The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-26

any general county election at which
a vote has been taken under this
act, such result shall become opera
tive, and no intoxicating liquor, save
as hereinafter provided, shall be sold
within that unit until permission SO
to do be granted at an election held
for that purpose under the provis-
ions Of this act. When a majority OF
the qualified electors in any unit
wherein intoxicating liquor has
heretofore been sold and licenses
have been issued by the city council
or by the board of county commits
sioners under existing laws, shall fall
to vote in favor of the sale OF intox-
icating liquor within such unit, upon
such vote becoming operative as
herein provided, the city or town
council or the board of county com
missioners, as the case may be, shaH
return to each person holding
valid, unexpired license for the sale
of intoxicating liquor ninety per cent
OF the unearned portion of the IL
cense fee which shall have been paid
to such city, town or county.
Sec. 7. At any election which
shall be held under this act on the
day of the general county election
there may be submitted to the quail
fed electors of any unit the question
whether the sale of intoxicating IL
quor shall be licensed and permitted
therein. The method of procuring
the submission of such question at
any such election shall be the same
as that prescribed for procuring the
submission of such question at the
special election hereinbefore provid-
ed for, and all provisions as to the
manner of holding the special cleo
ton, the ballots, the manner OF
counting the votes, the return and
canvass shall, so far as applicable,
govern in the submission of such
question at the general election. The
petition for the submission of such
question at the general election shall
state the general election at which
it Is to be submitted. The ballot to
be voted upon that question shall be
a separate ballot, but the election Of
fcers acting at the general election
shall act as the election officers upon
the election on the submission OF
such question, but they shall keep
the ballots cast on such question In
a separate ballot box, and shall make
a separate canvass and return of the
vote on that question, as though the
vote were at a special election: Pro-
vided, however, That where any spe-
cial election is held as hereinbefore
provided, the question may not be
submitted at a general election prior
to the time provided in section 2
hereof. The result of the vote upon
the question of licensing the sale OF
Intoxicating liquor at any general
election shall be publicly certified
and shall have the same effect as
hereinbefore prescribed in the case
of a special election.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the
city or town clerk or the county au-
ditor, as the case may be, to furnish
all ballot boxes, ballots, poll books
and other necessary supplies for the
holding of any special or general
election hereunder, and the expense
thereof, as well as the expenses of
the election officers and other neces-
sary expenses of the election, includ-
ing all official publications herein re-
quired, and shall be paid in the same
manner that the expenses of general
elections in any such city, town or
county are paid. Voters at any such
election shall have the same quail
fications as voters at general cleo
tions, and the city clerk shall furn-
ish to the election officers registra-
ton books showing the names of
persons who are registered to vote
thereat.
Sec. 8. Whenever a majority of
the qualified electors voting upon
said question in any unit hereinbe-
fore created, at an election held for
that purpose, shall have failed to
vote "for license" and it shall there
by have been decided by said vote
that intoxicating liquor shall not
thereafter be sold within that unit,
and the city or town clerk or county
auditor, as the case may be, shall
have made public certificate of the
result of such election, 1t shall not
be lawful to grant or issue, or cause
to be granted or issued, any license
for the sale of Intoxicating liquor
within said unit; and after the lapse
of ninety days from any special cleo
ton or after the first day of January
next following any general county
election at which vote has been
taken it shall not be lawful to sell,
give away or in any manner dispose
OF intoxicating liquor, in any guam
tity whatever, within the limits of
the unit in which the election was
held: Provided, That the words
"give away" shall not be construed
to prohibit the giving OF intoxicating
liquor to guests by person in his
private dwelling or private apart
ments, unless such dwelling or apart
ments shall become a place of public
resort. The phrase intoxicating
liquor" as used in this act shall be
construed to include, whiskey, rum,
brandy, wine, ale, beer, or any
spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt
or any other liquor containing IN
toxicating properties, whether medi-
Gated or not, and which is capable of
being used as a beverage, except
preparations compounded by a regis
tered pharmacist, the sale of which
would not subject him to the pay
ment of the special liquor tax re-
CURED by the laws of the United
States.
Sec. 10. Within ten days after
the date when the result of any
election under this act has become
operative, every retail liquor dealer,
except druggists, traficking person
ally or by agent within any unit