Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22
Text Of County Option
Bill Agreed Upon
Measure Dry Forces of Legislature
Will Center Their Strength
Behind in Fight.

LINCOLN. Jan. 21.-(SpeciaL)-The full
text Of the county option bill agreed upon
at the caucus OF dry members OF the
Legislature for submission Ia as follows:
bill for an act to amend sections 1850
and 7l75 Of chapter 81. Cobbey,s annotated
statutes OF Nebraska. 1907 entitled
~ Jouors" and providing for and estab-
liahinE a system of county option on the
question OF forbidding or licensing the sale
81 Intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
Dnses. nrescribing the manner in which
said question shall be submitted; regulat-
ing the manner and time In which said
question may be voted upon; providing for
payment of expenses Of elections held I'M
der this act; prescribing penalties and pun
ishment for violations of the provisions
hereof: adopting a rule for the construction
OF the terms of this act; repeating sections
715O and 7175 of chapter 81, Cobbey's ammo
lated statutes of Nebraska, 1907, entitled
Liquors as the same now exists, without
prejudice to any suit pending or cause OF
action whether brought or accrued there
under defining this act as amendatory,
supplemental to and cumulative OF other
acts and parts of acts now I'm force affect
ing the regulation. restriction or prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic in the state OF
Nebraska.
Be il enacted by the legislature of the
Section l. That section 7l5O OF chapter
80 OF Cobbey's annotated statutes Of Ne
braska, 1907, be and the same is hereby
amended TO read as follows: Section 1850
The county board of each county may
grant license for the sale Of malt, spirituous
and vinous liquors. IL deemed eXpedient
upon the application by petition OF ma
jorlty of the resident freeholders Of the
town, II the county is under township or
ganization, and II not under township or
ganization, then majority of the resident
freeholders Of the precinct where the sale
of such liquor is proposed to take place
setting forth that the applicant is a man of
respectable character and standing and a
resident of this state, and praying that IL
cense may be issued to him; such applica-
ton to be filed in the office of the county
clerk, and upon payment into the county
treasury OF such sum as the board may re-
quire, not less than five hundred 5000 dol
lars for each license, and upon compliance
with the terms of this act, such board
shall not have the power TO issue any IL
cense for the sale of any liquors in any
/ city or Incorporated village or within two
/ (2) miles of the same Provided In coun-
ties having one hundred and fifty thousand
/ QO,OO0) inhabitants the county commission
| ers may, in their discretion, grant or re-
/ fuse licenses within two 90 miles of any
/ city il said county. The power to grant
! licenses in all cases however, shall be sub
! ject to the following conditions and provis-
! ions towit: Whenever there shall be filed
/ with the clerk OF any county a petition
| signed by not less than twenty (s0) per cent
| OF the qualified voters of such county, as
| shown by the votes cast at the last state
| election, duly verified by at least ten 40
resident freeholders VINO are qualified elect
| ors In such county praying that the ques-
ton OF foTbdding the sale OF Intoxicating
| liquors as a beverage within such county
be submitted to the voters OF such county
| said question shall he submitted to he
voted on at the next general election after
/ uiins said petition, SAID petition to be filed
not less than Inlrty 800 days nor more
/ than sixty t6O days next before said gen.
| gIal election. SAID petition shall be filed
/ and kept by the county clerk as a part OF
the records and flies Of his office
Sec. 2. lhe petition provided for in sec
zion one "a OF this act shall be signed
by the petitioners In person, but the sig
natures need not all be signed to one peti
ION. Several petitions OF like character
,nay be joined and united, and when thus
tled shall constitute and stand as one pc
uuon. The said petition shall be deemed
sufficient when verified by ten QO free
holders who are electors and residents o.
the county In which the election Is to bt
held, who shall make oath that they know
Of their own knowledge that several Of tn,
persons purporting 10 have signed sale
petition actually signed the same, and tina
. they verify believe that all OF the sigma
lures TO said petition are genuine and wer,
made by the persons whose names appea
/ thereon. This section when adopted shall
be numbered ana stand as section 1850
I OF chapter 81. Cobbeys Annotated Statute
| OF Nebraska, entitled Liquors"
Sec. g.. Upon the filing OF said petition
, the county clerk shall prepare the question
TO be voted on and shall submit the sam
substantially as follows:
p Mark your ballot with a cross (Xj il
square opposite words indicating you
Against saloons in Gnsert name Of county
, county ....s............,.. ...,..,......t
For saloons In unsert name OF county
NoAhAN sss.ss..s.4s.a...A
The county clerk shall cause such prop
Ositon 10 be plainly printed upon all off
cial ana sample ballots to be used al sal
: election and the name Of the county sha
s be Included therein, Opposite 10 and a
! the right hand OF the words. Against 50
ICONS AZ -- county" a square sna
be placed, and likewise al the right OF IA
l words, For saloons ia --- county.
I ana these squares snail be Of the size rs
Z quired ON official ballots used al genera
I elections in this state and as nearly d
% possible similar to those placed OppOsI
: the names OF candidates to DC voted fol
J Abave the proposition 10 be voted on sha
, be plainly printed the words. Mark you
ballot with cross 90 In square Opposit
L words indicating your choice. A cross /
e the square opposite the words. "Agains
I that IL is the voters intention that no 4
I cense for the sale OF intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes SHAH ~ issued /