The Alaska daily empire., 1915-05-08
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 When an have voted who offer to- vote. the said U $. Commissioner sben proceed. publicly to count those ballots only which are in Che ballot box and he shall certify Che result and shall forward to the Clerk Of thel Court the census books and all the envelopes containing ballots
 f 1t appears from the counting of tbe ballots in the ballot box that a maiority of all the qualified persons have voted Wet the result win foe considered final, unless those opposed to the granting of licenses show that there has been some fraud or unfair ness affecting the result. A reasonable onportunity win be afforded 10 make this showing the ballots in the ballot box that a majority of all the qualified peroons have voted Dry" the result will be considered as final. unless the per. son desiring a license shows that there has been some fraud or unfairness af. fectinc the result 4 reasonable op. portunity will be anorded to make this showing.
 if it appears from tbe counting of the ballots in the ballot box that nei- ther side has a majority of all the oualiaed persons. then the Court will determine from evidence produced at full hearing which, if any of the votes in the envelopes are entitled to be counted. and will count them ac- cordingly
 lf on counting all the qualified voteo cast and considering the number or qualified persons who did not vote, it should appear that the number of votes cast on either side might be materially anected by counting tho number of qualified persons who did not vote, then some equitable means will be adopted to ascertain whether or not those qualified persons who did not vote do or do not consent to the sale or liquor. and enect will be given accordingly. It is for that purpose, land also to give the liquor dealers an opportunity to adjust their business if the town should go dry that the vote is to be taken thus early
 PURPOSE OF ELECTION
 cannot refrain from saying that there win be no innocent or reason able misnterpretation of what l have said if YOU win bear in mind two things
 1. The law requires that the per son desiring the license shall show Go the satisfaction of the Court that a majority of the qualified persons lthe flaw does not say qualified yoters) have. in good faith, consented. There fore it is up to you to show this and without such a showing the Court IS powerless to grant a license
 9. The method adopted is designed primarily Go afford persons an oppor- tunity to express their wishes without pubIcity-thot is. that the good faith wishes of as many as possible may be ascertained. For want of more con else name the method pointed out IS spoken of as "voung" but this is not strictly an elec,ion-it Is only meth od to allow a secret expression or the consent or non-consent. The re- suit of the method adopted may how ever. be final because enough people may vote to determine the question. If only a small proportion of qualified persons express thoir preference the result will no. anord fair basis Of a test. It is therefore to the interests oi both sides Co see that as large mum her as possible cast their votes. be- cause if either side has in the ballot box majority of all qualified persons there will be no call for any further effort to determine the mooted ques' tion of consent or non-consent