The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

Sec. /. That the following act be
and the same is hereby enacted and
submitted to the electors of this state
approval.
An act to amend chapter one hun
dred siNty-siX (l66o of the session
Laws of 1903, being an act to amend
section 1855 of the Revised Political
Code 1903, being section % of chapter
~, of Session Laws of the State of
South Dakota for 1897, entitled: An act
ing and regulation of the business of
the manufacture and sale OF spirituous
and intoxicating liquors.
BE it Enacted by the people of South
Dakota:
Sec. i. That section one % of chap
ter one hundred siNty-six Q66) of the
Session Laws of the State of South Da-
kota for 1903 be and the same is here
At the annual municipal election held
in any township; town or city in this
state for general munieipai purposes
sell intoxicating liquors within the COR
porate limits of such township, town
or city shall be submitted to the legal
voters thereof upo petition signed by
twenty-five (25) legal freebooter voters
of such township, town or city. to be
filed with the clerk or auditor of such
fore election. Which petition shall
state that a vote is desired upon such
question. The question shall be sub
mitted upon a separate ballot conform
ing with the general election laws OF
the state upon which bal,nl there
shall be printed the words: Shall
permits be granted to sell Intoxicating
%liauors??" before which words there
shall be printed the words les and
No" and amy voter in favor of the sale
of such liquors shal mark the word
opposed to such sale shall mark the
word No with a cross CD and if a
majority of the voters of such town
ship. town or city shall vote i'm favor
corporate authorities shall grant per-
mits for such sale for the ensuing
year, commencing on the first day OF
July thereafter in accordance with the
provisions of this act, but il Il majority
of the voters shall not vote in favor OF
such sale no permits shall be granted.
Provided, however, tnat at any regu-
lar general election held in this state
as provided for in section 1864 of the
Revised Political Code of 1903, the
question of whether permits to sell in
within the corporate limits of any or
ganized county. may submitted to
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 be-
county vote is desired upon the ques-
ton: Shall Intoxicating liquors be
county, o,n n County, And also iaa' that the the
signers of salu petition are legal vot-
ers of the county, together with their
occupation and post office addresses. 1t
m~issioners of the county wherein such
petition has been filed to determine the
sufticiency 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 lorm as notice of general
elections as now provided for by law
The question shall be submitted upon a
separate ballot and said election shall
be conducted in the same manner and
form as near as may be applicable, as
the submission of SAID question to the
and under the general election law
of the state except as herein otherwise
upon said question at said cleo
ton shall be against the sale of intoX-
icating liquors in such county no per,
granted anywhere within such county
nor in any township, town or city
therein from and after the first day OF
majority of the votes cast upon saiG
question shall be in favor of the sale
OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS within sucf
in this act shall be SO construed as t
prevent said question of selling intoXi
eating liquors from being submitted t.
LIE eleGloTS Oh any township, town OF
city at the annual municipal election
thereof as h~ereinbefore provided, fol-
the next ensuing w years. and an.
nual permits may be granted in those
cast a majority vote in favor thereo,
at the regular annual municipal cleo.
tions. But it shall not be lawful to
town or city in such county nor shall
any such permits be granted after tn,
expiration OF two years unless at tn,
next general election a vote shall have
been had in accordance with the pro.
visions of this act and a majority o
the votes cast upon such question shall
permits.
Provided further; that at any tim,
hefore the general election to be hele
IN the year 1910 said question of sell
ing Intoxicating liquors may be sub
mitted to the electors at a special elec,
ton called for that purpose when i;
petition signed by at least twenty pc,
county shall be filed with the count,
auditor. Said election shall be d
ed IN manner and form as e as ma,
ed for the submission of said Question
to the electors of any county at an,
general election. If a majority Of til,
be against the sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors within such county no permit,
for such sale shall be granted in suci
county nor In any precinct. township
first day of July next following sail
election. If a majority of the votes cas-
at such special election shall be in ia.
within such county, it shall be Lawful
until the next general election to gran,
permits for the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors only in those precincts, town
ships. towns or cities unat shall cast ;
majority vote in favor thereof at thei1
regular annual municipal elections a,
provided in this act.
Sec. 2. In determining whether sue,
petition asking for a county, vote o.
the question of granting permits 70,
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in an,
county, contains the requisite per cen,
tage of legal voters as sigrers sail
per centaSe shall be based upon the to,
tai vote for governor al the last pre-.
ceding general election.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this act shall h.
SO construed as to prohibit the sale b,
qualified pharmacists as now d~esignat'
ed by law. of pure alcohol for s%cientift
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