The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
ANOTHER LIQUOR
BILL IN HOUSE
Requires the Governor TO Issue
Call for Wet or Dry
Election.
TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE e
DATE FIXED in MEASURE
Provides That Cities, Towns and
Counties Must Vote on
Question.

Spite the fact that a special com
sidering liquor legislation to be pre-
sented to the legislature at an early
date, another liquor measure has been
introduced in the house. The bill is
No. ]S2, and the author is Holman Of
Salt Lake.
The bill is an amendment to section
l242, compiled laws, which relates to
the issuance of licenses for the sale of
intoxicating liquors
The first amendment provides that no
license shall be issued to any person who
is not citizen of the United States,
and all licenses are made to terminate
on June 30, 1911, pending vote by
cities, towns and counties upon the
question of whether liquor shall or
shall not be sold. The bill then pro-
vides
Must Call Election.
The governor Of the state is hereby
authorized and required to Issue a
proclamation on or before the eleventh
day OF May, 1911, calling a special cleo
Tuesday, the twentieth day of June.
1911, at which the question OF issuing
licenses for the. sale of intoxicating
iiupIS III ally Guy, OF lO"H. OF county
outside of the limits of incorporated
cities or towns. shall be submitted to the
registered voters of such city or town,
or county outside OF the limits OF incor-
poratcd cities or towns.
The ballot used shall contain the date
OF the election, and the following words
For the sale OF intoxicating liquors in
manning the city, town or county, for
the affirmative side OF the question. and
Against the sale OF intoxicating liquors
In (naming the city. town or county" for
the negative side of the question,
The envelopes in which the ballots are
placed shall be OF uniform size and color
and the ballots of uniform size and on
white paper. in each unit where the oues-
tion is being determined. The ballots
used in any city shall be provided by
such city. and In any town by such town.
and in, any. county outside Of the incor-
porated cities and towns by the county.
Except as herein otherwise required, the
designation OF polling places. selection OF
judges of election. notices. canvassing or
returns. etc. shall be in accordance with
the rules governing elections for tho is
suance OF bonds in the respective mu-
inequalities and counties. and each city,
or town, or county, shall bear the en-
tire expense Of the election within its
respective jurisdiction.
Declaration of Results,
The official registration list for the
last preceding general election shall be
the official registration list for any cleo
tion upon the question OF issuing licenses
for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors. Up
on the completion OF the canvass of the
returns in any incorporated city or town.
II 1t shall be found that a majority of all
the registered voters in such city or town
shall have voted against the sale Of in
toxlcating liquors therein. then the board
OF canyassers shall declare the result of
the election TO be against the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors in such city or town;
II IL shall be found that n majority OF
the registered voters In any city or town
have not voted against the sale Of in
toXlcating liquors therein. then the board
OF canvassers shall declare that the re :
suit OF the election is not against the sale
OF intoxicating liquors in such city or
town
Upon the completion of the canvass of
the returns In any county outside of the
Incorporated cities and towns therein, II
IT shall be found that a majority of all
the registered voters therein exclusive
OF the cities and towns shall have voted
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
such county then the board Of canyassers
shall declare that the result Of The eIec-
tion Is IN favor OF the sale of intoxicat- =
ing liquors IN such county; il IL shall be
tered voters therein exclusive Of the cities
and towns shall not have voted for the
sale of intoXicatins liquors in such
shall declare that the result n the clec-
ton is not in favor OF the sale OF in
toXicatnS liquors IN such county
Subsequent Elections.
Subsequent elections upon the question
OF issuing ncenSeS FOR The sale of I'M
Joxicating liquors may be held in any
city or town or county outside OF incor-
porated cities and towns therein. upon
the petition of % per cent of the reg
istered voters In such voting unit as is
to determine the question 10 the city
council or town board thereof. or to the
board Of county commissioners ns the
case of The jurisdiction may be, and upon
presentation Of such petition. the city
council Of the city, the board OF trustees
OF the town, or the board of county COM
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election in the city. or town, or county
exclusive Of cities and towns. as tho case
OF the jurisdiction may he. and shall give
and the election shall be proceeded with
| In such city. or town. or county cHclu-
Give of cities and towns. IN the manner
ton on the question Of issuing licenses
| for the sale OF intoxicating liquors shall
, not be held oitener than once I'm two
years, and shall not be held In the same
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