The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-02
YES.
NO.

Electors desiring to vote in the at
firmative shall place a cross mark in
the square to the left of the word
YES" and those desiring to vote in
the negative shall place a o mark
in the squar to the left of the word
mo" in the form above described.
Sec. 8. The officers holding said
election shall il all respects not here
in specified conform to the existing
laws regulating elections, n after
the polls have closed shall count the
votes in the affirmative and negative
on aid question and make return
thereof on the poll books in the man
ner prescribed for the return of votes
for or against any county officer at
the general elections of this Terri
tory.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of County Commissioners to
canvass the return of the votes on
said question in the same manner as
the returns are canvassed in the cleo
ton of county officers and they shall
enter upon the minutes of their pro-
ceedings at the day such anvass is
made such result; and if the MAORI
ty of the votes cast on such question
be in the affirmative said board shall
Immediately make an order absolutely
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors within the limits of such
county, except for the sale of wines
for sacramental purposes and alco-
holic stimulalts as medicines, in case
of actual sickness, upon a written
prescription of a regularly licensed
physician, until such time as the qua
lifted voters of such county at an cleo
ton held for that purpose, by a ma
jority of votes decide otherwise and
this order shall be held to be prima
facie evidence that all the provisions
of the law have been complied with
in giving notice of and holding said
election, and in counting and return
ing the votes and declaring the re-
suit thereof and such order shall have
the force and effect of law prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquirs with
in said county contrary thereto, and
peace shall take judicial notice there
of, after the same has been published
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. .. The order of the Board of
said County Commissioners declaring
the result and prohibiting the sale of
such liquors, if the majority vote on
such question he in the affirmative,
shall be published for four successive
weeks in some newspaper published
within the county wherein such cleo
ton has been held, and if there be no
newspaper in such county, then in
some newspaper published within the
Territory of New Mexico, of general
circulation within such county; a GER
publisher shall be filed in the office
of the probate Clerk and ex-officio re-
corder OF said county, there to be
carefully preserved.
Sec. 6. If a majority voting at such
election vote in the negative on such
question the Board of County Com
missioners shall make al order declar
ing the result, anu such order shall
be entered upon the minutes of the
meeting of said board at the date
of such OF the returns of such
election.
Sec. z. No election under the pre-
ceding sections of this act shall be
held within the same county, except
at the general bi-aanual elections.
Sec. g. At ans election provided for
is in the negative. b Board OF Coun-
ty Commissioners shall enter an or
der setting aside the previous order
enforcing prohibition and shall ono