The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-13

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 linn
its of any organized county. in this
state, may be submitted to the legal
voters thereof upon a petition sign
ed by not less than ten per cent. of
said petition shah 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,
%vinous, malt, brewed, fermented or
other intoxicating liquors be permit
typ 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 suficiency
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
mltted upon a separate ballot con
laws of the state. upon which shall be
printed the words, shall the sale Of
spirituous, ~vinOus, malt, brewed, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors
couR n county,; before which Words
shall be printed the words Yes" and
words shall be printed a circle and
any voter in favor of permitting said
sale shall mark a cross (X) in the
circle at the left of the word Yes
and any voter opposed to permitting
said sale shall mark a cross (X) in the
circle at the left of the word No"
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,
election laws of the state, except as
herein otherwise provided. If a ma
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-
eating liquors from being submitted
to the electors of any township, town
or city at the annual municipal cleo
tion 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
nual municipal elections as now pro-
yided 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
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
jority of said voters shall vote against
permittin" 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
wear 1912 said uupStiOn of permitting
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
the qualified electors of aid 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.
2. In determining whether such
petition asking for a county vote on
the question of permitting the sale of
spirituouS, V%inOus, 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.
sha 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
Revised Political Code Of 1903.
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become a law
of this state?"