Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13
in Section 1854 of the Revised po,,,,.

IN Section 1854 of the Revised Politi-
W l ieqe ,h OF 1908. the question of
malt, brewed, fermented or other in.
! soNlcating liquors shall be permitted
az any place within the corporate lin
Us t Oh any organized county in this
800, may be submitted to the legal
( voters thereof upon a petition siSnl
cd by not less than ten per cent Of
I Sne quallned electors of such county,
oalu petition shall be filed with the
county auditor at least sixty DAYS be-
lore the election and shall state that
county vote Is desired upon the
y yinons SShall the sale of spirituous,
other Intoxicating liquors be permit
te1 IN. manning the county, coun-
St W ana also that the signers of said
petition are legal voters of the coun-
W, together with their occupation and
postofnce addresses II shall be the
uuty or the county commissioners of
S S county wherein such petition has
oeen Med TO determine the sufficiency
or such petition and If found sufficient
10 order 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
@ Dy law rnd The question shall be sub
Forming upon With separate tbs ballot
laws of the state, upon which shall be
printed the words, Shall the sale of
splrltuous, vinous, malt, brewed, fer
mented or other Intoxicating liquors
County, county, t before w Shhaihin worms rds
shall be printed the words Yes" and
No" and at the left of each of said
words shall be printed a circle and
any voter In favor of permitting said
sale shall mark a cross CX) in the
circle at the left of the word Yes"
ana any voter opposed to permitting
said sale shall mark a cross (X) in the
circle at the left of the word No"
said election shall be conducted in the
same manner and form as near as
may, be applicable, as now provided
by law for the submission of said
question to the electors of a township,
town or city and under the general
election laws of the state, except as
herein otherwise provided. If a ma
Jority of the voters of such county
shall vote in favor of permitting such
~, 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
or city at the annual municipal cleo
II 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
in favor thereof at their regular an
vided by law. But 1T shall not be law
full to grant such permits in any other
township, town or city in such coun-
granted e after t ths exp Sr of two
years unless at the next general cleo
ton, vote shall have been had in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
act, and majority of the voters OF
such county shall have voted in favor
of permitting such sale, but If ma
Jortty of said voters shall vote against
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
year 1912 said question of permitting
the sale of said liquors shall be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of any county
of the state, at special election call
signed by at least twenty per cent. Of
the qualified electors of said county
shall be filed with the county auditor:
be determined and a special election
ordered and said election shall be con-
Quoted in manner and form as near as
provided for the submission of said
question to the electors of any county
at any general election.
2. 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.
3. 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 hereinbefore 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 2S3S of the
Revised Political Code OF 1903.
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become a law
of this state?'
YES.