Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-29

AN All 10 provide lot lne SuDHiiS-
sion to the qualified electors of the
question whether the sale of intoX-
icating liquors shall be licensed or
prohibited. providing for the en-
forcement of the result OF the cleo
tions hereunder, defining offenses
hereunder, and providing penalties
therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature CT
the State Of Washington:
Section I. For the purpose OF an
election upon the question of wheth-
er the sale of intoxicating liquors
shall be permitted as hereinafter
provided for, there shall be the fol-
lowing units of territory, to-wit:
Each city of the first, second, third
or fourth class; each unclasslfied city
having a population of more than
one thousand; each county not con-
tanning any city Of the first, second,
third or fourth class, nor any un-
classified city having a population of
more than one thousand; and that
portion, considered as whole, OF
each county containing any such
city. cities or fourth class towns out
side of it's or their boundary lines.
Each subdivision of territory as
above shall be unit to itself and
may vote as such upon the question
of the sale of intoxicating liquor
within its boundaries.
Sec 2. Within any unit herein
before created, special election
may be held upon the question of
whether the sale of intoxicating IL
quor shall be permitted within that
unit, upon compliance with the con-
ditions hereinafter prescribed; there
after no election upon the question
! Of the sale of intoxicating liquor
shall be held except on the day OF
the general county election. In the
event that a special election is held
in any unit hereunder, no other elec-
ton under the provisions OF this act
upon the question of the sale OF In
toxicating liquor within such unit
shall be held prior to the day Of the
general county election of 1910. and
| thereafter at the said general elec-
tion biennially.
Sec. 3. Any unit hereby created
may hold a special election upon the
question Of whether the sale of in
toxicating liquor shall be permitted
| within the boundaries of such unit,
| upon the fling with the clerk of any
| city or town unit or the county au-
ditor Of any county unit of petition
subscribed by qualified electors Of
the unit equal In number to at least
thirty per cent of the electors voting
at the last general election within
such unit. Such petition shall desig-
nate the unit in which the election
is desired to be had, the date upon
which the election Is desired to be
held, and the question that Is desired
to be submitted. The persons sign
ing such a petition shall state their
postofiice address, the name OF the
precinct in which they reside, and
| in case the subscriber be a resident
of a city, the street and house num-
! ber, II any, of his residence, and the
date of signature. Said petition shall
be filed not less than sixty days nor
more than ninety days prior to the
i date upon which the election Is de-
sired to be held. No signature shall
, be valid unless the above require
ments are complied with, and unless
the date Of signing the same is less
than ninety days preceding the date
OF filing. No signature shall be with
drawn after the filing of such petit
ton. Every signature appended to
such petition shall be presumed to
/ be genuine and validly afixed to
such petition unless the genuineness
| and validity Of the names subscribed
i thereto, or some of them, be at
tackled by a proper proceeding in a
court Of competent jurisdiction, by
a qualified elector OF the unit In
/ which the election is sought to be
held, within ten days after the filing
! of such petition. Any proceeding to
test the genuineness or validity OF
any signature to any such petition
shall be speedily heard by the court,
and its decision therein shall be con-
elusive. and no appeal shall lie
! therefrom. Such petition may con-
sist OF one or more sheets and shall
/ be fastened together as one docu
ment, filed as whole, and when
! filed shall not be withdrawn or add
ed to. Such petition shall be pub
lie document and shall be subject to
the inspection Of the public. Upon
the request Of anyone filing such a
petition and paying or rendering to
! the city or town clerk or county au-
litor one dollar for each one hundred
, names. or fraction thereof, signed