Ray County, Missouri - Richmond Democrat transcription: October 10, 1883 Richmond Democrat 10 OCT 1883 The County Court granted Wine and Beer License to Lee Hargrave on Tuesday last without making a critical examination of the petition for the same. We see on the petition the names of several parties who live out of town and of others, who never paid a tax here, which leads us to believe the petition not a legal one and we are sorry the Court did not examine it carefully before acting upon it, as the law require. The certificate of the City Recorder is no evidence to the Court, under the law, that the petition contained the requisite number of names and should not have been received as such. However we only throw out these hints for future use, as we are satisfied the Court is composed of honest, conscientious gentleman, who will do as near right as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------