Graham guardian., 1904-04-01

Present Eugene Caruthers, chair
man; Ira Harper, member; Ben K.
Clark, clerk. Absent, Henry Hill,
member.
On this day the Board of Super
visors of Graham county, Arizona,
met in special session, for the pur-
pose of opening the ballots and
counting the votes of an election
duly held on the 10th day of Febru-
airy 1904, in each of the following
Justice precincts of said county and
Territory, to- wit:-Safford No i;
Thatcher No. IL; Hubbard No. 23;
Central No. II; Pima No. 6, and
Curtis No. l3. Said Justice pre-
cincts being herein after referred
TO as Justice precincts Nos. ], IL,
%, II, 6 and l3. Said election
having been held in accordance
with an order of this Board for an
election TO determine whether or
not the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be prohibited within the
limits of said Justice precincts,
said order having been made and
entcrsd upon the minute of said
| Board on the 18th day of January
| 1904. The Board having opened
the ballots as shown by the returns
of said election, and fully counted
the votes cast at same, and it ap-
caring to the Board, after such
count, fully and fairly made, and
the result fully ascertained at said
election so held, that the following
votes were cast in each of the fol-
lowing justice precincts, to-wit:
Stafford No. /, for prohibition,
lO9; against prohibition, 50; totla
19l.
Thatcher No II, for prohibition,
1l6; against prohibition, IL; total,
l27.
Hubbard No 28, for prohibition,
IL, against prohibition, /; total IL,
Central No II, for prohibition,
30; against prohibition, 2; total 81.
Pima No 6, for prohibition, l02;
against prohibition, l; total lO3.
Curtis No l3, for prohibition 10;
against prohibition l6; total 80.
The Board further finds that
more than two thirds (2-3) of all
the qualified voters of each of the
following justice precincts, in Gra-
ham county, Arizona, towit; JUS
tice precincts number IL, %, IL
and 6, who cast their votes at said
election, did vote "for prohibition"
Now, therefore, it is hereby by
the Board of Supervisors Of Gra-
ham county, Arizona, declared by
this order, that more than two
thirds (2-3) of the votes cast at
said election, so held in each of
the last above named justice pre-
! cincts, to-wit: Numbers II, %, II
and 6 were cast for prohibition,
and that said election, so held, re-
suited in favor of prohibition of
the sale of intoxicating liquors
within the limits OF the last above
named justice precincts, to-wit:
Numbers IL, %, II and 6; there
fore be it further ordered, publish
ed and decreed that the sale of in
toxicating liquors, except as pro-
vided in section two (2), title forty
three (43) of the revised Statutes
of Arizona, be and the same is
hereby prohibited within the limits
of the last above named Justice
precincts of said county and Terri
tory, to owit: numbers II, 23, II
and 6, until such time as qualified
votes OF said precincts may at an
election, held for that purpose
otherwise determine.
1t further appears to the Board
after counting the votes IF said
election, so held, in the manner
above mentioned, that two-thirds
(2-3) Of the votes cast at said elec-
ton, held in the following justice
precincts Of Graham county, Ari-
zona, to-wit; Numbers | and ID;
were not cast for prohibition. 1t
is therefore, by this order OF the.
Board declared that said election
resulted against prohibition of the
sale of intoxicating liquors within
the limits OF said justice precincts,
to.wit: Number | and l3, there
fore be it further ordered, publish.
ed and decreed by this order, of