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

icating liquors shall be licensed or
prohibited. providing for the en-
fOrCcment Of the result of the eirc-
tiOns hereunder. defining offenses
hereunder, and providing penalties
therefor.
Re II enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Washington:
Section I. For the purpose OF an
election upon the question of wheth
or the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be permitted as hereinafter
provided for. there shall be the fol-
lowing units of territory. to-wit:
Each city Of the first. second. third
or fourth class; each unclassified city
having population OF more than
one thousand: each county not con-
tanning any city of the first. second.
third or fourth class. nor any un-
classified city having a population OF
more than one thousand; and that
portion. considered as "a whole. OF
each county containing any such
city. cities or fourth class towns out
side OF its or their boundary lines.
Each subdivision of territory as
above shall be unit to Itself and
may vote as such upon the question
OF the sale of Intoxicating liquor
within its boundaries.
Sec 9 Within any unit herein
before created. special election
hn hold tho nf
whether the sale of intoxicating H.
quOr shall be permitted within that
unit. upon compliance with the con-
ditiOns hereinafter prescribed: there
after no election upon the question
OF the sale OF intoxicating liquor
shall be held except on the day OF
the general county election. In tho
event that a special election is held
in any unit hereunder. no other cleo
ton under the provisions of this act
upon the question of the sale OF in
toxicating liquor within such unit
shall be held prior to the day OF the
general county election OF 1910. and
thereafter at the said general cleo
tion biennially.
Sec g. Any unit hereby created
may hold special election upon the
question OF whether the sale of in
toxicating liquor shall be permitted
within the boundaries of such unit,
upon the filing with the clerk OF any
city or town unit or the county au-
ditor OF any county unit OF a petition
subscribed by qualified electors OF
the unit equal In number to at least
thirty per cent of the electors voting
at the last general election within
such unit. Such petition shall desig-
nate the unit in which the election
is desired to be had. the date upon
which the election is desired to be
held, and the question that is desired
to be submitted. The persons sign
ing such a petition shall state their
postoftice address. the name of the
precinct In which they reside. and
In case the subscriber be a resident
OF a city. the street and house num-
Der. If any, OF his residence, and the
date of signature. Said petition shall
be filed not less than sixty days nor
more than ninety days prior to the
date upon which the election is de-
sired to be held. No signature shall
be valid unless the above require
ments are complied with. and unless
the date of signing the same Is less
than ninety days preceding the date
of filing No signature shall be with
drawn after the filing Of such petit
ton. Every signature appended to
such petition shall be presumed to
be genuine and validly affixed to
such petition unless the genuineness
and validity OF the names subscribed
thereto. or some Of them. be at
tackled by a proper proceeding in
court OF competent Jurisdiction. by
a qualified electOr OF the unit in
which the election Is sought to be
held. within ten days after the filing
OF such petition. Any proceeding to
test the genuineness or validity OF
any signature to any such petition
shall be speedily heard by the court.
and its decision therein shall be con-
elusive. and no appeal shall lie
therefrom. Such petition may con-
sist OF one or more sheets and shall
be fastened together as one dOcu-
ment, filed as whole. and when
filed shall not be withdrawn or add
ed to. Such petition shall be a pub
lie document and shall be subject to
the inspection Of the public. Upon
the request OF anyone filing such
petition and paying or rendering to
the city or town clerk or county au-
ditor one dollar for each one hundred
names. or fraction thereof, signed
thereto together with a copy there
Of. said clerk or county auditor shall
Immediately compare the original
and copy and attach to such copy
and deliver to such person his off,
cial certificate that such copy is a
true copy of the original. stating the
day when such original was filed in
his Office. and said officer shall furn-
ish, upon the demand OF any person.
a copy OF said petition. upon pay
ment OF said fees AS above provided
for.
Sec. 4. Upon the filing OF a pc
tition as hereinbefore provided. the
city or town clerk or county auditor
with whom II is filed shall. in not
less than thirty days nor more than
sixty days thereafter. cause notice OF
sch election to be given. by publish
Ing in not less than one. nor more
than three daily or weekly news
PAPERS having a general circulation