Show COUNTY COUNT LOCAL OPTON New Measure Proposed d on onI I Liquor QU Introduced c d dI I In House by McMillin PROVISION FOR ELECTIONS EJECTIONS PRO PROVIDED NINETY DAYS OF GRACE IS VIDEO VIDED FOR FORA FORA option bill was intro introduced introduced A county count local lol bi ws by Rep nep In the house t ray ay duce of or Salt Hugh Huh A Sl Lake This bill bl is regarded recorded rett e by som somas Nt Lkc tending to as a compromise measure sides of both bring the tho extremists on together upon a basis of o the tu qu agreement submission ion The bill provides for the bi the vot voters ot ote of ot the prohibition question qU UOn to ers e of each ech county at a special election eleton Th The bill Is similar to local option opton laws Th bi termed semi enacted in what might bo be b tere si prohibition states It embodies Practically state I th tM the bill OB da provisions bi cally the same me d originally cl contended for In Utah by bythe bythe bythe the league Under the provisions of the tho bill bi the tle be sub submitted b may prohibition question of b quefton at ata ata ata to the voters oters of or any county count a special election whenever 40 per cent of the total electon number of voters oter of 01 tn tb the county count ot shall have petitioned the county commissioners for such an election electon The Te bill provides that tor the election shall hal b b be beheld bl of ot the time held within sixty days das the tue petition Is received After Afe the ques question ion tion has lias fas been ben once vote on no n othe special election for the same purpose within two years there thereafter thereafter shall Ihal be held thre after In case a majority of ot the votes cast at the election clelon be for tor prohibition all al stall shall be become become become saloon alcon licenses in the th county come void old after ninety flays days as The pro provisions provisions visions for the enforcement of the tiie pro prohibition pr prohibition law in each county count after such sueh has ha been voted for are much the lame am amas as those of the other prohibition bills bl now before the The bill bi In full rul follows Text of Proposed Measure An act to regulate restrict control and prohibit the sale and ad handling of intoxicating eating cating cat ng liquors and to regulate the th lean isu sore ane ai of license 1 to provide pro e for tor the submission at special elections In the soy sev several eral cral counties countes of or this state of 01 the Ut question whether the sale ale of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall be prohibited therein theren the lie for lor railing to provide for petitioning aUng and conducting such elections and for the contest of or the result thereof to provide for Cor the registration and an qualification of or voters rotors at such elections to t provide for forthe forthe forthe the termination of licenses for lor the sale sal salof Fl Flor for and of or intoxicating liquors to provide lo prescribe the terms and conditions on which Intoxicating liquors may be bc belor sold for lor certain purposes to define mean meanIng mn log Ing of ot the tho words worl intoxicating liquors InS to create prohibition districts district and ami define the moaning to prohibit the em employment Im employment of minors mInor and women to sell seli I In Intoxicating Intoxicating liquors as us beverages to de do deelan de dare elan elar the duties dutes of peace officers or OI and pros prosecuting pr attorneys In relation to the th un us unlawful un lawful sales dies of intoxicating liquors quor to fix Cx penalties for Cor the thE violation of ot this act at and prescribe the tU procedure in prosecutions herewith ton and ad to repeal all al acts conflicting Be Bo It enacted by b the legislature of the t state of or Utah Section Seton 1 I That Tat whenever r a petition petti has been oen signed Bile and ad flied filed fi with the county au RU auditor of any county count as a hereinafter pro provided vided praying prying the board oard of or county corn com commissioners cm for tor the tho privilege missioners Ji loner of the county of or determining by b ballot hallot whether the th sale of Intoxicating liquors as R such euch bee beve beverage rage shall hal be bt prohibited within the limits of o county the board of or county corn com commissioners rm missioners at its 11 next regular meeting shall Ihal order a special Ip lal election elect n to b be held hekl k In said Mid county runty In not less than thirty nor n more mor than sixty days a Such election shall lial be b held on Wednesday at the usual places v e for holding general g nral elections and ad twenty tw ty tylas days las notice thereof shall be bo given gl In the ho the homaner manner maner m r now provided by law for lor general elections election N tom and ann tar for ins ot om ques questions que Ions The polls shall be b open at 3 8 hi In tons I the forenoon and ad remain open until T j In the afternoon of the same sam day dB daySee See Sec Se 2 The Tle form for of 01 the petition petton shall be substantially as follows fallows tol ow PETITION FOR POR LOCAL OPTION ELEC ELECTION EI EC TION TION To the th board of county commissioners of the county of ot here shall Ihal be given tho the tia na TI of or tn the c cun anu i tn to I the state Y yie We