Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-04
Canyass-Eection-Pct. No. 21.

In conformity with the law the board
this day canvassed the election returns
from the special prohibition election
held on the Gath day of March, A d
1914, within precinct NO. 81, and with
in the designated distnct proposed as
a prohibition district, IN the petition
praying for said speciaf election, here
tofore accepted by the board, and now
en- file in the office OF the clerk, there
of, and upon examination of said elec.
ton returns, there being no objections
the board finds that at said special
election held within the aforesaid de-
signated district within precinct No
81, San Miguel county, New Mexico
there were 27 votes cast against pro
hibition and 25 votes in favor of pro-
hibition, and that therefore said spe-
cial election decided as against prohi-
bition in said proposed district.
s-Election-Pct. No. 8.
The board canvassed the returns OF
the special prohibition election held
within the designated district propos-
ed as a prohibition district set forth
and fully described in the petition on
file in the office of the clerk and with.
in precinct No. 8, San Miguel county
New Mexico, as required by law and
having examined such election returns,
there being no protest thereto, the
board finds that "a votes were cast at
said election for prohibition and 55
votes against prohibition, and, yhere-
fore, a majority of votes so cast fa-
vored prohibition within the prohibi-
tion district proposed and such dis
trict is established as prohibition
district, the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors to be governed therein as pro
vided by law.
Prohibition Election-Pct. No. San
Miguel:
A petition having been heretofore
presented to the board from Precinct
No. 1, San Miguel, San Miguel county,
New Mexico, praying for special elec-
ton on the prohibition question, which
petition was returned for correction,
in that the district designated therein
was not properly described as required
by law, and such description having
been corrected, said petition being
signed by the required number of qua
lifted voters residing within the dis
trict proposed as a prohibition dis
trict, upon motion, said petition is
approved and ordered filed, and
1t is ordered by the board that the
district described in said petition be,
and the same is hereby designated as
the district wherein there shall be
submitted to the qualified voters there
of, the question of whether or not the
barter. sale and exchange of intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be prohibited there
in, at a special election to be held
within said district on Tuesday, May
26th, A. D. 1914, and the polling place,
Judges and clerks for such election
are named here below, as follows, to-
wit:
Polling Place:
House of David Urioste.
Judges of Election:
/. David Urioste.
2. Francisco Duran.
8. Antonio A. Tapia.
Clerks of Election
/. Ernesto Garcia.
2. Jesus Crespin.
Proclamation
Whereas, in conformity with Chap
ter No rs of the Laws of the state of
New Mexico, passed at the second reg
ular session of the First legislature of
said state for the year 1918, provision
is made for the holding of special elec-
tions to regulate the barter, sale and
exchange of intoxicating liquors in
districts designated, within any coun-
ty of New Mexico, and proper peti-
tion having been filed by qualified
electors of the following described dis
trict, within the county and state
aforesaid:
Now, Therefore, the board of coun.
ty commissioners of the county of San
Miguel, state of New Mexico, on this
first Monday of April, A. D, 1914, In
regular session, do hereby proclaim
and give public notice, that special
election will be held within the fol
lowing described district county Of
San Miguel, state of New Mexico, OF
Tuesday, May 26th, A. d. 1914, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of said district, the question
of whether or not the barter, sale o.
exchange of intoxicating liquors shall
be prohibited therein as provided b.
said act, to-wit: District proposed Il
be voted for as prohibition district: