Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1909 — EXTRACT FROM THE LOCAL OPTION LAW [ARTICLE]

EXTRACT FROM THE LOCAL OPTION LAW

In response to many inquiries the Republican publishes the following extracts from the local option law showing the effects of holding an election under that law. Section seven of the law. “If a majority of the legal votes cast at said election shall be in favor of prohibiting the Sale of Intoxicating liquor as a beverage in such county, it shall thereafter be unlawful for said commissioners or any cpurt to grant a license to any person for the of Uquors in said county, and the board of commissioners thereafter shall have no power pt jurisdiction to hear or consider aplications for licensy to sell intoxicating liquors nor to grant such license to any person In such county, until at a subsequent election held under this act a majority of the legal voters of said county voting at such subsequent election shall vote against prohibit; ing the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.” This section is very plain in showing that if the county votes “dry” that there 4s no need of remonstrances or elections until the County votes “wet." Section eight says:

“Whenever an election has been held under the provisions of this act, no subsequent election shall be held thereunder until the expiration of at least two years from the last proceeding election.”