The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27

in Section 1864 Of the Revised Politi.
cal Code of 1908, the question OF
malt, brewed, fermented or other in
toXicating liquors shall be permitted
at any place within the corporate lin
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 shall state that
question: shall the sale OF spirituous,
vinous,. malt, brewed, fermented or
t1 d6 intoXicatiqg liquors be permit
typ and also that the signers of said
petition are legal voters Of the coun-
ty. togethe' with their occupation and
postofice addresses. 1t shall be the
duty of the county commissioners of
the county wherein such petition has
of such petition and If found sufficient
TO order a vote to be taken upon such
question at the next general election.
Notice of such vote shall be given in
the same manner and form as notice
of general elections as now provided
by law. The question shall be sub
forming with the general election
laws of the state, upo which shall be
printed the words, shall the sale of
spirituous, vinous, malt, brewed, fer
County, . eoantyr' before x SfIs5'I words
mo" 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 mark a cross OK in the
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
jority of the voters of such county
shall vote in favor of permitting such
sale of said liquors within such coun-
~ then and in that case nothing In
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, and
cities that shall cast a majority vote
in favor thereof at their regular an
Vided by law. But it shall not be law
full to grant such permits in any other
township, town or city in such coun-
granted after the expiration of two
years unless at the next general cleo
ton, a vote shall have been had in &C
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 If a ma
iOritv of said voters shall vote against
permittir" 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
the sale Of said liquors shall be sub
Of the state, at Il special election call
ed for that purpose, when a petition
signed by at least twenty per cent. of
The qualified electors of said county
shall be filed with the countv 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.
So. In determining whether such
petition asking for a county vote on
the question of permitting the sale of
~spirituous, %vinous, malt, hrewed, fer
mented or other Intoxicating liquors
in any county, contains the requisite
said percentage shall he based upon
the total vote for governor at the last
preceding general election.
So Any person or persons who
ing any of said liquors in any town
ship, town or city in any county with
out a permit. as hereinbefore provided
act, shall be guilty Of q misdemeanor,
and upon CONVICTION shall be punished
as now provided by section 1888 of the
Revised Political Code OF 1908.
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become a law
OF this state?"