The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-12-20
GOVERNOR BuCHTEL ISSUES AN
EXPOSITION OF THE WORK
ING OF THE NEW LAW.
C0MMEkDS 1T HIGHLY
PURPOSE OF THE LAW is TO GRE
ATE ANTl-ShLOON TERRI
TORY BY PEOPLES VOTE.

a number of copies Of his exposition
on the Colorado local option law
printed and copies can be had on ap-
plication at the State house. H!s
statement is in part us follows:
"The Colorado local option law Is
one of the best local option laws ever
passed by any Northern state. Gov
ernor Folk of Missouri called a spe-
cial session of the Missouri Icgisla-
ture in the hope of securing for Mis-
souri, an amendment to their local op-
ton law which would make possible Il
vote by ward subdivisions. The Mis-
souri, Legislature refused to pass that
wholesome amendment. What Gov
ernor Folk could not secure for Mis-
scuri we did secure for Colorado. In
fact. we secured all that and much
more for Colorado in our local option
law Sensible and progressive people
are constantly rejoicing because tho
Sixteenth General assembly passed
so many notable reform measures. The
sive measures was the local option
law
THE purpose of the Colorado local
oTlion law is to create antl-sllUuu ter
ritory by vote of the people; tLat is.
territory within which the keeping and
sale of Intoxicating liquors is pruhib-
tied The vote to create anii-sdloon
territory may be taken so as TO in
cludo all the territory within tha TN
its Of any city, town, ward, ward sub
division, district or precinct.
The vote may he taken only at a
general rlcCJina for choosing county,
city or town officers tncyCr at a ape
cial elcctiUnD, ana only on written re-
quest Of forty per cent Of the qualified
electors within the territory which is
described in the petition for a vote.
By qualified electors is meant tlOso
who are qualified to register to vote.
1t is not necessary, for the purpose OF
signing a petition, that the said qUal-
flied electors should be actually reg
istcred at the time Of signing 4 Pc
Ition for n vote on tais question must
be properly fil"i at least thirty days
Before a general election. and must
clearly define the district which it IS
desired TO Great anti-saloon territory.
NO signature 10 a petition shall bo
valid or counted unless the date OF
signing Is within ninety days preced-
ing the date Of filing: and every sig
nature must be dated; and in cities
Of over 10000 population it, is re-
quired that the street and residence
number shall be given with every sig
nature.
"AdeQuate precautions are rccitcd
in the law TO prevent fraud in signing
petitions. The laws penalties for per
jury and forgery are always severe
The c.erk is required to give adequate
notice to the electors that a vote is
to be taken on the question Of Great
ing a certain district anti-Baiuon terri
tory. But the failure of The clerk to
keep the law in giving notice shall
not affect the validity or binding force
of a vote by the people. The VIII OF
the people is supreme, whether the
clerk is faithful or failhlCss.
THE clerk must print on alt ballots
after the list of candidates this Qucs-
ton: Shall this Getty,
town, ward, precinct. as the case may
be- become anti-salOon territory" The
voter then indicates his wish BY pluc-
ing mark ca opposite the word
YES, or opposite the word NO.
Watchers who represent both sides
are to be admitted to witness both the
ballotinS and the counting of the votes.
The record of the vote is to be made
by the clerk in a well bound book.
and this record is to be accepted as
evidence in all courts. The result OF
the vote is to go into effect thirty days
after the day of the election.
"All territory which is made anti
SELDOM territory shall continue forever
to be anti saloon territory unless
reversion to saloon territory Shall be
made by vote of the majority OF the
electors. The method Of reversing the
vote is precisely like the method OF
taking the vote.
"lf the electors in any district shah
vote to reverse a former ballot to
crcaJc anti-saloon territory $50 max
ing said district to b. again saloon
territory then this said district does
not become territory without law. But
all former resolutions, regulations and
ordinances providing for the restriC-
ton, regulation or prohibition OF
the liquor traffic in said territory be
come at once in force as the law 4
vote on thlS question IN any FORM
shall be a bar to any further vote until
after the lapse Of twenty-thrce months.
That means that a vote in any city,
town, ward. ward subdivision, dis
trict or precinct is always vote
which settles tb2 question for period
of two years.
mo liquor can be sold in any guam
tity whatSOe yer, nor can any license
to sell liquor be given. within the lin
its of antisaloOn territory. Shifts and
devices to cvadc the law shah ba
counted as violations of the law. ami
the due punishment must follow. How
ever, a man may use liquor in his own
home and serve 1t to his guests In
his home. even though he lives in
anti saloon territory
Tha governor goes on 10 tell the his
tory OF the law. the penalties 1t pre-
scrihes the results expected from 4.
and its merits > compared >with the