Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-12

Al salu canvass OF returns, a Justice
OF the peace of said county shall be
called in to fill said vacancy, and
said Justice shall perform the same
duties as imposed on said probate
Judge. After said oath has been
administered, the said auditor, with
the said two county officers shall
proceed to canvass and tabulate
said election returns, keeping the
result of the votes of each precinct
separate, so as to show the name of
such precinct, the number of votes
cast therein for prohibition" and
the number of votes cast against
prohibition" To such tabulated
statement they shall afiix their cer-
tificates in substance, as follows:
We, the undersigned -. anditor of
- county, Washington Territory,
and -, holding the office of -, in
said county, and -, holding the
Office Of, in said county do certify
that the foregoing (or annexed) tab
ulated statement is a true and COR
rect statement of the result of the
Local Option election held in the
county of -, an the - day of -, as
appears from the returns of said
election, produced by the auditor of
said county to us, and canvassed by
us on the - day Of" The an-
ditor shall Immediately cause said
tabulatcd statement, with the GER
tificate of said canvassers to be re-
corded in the book in which he re-
cords the proceedings of the board
of county commissioners, and shall
file in his Office the original tabulat-
ed statement, the said tabulated
statement from the time it is certifi-
ed shall be notice to all the world of
the matters therein stated. Said
tabulatcd statement, or IA copy of
said tabulated statement, or copy
of the record of said tabulated state
ment said copies being certified to
be correct copies by the auditor,
shall be received in evidence in all
the courts of this territory.
Sec. 10. Should the result of any
election under this act be in favor
by majority vote of the prohibi-
ton ofthe sale of Intoxicating liquor
in any election precinct in this ter
ritory. then it shall be unlawful for
the board of county commissioners
of the county in which the said cleo
ton precinct is situated. or for the
city council of any city or board of
trustees of any town, or any other
authority, authorized by any law OF
this territory, to grant licenses for
the sale of Intoxicating liquor in
said territory, to grant or give a H.
cense for the sale of Intoxicating
liquor to any person. firm, or corpo.
ration, to sell, barter or dispose of
intoxicating liquor in the election
precinct voting in favor of prohibi-
tion of the sale of ofintoxicating liquor
in such precinct, and any license to
sell or dispose of Intoxicating liquor
in violation of this section shall be
void, and shall confer no rights or
privileges to the holder thereof in
election precincts where the elect
ors have voted by IA majority vote
in favor of prohibition.
Sec. IL. On canvassing and GER
tifying the results of elections as
provided in section nine OF this act,
all licenses for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor theretoforegr byany
authority in this territory, shall, in
all precincts voting in favor prohi-
bition by majority vote, be, from
and after certifying such results,
terminated and at an end, and shall
not thereafter confer or give to the
holder of such license the right to
sell Intoxicating liquor in any elec.
ton precinct. declaring, as in this
act provided, by a majority vote in
favor of the prohibition OF such sale,
and the authority which issued such
license shall refund to the holder of
such license, a sum in proportion as
the whole sum paid is to the unex-
pired term of such license, so that
the holder shall pay only for the
proportion of the term expired.
Sec. IL. The sale of intoxicating
liquor by druggists or apothecaries
for sacramental, scientific, mechan-
ical or medicinal purposes in elec-
tion precincts where the electors
have expressed themselves in favor
of prohibition as in this act provid-
ed shall be lawful only when the
person desiring to purchase intox-
icating liquor from such druggist or
apothecary tor sacramental, scien-
tific, mechanical or medicinal pur-
poses shall, if such liquor be desired
for sacramental, scientific, or me-
chanical purpose deliver to such
druggist or apothecary at the time
of receiving such Intoxicating liquor
a written or printed statement OF
the applicant as in this section pro-
vided, or. if such liquor be desired
for medicinal purpose, a written or
printed prescription made and sign
ed by physician, lawfully practic-
ing his profession in the county
wherein said druggist or apothecary
carries on his business. The written
or printed statement of the appli:
cant, and the written or printed
physicians prescription must set
forth the particular purpose for
which such liquor is required, the
kind and quantity desired, and that
it is not intended as beverage,
nor to sell, nor to give away, and
when desired for a medicinal pur-
pose, the said prescription shall
contain the foregoing particulars,