Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-17
PROVISIONS OF THE
SEGREGATION MEASURE

Miner have written for information as
to the Segregation bill and as to
how it differs from the Pace local op-
ton bill, which is now a law. The
segregation measure provides for local
option election in any incorporated
city, town or Justices precinct, the
supervisors TO fix the boundaries of
each district by metes and bounds, and
the result TO be determined by. ma
jority vote Under the Pace bill, a
majority vote also rules, but local
option election would affect the entire
county. Under segregation, tnis is
avoided and prevents the people of the
cities from determining by prepon-
deranee of voting strength, whether OF
not prohibition shall prevail in the
country districts, and vice versa, the
cities cannot be governed, as regards
prohibition, by the outside precincts.
In other words, segregation" permits
the people of each community and each
precinct &c decide for themselves
whetner of not it shall be wet or
dry"
One subscriber asks what amend
ment was made to the original Woolf
bill. The inquirer evidently refers to
the Pace bill as Mr.. Woolf has intro
dueed no bill of any general impor-
lance except that changing the bounty
on wild animals. While the Pace bill
is now law, yet the segregation !"
act will supersede it, in ease the gov
ernor signs the bill.
The text of the segregation -
measure, is as follows:
3O5S-(See L. 1t shall be the duty
of the board of supervisors III any
county of this Territory to order an
election to be held by the qualified
voters of any incorporated town, city
or iustice's precinct outside of any in
eorporated town or city in such coun-
", TO determine whether or not the
sale of intoxicating liquors shall be
prohibited in such town, city or JUS
tees precinct; Provided, there IS
first filed with said board of supervis-
crs a petition for such election, signed
by twenty-five per cent Of the regis
tered voters in any suen city, town or
Justices precinct.
That in ease an election is asked
Tor the petition fled with said board
shall describe such city, town or jus
tees precinct by metes and bounds,
and the said petition and description
of such city. town or Justices precinct
shall be recorded in full in the minutes
Of the board of supervisors; and, pro
vided further, that no such city or
town shall be divided in submitting
such proposition at such an election;
and provided further, that no person
shall be allowed to vote at any election
called under the provisions Of this act
who shall not have been an actual bona
fde resident of such city, town or jus
tees precinct in which he shall offer
to vote for at least three months next
preceding the date of such election.
3O6O-(Sec. 81 When the board OF
supervisors upon the petition provided
for in Section l, shall order the cleo
tion as herein provided for, it shall be
the duty of said board of supervisors
TO order such election to be held at the
regular voting place or places within
the proposed limits within ninety days
from the date of said order and the or
der thus made snail express the object
of such election and shall be held to
be prima facie evidence that all pro-
visions necessary to give it validity to
elothe the board of supervisors with
jurisdiction to make it, have been
fully complied with, said board of su-
pervisors shall appoint such officers to
hold such election as are now required
to hold general elections.
3O67-(See. lO) No election under
this act shall be held within the same
prescribed limits in less than two years
after an election under this act has
: been held therein, but at the expira-
ton of that time it shall be the duty
of the board of supervisors of any
county TO order another election to be
held for the same purpose by the quail
fled voters of such city, town or JUS
tees precinct, provided there is filed
with said board of supervisors petit
| ton for such election signed by TWEEN
} ty-fve per cent of the registered vOt
2 ers in any such city or town or jus