ie the undersigned legal Igal voters of ot here ere shall shail be b given th r j of ot the county in the tb state stat of ot petition that tbt aa an election br be to toto i ito ito to whether Ute tIC sale sl of ing liquors a a as a bT beverage shall be b p ru in I saM said si county cout Names Name Petition Petton and Ballot Balot Each voter vote shall ahan h H sign sIg his hla h own name nani K make his bl 11 if be 1 be D unable to Hit ant and ad following g the same me il ii ll ad address ad addre address dress shall be stated att The T petition sl be filed tl with wh the count auditor at lea leaten leaten ten days prior pelo to a r meeting mating paid Uva ha J rr R ad d sh shill hl be he I to t U board ek ba at H I its l next regular meeting pr ir I vided that t the th county auditor shall ahal 1 ir aty luSh h petition ilon unless It Is 1 n nT feted fere fer fee on a day at t lea least t f f months prior to the next succeeding m uti ue ty t state or national election See S 1 t 3 The h petition piton for fot an election p prided vided for lor in section 1 of this thia act r be a petition but may consist of n two or more petitions of the same Caine fri T Tand and if of or more than one then t all hal i i treated as the petition for the th this act Said petition shall Rhan l be e dorr der r i sufficient and the board of count county Cf r shall shan order the election e ethe 0 the petition is fa signed by a number of nf t qualified electors of the count county equa per cent of ot the aggregate vote last ast the county for secretary of or f state at lit t last preIn general election Proof t i ithe r the required number of electors has bas HE v said petition small shan b be made bv by b the af aHi fi vit lt t or affidavits In writing of ow on or 01 n p of o the petitioners ft ra who are ar freeholder r the county which proof mutt must bt hI filed a i ithe ti tithe the petition No person add 1 hi his is na nato nato to said petition and no person pern shall shill Wt at drew draw his name after alter the JM s sis Io IoIa Is Ia filed t Sec 4 The ballots for a special ri t t f held under ander tM thiS provisions of or this act si Ihal A Abe be In the following form torm t f Shall Snail th the sale saJe of 01 Intoxicating Ti i iora r L I Ia a beverage e be prohibited In here her shall h n L i gives the name of the county count I nah tali tah 7 r 11 yes Tea N NAll All ballots marked with a cross in ri t square containing the word yes es I Ibe M be counted In favor of the prop pro and alt all marked with a 1 cross ero Q in n r 1 tb square equate I the word no i t i c cu counted u as RS thereto Sec See 5 1 The ballots and nd Id supplies fo i ip election shall aU be furnished and by the county auditor in tn the manner ion 11 provided for lor regular Jt elections the Tim Timber ber her of ballots furnished to earli r 11 shall be at St least leA t double d the number of or voters oteR In that precinct Sec See 6 8 The Judges Judge and clerks derks fi fito to serve at lit the U last t preceding general generel 11 f e etlou heW in the be county count except x t th ilu Olt Ing leg Judges shall serve eeMe at the ole ric Ion Uon herein provided for and shall ra si vase and aud make mak return of the vote tote ote as in general rat ral elections See Sec S r 7 i The board of tIC county commission ore rs shall m meet et within ten days fla after rh medal election and canvass the thc returns and declare the result of the election I tion if Tf ifa Ifa a majority of the votes voles rut east at such ei pe 1 r don timi shan shall be In favor tavor of II the proposition submitted It H shall thereafter be bf ruT for the board of or county count commissioners of the county OUrt to grant to any an person firm association or corporation a II Ii lin n to tn sell Intoxicating spirituous malt mait or fer fr fermented mooted liquors 18 or wine nines within said al l 1 ty t until at lit a subsequent election hr h l lund und tinder r the of or this act a major majorIty majorIty Ity It of or the legal voters of the county in big In at such subsequent election shall ote nt against prohibiting the sale of intoxicatIng Ing in liquors Ninety Days Daya Grace Sec 8 S If It a majority of the votes vote 01 rut rest at lit any MY election held under the provision prot in of this act shall be in favor of 01 the si mUon altion so IO submitted then after ninety t da days from the date of said election all licensee license for the sale sal of 01 intoxicating liquors liquor granted in the county count after att the t passage gP of thi at t shall become void old and b of fit nn no o n validity and aad the holder thereof ther shut shell hA II II i b n liable for any anT sale nf nt liquors mad mild b h tm r m the same eeme as liS though no such license hud hAti f b been en Issued I and nd there shall be refunded tn to him of vI the amount paid hi for tor each ewh I n na a sum Sun proportionate with the time Urmo for which wh iJ the license fee shall II h a v been paid out of if the several funds to tJ o which it has lIu been apportioned l No license JI issued prior to the passage pauI n t thia art Ad shan shall be terminated or In an sri 8 manner affected by this act or by an election held hehl hereunder here no r See Sec 9 t No person shall be permitted to o vote ote at a special election