Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-27

in Section 1864 OF the Revised Polit,.
whether the sale Of spirituous.. ,vinous,
toxicating liquors shall be permitted
at any place within the corporate lin
is OF any organized county in this
voters thereof upon petition sign
ed by not less than ten per. cent. of
hs Of such COUNTY fSs
county auditor at least sixty days be-
fore the election and shall state that
apesion shall the os sale Of sp p2n ns
vinous,. malt, brewed, fermented or
other Intoxicating liquors be permit
tyr" 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 sufi1ciency
OF such petition and II found su:Ec!en,t
to order vote to be taken upon such
question at the next general election.
Notice of ouch vote shall be given in
by law. The question shall be sub
m pitts upon ,+ separate ,pa ballot con
printed the werds. Shall the sale sale Of Of
Or otSsr ma ouers
ti before "a
NO and at the left Of each Of said
words shall be printed 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 (Xl in the
Said ele ction shall be conducted in the
same manner and form as near as
may be applicable. as now provided
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 be SO construed as to pre-
vent SAID question of selling intoxi-
bs IF from ofng
or city at the annual municipal cleo
| ton thereof as now provided by law,
granted in those townships, towns and
cities that shall cast a majority vote
nual municipal elections as now pro-
vded by law. But it shall not be law
ful to grant such permits in any other
granted after the expiration Of two
years unless at the next general. eiec-
cordance with the provisions of this
| act, and q. majority of the voters Of
such county shall have voted in favor
joritv 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
inn of >y1a in
the sale of said liquors shall be sub
mitted to the electors of any county
of the state, at a 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
question to the electors of any county
at any general election ~
the question Of permitting, the sale. Of
o oRep at snsweq aa fer
in any county, contains the requisite
pere entage Of legal voters IS signers
the total vote for governor at the last
preceding general election.
SO. Any person or persons. who
ing any Of said liquors Si in any y town s
ship, town or city in any county with
out permit as hereinbefore provided
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 1903
Approved February il, 1868.
Shall the above law become law