Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01

TUITION OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOTA
ARTICLE %
The attorney general shall receive the same
annual salary as is received by the other state
officers as enumerated in Article4, Section IL of
this Constitution
Shall the above amendment to the Gonstitu
tion in relation to the salary of the attorney
general, be approved and ratified 2:
Voters desiring to Vote for a Law vii, make a
cross in the square before the word YES. Those
desiring to Vote against Law will make a cross
in the square before the word NO.
AN ACT to Provide for the Licensing, Restrict
ing and Regulation of the Business of the
Manufacture and Sale of Spirtuous and Intox
eating Liquors.
AN ACT Entitled an Act to Submit to the
Electors of the State of South Dakota for Their
Approval at the next General Election under the
the Provisions of Section of Article 3 of the
Constitution. and Article B. Cuapter of the
Political Code, Law Providing for Act to
Amend Chapter One Hundred Sixty-six of the
Session Laws of 1903 Being An Act to Amend
Section 1856 of the Revised Political Code of 1908
Being Section % of Chapter72 of Session Laws
of the State of South Dakota for 1897. Entitled an
act to Provide for the Licensing, Restricting and
Regulation of the Business of the Manufacture
and Sale of Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors.
Whereas, under the provisions of Section /. of
Article 3. of the Constitution and Article 3 of
Chapter 2, of the Political Code petition has
been filed in the office of the Secretary of State
signed by more than five per centum of the quail
fled electors of the state in the manner and form
therein directed pettioning that the following
proposed law be enacted and submitted to vote
of the electors of the state at the next general
election to be held in the year 1908. Certified
copies of said petition having been transmitted to
the senate and the house OF representatives by
the Secretary of State.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
South Dakota:
l. That the following act be and the same
is hereby enacted and submitted to the electors of
this state at the next general election for their
approval:
An act to amend chapter one hundred sixty-six |
Q66l of the Session Laws of 1903 being an act to
amend section 1856 of the Revised Political Code |
1902 being section % of chapter n of Session
Laws of the State of South Dakota for 1897, en- |
titled: An act to provide for the licensing re-
stricting and regulation of the business of the I
manufacture and sale of sp1itl.ous and intoxi-
eating liquors.
Be it Enacted by the People of South Dakota
l, That section one u of chapter one hun
dred sixty-siN t166) of the Session Laws of the |
State of South Dakota for 1903 be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
$ Chapter l66. Session Laws. 1907 AT the an
nual municipal election held in any township
town city in this state for general municipal
the question Of granting permits to sell /
Intoxicating LIQUORS within the corporate limits
to the legal voters thereof upon petition signed t
by five t25l legal freebooter voters of such
township, town or city, to be filed with the clerk
or auditor of such township, town or CITY thirty
days before election. Which petition shall state |
that vote is desired upon such question The |
question shall be submitted upon separate ballot
conforming with the general election laws of the |
state upon which ballot there shall be printed the
words: Shall permits be granted to sell intoxi-
eating liquors =: before which words there shall
be printed the words Yes' and Mo- and any |
voter in favor of the. sale of such liquors shall
mark the word Yes with cross (X1 and anv |
voter .ot opposed tosuch sale shall mark the word
No with cross (X). and if a majority of the |
voters Of such township town or city shall vote
in favor Of such sale of intoxica ting liquors the
corporate authorities shall grant permits for such
sale for the ensuing year commencing on the first
day Of july thereafter in accordance with the
of this act, but if majority of the
voters shall not vote in favor of such sale no per-
mits shall be granted.
Provided. however, that at any regular general
election held in this state as provided for in sec
ton 1864 of the Revised Political Code OF 1908 the
question OF whether permits to sell intoxicating
liquors shall be granted within the corporate
limits of any organized county, may be Submitted
to the legal voters thereof upon petition signed
by not less than ten per cent of the qualified
electors of such county. Said petition shall be
filed with the county auditor at least sixty days
before the election and shall state that a county
vots is desired upon the question:: Shall intoxi-
manning the county, County," And also that the
signers of said petition are legal voters of the
county. together with their occupation and post
Office addresses 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners of the county wherein such
petition has been filed to determine the sufficency
of such petition and if found sufficient to order a
vote to be taken upon such question. Notice of
such vote shall be given in the same manner and
form as notice OF general elections as now pro-
vided for by law. The question shall be submitted
upon separate ballot and said election shall be
conducted in the same manner and form as near
as may be applicable, as the same is hereinbefore
provided for the submission of said question to
the electors OF a township town city and under
the general election laws of the state except as
herein otherwise provided. If a majority of the
votes cast upon said question at said election
shall be against the sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS
IN such county permits for the sale of the same
shall be granted anywhere within such county
nor in any township. town or city therein from
and after the first day of July following such
election. If a majority Of the votes cast upon
said question shall be in favor of the sale of ntoxi-
eating liquors within such county, then and in
that case nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to prevent said question of selling Intoxicating
liquors frcn being submitted to the electors Of
any township. town or city at the annual munici-
pal election thereof as hereinbefore provided, for
the next ensuing two years. and annual permits
may be granted in those townships towns and
cities that shall cast a majority vote in favor
thereof at the regular annual municipal elections
But 1T shall not be lawful to grant permits in any
other township, town or city in such county nor
shall any such permits be granted after the ex-
piration of two years unless at the next general
election vote shall have been had in accordance
with the provisions of this act and a majority of
the votes cast upon such question shall have been
| in favor of granting such permits.
1 Provided further: that at any time before The
general election to be held in the year 1910 said
i question of selling Intoxicating liquors may
be submitted to the electors at 4 special
detection called for that purpose when d r.ati-
Il ton signed by at least twenty per cent Of
the qual lifted electors Of said county shall Be
4 flied with the county auditor, Said election
shall be conducted in manner and form as near
h as may be as the same is hereinbefore pro.
Il vidad for the submission Of said question tc
the electors Of any county at any genera
lseiection. II majority of the votes cast al
Il such special election shall be against the salt
Of investigating LIQUORS within such county as
II permits for such sale shall be granted in sscl
Il county nor in any precinct township. town O
i city therein from and after the first day o.
Il July next following said election. If a ma:
5erisy q the votes cast az such special election
81 liqdors W! thin such county il shall be Lawful
Il until the next general election to grant per.
II mits for the sale Of Intoxicating liquors oni
Il In those precinct townships. towns and citis
thar shall east . tY vote IN favor thereo
II at their regular annual municipal elections d
n provided IN this act III &
II HI determining whether such petition
tor II c,ansy vote 81 the sisassstsnu q