The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-24
Proclamation,

Whereas, the Secretary of State of
the th State State of Oregon has notified ,na me
visions of an act entitled, IAN act making eff.
fective the initiative and refere ndum provis-
ions of Secti IN of Article w of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Oregon, and regulating E.
lectfons hereunder, and providing penalties for
violations of provisions of this act" approved
February 24th, 1908, the State Prohibition Al.
lance duly filed in his Office on February 5,
1904, an initiative petition containing S8i6 sig.
natures properly attached thereto and certified
in accordance with law, demanding aaI that pro. O.
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 precfucts OF such coun-
ty to determine whether the sale of intoxicat
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
tom the eiectien M to be held on she
1904.
: Now THEREFORE,, l.. Geo. E. Chamberlain,
to the provisions OF said act hereinbefore first
mentioned, do hereby make and issue this
Proclamation to the people OF the State OF Ore
gon, announcing that the said State Prohibition
Alliance has filed said initiative petition with
the requisite number of signatures thereto at
tached, demanding that there be submitted to
approval or rejection at the regular election to
be held on the 9th day of June, being the first
Monday of June, 1904, proposed law provid-
therein or any subdivision therein or any SUBJ
division of a county consisting of any number
Of entire and contiguous pree1ncts OF such
county to determine whether the sale of fntoxi
eating liquors shall be prohibited in such coun-
ty or subdivision thereof, and for other pur-
poses connected Herewith as hereinafter stat.
the tenor and effect following, that Is to say:
Abill to propose, by initiative petition, law
providing for elections in any county or any
precinct therein or any subdivision of a county,
consisting OF any number OF entire ana con-
tiguous 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 notlces OF such
elections and for the time and manner OF hold
ing and conducting the same; declaring what
sLan constitute a subdivision OF the county
within the meaning OF TINS law; oeelatlng
what acts shall and what shall not constitute
violation of this law; declaring the 'qual1hca-
tions of petitioners and of electors at such ell
ections; applying to such elections the PROV
sions of Sections 1900. 1901, 1902 1908 1914 1903
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1872 and 1879
of Bellinger d. Cotton's Annotated Codes ana
Statutes of oregon; providlng lot prlnting ana
distributing oallots for such elections; pre- :
scribing the duties of public officers In relation
to such elections and In relation to the enforce
ment of the provisions OF this law. prcpiding
prohibiting the sale of lntoxIcaf1ng liquors
within certain limits and declaring the duties
the time within which the question of prohib-
iting such sale OF Intoxicating liquors may
again be submitted to vote in the same district:
proyiding penalties and punishment for the
violation OF any of the provisions of this law;
providing for the return to any liquor dealer or
other ! ersor of proportionate amount OF any
the district in which he shall be 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
Of February, A. D., 1904.
GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN.
Governor.
By the Governor,
F. 1, DUNBAR,
Secretary OF State.
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