Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
No. 2.
RELATING TO INTOXICATING
LIQUORS

AN ACT Entitled An Act TO Amend Sec
tion 2S5e of the Revised Political Code
of 1903, as Amended by Chapter 166 Of
the Session Laws of 1903, As Amended
by Chapter 254 of the Session Laws of
1913 Relating to the Issuance Of Per-
mits for the Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors Providing for the Calling and
Holding of an Election on the Ques-
tion of the sale of Such Liquor and
FOR the signing and Filing of a Peti-
ton for Such Election and Providing
the Qualifications for the Signers of
such Petition.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
state OF South Dakota:
Section l. That Section 1856 of the Re-
vsed Political code Of l903 as amended
by Chapter 1866 OF the Session Laws Of
1903 as amended by Chapter 25i Of the
Session Laws of 1918, be amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 2S56. Question to be Submitted to
the Voters, When At the annual mu-
uicipal election held I'm any township,
town or city in this state for general
municipal purposes the question of grant
ing permits TO sell intoxicating liquors
at retail within the corporate limits Of
such township, town or city. shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters thereof upon
petition signed rs twenty-five (25) legal
freehOlder voters Of such township, town
or city, to be filed with the clerk or
auditor of such township town or city,
thirty days before election, which petition
shall state that vote is desired upon
such question.
Provided. that "freeholder" as used in
this act shall be defined 70 be one who
owns the legal title to or owns an un-
divided share or interest in az least one
entire lot or parcel Of ground within the
township. town or city, where such vote
is TO be taken. which lot or parcel OF
ground shall be the size commonly recog-
niZed as a full lot in the town or city in
which such vote is 10 be taken as shown
by the official plat of said town or city
or it's additions, and in townships in
which said vote is TO be taken said parcel
OF ground must be at least one acre and
in such township, town or city, together
with the Improvements thereon, such in
terest in such lot or parcel OF ground
shall be OF at least the assessed valuation
Of twenty five dollars, as shown by tho
returns of the last assessment previous
to the signing OF said petition and that
each Of such freehoders shall have been
a freehoder for at least one year and a
qualified voter of such township. town
or city for one year prior to the date OF
such election. The question shall be sub
mitted upon separate ballot conforming
to the general election laws of the state,
upon which ballot there shall be printed
the words: Shall intoxicating Liquors
BE Sold at Retail, Before which words
shall be printed the words Yes and
NO" and al the left of each such words
YES" and NO" shall be placed square
or circle and any voter in favor Of the
sale of such liquors as aforesaid shall
mark in the square or circle at the left
OF the word yes" with a cross (X), and
any voter opposed to such sale shall mark
in he square or circle at the eft of the
word mo" with cross (X), and If a
majority OF the voters of such township,
town or city. shall vote in favor OF such
sale of intoxicating liquors at retail, the
corporate authorities thereof shall grant
permission for such sale for the ensuing
year i'm accordance with the provisions OF
this act
Sec 2 That all acts and parts Of acts
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed,
Approved March 4th, 1915