Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-16
MUST REFUND
LICENSE MONEY
~ PROHIBITION CARRIES aAs
Looms GET BACK THOUs.
ANDs or DOLLARS.
I.oave school DA.trSct and CITY Rank-
Fupe.

Here Ii the law verbatim. TIE hnl
under which this local option elec-
tion Is TO 10 held. which bill vas
passed and approved and became a
Law OF the state OF Idaho February
20. 1898.
senate bill 81. section .. reads a.
follows; III . majority Of the votes
cast Al an election held uader the
provisions Of this act shall be IN Ca
for Of the proposition 90 submitted.
then after ninsty days from the aaie
OF aatd election. all licenses for the
sale Of Intoxicating lIauors GEaatsd
in tho county after the passage OF this
act. shall become void and Do Of no
forCs or validity. and the holder
thereof shall be liable for any sale
OF liquors made BY him the same AZ
though no lleenae had beoa laMucd.
and there shall be- refunded 10 him
Of the amount paid for such license
fee. sum pFopOFtionate with the un-
expired time for which the iiconse
fee shall have been paid. ont 81 the
several funds 10 which II has beon
npportioned.
mo license issued prior 20 the pass.
age Of this act shall be terminated OF
In any manner affected b. this act
or by any election held hereunder
Nov, this means that she city must
pay back At the end OF ninety days
from this election all money u has
resolved for the portion Of the nm
expired term OF each eouaty. state
and city lIquar license and Il means
that the school districts OF this eoun-
~ and OF this city must return 20 the
Gaioonkeepsr the unexplred poFtion
Of the license foe resolved By the
school district from each and eEorY
license granted IN the district. The
hrut license gFanted since this act
was approved waa granted on the let
day o. April. 1903. and the last one
on the a0th Of September, 1903, mak-
Ing the average dine for those T.
censes 10 run from TIE date ~ iasu-
ahee 10 the end % ninety days fol-
loving this election. sovgn and one
half months. This leaves a balance
Of fonF and one-hAlf months, or
tsts.s0 Of eaoh license fee OF 81 ,oo0
that must be returned BY The school
district and city Of coouF d'AIene IL
prohibition wins, The school din-
tFiet OF coeur d'Alens have received
80 per cent OF all this money ana
must return Al the expiration OF said
ninety days the sum Of s2.37s.ks.
The city Of Occur a'Alene. which has
received 40 per cent % the state
and county license and so per cent
Of the city license. must return al the
end Of ninety days the sun Of
ts,oii.23 II prohibition carries.
Neither the school district nor the
city has made any provision for the
taking out OF these vast sums OF mon-
80 from lie present revenue, and the
time has passed for the RAISING Of
additional money By taxation for this
year and therefore Il means hat the
schools must necessarily eIoae when
"a" money appoFtioned for thls year
u used. IA the Law prohibits a school
district EolnK In debt heyond lta ap-
parent reEenae and II schools must
close on the 2esh day Of March. thaa
aeprtying the children % 60 days'
schooling. and the city which Il ~.
ready short OF funds for lis general
running expenses cannot pay ita pres
ent obligations and cannot legally
incur a debt for the amount 90 -
funded.
These are facta. Lock M the iaw
yourself and do not b. Deceived b.
others OF DO not deceive yourself. for
, these are the faeta, Are ron golnK 10
vote this burden upon usf II you
do yoa will have 70 abide BY Il two
years regardless OF the consequences
Thtnk thia over twice before you
! eAat your vote Ia favor Of local op-
; tiOa.
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