The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
ATITUTION OF II STATE Of
SOUTu DAKOTA.

SOUTH DAKOTA.
The attorney general shall receive the came
annual salary as ie received by the other state
officers as enumsraced in Article 4, Section l2
OF this Constitution.
upon by the people at the general election to be
held in thie state on Tuesday, the 3rd day of
November, A. D.. 1893.
the ballot by the words
"Shall the above amendment to the Constitu-
ton in rslssion to the , ssis5y Of the attorney
Immediately to the left Of which shall be
coded by a square in which the elector can place
to vote Eyes" Will place a cross before the word
"Yes', and those desiring to vote No. will
place = cross before the word NO.
An Act to Provide for the Licensing, Restrict
ing and Regulation of the business Of the Man.
uiacture and Sale of Spirituous and iDtoxicat-
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 l of Article B OF the
Constitution, and Article 3. Chapter 2 Of the
Political Codes law Providing for an Act TO
Amend Chapter One Hundred s%ixty.six or the
Session La We of 1903. Being an Act TO Amend
Section 2S56 of the Revised Political Code of
1909, Being Section 23 OF Chapter - of Session
Laws of the State of South Dakota for 1897, En-
titled al Act to Provide for the Licensing, Re
%stricting and Regulation of the Business of the
Manufacture and Sale ofSpirituous and lntoxicat-
ing Liquors.
Whereas under the provisions of Section /, Of
Article 3, of the Constitut, on and Article 3. of
Chapter ,. of the Political Code, a petition has
been filed in the office of the Secretary Of State,
signed by more than five per centum ofthe quail
life ELECTORS ofthe state in themanner and form
therein directed, petioning that the following
of the electors OF the state at the next general
election 10 be held in the year 1905. Certlfled
copies of said petition having been transmitted
to the senate and the hose OF representative
by the Secretary of State.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State
of South Dakota:
l.. That the following act be aud he 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 1860 of the Session Laws of 1903, being an
act to amend section 2S56 of the revised political
Code 1903, being section % of chapter y, OF SEES
zion Laws of the State of South Dakota tor
1897, entitled: An act to provide for the licens.
ing. restricting and regulation OF the business
of the manufacture and sale Of spirituons and in
toXiCating Liquors.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of South Dakota:
l.. That section one ~ of chapter One Hun.
dred SiXty-six (lG6l 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:
(Cbapter i66. 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 p'rrilts TO
soil intoxicating liquors within the corporate
limits of such township, town or city shall be
submI tied TO the legal voters thereof upon petit
ton signed by TWEEN y five (25) 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 pc
tition shall state that a vote is desired upon such
question. The question shall be submitted up
on a seperate ballot conforming with the general
electionlawe ofthe state. upon which ballot
there shall be printed the words: "Shhll per
mits he granted to sell intoxicating liquors.
before which words there shall be printed the
words"Yes"a nd"No", and any voter in favor
of the sale of such liquors shall mark the word
~"Yes'with a cross tX), any voter opposed to
such sale shall mark the word"No' with a cross
(X), and if a majority OF the voters of such town.
ship, town or city shall vote in favor of such
sale of Intoxicating liquors the corporate au-
%thorities shall g ant permits for such sale for
The ensuing yer, commencing on the first day
of July thereafter in accordance with the proVis-
ions OF this act, but ifa majority Of the voters
shall not >ote in favor of such sale no permits
shall he granted.
Provided. however that at any regular general
election held in this state a. provided for in
section 1864 of the Revised Political Z, DE or
1903, the question of whether permits to sell H.
toxicating liquors shall be granted within the
corporate limits of any organized county. may
be submitted to the legal voters thereof upon IA
petition signed by not lese than ten percent or
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 is desired upon the question:
"Shall intoxicating liquors be soid in Grant
Count, ~ And also that the signe-s of said petit
ton are legal voters OF the county, together vita
their occupation and post office addresses. 1t
shall be the dnty of the county commissioners
of the county wherein such petition
has been fled to determine the sutii-
cheney of sach petition, ard if found sufficient,
t. order a vote to be taken upon such question.
Notice of such vote sh II be given in the same
manntraud form as notice of general elections
as now provided for by law. The question shall be
admitted upon a separate ballot and said cleo
tioL shat be conducted in the same manner and
form az uear as may be applicable, as the came
is hereinbeforc provided for the submission of
said ques ion to the e3eCtors of a township, town
or city and under the general election laws o 1.-THE
state except as uereln otherwise provided. II n
major II Cftae votes cast upon said question at
sand rle, ton aAGll he against the sale of intoX-
icatlng llqnor, in such county, TO permits for
the sale of the same shall be granted anywherr
within such county n r in any township. town
or c tytherein from and after the tir9t day of
July next following such e ection. 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 asto prevent said
question of selling intoxicating liquors from
being submitted to the electors of any township,
town or city at the annual municipal election
thereof as hereinbefore provided, for the next
ensuing two years, and annual permits may be
granted in these townships, towns and cities that
sh8ll cast a majority vote in favor thereof at the
regular annual municipal elections. But 1t shall
net be lawful to grant permits In any other
township. town or city in such county nor shall
any such permits be granted after the expiration
of two years unless at the next general election
4 vote shall have been had in accordance with
the provisions OF this act and a majority of,he
votes cast upon such question shall have been
in favor of granting such permit provided fur
thur, that at any time before the general cleo
tion to be held in the year 1910 said question of
selling intoxicating liquors may be submitted
to the ele :tors at a special election called for
that purpose when . petition signed by at
least twenty percent ofthe qualified electors of
said county shall be filed with the county
auditor. Said election shall be conducted in
manner and form as near as may be as the same
Is hereinbefore provided for the submission Of
said question to the electors OF any county at
any general election. If majority Of the votes
cast at such special election shall be against
the sale of Intoxicating lIquors within euch
county no permits for such sale shall be grant
ed in such county nor in any precinct. town
ship, town or city therein from and after the
first day of July next following said election.
Ii q majority of the votes cast at such special
election shall be in favor Of the sale of the
Intoxicating liquors within sp-h county. Dt
shall be lawful until the next general election
to grant permits for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors only IN those precincts, townships,
in favor thereof at their regular annual mu.
nicipal %eltctione ae provided in this act
2 In determining whether such petition