The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Petition and Ballot.

FCtiAAOH SHA DaitI-T
Each voter shall sign his own name COR
make his mark if ne be unable to write.
and following the same MS p0stoffics al
dress shall be stated. The petition shall
be filed with the county auditor az least
ten days prior 20 q regular meeting Of
said board, and shall be presented to the
board at its next regular meeting; pro
vided that the county auditor shall not
receive any such petition unless 1t is Of
fered for filing on day at least five
months prior TO the next succeeding Cou1-
ty. state OF national election
sec. 3. The petition for an election pro-
vided for in section ] Of this act need not
be a single petition. but may consist Of
two OF more petitions Of the same form.
and if Of more than one. then all shall be-
treated as the petition for the purpose Or
this act. Said petition snail be deemed
sufficient. and the board Of county com
l1issioners shall order the election Vhou
the petition is signed by number of the
qualified electors Of the county equal t1
90 per cent Of the aggregate vote cast u
the county for secretary OF state at the
last preceding general election Proof that
the required number Of electors has signed
said petition shall be made by the atfide-
Wit OF affidsvits. TN writing OF one or more
OF the petitioners who are ffeenolders Of
the county. which proof must BE- filed with
the petition. No person shall add his name
70 said petition and no person snail Will
draw his name therefrom, after the same
is filed.
Sec 4 n ne UatAGl~ fDA a NN''atrt ............
held under the provisions OF this act shall
be in the following form:
Shall the sale OF Intoxicating liquors g.
2 beverage be prohibited in tnere shall BE-
given the name Of the county. Utah:
Yes 40.
All ballots marked with a cross in the
square containing the word yes shall
be counted IN favor OF the proposition.
and all ballots marked with cross. ~ The
square containing the word mo shall be-
counted as oUn0=pd thereto
Sec . The ballots and supplies for the
election shall be furnished and distributed
I by the county auditor IN the manner 0oT
/ provided for regular elections. the Hur-
her II ballots furnished to each prc~'r-T
/ shall be at least double the number Of
voters I'm that precinct
Sec. s. The judges and clerks appointed
I IN serve at the last preceding general cleo
tion held I'm the county. except the count
/ ing Judges. shall serve at the special olce-
I ton herein provided for. and shall can
vsss and make return Of the vote as in
/ general elections.
/ sec 7 The board Of county commission
ors shall meet within ten days after such
| special election and canvass the returns
! and declare the result OF the election. II
I q ma iorifv Of the votes cast at such cleo
/ tiou shall be in favor Of the proposition
| submitted. IL shall thereafter be unlawful
/ for the board Of county commissioners OF
/ the county TO grant to any person iirI1-
| association or corporation 2 license 70
| sell Intoxicating. spirituous- matt or fer
| meuted liquors or wines, within said COM
| tv until at subsequent election held
/ under the provisions Of this act major
/ ity Of the legal voters OF the county Tot-
/ ing at such subsequent election. shall vote
| against prohibiting the sale Of intoxicar-
/ ing liquors.
Ninety Days Grace.
/ Sec. s IF = majority Of the votes Csst
at any election held under the provisions
/ Of this act shall be IN favor Of the propo-
| sition so submitted then after ninety days
1 from the date Of said election all licenses
/ for the sale of intoxicating liquors granted
/ i'm the county after the passage Of this act
/ shall become void and be Of no force Or
/ validity. and the holder thereof shall he
] liable for any sale of liquors made by him
/ the same as though no such license had
I been issued. and there shall be refunded %
/ him Of the amount paid FOR such license.
! a sum proportional with the uneXFred
/ time for which the license fee shall have
( been paid. out Of the several funds 30
| which it has been appoTtored-
/ No license issued prior to the passage n
| this act shall he terminated or in s7r
! manner affected by this act OF By any
election held hereunder
Sec. 2. No person shall be permitted 20
4 vote At a special election called under this
| act unless he is duly registered as re-
] quired BY Law; provided. however. that
all voters who were registered IN tle
county for the last preceding general elec-
ton need not register again for the special
election but the registration lists for such
/ general election shall be USED. ana per-
sons who were not then registered may
| register for the special election according
/ to the statutes relating to registration.
! for which purpose the registrars appoint
| Cd for such general election shall act
! Ia case a registrar in any precinct fails
/ to act or the office becomes vacant. the
county auditor shall fiji such vacancy by
appointment
Sec. TO- In all elections hereunder the
qualification OF voters shall be the same
as I'm general elections. and in all mat
ters and proceedings not herein otherwise
specified, all the provisions. including
those relating TO penalties. Of the general
election laws Of the state shall apply ana
/ be observed as far as the same ere aD-
plicabie. and all expenses Of such election
shall be paid I'm the same manner ana
out Of the same fund as in the case OF ger
eral elections held in the county.
Two Years to EIspse.
Sec. Il. Whenever an election has been
held under the provisions Of this act no
subsequent election shall be held there
under until the expiration Of two years
! from the last preceding election so Is-G-
/ Sec. u. In any complaint inforInauo'
or indictment fOr selling intoxicating IL
| quors without license. II shall not be nee
/ essaCy to set forth. neither shall it be nee
essary to prove upon the hearing or tria''
the facts showing that the required NUM-
| rer of voters petitioned for the election
that the election was held OF that q ma
i0rity voted IN favor Of prohibiting tse
| sale as herein provided. nor shall it ne
[ necessary to allege OF prove that the DE-
I PENDANT did not have 2 license laWiui9
permitting him to sell Intoxicating liquors.
but the burden shall be on the defendant
to show that ne held such a license 40 tne
! time Of the commission Of the act com
planned OF.
Sec. Is. An election held under the pro
; visions Of this act shall be CONTESTED ~
any elector of the county I'm which TIE
| election IS held. I'm the manner provided ot
| law for the contest Of the election or 2
. person to a county office. In such con-
test the county shall be the contestee ara
the prosecuting attorney of such county
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