Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-25
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tlon precinct save that IN which said
city or town ~ situated in vh lie or IN
pan, tne electors residing 10 such out
! yinR aud adjacent territory shall b.
deemed, for tee purposes of this aci, =,
electors OF such city or town, and suck
sitf or town and such outlying aud ad-
] accent territory shall constitute an cleo
sion gfesinct for the porp ses Of this
act- FOR the convenience Of electors
mentioned IN this section. tuo OF more
pollioR places for any election held
under this act may be established by
The boari OF County Commissioners a.
tue time OF sallisg an election under
this act and At the same time inspectors
and judges OF election for such polling
places shall be appointed by said Board
Of Coanty Com1issioners.
SEQ 8. On the tenth day after any
siection under this act, or a. soon a.
the auditor of the county shall have re-
ceived the returns from the election
precincts in which an election has been
held under this act, II be receives ali
such election returns within that tirae,
be shall sotify two coanty officers, one
of whom. shall be judge Of probate, to
be present at the office Of said auditor
on day named by him for the purpose
OF osnvassing the votes cast at tbs cleo
ton IN the eiestiou precincts of the
county where elections under this act
have been held, and IL shall be the daty
OF the Judge OF probate, present as one
OF the canvassers Of said election rs-
turns. to administer the following oaths
or Affirmation to the county auditor
having IN nis possession the said elec
ton returns: Il do solemnly swear (or
affirm, that the returns purportine 70
be the election returns at the Local Op-
tion Election, Of the several election
precincts IN this county, where elections
were held under said act, have been IN
novise altered by additions or erasures.
and that they are the same as when
received them. 80 help me God" The
said oath to be IN writing, sigH-
cd by said auditor, and filed
by the person administering the same
in the probate Office OF said county. II
from any cause said Probate Judge fails
to attend at said canvass of returns, q
Justice of the Peace of said county shall
be called in to fill said vscanoy, aud said
Justice shall perform the same duties
as imposed upon said Probate Judge.
After said oath has been ad ministered
the said Auditor with the said two eoon
ty officers shall proceed to canvass and
tabuiats said election returns, keeping
the result Of the votes of each precinos
30 as to show the name o! such
erecinct, the number Of votes cast there
in " For Prohibition" and the number
of votes cast Against Prohibition" !"
10 such tabulated statement they shall
affix their certificates in substance as
follows: We, the unde fsigned, -,
Auditor of - coauty, Washing
ton Territory, and -, holding the
office of - in said county, and
-, holding the Office - In said
county, do certify that the foregoing
(or annexed1 tabulsted statement is a
true and correct statement of the result
of the Local Option Election held in
the county Of -, on the - day Of -,
l8S-. as appears from the returns Of
said election produced by the auditor of
said county TO Us. and oaRvassed by as
on the - day of -, lSS-." Tue audi
tor shall Immediately cause said tabu
lated statement, with tie certificate Of
said oanvassers, to be recorded in the
book il which he records the proceed
ines of the board of county commits
sieners, and shall fils IN his office the
original tabnlated statement. The said
tabulated statement from the time il is
certified, shall be notice TO all the world
OF the matters herein stated. Said
tabulated statement, or copy OF said
tabulatod statement, or a copy OF the
record OF said tabulated statement,
said copies being certified TO be correct
copies by the auditor, shall be received
in evidence in all the courts of this Ter
ritorys
SEQ. 10. Should the result of any cleo
tion under this act be in favor, by a ma
iority vote, of the prohibition Of the
sale Of Intoxicating liquor in any cleo
tiou precinct in this Territory, then II
shall be unlawful for the board of eoun
~ commissioners OF the county 10 which
ssid election precisct is situated, or fol
the city council Of any city. or board OF
trustees of any town, or any other au-
thority authorized by any Law of thi:
Territory to grant licenses fer the sale
of intoxicating liquor in said Territory
to grant or give license for the sale OF
Intoxicating liquor to any person, firm
OF corporation, TO sell. bar ,er or dispose
Of Intoxicating liquor in the election
precinct voting in favor of the prohibi-
ton of the sale OF intoxicating lisuol
in such precinct, and any license to sci
or dispose Of intoxicating liquor in vio
lation Of this section shall be void anc
shall confer no rights or privileges q
the holder thereof in election precinct,
where the electors have voted by a ma.
jority vote in favor Of prohibition.
SEQ. IL. On cauvassing and oertifyins
the results Of elections, a. provided II
section 3 of this act, all licenses for tn,
sale Of intoxicating liquor heretofore
granted by any asthority Ia this Terri
tory, shall, In all precincts voting II
favor Of prohibition by majority vote
be, from and after certifying such re
suit, Terminated and at an end. auc
shall not thereafter confer or give Il
the holder OF such license the right q
sell intoxicating liquor in election gre
cincts declaring a. In this act provided
by majority vote In favor Of the pro
hibision OF such sale. Aud the aathor
ity which issued such license shall re-
fund to the holder OF such license 4
sum in proportion as the whole sun
paid is TO ths unexpired term Of suct
license. 90 that the holder shall pay onl,
for the proportion Of the term used.
atS. L. uC cofe "a
by druggists or apothecaries for sacrs-
mental, scientific, mechanical or r1edi
cinal purposes. in election precincts de
terminiue in favor of prohisition, the
sale of intoxicating liquor. as in this scI
provided. shall be lawful only when the
person desiring TO porchase Intoxicating
iiuaor frem such druggist or apothe
cary, for sacrame ntal, scientific, me
chanlcal or medicinal psrpos-s, shsl
deliver TO such druggist or spsthecarl
at the time of receiving such intoxicas
ING hQuor q written or printed state
ment Of the applicant, ss IN this seotioI
provided, OF o written or printed pre-
scription made and signed by a phys
clan lawfully prscticine his profession
In che county wherein said druggist o'
apothscary carries on his business. fh'
written or printed statement Of the ap
elicast and the written OF printed ply
sician's prescription mast set forth th'
particular purpose for which such iiquo
IL required, the kind and quAstity de
aired, and that rt 10 not intended as
beverage, nor TO sell, nor 10 give away
and when dssired for medicinal pur
posss the said statement shall contsit
tne foregoing particulars, and il addi
zion thereto shall state that the liqnor Il
necessary and actually needed for th'
nasieu, 20 be named. There shall b
eut one delivery and one sale on an,