The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-28

In Section 1854 of the Revised Politi.
cal Code Of 1908. the question OF
whether the sale OF s~piIituous, vinons.
toXicating liquors shall be permitted
at any place within the corporate lin
It's of any organized county in this
state. may be submitted to the legal
ed by not less than ten per cent. of
the qualified electors of such county.
Said petition shall be filed with the
fore the election and shall state that
a county vote is desired upon the
question:: Shall the sale of %spirituous,
other intoxicating liquors be permit
ted n.....tnaming the county, coun-
ty?" AND also that the signers Of said
ty. togethe' with their occupation and
postoffice addresses. 1t shall be the
duty Of the county commissioners of
been filed to determine the suficiency
Of such petition and II found sufficient
to order a vote to be taken upo such
Notice Of such vote shah be given in
the same manner and form as notice
Of general elections as now provided
forming with the general election
laws Of the the stare stare up ,sh Mhi ,h. ssh.a. o oe
spirituous, vinous, malt, brewed, fer
mented or ,other intoxicating LIQUORS
e ee ptym'e eoTnt N before whieh wgo rds
mo" and at the left of each OF said
words shall be printed a circle and
any v9ter In favor Of permitting said AID
circle at the left of the word Yes"
and any voter opposed to permitting
said sale shall mark a cross CNl In the
circle at the left of the word No"
Said election shall be conducted in the
same 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 aid liquors within such coun-
ty. then and in that case nothing In
this act shall be SO construed as to pre-
ven said question Of selling intoxi-
eating liquors from being submitted
or city at the annual municipal cleo
tion 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
vided by law. But 1T shall not be law
full to grant such permits in any other
township, town or city. in such coun-
years unless at the next general cleo
ton. a vote shall have been had In &C
act, and a majority of the voters OF
such county shall have voted in favor
of permitting such sale. but II a ma.
permittinr 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
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
The suficiency of said petition shall
be determined and q 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 Gatet e1eGtioR' whether such
petition asking for a county vote or
the question OF permitting the sale O.
in any county, contains the requisite
percentage OF legal voters as signers
said percentage shall be based upor
the total vote for governor at the las
preceding general election.
50. Any person or persons whe
shall engage in the business Of sell
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
as now provided by section 2S3S Of thu
Revised Political Code OF 1908.
Approved February II, 1909.
Shall the above law become q Law