The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
Action Deferred.


When the committee reports we're
read, Senator Badger moved the adop-
ton OF the majority committee report.
Senator Marks moved as a substitute
that action on the reports be deferred
until today Senator Badger said that
ne wished to have the final passage of
the Dill made a special order for IO.15
TINS morning. Finally the senate de-
cIaed 70 make the reports d special or
der for 10:15 o'clock this morning.
Ihe new section of the bill added bv
the majority Of the committee. Drovid-
ing for state option, follows:
Special Prohibition Election.
Sec. S9-If 10 per cent Of the registered
votes OF each county shall file petitions
theTetOr, q special election snail be held
LOT the entire state of Utah on tho first
MohGay IN June, A D. 1910, to determine
Whether Intoxicating liquors shall be man
ufactured and sold within the STATE Of
1 tah as whole. The special election pro-
Nloeu LOT IN this section shall be con
Quoted in the following manner:
The county clerks Of the various oo,,r,-
tes shall not less than fifty nor moro
than 10 days. before such election. certify
70 the secretary OF state if such he The
fact. that petitions for thet special election
herein provided for, signed by the reqti-
site number Of voters have beer ffIs5 3,
his office. If the county clerk Of escb
county certify that such petitions have
been fileo with him, the governor shall
make proclamation Of such election as mo-
officers. -0' ''s''
The secretary Of state shall. as nrov-id-
ed Tor in case Of amendments TO the con
stitution- prepare. certify and transmit 10
the county clerk Of each county, two sam
PIE ballots FOR the election herein provided
for The said ballots shall be worded sub
stantially as follows:
Ballot for -- voting district .
county, for prohibition election to be held
on the. first Monday in June. A. D. 1910.
Vote for or against prohibition of tbs
manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating Ii
quors for beverage purposes for the en-
tire state of Utah
Mark y in the square at the right.
For prohibition.
Against prohibition
The special election herein provided for
snail not interfere with the holding at the
same time Of an election as provided in
this act Tor any county, subdivision of a
county precinct and voting district there
or, but all petitions, notices and ballots
for the special election herein provided for
may contain provisions for and election
for such county. subdivision of a county.
precinct and voting district, as well as for
suCh special election. All petitions no
tees and ballots for the special election
herein provided for shall conform as near
" as possible to forms for petitions no.
tees and ballots provided for I'm this act
except that such petitions. notices and bal
lots shall contain words indicating that
a special election is to be held on the first
Monday in June. A. D. 1910. to determine
whether intoxicating liquors shall be man
ufactured and sold within the state of
Utah as a whole.
For Statewide Prohibition.
Tine county clerk shall furnish such
ballots to the various precinct and Yot-
ing district officials as provided In this
act and in conformity with the general
election laws of this state All parts of
this act not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this section shall apply to and
govern the holding of the special cleo
ton herein provided for. The general elec-
ton laws of this state shall apnlv to and