The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-09
Proclamation.


the ssass the sss1s'f5s has Of nosa Sssis ns
visions Of an act entitled IAN act making PEI, ef,
fective the initiative and referendum provis-
Ions of Secti n of Article " of the Consti tu-
leetfons hereunder, and providing penalties for
violations of provisions of this act" approved
February 2ith, 1898 the State Prohibition AL
1904. an initiative petition containing Sl6 sig
natures properly attached thereto and certified
IN accordance with law, demanding that pro-
hereinafter particularly set forth, providing
for elections in any county or any precinct
therein or any subdivision therein or any sub
OF entire and contiguous preefucIs of such coun-
ty to determine whether the sale of into1icat.
ing liquors shall be prohibited in such county
or subdivision thereof or any such precinct
and for other purposes as hereinafter stated
shall be submitted to the legal electors of the
State OF Oregon for their approval or rejec-
ton at the general election to be held on the
9Th day OF June, being the FIRST Monday Of June
1904.
Now THEREFORE, I. Geo. E. Chamberlain,
Governor of the State Of Oregon, in obedience
to the provisions of said act hereinbefore FIRST
mentioned, do hereby make and issue this
Proclamation to the people OF the State 4 Ose-
Alliance has filed said initiative petition with
the requisite number OF signatures thereto at
the legal electors Of the State of oregon for their
approval or rejection at the regular election to
be held on the 9th day of June, being the first
Monday of June, 1904, a proposed law provid
therein or any subdivision therein or any sub
division of county consisting Of any number
county to determine whether the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall be prohibited in such coun-
ty or subdivision thereof, and for other pur-
poses connected herewith as hereinafter stat
ed, having for its purpose and being briefly Of
the tenor and effect following, that is to say:
Abfll to propose, by initiative petition, law
precinct therein or any subdivision of county,
consisting Of any number of entire and con-
tiguous precincts OF such county, to determine
whether the sale of intoxicating liquors shall
thereof or In such precinet; providing for the
filing of petitions for such elections and the
form and effect thereof, and for notices of such
elections and for the time and manner Of hold
ing and conducting the same; declaring what
shall constitute q subdivision OF the county
what acts shall and what shall not constitute
a violation of this law; declaring tho qualihca-
ttons of petitioners and of electors at such ell
ecttens; applying to such elections the prov
isions OF sections 1900. 1901, 1902 1ss 1904 1905,
1906, 1907 1908, 1909, 1915, 1911, 1912. and 1875
Of Beiiinger Cotton's annotated Codes and nd
distributing ballots for such elections; pre-
scribing the duties of public officers To relation
to such elections and in relation 70 the enforce
ment of the provisions OF this law: providing
for the issuance by the County Court OF orders
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
within certain limits and declaring the duties
of such courts in reference thereto: limiting
the time within which the question of prohib-
iting such sale OF intoxicating liquors may
again be su omitted to vote in the some district:
providing penalties and punishment for the
violation OF any of the provisions of this law;
providing for the return to any liquor dealer or
other erson of aproportionate amount of any
license fee which he may have paid. whenever
the district in which he shali bs engaged in
business shall be declared to be prohibition
territory; and applying to all elections held
of the general election laws OF the state aud
declaring certain rules of evidence applicable
to prosecutions under this Act
Done at the Capitol at Salem this 10th day
Of February, A. D.. 1904.
GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN.
Governor.
By the Governor,
+. l. DUNBAR,
Secretary of State.