:PROPOSITIONShall the sale and receipt, storage andtransportation for the purpose of sale ofbeer of an alcoholic content of not morethan four per centum (4%) by weight be permittedwithin the city limits of the City of Oxford,Mississippi?