The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-03

prepared Dy the OkldnOud Local Up
ton League and was filed yesterday in
the office of the secretary of state.
Petitions for the adoption of the bill
will be circulated today in every town
and city in the state, and the work will
be prosecuted vigorously until every
legal voter in the state has been given
a chance to sign. The league hopes to
secure $4,000 signatures before its
work is completed. 1t has been per-
fecting county organizations for the
last ninety days and now has active
representatives in every county in the
state. Following is the text of the bill
that is being circulated:
A bill entitled an act to amend the
constitution of the state of Oklahoma
by adding after section five, article
five, of said constitution the follow
ing, as section 5A:
Section 5A. The qualified voters of
any incorporated town or city, by ma
jority vote from time to time, two
years at least to intervene between
such elections. may determine whether
the sale or manufacture or other dis
position of intoxicating liquors, in
cluding beer, ale and wine, may be Ii
censed or permitted within such town
or city, provided, that the qualified
voters of any county by majority vote
from time to time, two years at least
to intervene between such elections,
license or permit the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, including beer, ale and
wine, within such incorporated towns
or cities in such county.
(a) For every lcense issued permit
ting the sale of intoxicating liquors in
any incorporated town or city, the sum
of $500 dollars shall be collected, in
addition to the regular state, town or
city, and county permit and license fee
or tax, which shall be paid into the
county treasurery to the credit of the
public road fund and shall not be di-
verted therefrom. The state tax or fee
for every such license shall be $3.50, to
be paid into the general fund. Every
municipality shall by and through it's
or tax to be paid to such municipality,
not to exceed 1000. For every license
issued county fee of $3.50 shall be col
lected and paid into the county treas
ury to the credit of the general fund ;
provided, that the legislature may fix
the state and county license fee or tax
for the exclusive sale by wholesale of
intoxicating liquors, including beer, ale
and wine, in those towns and cities
where the sale is permitted by vote of
the electors in accordance with the
provisions of this amendment
(b) This provision shall be self-en-
forcibe under the general state cleo
tion laws until the legislature passes
special election laws therefor. Such
elections shall be ordered by the board
of county commissioners on petitions
containing twenty-five (25) per cent OF
the qualified electors voting for COVER
nor in such subdivision at the preced
ing gubernatorial election; such board
being authorized to prescribe rules and
regulations for such elections, where
there is no state statute to govern
Said election shall be held on thirty
days notice by posting notices and
publishing same in some newspaper il
the county, if there be such The board
of county commissioners shall carry
this provision into effect and prescribe
regulations as to such sale to minors
and drunkards, until the legislature Of
the state acts, the legislature being
authorized to pass any supplemental
legislation not in conflict with the pro
visions of this bill
(c) No saloon or place where in
toxicating liquors are permitted or Ii
censed to be sold, shall remain opel
between the hours of II o'clock p. m.
and o'clock a. m. No saloon or plac,
where intoxicating liquors are solC
shall open on Sundays or election days
kuj AllSi luc uISl ilCGloc VI pSIIul
granted in any town or city, no add
tional license or permit shall be grant
ed within the same eown or city, ex
cept for every fifteen hundred inhabi
tants or fraction thereof in said tow
or city.
(e) Every such hcensee shall be o
good moral character, and shall exc
cute bond payable to the state in tn
sum of $4,000, faithfully to observe tn
laws of the state and other condition
imposed by the legislature
(f) The electors of the county may
from time to time, not less than tw
years intervening between such times
permit the manufacture of intoxicatin
liouorc outside of inpOrnorated town