The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02
.RESUBM|SS|ON
ELECTION NOV. 8

A Bill Entitled An Act Proposing AZ
Amendment to the Constitution ol
the State of Oklahoma, by Amend
ing Section T. Article /, of the Con
stitution; repeating the separate
Article of said Constitution relat.
! ing to Prohibition, submitted by
the Constitutional Convention to
the people of the proposed State
of Oklahoma at the election held
on September II, 1907, and adopt
ed by the people.
Be 1t Enacted and Ordained by the
People of the State of Oklahoma:
Section l. That Section Seven, Ar
State of Oklahoma, be and the same
is hereby amended to read as fol
lows:
Section Z, Article 1.-The manufac-
ture, sale, barter, giving away, or
otherwise furnishing, except as here
matter provided, OF intoxicating liq-
uors, within those parts of the state
heretofore known as the Indian Ter
ritory and the Usage Indian Reserya-
klOu, anu Nlillll any ONANA l'OA NlbAl
of the state which existed as Indian
Reservations on the first day of Jan
uary, 1906, is prohibited for a period
of twenty-one (2D years from the
date of admission of the state into
the union, and thereafter until the
people of the state shall otherwise
provide by amendment of this con
stitution and proper state legisla-
tion; provided that each incorporat-
ed city, town or village within the
state OF Oklahoma may license the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, including whiskey, beer, ale
and wine, subject to the provisions
of this section.
Subdivision /. Each incorporated
city, town or village in this state
shall be authorized to license the
sale Of intoxicating liquors within
the corporate limits of such city,
town or village, subject to the pro
visions of this section, provided that
the sale of intoxicating liquors shall
not be permitted in any city, town
or village until authorized at an cleo
ton TO be held for that purpose.
Subdivision 2. Whenever petition
shall be granted by a number OF
qualified electors residing within the
territorial limits OF any city, town
or village in this state equal TO
twenty-five (25) per centum or the
total number of votes cast at the
next preceding election had in such
city, town or village, asking that an
election be held to determine II IL
cense shall beg ranted for the sale
of intoxicating liquors in such city,
town or village, and If such petition
be filed with the chief executive OF
ficer of such city, town or village
and If such petition be filed VII
the chief executive officer OF such
not less than sixty days
nor more than ninety days precei-
ing a general election, then and III
that event il shall be thed uty OF
such chief executive officer to call
an election on such petition at the |
next general election. If such peu-
tion be so filed more than ninety !
DAYS prior to the next general elec-
tion, then it shall be the duty OF
such chief executive officer WITHIN |
ten days of such filing TO call spe-
,ial election on such petition, such |
snecial election to be held within |
not less than five nor more than ten |
1ays after the same is called. ANY |
general or special elsctron held uh-
der the provisions Of this section
shall conform to the general election
avs as near as practicable.
Subdivision 3. That the qualified
electors OF each Incorporated clty' |
own or village may, as provided pN
law. vote upon one or Doth OF Two
plans for licensing the sale OF IN
.oxicating liquors in said city, town
,r village, as follows:
(a) For licensing tne sale of liG;
Tor to De drank or consumed upon
he premises the license fee to be
Two Thousand ($2,00O0O) Dollars
per annum.
(b.) For licensing the sale of li1'
iors in original packages, not to be
frank or consumed upon the prem
ses. the license fee to be Five Hun
lred (S5OO.0O) Dollars per annum.
Provided, That one-half of all IL
,ense fees as provided for herein
hall go into the general fund OF
iuch city, town or village, and the
,ther half into the hands of the
.ounty treasurer of the county in
V sich said city, town or village is To-
.ated, for the use of the county road
nd bridge fund of such county.
Subdivision 4. The petitions pro
i1ed for in this section. shall be
n compliance with this subdivision,
nd may be for one OF both of the
lans for licensing the sale of intoX-
eating liquors; and the form of bal
IT providing for the vote upon licens-
lg the sale of intoxicating liquors,
.
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