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

intoxicating liquors III the several
election precincts ot Washington
Territory, whenever a majority of
the legal voters of any such pre-
clnct- AT any election to be held for
that purpose shall vote in favor of
the prohibition OF the sale of such
liquors in their respective pre-
CIncis.
lc It cnnrted by the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory OF WASH
ingtun:
Section /. That in constituting
this act the singular number in
cludcs the plural, and the plural the
singular number. Nouns and pro-
nouns of the masculine gender in
cludc the feminine gender. That
the term Intoxicating liquor"
whenever used herein, shall be con-
strued Ia mean and include all spir-
ituous. vinous and malt or other fer
mented liquors, and all intoxicating
bittcrs. The word sale" shall be
construed to include " barter" and
exchange
Section ,. That on presentation
to the board of county commission
crs of any county in this territory
OF IA petition signed by not less than
fifteen electors, residents of any
election precinct in said county,
praying for the submission to the
electors oi said election precinct of
the question of prohibiting the sale
Of intoxicating liquors in such cleo
ton precinct, it shall be the duty
oi such board OF county commission
crs 10 order and call an election for
that purpose in such election pre-
cinct on the fourth Monday in
June. 4. ID. 1856, aud at the other
times herein provided for, to ex-
press the views of the electors Of
such precinct, whether or not intox.
icating liquors should be sold
/ therein.
See. 3. Tho petition mentioned
IN section = ot this act must be pre-
scntcd at the session of the board of
county commissioners in May, AID.
1856, or ut the May session of said
board in any even numbered years
thereafter and upon presentation of
tho same it is made the duty of said
board of county commissioners to
order and call an election in each
election precinct pctitioning there
for to be held on the fourth Monday
in June, A. ID. 1856, and at the 9th
or times herein provided to express
the views of the electors, whether
or not intoxicating liquors should
be sold in the pctitioning election
precinct.
Sec. 4. AZ the session OF the
board Of county commissioners of
each county. in May, AID. 1888, and
at the May session of said board in
any even numbered year thereafter,
but not oitener, on the presentation
of IA like petition mentioned in sec.
. OF this act, the question Of prohib-
ting the sale of Intoxicating liquor
in any election precinct petitioning
for the same, shall by such board Of
county commissioners be submitted,
and the fourth Monday in June fol-
lowing the presentation of such pc.
/ tition an election shall be held in
such petitioning election precinct
20 express the views of the electors
on such question. In such subse-
qucnt election the provisions of this
act shall apply and govern to the
samc extent ms they apply to the
first election hereunder.
Sec. 8. Tho order for an election
under this act, filling the blanks to
correspond to the facts may be in
substance MS follows, to ,oit: "A pe-
tition OF tho requisite number of
electors as provided IN the Local
Option Act, having been presented
TO the board of county commission.
ers of - county, Washington Terri
tory at their May session - by the
electors of - election precinct of
said county, il is now ordered by
said board that an election as pro-
vided in said act be held at - in
said election precinct on the fourth
Monday in June, -, to express the
views of the electors whether or
not Intoxicating liquor should be
sold in the said election precinct" A
copy Of such order, printed or writ
ten, certified by the auditor, shall be
posted up at the polling places
named in said order at least ten
days previous to such election, and
if u weekly newspaper is published
in such county, similar copy of
said order shall be published in such
paper one time at least after the
same ia made and before such cleo
ton. If more than one such paper
is published in such county then in
such paper as the county auditor
may select. II no such paper is
published in said county, the order
may at the option OF the auditor be
published in a newspaper OF this
territory having circulation in such
county. Proof of the posting or pub
licaiion OF such order may be made
by any person having knowledge
of the facts.
Sec. 6. The qualifications Of elect
ors under this act shall be the same
ns those prescribed by tho general
election law OF the territory for
other elections; but no clector shall
vote under this act in any election
precinct save that in which he re-
sides at the time he offers to vote,
and such elector shall, in addition,
have resided in said election pre-.
einct at least sixty days Immediate