The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-28

act but all such acts shall continue
i'm full force and effect and i'm concur
renee herewith, and indictment or
prosecution may be had either under
this act or by special or local act
relating 10 the same sub1sc,.
Section g. ANY person violating any
of the provisions Of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 9. That the foregoing pro-
visions of this act shall go into ef-
feet on the first day of January, 1906,
If a majority of the votes cast at the
election hereinafter provided for shall
be against the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating hQoors."
Section 10. That on the first TUESDAY
in August 1908, an election shall be
held in the federal election precinct
in each county to determine whether
the provisions of sections 1 to 8, in
elusive, Of this act shall become ef-
fective. Said election shall be con-
Quoted and held under the same rules
and regulations and in the same man
ner as elections for state officers, and
unless otherwise provided for in This
act the general laws regulating cleo
tions as set forth in chapter so, Revisal
OF 1905 and the amendments thereto
shall be applicable to said election. 1T
said election every person who was
duly registered and qualified to vote
for members Of the legislature at the
general election in 1906 and who has
not subsequently become disqualified
to vote where registered shall have
the right to cast one vote where so
registered. At each election precinct
there shall be two ballot boxes pro-
vjded for the purpose OF said cleo
ton, one Of which shall be labelled in
plain Roman letters For the Manu-
facture and sale o1 intoxicating Ii
4uors" and the Other Against the
Manufacture and Sale of intoxicating
Liquors." In all other respects said
ballot boxes shall be in conformity
with the general laws. At said elec-
ton every qualified voter who Is in
favor of the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors shall have the
right to vote in the box so labelled,
written or printed ba>lot or one part
written and partly printed bearing
he words For the Manufacture and
Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors." and ev-
cry qualified voter opposed to such
manufacture and sale shall have the
right to vote in the appropriate box a
written or printed ballot Or a ballot
partly written and partly printed, bear
ing the words "Agairst the Manufac-
ture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors."
The ballots shall be of white paper and
without device. The votes cast shah
be counted and returned under the
same rules and regulations as the votes
for state officers. provided in the gen.
era1 election laws, except that the
board of state canvassers shall imme-
diately after it has completed the
canvass Of the returns Of the election
from the abstracts transmitted to the
secretary of state, certify to the gov
ernor a statement of the results, and
the governor shall forthwith issue his
proclamation, announcing and declar-
ing the result and such proclamation
shall have the effect to determine the
results of said election. The state
boards Of education and the county
cards of elections are hereby authoriZ
ed, empowered and directed to take
all such actions as may be necessary
to fully provide for the election to be
held in accordance with this act The
several county boards of elections
shall meet in their respective counties
not later than May 1 1903, and ar
range for the holding Of said election
by selecting and appointing a regis
trar and two judges Of elections for
each election precinct in their respec-
tive counties, the duties and powers
OF whom shall be in all respects ao
provided in the general election laws
OF the state as above referred to, ex-
cept that there shall be no new reg
istration of vorers for the said cleo
tion. In making the appointments OF
judges Of elections, the county boards
of elections, hall, if possible each ap-
point for each election precinct one
competent person, generally known to
be in favor of the manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating liquors in the S ate
and one competent person generally
known to be opposed to such manu-
facture and sale. The several county
boards shall make publications of the
names of these registrars and judges
of elections and serve notice upon them
as required by the general election
laws Of the state. The compensation
of all officers engaged in the said cleo
tions shall be the same as is provided
by law for similar services in case of
general state elections. In order to
fully effectuate the purposes of this
act and to carry out the true intent
and meaning of the same it is hereby
provided that the state board OF elec-