called under tr th tract 1 h i i iRet act Ret unless un he h Is duly a r by b law Jaw provided however ho er that all voters voter who wore were registered in t the tLe e county for lor the tM last hurt preceding general elc tion need not register again for the spinal IpIri election but the registration lists Itt for fco to sh 1 1st r general st erat election e er on shall be used and an i p per r Eons OR who were net not then ma may 3 1 register for er the th special election c I to tl the th statutes relating to r for which purpose the thO registrars apr it ed Pd for or such general election A se seIn L LIn In eaSe ense R It in any prein f fAil fj ii l to act or the office becomes amr the th Ih ty r runty county auditor shall fill nu such va aan anc y b by appointment a Sec S 1 II In tn all sU elections hereunder berun lr th t the qualification of 01 voters vot shaH shall be M th tb sint nJ HS its In general elections and in al ati alters R II ma matera torn tera mid and proceedings not herein IK specified all 11 the provisions rO in ludin those relating to tn penalties of tho th n I election laws of th the sUte aLte shall apply appU and anil I Ibe be observed a HAl as far as the H am HP AT V and all expenses exa of 01 such tinn shall b be p W hi in the same eeme me manner sIt and I out HIt of or the th same fund ac as in the m r rare e of nf gen general eral oral elections held tai In the county count Two Years to td Elapse Sec 11 Whenever h Wr an election h ia h held hekl undo under the provision provisions of thi this at art TO no subsequent election shall hall be held tIl 1 th rr under until the expiration of or two 1110 wars fI from the last lust preceding prec election I IC Sec C U 12 In iii any an complaint or indictment for intoxicating J without license It shall ball not be tr n ne T to set forth neither shall It be bf n nemery emery to prove prO upon the th hearing or ti tra a athe the facts showing that the required d mir b her ter r of or voters petitioned for lor th the leit i that the election was waa held or that nat A i ri rd voted In favor of I ti t i iHie I Isale sale Hie as herein provided nor shall It tt 00 n r to allege aneg or prove e that t ti Ii d J Jf fondant f did not have hae a Ik license ncr lawful 1 g him to veil soil intoxicating but bat the burden shall hall be IK on the th rt f to chew that h he held such lIuch a license licen at th t time of ot the commission of the act at a t e oi 01 P of Or OrS Se S Sec e IS 1 wn An n election held Hold under th te r w pr pm visions of this act shall n be h hany any elector leetor of tb the county count In wlM h t I election is h held M m In the manner pro id d h b blaw law for lor the contest of or the election of e een person en to A R county office In UI i test teft the county shall be ha the cont t I r the prosecuting attorney of su I sui i r rt Continued on Page 6 COUNTY LOCAL OPTION FEATURE Continued From Page 2 shall appear apper in defense def of the UI result ot of o othe the election elto an as a announced by the th board of or county commissioners See Sec S If U If It I a majority of the th legal I al votes otes vot east cast C in any arty county at o any an election held unde under th the provisions oR of this act shall sh be In favor faTor of ot the th proposition fro eo 6 ac submitted It shall not affect change or alter the power now conferred by b law upon the boards of county commissioners to refuse a to sell sIl Intoxicating liquors nor ner northe northe the th power now conferred by law 18 upon the council connell or board of trustees or other gov bOT governing 1 erfling authorities ll of any incorporated i city town or 0 village Milage In this state tate to pro rO hibit the selling or Riving giving away ay of t any in intoxicating liquors nor shall suck such vets lole ole af affect feet change or alter any an ordinance which may have hac been In force fore In any an city town ton or village of o this state at al the time lime said vote ote wa was taken Sec 15 n The provisions of this At art shall shell not be bo so to construed as to prohibit the sale In prohibition districts of Intoxicating aUnS li II liquors liQuors for medicinal mechanical turing scientific culinary sacramental heating or lighting purposes or of use Ule In the theart arts art provided however howe r that In order to tomake tomake tomake make the sale AAle for any an of said alII al l purposes lesal I l the purchaser thereof must mutt at the I limn timi of his purchase sign a R written application application cation in substantially the fol following lowing form APPLICATION PPl IC TO INTOXICATING I 1 residing ro at In the county count of or 1 In Ip Ui the state stale of by occupation o a do hereby by make snake application to purchase orto of to be for purposes purpose and anti for fer those e purpose only Dated this thle day of 01 ISO too Only for Sickness Intoxicating liquors shall ball never r be sold In Ih prohibition f districts alc ae ai except In cases catS of or actual sickness and upon the t written prescription of ot a duly licensed I n of this t state and anal suck such tion tl n shall contain t the name me and quantity of or prescribed the name of ot the pr per pram person son am for f l whom prescribed pr the day Jay upon which the th prescription tion was as written t and |