Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-03-26

Each or said alternatives being fol-
lowed by square of convenient size.
Persons desiring To vote in favor OF
licensing the sale of intoxicating Ii
qu0r within the unit in which the
election Is to be held shall mark a
cross within the square following the
words For license" and those de-
string to vote against the licensing
OF the sale of Intoxicating liquor
within said unit shall mark cross
in the square following the words
Against license" and the ballots
shall be counted accordingly.
Sec. 6. The returns of any such
election shall be canvassed in the
manner provided by law for other
city. town or county elections, and
after such canvass the city or town
clerk or county auditor. as the case
may be. shall publicly certify the re-
suit of the election. and sh.ll cause
notices of such result to be pub
lished In some newspaper circulat-
Ing In the unit in which the election
was held. within ten days after said
NdSS ID tOlIipItltu, anu SIldIl
cord in a well bound book. to be
kept In his Office by him and his sue
cessors. the result tabulated by pre-
cincts of said vote; and said result
may be proved in all courts and in
all proceedings by such record or
by the official certificate of such city
or town clerk or county auditor. and
where such record or certificate
shows that a majority OF the quail
fled electors voting on said question
voted For license" the same shall
be conclusive evidence that the po-
litical unit tcity. town or county, to
which such vote was applicable has
voted in favor OF licensing the sale
Of intoxicating liquor. unless the Of
fetal certificate of the city or town
clerk or county auditor shall be re-
versed after a contest of the election
In accordance with the provisions OF
section % OF this act. Thereupon, If
the majority OF the qualified electors
voting upon said question at said
election shall have voted in favor of
the sale of intoxicating liquor within
the unit in which the election was
held. the sale of Intoxicating liquor
may be continued under license as
heretofore. II 1t was Heretofore H.
censed and sold within such unit:
Provided, That no license for the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors shall be
granted to any person who Is not
of good moral character and Is not a
citizen of the United States; and II
the sale of intoxicating liquor was
not heretofore licensed within such
unit. 1t shall be within the power OF
the city or town council or OF the
board Of county commissioners. act
Ing within the provisions and re-
Quirements OF state laws or city or
town charters. as the case may be,
to issue licenses for the sale OF intoX-
icating liquor within such unit. but
such licenses shall not be granted
to be in force earlier than January
LIST following the vote at a general
county election. II the majority of
the qualified electors voting on such
question at any such election shall
have failed to vote For license" the
same shall be conclusive evidence
that the political unit TO which such
vote was applicable has voted against
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors with
In such unit. and. thereupon. ninety
days after the day Of such election.
In the case OF a special election. and
on the first day of January following
any general county election at which
q vote has been taken under this
act. such result shall become opera
tive. and no intoxicating liquor, save
as hereinafter provided, shall be sold
within that unit until permission So
To do. be granted at an election held
for that purpose under the provis-
ions OF this act. When majority of
the qualified electors in any unit
wherein intoxicating liquor has