The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-08
LOCAL OPTION LAW.

by the Governor.
1t is entitled, can Act to permi
the voters OF every township or in
corporated city in this State to yot,
on the question of granting icens
to sell Intoxicating liquors" TIL,
bill reads:
"SEo. |. From and after th,
passage Of this Act, whenever one
fourth the number of legal voters o
any township, incorporated city, o.
town, shall petition the Board o.
Supervisors Of such county wherein
such township, incorporated city, ol
town is situated, to call specia
election, to vote the "Liquol
License, or No Liquor License, the
Board Ct Supervisors of the county
receiving said petition, shall, within
one month after said petition is filed
with the Clerk of said Board, make
proclamation for the holding of said
election in the township, incorpora-
ted city, or town, as may be asked
for in such petition.
SEC. 2 The Board Of Supervisors
shall, by such proclamation, require
an election to be held within such
township, incorporated city, or town,
as the case may be, on day to be
designated by such Board, and with
in thirty days from and after the day
Of issuance Of said proclamation.
Such proclamation shall be published
in a newspaper printed in the town
ship, city or town, in which said
election is to be held, if there be one
published therein, otherwise in a
newspaper to be designated by such
Board Of Supervisors. Such a proc
lamation shall be published once q
week for at least three weeks,
previous to said election.
Sec. 3. Said election shall be
conducted and governed by the
General Election Laws of this State,
SO far as the same are applicable
thereto provided that copies of the
Great Register need not be used,
and Section 1,056 of the Political
Code, shall not apply to or affect
such elections. Concerning procla-
nations by the Supervisors.
Sec. 4, The tickets to be voted at
such election shall contain the words,
'For License, or against License.
Ii q majority Of the votes cast at such
election For License or Against
License, shall contain the words
Against License, then it shall not
be lawful for any Court, Board, or
officer to issue any license for the
sale Of any spirituous, vinous, malt
or other Intoxicating liquors in said
township, city or town, wherein said
election may have been held, at any
time after the determination of the
result Of said election, provided that
contained in the provisions
of the Act shall prevent the issuing
Of license to druggists for the sale of
liquors for medicinal and manu-
facturing purposes.
SEC. 5. The Board Of Supervisors
shall meet as o Board within ten
days after any such election, for the
purpose of canvassing the. returns
and determining the result.
SEC. 6 Ii at any such election the
of votes cast For License
and Against License shall be
Against License then from and
after the result Of said election shall
nave been determined by the Board
of Supervisors, it shall be unlawful
or any person to sell or dispose Of
tiny spirituous, yinous, malt or other
intoxicating liquors in such town
ship, incorporated city or town,
1t any time thereafter, until an
election, as above provided, a ma
ority shall vote in favor Of such
license.
SEC. Z. No election shall be held
lnder this Act oftener than once in
jwo years.
SEC. 8. Any person who shall
;ell or give, or ofeiNto sell or give,
my spirituous, yinous, malt, or
other intoxicating liquors, in quanti-
les less than five gallons, within any
ownship, incorporated city or town,
contrary to the provisions of this
Act, shall be guilty Of a misdemean-
u, and for every such ofense shall
oay fine not exceeding twenty-five
lollars for the first o1ense, and not
ess than one hundred dollars for
each subsequent ofense, aud be
Imprisoned in the County Jail until
such fines shall be paid, at the rate
If one days Imprisonment for each
lollar fine.
SEC. 8. All fines collected under
his Act shall be paid into the County
School Fund of the county wherein
collected
SEc. 10. It shall be the duty Of
he County Judge to call the atten-
ion of every Grand Jury to the
provisions of this Act.
SEC. II. This Act shall take
fleet immediately"