The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-02
Proclamation.

the State of ortgon has notified me ne
In writing that pursuant to the pro.
visions OF an act entitled, IAN act making eff.
fectlve the initiative and refersn ndum provis-
ions of Secti IN of Article " of the Constf tu-
tion of the State of Oregon, and regulating e.
violations of provisions of this act" approved
February 2ith, 1908, the State Prohibition Al,
Lance duly filed In his office on February 5,
1904, an Initiative petition containing S8l6 sig
natures properly attached thereto and certified
In accordance with law, demanding that a pro-
posed law, the tenor and effect OF (which is
hereinafter particularly set forth, providing
for elections in any county or any precinct
therein or any subdivision therein or any SUBJ
division of n county consisting of any number
ty TO determine whether the sale OF intoxicat.
ing liquors shall be prohibited In such county
or subdivision thereof or any such precinct
shall be submitted to the legal electors of the
State OF Oregon for their approval or rejec.
tion at the general election TO be held on the
9th day OF June being the first Monday of June
1904 y
Now THEREFORE, I. Geo. E. Chamberlain,
Governor s Of the STATE So tee Of Oregon in obedience
mentioned, do hereby mako and issue this
Proclamation to the people OF the State oil Ore
g1n, announe,ng that the SAID state pfohiblL9n
the requisite number of signatures thereto at
tached, demanding that there be submitted to
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-
Ing for elections ,y in any county s or precinct I
division of county consisting of any number
of entire and contiguous precincts OF such
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:
"A bill to propose by initiative petition, law
providing for elections in any county or any
precinct therein or any subdivision OF county,
consisting of any number of entiIe aud con-
iguous precincts of such county, to determine
whether the sale of intoxicating liquors shall
thereof or in such precinct; 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
sEan constitute subdivision OF the county
within the meaning OF this law; declaring
violation of this law declaring the qualtfca-
tions of petitioners and of electors at such ell
ections: applying to such elections the prov
isions of Sections 1900. 1901, 1902 1a03 1904 905
1906 1907 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912. and 1875.
of Bellinger Il Cotton's Annotated Codes and
Statutes of Oregon; providing for printing and
scrihing the duties of public officers in relation
to such elections and in relati OH to the enforce
menr OF the provisions of this law; providing
Tor the issuance by the Coun ty 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-
ittng such sale OF intoxicating liquors may
again be submitted t. vote In the same district:
providing penalties and punishment for the
violation OF any of the provisions of this law;
providing for the retutn to any liquor dealer or
other erson of proportionate amount of any
license fee which he may have paid whenever
the district in which he shall bs engaged in
business shall be declared to be prohibition
territory; and applying to all elections held
under the provisions of this law the provisions
of the general election laws of the state and
declaring certain rules of evidence applicable
to prosecutions under this Act.
Done at the Capitol at Salem this 10th day
fof February, A. D., 1904. -s
GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN.
Governor
By the Governor,
f. 1, DUNBAR,
Secretary of State.
(SEAL.)