The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
COUNTY LOCAL
OPTION FEATURE
New Measure Proposed on
Liquor Question introduced
in House by McMiIiin.
PROVISION FOR ELECTIONS
DAYS OF GRACE is PRO-
VIDED FOR.

A county local option bill was intro
duced in the house yesterday by hep-
resentative Hugh \. McMillin OF san
Lake. This bill is regarded by some
as a co,npromise measure tending TO
hiring the extremists on both sides OF
tte question together upon basis OF
agreement ..,,.--ss-ie,,
~ tho .rohfbition question to the Vol
g. ~ Zach rountv at a special election
The bill is similar to local option laws
enacted in what might be termed semi
prohibition states. 1t embodies praet
ca1lv the same provisions as the Diii
originally coutended for IN Utah O3
the Anti-Saioon league
Under the provisions of the OH tile
question of prohibition may be sub
mitted to the voters Of any county al
a speciaI election whenever 40 per cent
NJ the total number OF voters Of the
county shall have pettioned the county
commissioners for such an election The
bill provides that the election SHAH De
held within sixty days Of the time
the petftfon is received. After the ques-
ton has been once voted on no othef
specisi election for the same purpose
shall be held within two years theTe-
after
In case majority of the votes cast
at the election be for prohibition, all
saloon licenses in the county snail De
come void after ninety days The pro-
visions for the enforcement OF the pro
hibition law in each county after such
has been voted for are much the same
as those of the other prohibition bills
now before the house.
The bill in full follows:
Text of Proposed Measure.
An act to regulate. restrict. control and
prohibit the sale and handling of intoNl-
eating liquors and TO regulate the lssu-
au-e of license therefor; to provide for the
submission at special elections in the sew
eral counties of this state of the question
whether the sale Of intoxicating liquors
as a beverage shall be prohibited therein;
TO provide for the petitioning for calling
and conducting such elections and for the
contest of the result thereof. to provide
for the registration and qualification OF
voters at such elections; to provide for
the termination of licenses for the sale
of intoxicating liquors; to provide for and
prescribe the terms and conditions on
which intoxica ting liquors may be sold
for certain purposes. to define the mean
ing of the words Intoxicating liquors.
to create prohibition districts and define
the meaning threrof: to prohibit the en-
toSicating liquors as beverages; to de-
clare the duties Of peace officers and pros
ecuting attorneys in relation to the I'M
lawful sales OF intoxicating liquors; TO
fix penalties for the violation Of this act
and prescribe the procedure I'm prescott
tons: and TO repeal all acts conflicting
herewith.
Be IT enacted by the legislature Of the
state Of Utah;
Section !. That whenever q petition has
been signed and filed with the county au-
ditor of any county as hereinafter pro-
vided. pra wing the board Of county COM
lniSSioners of the county for the privilege
of determining BY ballot. whether the
sale Of intoxicating liquors as such heVe-
rage shall be prohibited within the limits
Of such county. the board of county COM
missioners at its next regular meeting
shall order 2 special election TO be held IN
said county in not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days. Such election shall
be held on Wednesday at the usual places
for holding general elections. and twenty
davs' notice thereof shall be given in the
manager now provided by law for general
elections and for the submission Of ques-
tions The polls shall be open at O'Clock
in the forenoon and remain open until
o'clock I'm the afternoon Of the same day
Sec. 2. The form of the petition shall be
substantially IS follows.
PETITION FOR LOCAL OPTION ELEC-
TON.
To the board OF county commissioners
Of the county Of fhere shall be given the