The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-29
INITIATED AND REFERRED LAWS.
RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE
AND SALE OF SPIRITUOUS
IInTfOpC

NIiAA IING III The
AND SALE OF SPIRITUOUS
LIQUORS.
section 2S56. Question to Be submit
ted 70 voters-Whenl At the annual mu-
town or city in this state, for general mu-
nicipal purposes the question of grant
ing permits to sell intoxicating liquors
such township, own or city. may be sub
mitted to the legal voters thereof,
and shall be submitted upon petition
signed by twenty-five (25) legal free
city, to be filed with the clerk or auditor
OF such Township, town or city, thirty
days before election which petition shall
question:; Provided, however, that when
ever a vote upon such question shall
have been once submitted to the voters
OF such township, town or city and the
question determined it shall not be neces-
sary to submit the said question again,
but the result of such election SO held
shall determine the question OF whether
or not Intoxicating liquors may be sold at
retail and permits therefor granted III
such township, town or city, until anoth-
er petition for the submission OF said
provided. Upon the filing of u petition
the question shall be submitted upon a
separate ballot conforming to the general
election laws of this state, upon which
Shall Intoxicating liquors be sold al
retail?' before which words there shall
be printed the word Yes and mo,
and any voter in favor of the sale of such
liquors as aforesaid shall mark the word
Yes" with ~ cross y or mark a cross
In the circle or square at the left OF the
word Yes" and any voter Opposed to
such sale shall mark the woru NO" with
u cross TX" or mark a cross III the circle
or square at the left of the word mo"
and If a majority of the voters of such
proposition BLANK ballots not to De
counted AS voting on such proposition
shall vote in favor of such sale OF intox-
eating liquors at retail, the corporate au-
thoritirs thereof shall grant permission
for such sale for the ensuing year and
for each year thereafter. until such ques-
ton be again submitted in accordance
with this act and a majority of those Vot,,
ing on such proposition have voted
against such sale; but IL a majority OF
the voters voting on such prOposlion
on such proposition) shall vote against
such sale no permit shall be granted pY
such corporate authorities until the ques-
ton shall have been again submitted IN
accordance with the provisions OF TINS
act and a majority Of the voters voting
on such proposition shall have voted IN
favor of such sale; ii being specincaliy
provided that after an election shall
have been called and held under the pro-
visions of this act in any town, township
or city and the question determined
therein either i'm favor of or against the
sale of intoxicating liquors the question
shall be determined and the corporate au-
Lhorities Of such township, town or city
snail act in accordance with such vote
each year thereafter until another petl-
ton shall be filed and another vote held
in such township, town or city In accord
ance with the provisions hereof, and In
case an election called and held as herein
provided shall result in favor OF the sale
of intoxicating liquors at retail men ana
In that case the corporate authorities OF
such township, town or city in which
such election is held shall have authority
to and shall grant permits and permission
fos fhn SIN
wear but for any and all subsequent years,
until a petition has been filed for the
submission of such question TO the voters
and the vote at such SUBSEQUENT eiecuon
Is found and determined 10 De against
such sale.
IN conflict with this act are hereby re-
Sec 2 There being no adequate law
in this state relative to the submission
Of the question of the sale OF intoxicating
liouors to the people of n township, town
nv civ an emergency is hereby declared
TO exist, and this act shall take enect
and be in force Immediately upon It's
passage and approval.
No. 2.
RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Section 1. Party Nominations-En-
dopsements and Elections Provided Forl
Hereafter all party candidates for United
States Senator, Representatives in Con-
gress. state, county, ieglslauve, ana Ju-
OlClF 'iiltSiS SiiNi ~
dat sor nominations tor president or the
United States may be endorsed; ana an
delegates and a~lternates to national ano
state conventions ana NATIONAL, stale;
county and precinct committeemen snail
be elected at the primary election provi-
ded for in this Act
mary election herein provided for shall
be held at the regular polling place, in
each precinct throughout the state, on the
first Tuesday in June of each even num-
hered wears, after the taking effect of this
Act. etwee the hours of eight O'Clock A.
M. and five o'clock II. M, and any person
entitled TO vote at such primary election.
who Is an employe, shall be entitled to
the same privileges from his employer
for the purpose of voting at a primary
election as are given MN by law at the
general election in November.
= Sec. g. Subdivision l.. The name OF
no candidate for nomination for United
States senator, nor for endorsement for
nomination for president or the united
States. nor of any candidate for nomina-
ton as a member of congress, nor for any
state office, including judges OF the SUI
preme and circuit courts. nor any candi-
date for election as national committee
man, shall be printed upon any official
ballot used at a primary held as herein
provided. unless at least SIX weeks pilot
petition shall have been filed In the office
OF the secretary of state, in substantially
the following form:
NOMINATING PETITION.
we. the undersigned qualified electors
of the State of South Dakota. and mem
hers of the. party, do hereby
nominate Cor endorse) -. who
resides at. ......... and who is a mem
her of the. ......... party. as a candidate
~ hi party for the office OF
...t to be voted for at the pri-
MARY 70 be held on the first Tuesday in
lime. H., and we, and each of US, for
himself. seyerally, do further declare that
we intend to support the candidate named
herein at said primary. and TO vote the
-. ticket at the following No
vember election.
rtana of POST Voting Date of
sisners office Precinct County Signing
$500 ......- .,...... .'.".'. '.......
........ .....'.' ,'...,'. ..'s.''
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..;a.' dominating petition. before the
come shall be filed in the office of the
sacretary of state, must have affixed
thereto the signatures of not less than
one ner cent nor more than three per cent
n the voters of the party OF which the
petitioners are members cast in the en-
tire state at the preceding general cleo
tion. for the Office of governor; Provided
that pStitions filed for candidates for
Nomination as a member OF congress or as
tudpes OF the circuit court shall have
Taxed thereto the signatures of not less
tran one per cent nor more than five per
cent OF the voters of the party OF which
the u%etitioners are members. cast In the
CONGRESSIONAL district or judicial circuit
Tor which they are proposing a candi-
date. at the preceding general election
for governor. as shown by the official
returns.