Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-20
SEGREGATION BILL. AS PASSED BY
 SOLONS
TEXT OF PARAGRAPH RELATING TO PROHIBITION IN INcoR- ;,
 PoRATED CITIES.
MAJORITY MAY DECLARE DRY
EXCESSIVE DRY VOTE IN CoUN- TRY MAY NOT FORGE CITY
 LOCAL OPTION.
Special to Silver Belt.

Special to Silver Belt.
 PHOENIX, March 19.--A great deal of interest has been taken in the segre- gation bill which became law last night by receiving the governor s sig nature. The new bill repeals the Pace bill, but tho majority rule still applies, however. The Pace bill provided for county local option, but the new law, while it allows elections in counties, stipulates that in the event an incor- porated city or village votes a major ity "wet, even though the total coun- ty vote shall be for prohibition, the city shall not be held to the terms of the election, but shall stand upon the vote as cast within it's corporate linn it's. The paragraph providing for clcc- tions is as follows:
 3O64. tsec. ? Said board of super visors shall hold special session on the eleventh day after the holding of such election, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose of opening the ballots, and counting the votes, and if . majority of the votes are "for pro- hibition,'' said board of supervisors shall immediately make an order declar- ing the result of said votes, and abso- lutely prohibiting the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors within the prescribed limits, except for the purposes and under the regulations specified in this title, until such time as the qualified voters therein may at legal election held for that purpose by majority vote decide other wise; and the order thus made shall be held to be prima facie evidence that all the provisions of law have been com piled with in giving notice of and hold ing said election; and in counting and returning the votes and declaring the result thereof. Provided. that if said election has been held in a county or iustice's precinct or other subdivision of said county as the case may be, that embraces within its limits an iEcorpor- ated city or town, that then the provi- sions of this section shall not affect said incorporated city or town unless majority of the votes cast within the corporate limits of said incorporated city or town are "for prohibition i; And, provided further, that if said elee- ton shall have been held in a county or justices precinct or other subdivision of the county provided by law, as the case may be, that embraces within it's limits an incorporated city or town. and majority of the votes cast in said county or justice's precinct or other subdivision of the county provided by law, as the case may be, outside of the corporate limits of said incorporated city or town are "for prohibition, and majority of the votes cast within the corporate limits of said incorporated city or town are "against prohibition, !" then the said board of supervisors shall immediately make an order declaring the result of said vote and absolutely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within the limits of said county justice's precinct, or other subdivision of said county provided by law, as the case may be, outside of the limits of said incorporated city or town.
 Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its pass age