Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-02-13
IRIzONA JOURNAL-MINER
LOCAL OPTION.
The Bm That is Desired 10 Test the
 LiGuor Question in AriEon@.

The Bn That is Desired 10 Test the Llsuor Question in AriEonS- The following measure has been introduced in the House by Mar shall of Marieopa, and is known as the Local Option bill. It IS now being considered in committee;
 SECTION I. Whenevsr there shall have been tiled with the Board of SupervisorS of any county of Ar zono at any regular meeting thereof, a petition signed by twenty C2Ol per cent of those residing, at the date of the petition, within such county ar within any election precinct, srho9l district. incorporated city, town ar village thereof, whose names appear upon the last pre- caaing Great Register, praying that an election may be ordered, to de- rermiue whether the selling or keep ing for sale of the liquors described in Section 10 of this Act, shall be prohibited within such county, a'actiol precinct, school district, incorporated city, town or village, ii shah oe the duty of such Board rvisors, within thirty (30)
 ter the filing of such peti-
 make an order for such
 as prayed for; provided,
 a condition precident to the
 of such order, the petition
 cause to be deposited with
 ard of Supervisors a sum of
 estimated by such Board to
 eient to cover the costs of
 lection; except that such
 shall not be fixed at a
 amount than forty dollars
 for each single school dis
 acorporated city. town or
 or for each election precinct
 seeding ten Q0) in number,
 the incorporated city or
 v to be affected, and not ex.
 twenty dollars (S20.0O) per
 t, when the number of such
 Is in the territory to be
 exceeds ten (I0) as organ
 date of such petition.
 & Within ten (l0) days after
 king of such order, the clerk ol pe Board of Supervisors shall cause 70 be published, a notice of such election for four (4) successive weeks .. SrC 3. No person shall be quail 6ad 70 vote at any such election who not at the date thereof, and has not been for a period of six months next preceding such cleo tfoa. a resident of the division or territory to be affected by such election.
 S 10. Whenever, upon the canvass of the returns of such cleo tion. the majority of the votes cast shall oe Against License,N this Act shall take effect and be in force from and liter the last day of the license ausrter during which such canvass of r turns is made, and from and after such date, until subsequent election held under the provisions of this Act shall have been declared carried "For License" by the Board of supervisors. it shall be unlawful for nv person within the limits oi the county. incorporated city, towr 0r village, or election precinct, oi school district, in and for which such election was held, to sell, barter give away, or keep for sale any rinous, malt, brewed, fermented oi spirituous, intoxicating liquors, ol any mixed liquoos, or beverage, any part of which IS intoxicating. Fro r6ad. that nothing in this Act con taiued shall be so construed as tS prevent the sale of vinous liquors mannfactured within such division hv he manufacturer thereof II original packages not to be dranl on the premises; nor the sale of an, liauors. whatever, for scientific, ar or mechanical purposes, or for medi cal purposes upon the written pre- serintion of a regular practising phy-ieian; Provided, that no drug r shall sell, barter, or give ava, any iauor described in this section ex5ept upon physicians Prescrip tlon as above provided, wlthou keeping a record Of such sale, barte or gift signed by the person reeeiy iur such liquor, which record shai show the kind and amount of sucl 61uor and the purpose for which IS wanted, and which record shal be at all times during bushes hours, open to public inspection.
 SEC. Il. Any person violating an of the provisions of Section 10. this Act, shall be deemed guilty c of a misdeameanor and, upon COT viction thereof, shall be punishe by a fine of not more than thre hundred dollars, (S30000) and no less than twenty dollars (S2000l fo the first offense, and fifty dollar (S50.OO) for each subsequent ofensC or by imprisonment in the count jail for period not exceeding si i6) months, or by both fine and m nriSOnmeDt