Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20

be subject to the inspection of the |
public.
A. vote under the provisions of this |
Act shall become operative on the thir-
tieth day after the day of the election |
at which such vote is east.
Form of the Petition.
A petition for submission of said
proposition shall be in substantially the
following form:
To the ........ County, town, city
or village) clerk of the (here insert
the corporate or legal name of the
county, town. city or village):
The undersigned, residents and legal
voters of the ...-... (insert the legal
name or correct designation of the po-
litieal subdivision) respectfully petit
ton that you cause to be submitted, in
the manner provided by law, to the
voters thereof, at the next election, the
proposition, "Shall this ...... become
anti-saloon territory9'
Such petition shall consist of sheets
having such form printed or written
at the top thereof and shall be signed
by the legal voters in their own prop
err persons only, and opposite the sigma
ture of each legal voter shall be writ
ten his residence address (stating the
street and the house number if there
be such) and the date of signing the
same. No signature shall be valid or
be counted in considering such petition
unless these requirements are complied
with and unless the date of signing is
less than six months preceding the date
of filing the same. At the bottom of
each sheet of such petition shall be
added a statement, signed by a resi-
dent of the county in which the sign
ers thereof reside, with his residence
address as aforesaid, stating that the
signatures on that sheet of the said
petition are genuine, and that to the
best of his knowledge and belief the
persons so signing were at the time of
signing said petition legal voters (and
in cities, villages, and incorporated
towns in which voters are or may be
required to be registered. that they
were at the time of signing said petit
ton duly registered legal voters) of
the said town. precinct, city or village
as the case may be; that their respect
i've residences are correctly stated
therein and that each signer signed the
| same on the date set opposite his name.
Such statement shall be sworn to be-
fore some officer residing in the county
where such legal voters reside. author
| lied to administer oaths therein. Such
petition, SO verified, or n copy thereof.
Il co. r., 10
| shall be prima facre evidence that the
signatures, statement of residence and
dates upon such petition are genuine
and true and that the persons signing
the same are legal voters of the politi-
cal subdivision named Such sheets
shall be fastened together in one doe
| ument, filed as a whole and when filed
shall not be withdrawn or added to.
Revocation of Signatures
No signature shall be revoked except
| by a revocation filed with the clerk
with whom the petition is required to
be filed and before the filing of such
| petition. Upon request of anyone fl
| ing such a petition and verified state
ment and paving or rendering to the
| clerk one dollar for each one hundred
names, or fraction thereof, signed
| thereto, together with copy thereof,
the clerk shall Immediately compare
the original and copy and attach to
such copy and deliver to such person
his official certificate that such copy is
a true copy of the original. stating the
day when such original was filed in
his office. Whoever in making the
sworn statement above prescribed shall
knowingly, wilfully and corruptly
swear falsely shall be deemed guilty of
perjury and on conviction thereof
shall be punished accordingly. Who
ever FORCES the signature of any per-
son upon any petition or statement
provided for in this Act shall be
deemed guilty of forgery and on con
vietion thereof shall be punished ac-
cordingly.