Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
FEATURES OF ILLINOIS
LOCAL OPTION LAW
Only Lawful Sale in Prescribed Territory by Drug
gists Under Most Rigid Restrictions.

Following are the important features
of Senate bill No. 5O4, entitled anti
saloon territory, but commonly known
as the local option bill:
The words and phrases mentioned in
this section as used in this Act and in
proceedings pursuant hereto shall, I'M
less the same be inconsistent with the
context, be construed as follows:
"Anti-saloon territory" shall mean
all territory within the limits of any
town, precinct, city or village in this
State in which, through the action of
the legal voters therein as provided by
this Act, the sale of Intoxicating liquor,
except as herein provided, is prohibited.
Town shall include towns in coun-
ties under township organization and
Incorporated towns, provided that no in
corporated town, city or village that
has been heretofore annexed to another
incorporated town, city or village under
the provisions of Gan Act to provide
for the annexation of cities, incOrporat
ed towns and villages" approved and
in force April 20, 1889, shall be entitled
to hold an election under the provisions
of this Act separately from the town,
city or village to which the same has
been annexed.
"Precinct shall mean any "voting
precinct" or "election precinct" which
was a subdivision for voting in coun-
ties not under township organization at
the general election held on the 9th day
of November, A. ID. 1906.
political subdivision" shall mean
the phrase clown, precinct, city or viii
lage.'
DISTRICT shall mean territory in
which after the same has become anti
saloon territory the limits of the politi-
cal subdivision have been changed.
In the phrase, "'Shall this 49,. be-
come anti-saloon territory2'' the proper
word, whether "town,' precinct"
"city," or "village,' shall be under
stood to be inserted in the blank, and
the same shall be inserted in the petit
tions filed by and the ballots prepared
for the voters of any town, precinct,
city or village.
"Said proposition" shall mean the
proposition "Shall this ........
Clown, precinct, city or village, as the
case may be- become antisaloon terri
tory2'
'Clerk" shall mean, with reference
TO towns, cities and villages, the town,
city or village officers. as the case may
be; with reference to precincts in cOun-
ties not under township organization it
shall mean the county clerk; and it
shall mean the board of election com
missiOners of any city, village or incor-
porated town in, this State in which
there now is or hereafter may be
board of election commissioners, and in
the provisions of this Act applicable to
or within any such city, village or in
corporated town; "legal voter shall
mean a duly registered legal voter.
ELECTION shall mean, in towns.
cities and villages, an election at a
time fixed by law for choosing town,
city or village officers, as the case may
be; IN precincts IN counties not under
township organization it shall mean an
election at time fixed by law for
choosing county officers. In cities and
villages the officers of which shall be
chosen for a term of four years. "elec-
ton" shall also mean an election at a
time fixed by law for choosing county
officers. In no case shall it mean a
special election to fill a vacancy.
Intoxicating liquor" shall include
all distilled, spurious, vinous, ferment-
ed and malt liquors.
Number of Voters Required.
Upon the filing in the Office of the
clerk at least sixty days before an elec-
ton of a.petitiOn as in this Act provid-
ed, directed to such clerk, containing
the signatures of legal voters of any
political subdivision in number not less
than one-fourth of the total vote cast
in such political subdivision at the last
election therein, to submit to the voters
of such political subdivision the prop
ositiOn, "Shall this .. become
antisaloOn territory7" said proposition
shall be submitted at such election. as
in this Act provided, to the legal voters
of such political subdivision and if a
majority of the legal voters voting
upon said proposition shall vote eyes y
such political subdivision shall become
anti-saloon territory. Such petition
shall be n. public document and shall