Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-02

DRrEzuA nEnDEnED n cmnB SuNzluE
soaEz ~ THE suRnzMn uounx
sxxxIaa AZ OLYMPIA.
The ael ID queslion purpogia Be I'd
titis % Be one go prohi6il So sails d
intnzloaklnn hauoEa Ia shs n1gsr2I elee
ton prsoincfs ef WaMhlnntun taFxiEnEy
whanetaF 9 Enafogily Of tie LEGAL voiaFl
Of any eneh pFeaincls a. an eEeeeian
bald fos tnat purpoas, v0ta n favor 81
sneh ps0hihllion.n
Ihs msfs title imports a anonaip,
end ffQaifea ne exercise q etfuug pre-
eumptfan 20 sustain anything thes may
follow IL Bot as every Feasounbie in-
te1dment shouid be exercised il favor
og tue validity Of an act of the ieetsia-
tule, We ehould nos. unless compeiIed By
he diosstes Of sound ssasan, declare
then Invalid.
Passing b. mere qalbbies and nee
Distinctions, u must be eoneeded thai
the lfR'slafuta has hover nniess De-
prived Of IL b. the supreme Law Of the
land. 10 grant ire power 20 municipal
corporations 30 regulate their own IN
ternai Local affairs ns shall eonduoe 70
their owE welfare AID security, and e
IL no longer an opsn question in the
Gated states that ihe several states
and territories mag make guch grants
relating 10 the licensing o. not licensing
The sale Of intoxicAting hqaors. ani all
experiences has proven that such slseai
opli1nn laws are q wise and perhaps the
very hest system yes adopted 10 Fegu
lats snd restrain the tFafin 10 tntaxt-
eating beverages.
IN this ae1, however, there Il no mu-
nieipal corporation designated capable
Of rsosiving fnch gsaRt or exsrcising
the power mentioned Ia the act.
precinct under cur system has 70
sxiafe1ce IN thaa sense, ana In the only
instances where the grant might other
vice have been sustained, ths aat IN
question vary carefully dlsQuallnes those
fnunioipal corporations from exercising
The power or granting Il 10 them.
have no doubt whatever that such 3
grant may be given city or inoorpofa-
ted town or village or 20 e01nfy. bat
instead Of making such grant the act
stndiously follows it, title. By deelefing
IN section sight that "sush incorporated
city ana town In this territory Tor the
purposes Of this act shall Be deemed TO
be bus one election preeinet, bat Il any
ouslayine territory adjacent TO city or
town is uot ineiaded 20 any other pre-
oinst the electors residing IN
such outlying and adiassna territory
ahali be deemed electors Of Eueh city or
town. and may vote on the question
and constitute part Of snch city or town
'.for the purposes of this act," thus i'm
porting into every city or town % sitn-
ated an element n0i governed BY she By
laws sud ordinances Of the city OF town,
ts make By laws and ordinances or a.
slst In making them for the city or
town, ed establishing rule for the IN
hahifsnss OF the municipal corporation
81 which they are not members.
AZ already said the ground on which
these grants are upheld is thai Of To-
cal goVerauent being empowered to
make its own regulations on this mat
lea Witnin their oWn limits, and it seems
to me q more fragrant violation Of thal
theory could net well be imagined.
II In keeping with shis idea that
the board OF county commissioners OF
the eounty for she oohvenience of the
electors mentioned In this section
may establish polling places In the city
OF town, and also IN the "ontlying aud
adjacent territory" forming part Of tbs
., rscinctn thus created, and the sans
board shall at The same time call the
election IN this .'pFeoinet" a. provided
| in preceding sections for other pre-.
cinsss, and appoint the judges Of eiec-
ton tor such polling places"
u Il completely in harmony with this
and tae preceding sections that section
NEE should require "the county eaditor
Of tbs county" on the tenth dav after
any election under this act to
notify two county officers. ons Of
whom shall be the judge Of probate, q
| be present at the 0fhse Of the Rudsf0S"
and proceed with che auditor e q time
10 be desis mated BY him ITO canvass
the vctes'' east at such election, and
| after taking ap oath they shall "pEe
! coed 60 canvass and tab1late euoh cleo
| ton rstuFpsn ms manner stated, sud to
ssguoh tabuiated statement they 81 u
afIx their certificates" 70 its truth.
sis then provided IN the same Sc
ton thet tue auditor Of the county
shall record this statement and toe GER
/ ti6cstss in q book. and from that time
IL b s'notice 10 ell the world" OF tts con
tents.
Section ten then prohibits The city OF
toSn authorities IN this 'sprecincs from
granting licenses for the eals OF liQnoFs
| II the eleetiOn under this aes" shall re-
salt 10 favor Of prohibition, and a.
cosdinQ 10 the pr0vlaious OK section
i eleven ali licenses before that tinE
Granted and then IN force are ~eeFutn
sted and q an end" eecti q fourteen
prohibits the eouFts from inquifine
tufo any irregularities regarding shs
election or any Of tue pfocesdtngs lesd
inc 40 20 ID 10 any prosecution insti-
tuIed under this set or any ether act
BAT the sabuiuied statement Of t1e eaH'
Vaasera. provided for 10 secticu nine q
tina acs, shall be conclastvs OF The fast
Ithffein stated and Of all The proceed
| Iues anseeedsnt sheFoio." AftsF this
Ia section sixteen Of The So, Il 10 dt,
{ CARED; afhls SEA shall central 10 3.
far A. il oonhicta With any geEeFal o.
ioeal law already enacted or heFesftsl
a. he enncfed, and 70 tbs extent 81 ia
l rEovfsinns 40 eos fictinR sneh general o.
local Law (aiready enacted or neFeatsel
| % De ennetedl shall BE- deemed q naadi
eaation Of lhe aanae, unless . sScn i8s
tie Legislators expressly declare 3 con
tFaFy intent"
IL Hoald ssem 10 BE- unaeoeRs8EE =
aaS after thia recital Of TIE pFosisionl
az ne aos ..sss-is that Il Is II 10 sense
ernus Of power to local municipal eeE
uakations 20 regulate o. EFsnioat ~
matter Of sale 81 iieeDes q sate e -
. toxseasina liqaoFs-it b pos aelfEa
lion % police pswef-it auutnilatas 70
. / the purposes o. the act the ouly eoEp1z
ate bsdiss msukioaed 10 g, an leave
the sonra. howeVer disposed 10 s1ssall
. : wise and cell considered local epilaa
. law, no recon on watch 10 bars 80 opiE
! loo IN isa favor.
II Tbs iadgDents IN these anaicns znns