The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28


the appropriation. The council is said
to be somewhat adverse to making
an appropriation for an election, un !
it is determined what the legislature
will do towards repeating the Coun-
ty Option Law. TIE local option
workers say that if the commission
ers refuse to order an election,
mandamus proceeding will be
brought against that body, to force
the calling OF an election
Title of the Petition.
The title of the petition which was
circulated is as follows: PETITION
FOR LOCAL OPTION ELEC-
TION. To The Board of Comms ssion-
ers of the County of Marshall We
the undersigned voters of Marshall
county, stare of Indiana, would re-
spectfrsly petition that an Election be
held TO determine whether the sale
of Intoxicating liquors as beverage.
shall be prohibited Signed. Address,
and signed by witness to each sig
nature.
The form is legal, and has stood
the test of a legal contest
When Saloons Go Out.
The law is that the saloons which
have received their licenses after the
passage of the county option law go
out ninety days after an election de-
clares the majority of the voters OF
the county in favor of prohibiting the
sale OF Intoxicating liquor in the
county. The saloons which received
their licenses before the passage of
the law will continue until the v
piration OF time Of their licenses.
The election must be called by the
commissioners, for not less than
twenty, nor more than thirty days,
after the petition has been passed up
on by the commissioners The fact
that no appropriation was made by
the county council to defray the ex-
penses of the election, does not inter-
fere with the holding of the election
whatsoever Thus if the commission
ers act upon the petition at their next
meeting, which is on February 1st,
then the election will be called for
some time between the 21st OF Febru-
ary and the 3rd of March.
What the Law Says.
Tae law on the Option Election is
as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of In
diana, That whenever a petition has
been signed and filed with the county
auditor as hereinbefore provided,
praying the board of commissioners
OF any county for the privilege OF de-
termining by ballot whether the sale
of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage
sllall be prohibited within the limits
OF said county, said board of COM
missioners at its next regular session
shall order special election to be
ia'd not less than twenty nor more
than thirty days Such election shall
be held at the usual places for hold
ing general elections, and ten days
notice thereof shall be given in the
same manner now provided by law
for notice of general elections.
Section O. II a majority of the
legal votes cast at said election SHAH
be in favor of prohibiting the sale of
Intoxicating liquors as a beveridge in
said county, then after ninety days
from the date of holding said election,
all licenses for the sale of intoxicat-
ing Euuors granted in said county
after the passage of this act shall be
null and void, and the holder thereof
shall be liable for any sale OF liquors
made by him thereafter the same as
If license had never been issued to
him; If the holder of such void Ii
cense shall surrender the same within
ninety days from the date of holding
said election, the county. town or
city issuing said license shall refund
TO the holder an amount proportion
ate with the mexpired time for which
the license fee shall have been paid;
provided however, That no License is
sued prior to the passage of this act
SHALL be terminated by virtue of this
ac4 o- anv vote thereunder