Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-04

in Section 1854 of the Revised Politi-
whether the sale of spiritSoas, %vinous,
malt, brewed. fermented or other in
toxicating liquors shall be permitted
its Of any organized county in this
state, may be submitted to- the legal
voters thereof upon a petition sign
the qualified electors of such county.
Said petition shall be filed with the
county auditor at least sixty days be-
fore the election and h state that
question:: Shall the sale of spirituous,
vinous,, malt. brewed, fermented or
other Intoxicating liquors be permit
ted in. ..(naming the county, coun-
ty?" and also that the signers of said
petition are legal voters of the coun-
ty, together with their occupation and
duty of the county commissioners of
the county wherein such petition has
been filed to determine the sufficiency
of such petition and If found sufficient
to order a vote to be k upon such
question at the next general election.
Notice of such. vote shall be given in
of general elections as now provided
by Law. The question shall be sub
mitted upon a separate ballot con-
forming with the general election
printed the words, Shall the sale of
~spirituous, vinous, malt, brewed, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors
COUNTY, ty1'e conntyY'; before Which Sfhh'n Words rds
shall be printed the words Yes and
No" and at the left of each Of said
any voter in favor of permitting said
sale shall mark a cross CX) in the
circle at the left of the word Yes"
and any voter opposed to permitting
said sale shall mark a cross (Xl in the
circle at the left of the word mo"
Said election shall be conducted in the
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may be applicable, as now provided
by law for the submission of said
question to the electors of a township,
election laws of the state, except as
herein otherwise provided. If a ma
jority of the voters Of such county.
sale of said liquors within such coun-
ty, then and in that case nothing In.
this act shall be 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
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.
tY. nor shall any such permits be
granted after the expiration of two
years unless at the next general cleo
ton. a vote shall have been had in ac-
COrdance with the provisions of this
act, and a majority of the voters OF
such county shall have voted in favor
of permitting such sale, but II a ma
jority of said voters shall vote against
permitting such sale, no such permits
shall 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
mitted to the electors of any county
of the state, at a special election call
ed for that purpose, when a petition
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.
s 2. In determining whether such
the question of permitting the sale of
spirituous, vinvus, malt, 5cc~e3, 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.
8. Any person or persons who
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 h~ereinbefore provided
and contrary to the provisions of this
act. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be punished
as now provided by section 1888 Of the
Revised Political Code of 1908.
Approved February IT, 1903.
Shall the above law become a law
Of this state?"