Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

in Section 1854 of the Revised Politi-
cal Code of 1903, the question of
whether the sale Of spirituous, vinous,
malt, brewed, fermented or other in
t-oytcat!aS qu0rS shall be permitted
at any place within the corporate linn
it's Of any organized county in this
state. may be submitted to the legal
voters thereof qpon 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
a county vote is desired upon the
question: Shall the sale Of spirituous,
v%inous,. malt, brewed, fermented or
ted ,..t(naming the county, u
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 sufficiency
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
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
e So RttyJH'e coGnt IN before w Rahin wgo rds
shall be printed the words Yes" and
No" and at the lett of each of said
words shall be printed a circle and
sale shall mark a cross CX) in the
circle at the left of the word Yes"
and any voter opposed to permitting
circle at the left of the word NO,
Said election shall be conducted in the
same manner and form as near as
by law for the submission Of said
question to the electors of a township
town or city and under the general
herein otherwise provided. II a ma,
jority of the voters of such county
shall vote in favor Of permitting such
sale of said liquors within such coun-
this act shall be so construed as to pre-
vent said question Of selling intoxf-
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
granted in those townships, towns and
cities that shall cast a majority vote
in favor thereof at their regular an
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
tiOn. a vote shall have been a 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 IL a ma
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
the sale of said liquors shall be sub
mitted to the electors of any county
of the state, at a 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 he fled 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
may be as the same is hereinbefore
provided for the submission of said
question to the electors of any county
at any general election.
S2. 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 Ss signers,
said percentage shall be based upon
the total vote for governor at the last
preceding general election.
s 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 or the
Revised Political Code of 1908.
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become a law
OF this state?"