The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

State of Oklahoma, by amending Sec
ton 7, Article /. Of the constitution
repeating the separate article of said
constitution relating to prohibition
submitted by the constitutional con
ventIon to the people OF the proposed
Efate Of Oklahoma at the election held
on September II, 1907, and adopted
by the people.
Be it enacted and ordained by the
people OF the State Of Oklahoma:
Section /. That section seven, arti-
Gle one, Of the constitution of the
state hereby amended to read as fol
lows:
Section 7, Article /. The manufae-
ture, sale barter. giving away, or
otherwise furnishing, except as here
matter provided, Of Intoxicating
liquors, within those parts Of the state
heretofore known as the Indian Ter
ritory and the Usage and Indian Reser-
yetion and within any portion Of the
state which existed as Indian Reser-
walton on the first day of January
1906, is prohibited for period of
twenty-one (2I years from the date
Of admission OF the state into the
Union, and there after until the people
of the state shall otherwise provide
by amendment of this constitution and
proper state legislation; provided, that
each incorporated city, town or village
within the State of Oklahoma may
license the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors, including whis-
key, beer. ale and wine, subject to the
provisions Of this section.
Subdivision i Each incorporated
city, town or village in this state shall
be authorized to license the sale of
Intoxicating liquors within the cor
porate limits OF such city, town or
village, subject to the provisions Of
this section, provided that the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall not be per-
mitted in any city, town or village un-
I'll authorized at an election to be held
for that purpose.
Subdivision 2. Whenever petition
shall be signed by Z number of quail
fed electors residing within the ter
ritorial limits of any city, town or
village In this state equal to twenty
five (25) per centum Of the total num-
Der Of votes cast at the next pre-
ceding election had in such city, town
or village, asking that an election be
held to determine II license shall be
granted for the sale Of intoxicating
liquors In such city. town or village,
and il such petition be filed with the
chief executive officer of such munich
pality not less than sixty days nor
more than ninety days preceding a
general election. then and in that event
it shall be the duty Of such chief
executive officer to call an election on
such petition at the next general cleo
tion. If such petition be so filed more
than ninety days prior to the next gen
eral election. then 1t shall be the duty
of such chief executive officer within
ten days of such filing to call special
election on such petition, such special
election to be held within not less
than five nor more than ten days after
the same is called. Any general or
special election held under the pro-
visions Of this section shall conform
to the practicable.
Subdivision 8. That the qualified
electors of such Incorporated city.
town or village may, as provided by
law. vote upon none or both of two
plans for lievensing the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in said city. town or
village, as follows:
a. For licensing the sale of liquor
to be drunk or consumed upon the
premises the license fee to be Two
Thousand (s2.00o.0o) Dollars per an
mum,
b, For licensing the sale of liquors
in original packages, not to be drunk
or consumed upon the premises, the
license fee to be Five Hundred
(s5OO00l Dollars per annum
Provided That one-half of all II.
cense fees as provided for herein shall
80 into the general fund OF such city.
town or village, and the other half
into the hands of the county treasurer
of the county in which said city. town
or village Is located. for the use of
the county road and bridge fund of
such county.
Subdivision 4. The petitions pro-
yided for in this section, shall be in
compliance with this subdivision. and
may be for one or both of the plans
for licensing the sale of intoxicating
liquors; and the form OF ballot provid-
ing for the vote upon licensing the
sale Of intoxicating liquors, as the
case may be in substance as follows: