The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-29
THE HARD FIGHT WILL BE IN THE SENATE

House Bill No. SO.
'tBy the Committees on Judiciary an,
Privileges and Elections.)
providing for special elections in thu
several counties of this state upon thu
question of the prohibition Of the sale
of intoxicating liquors and for the
manner Of petitioning for, calling
registration for, conducting, canvass
ing and contesting such elections,
prescribing the qualifications of per-
sons who may sign any petition for
any election under this act; prescrib-
ing also the qualifications of electors
at election held under this act, the
petition or petitions prima facie eyi-
dence of the qualifications of the
signers thereof; providing the man
ner and means by which and the ex-
tent to which such prohibition shall
be enforced, and for the remission of
license money in counties which elect
to make the provisions of this act
operative, and that certain existing
legislation shall remain in force in
counties that do not so elect; requir-
ing that prescriptions of physicians
for liquor and applications to pur-
chase liquor by others shall be filed
with the clerk of the board of county
commissioners; defining the phrase
Intoxicating liquors; defining pro-
hibition districts and providing for
the exclusion of intoxicating liquors
therefrom; providing for the immu-
nifty of witnesses in certain cases and |
that the failure by the seller of in
toxicating liquors to file the prescrip-
tions of physicians and applications
by others to purchase intoxicating |
liquors, as in this act required, shall
not be pleaded as matter of defense
to prosecutions under this act; pro-
viding that in the trial of person
charged with unlawful selling of in
toxfcating ffquor it shall be compe-
tent to prove that the defendant has
obtained a license or tax receipt
from the internal revenue depart
ment of the United States; providing
for the arrest of unknown violators
thereof; prescribing the powers and
duties Of public officers under this
act; prohibiting throughout the state
the employment of minors or women
in the business Of selling intoxicating
liquors; prescribing penalties for the
violation of this act; and repeating
all acts and parts Of acts In conflict
herewith:
Be it Enacted by the Legislature Of te
the State of Idaho:
Section 1. Upon the application Of
a number OF the qualified electors Of
any county in this state, equal to not :
less than twenty per cent Of the ag-
gregate vote cast In such county for
Of State at the last general
by petition or petitions on /
sheets containing the same {
matter in writing signed by such Y
qualified electors. addressed to the I
Board of County Commissioners OF +
such county, such board shall within
ten days after the presentation of
such petition or petitions, order an
election to be held in said county not a
less than sixty nor more than ninety v
days from the making Of such order, o
10 determine whether intoxicating
LIQUORS or beverages may be sold or n
otherwise disposed of within the
limits of such county. Provided,
,uch election shall not be held with G
n sixty days Of the holding Of any p
,ounty, state OF national election in B
,uch county, and the day Of election
hall be fixed on Wednesday.
CONTINUED Next Week. al