The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

in Section 1864 Of the Revised Politi,,
cal Code of 1908. the question OF
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toxicating liquors shall be permitted
at any place within the corporate linn
state, may be submitted to the legal
voters thereof upon a petition sign.
ed by not less than ten per cent. of
Said petition shall be filed with the
county auditor at least sixty days be-
fore the election. and shall state that
question: shall the sale of spirituous,
~vinous, malt, brewed, fermented or
other intoxicating liquors be permit
typ" and also that the signers of said
petition are legal voters of the coun-
ty, together with their occupation and
postotfice addresses. 1t shall be the
duty of the county commissioners of
the county wherein such petition has
been filed "a. determine the ,sufiGiency
Of such petition and if found sufficient
TO order a vote to be taken upon such
question at the next general election.
the same manner and form as notice
of general elections as now provided
by law. The question shall be sub
m FoTmf1p upon Wtb a separate fbs Serer ballot t,ec Gqn1
laws of the state, upon which shall be
printed the words, shall the sale of
mented or other intoxicating liquors
county, county?" before which words
No" and at the left of each of said
words shall be printed a circle and
any voter in favor of permitting said
circle at the left of the word Yes"
and any voter opposed to permitting
said sale shall mari a cross (Xl in the
Said election shall be conducted in the
same manner and form as near as
may be applicable, as now provided
hNr 1nuy for tho G1hTDiQGinn Of GniI
question to the electors of a township,
town or city and under the general
election laws Of the state; except as
jority of the voters of such county
shall vote in favor of permitting such
sale of said liquors within such coun-
ty, then and in that case nothing in
this act shall he so construed as to pre-
vent said question OF selling %intoxi-
eating liquors from being submitted
to the electors of any township, town
or city at the annual municipal cleo
ton thereof as now provided by law,
for the next ensuing two years, and
annual permits for such sale may be
granted in those townships, towns and
cities that shall cast a majority vote.
nual municipal elections as now pro-
vided by law. But it shall not be law
full to grant such permits in any other
township. town or city in such coun-
ty, nor shall any such permits be
granted after the expiration of two
years unless at the next general cleo
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COrdance with the provisions of this
act, and a majority of the voters of
such county shall nave voted in favor
of permitting such sale, but If a ma
jority of said voters shall vote against
PERMITTING such sale, no such permits
shal be granted anywhere within said
county from and after the first day of
July next following such election.
Provided, that at any time before
the general election to be held in the
year 1912 said question OF permitting
the sale Of said liquors shall be sub
mitted to the electors of any county
of the state, at a special election call
cd for that purpose, when a petition
signed by at least twenty pei. cent. OF
the qualified electors of said county
shall be filed with the county auditor;
The suficiency of said petition shall
be determined and a special election
ordered and said election shall be con-
Quoted in manner and form as near as
may be as the same is ~hereinbefore
provided for the submission of said
question to the electors of any county
at any general election.
( ,. In determining whether such
petition asking for a county vote on
the question OF permitting the sale of
spirituous, vinOus, malt, brewed, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors
In any county. contains the requisite
percentage of legal voters as Signers,
said percentage shall be based upon
the total vote for governor at the last
preceding general election.
shall engage in the business OF SELL
ing any of said liquors in any town
ship, town or city in any county with
out a permit, as hereinbefore provided
and contrary to the provisions Of this
act. shall be guilty of a misdemeauor,
and upon conviction shall be punished
as now PROVIDED by section 2SSs OF the
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become a law
of this state?"