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Yes, and those desiring to vote "No" will
place q cross before the word NO.
ing and Regulation of the business of the Man
utactnre and Sale of Spirituous and lntoxicat-
ing 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 Provision OF Section of Article aof the
Constitutions, and Article 3. Chapter : Of the
Political Code.a law Providing for an Act TO
Amend Chapter One Hundred Sixty-six OF the
Session La Ne of 1908: Being an Act to Amend
Section 2s56 of the Revised Political Code of
1903. Being Section % of Chapter - Of Session
Laws of the State of South Dakota for 1897, En-
titled an Act to Provide for the Licensing, Re
strictlng and Regulation of the Business of the
Manufacture and Sale OF Spirituous and IntoXicat-
ing Liquors.
Whereas under the provisions of Section l., Of
Article }. OF tie Constitute on and Article 3. of
Chapter =, of the Political Code, a petition has
been filed in the office of the Secretary of State,
aigned by more than five per 'eItum of the quail
lie d elecl ors ofthe state i'll themanner and form
therein directed, petloning that the following
proposed law be enacted and submit ed to a 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 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the State
of South Dakota:
1. That the following act be aud The same
is hereby enacted and unlimited to the electors
o fthis state at the next general election for
their approval:
An acI To amend chapter One Hundred Sixty.
six C6G) of the Session Laws of 1903, being an
act to amend section 2S56 of the revised political
Code 1903. being section % of chapter ~. of SEES
sion Laws of the State of South Dakota for
1897, entitled: An act to provide for the licens-
ing. restricting and regulation OF the business
OF the manufacture and sale of spirituous and in
toXtCating Liquors.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of South Dakota:
l. That section one a. of chapter One Hun.
dred SiXty-siX (l66) of the Session Laws of the
State of South Dakota for 1903 be and the same
Is hereby amended so as to read "a follows:
(Chspter iG6. Session Laws 1909 At the an
nual municipal election held in any township,
town or C ty in this state for general municipal
purposes. the question OF granting permits to
sell intoxicating liquors within the corporate
limits OF such township, town or city shall be
submitted to the legal voters thereof upon peti-
ton signed by TWEEN y five (25) legal freeholder
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 pc
Triton shall state that Il vote is desired upon such
question. The question shall be submitted up
on a separate ballot conforming with the general
electionlaws of the state. upon which ballot
there shall be printed the words: 'Shhll per
,nits he granted TO sell Intoxicating liquors.
before which words there shall be printed the
words Yes and No, and any voter in favor
of the sale of such liquors shall mark the word
"Yes"with a cross (X), any voter opposed to
ench sale shall mark the word No with a cross
IA j. anu IL a dJfI " y inc oltI u u y "
ship, town or city shall vote in favor of such
sale of intoxicating liquors tn corporate su-
thorities shall g ant permits for such sale for
The ensuing ye r, commencing on the first day
Of july there fter in accordance with the provis-
ions OF this act. out ifa majority of the voters
shall not vote in favor of such sale no permits
shall be granted
Provided. however that at any regular general
election held in this state a. provided fo' in
section 1864 of the Revised Political q, de Of
1909, the question of whether permits to sell in
tOXlratlnp n0nOrs shall he granted within the
limits of any organized county, may
be submitted to the legal voters thereof upon a
petition signed by not less than ten percent of
the qualified electors OF such county. Said petit
ton shall be filed with the county auditor at least
sixty days before the election and shall state
that a county vote lie desired upon the question:
"Shall Intoxicating liquors be sold in Grant
county And also that the signeCs of said petit
ton 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 cuff
cheney of such petition, and if found sufficient,
to order a vote to be taken upon such question.
Notice of such vote sh Ill be given in the came
manner and form as notice of general elections
as now provided for by law. The question shall be
upon a separate ballot and said cleo
tioL shall be conducted in the same manner and
form as near as may be applicable, as the came
ie hereinbefore provided for the submission of
said cues ion to the electors OF a township, town
or city and under the general election laws of the
state except as herein otherwise provided. liza
majority ofthe votes cast upon said question at
SAID election shall be against the sale of intoX-
icating liquors in such county. no permits for
the sale of the same shall be granted anywhere
within such county nor in any township. town
or c ty therein from and after the first day of
July next following such election. If a majority
of the votes cast upon said question shall be in
favor of the sale of intoxicating liquors within
such county. then and in that case nothing in
this act shall be so construed as to prevent said
of selling Intoxicating liquors from
being submitted to the electors Of any township,
town or city at the annual municipal election
there'f as hereinbefore provided, for the next
ensuing two years, and annual permits may be
in these townships, towns and cities that
shall cast a majority vote in favor thereof at the