The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-11
The Liquor, Bill.


The committe of coference, appointed by
both houses, have reported, and the Sen
ate and House have adopted, the report,
leaving the question of prohibitory law
to vote of the people at the ensuing e.
lection in October next
s 1. Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and
H0uSe Of Representatives. Of the CommoIs-
acca}tb Of RsnnSylcania, III General ASSeaa-
hy met, and 1t IS hcreby enacted by tie at
Mority Of the sane, That the qualified vo-
ters of this Commonwealth are hereby au-
thorized, at the place for holding the gener-
al elections in their respective wards, bor-
oughs and townships, on the second Tues
day Of October next, to vote for and a.
gainst law which shall entirely prohibit
by proper and constitutional regulations
and penalties, the manufacture and sale
Of intoxicating liquors, except for medic
inal, sacramento, mechanical, and artist
zeal purposes.
s ?. That the officers authorized by
law to hold elections in each ward, bor-
ough and township ofthe Commonwealth,
are hereby directed and required, at the
places fixed by law in the several dis
tricts for the holding Of the general cleo
tons in said districts, on the second
Tuesday Of October next, when they shall
be orguui11ua as an election board, to re-
ceiVe from each qualified voter Of the said
district, a ticket written or printed on
the out ide, "prOhibitory liquor law;" and
the tickets in favor Of the proposed law
shall contain in the inside the words, ''for
a prohibitory liquor law" and those op-
posed to the proposed law, shall contain
in the inside the words, against a pro-
hibitory liquor law" which votes shall be
counted and returned to the court house
Of the counties or city, in which the said
election shall be held, on the following
Friday, by the return judges, who shall
cast up and certify all the votes polled in
said county or city, to the office of the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth, at Har-
risburg, directed and transmitted in the
same manner as the votes for Governor
are required to be directed and transmit
ted; and the said Secretary shall, on the
third Friday Of January next ensueing,
the said returns to the Leg
islature, to be opened and counted in the
same manner as the votes for Governor
are opened and counted, and considered
as the prayer Of the voters of this common
wealth relative to prohibitory liquor
law
S }. That all election laws Of the State
prescribing the hour of opening and clos
ing the polls: the reception Of votes, the
punishment for illegal voting, the defray-
ing the expenses of publication and hold
ing the general elections, and return Of
the same, and all other matters incident
thereto, be, and the same are declared
applicable to the election above authori-
zed.
S /. That it shall be the duty Of the
sheriffS of the several counties Of this COM
monwealth, to insert copy Of this act in
the proclamation for the general elections
to be held on the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tober next.
1t was adopted in the Senate % to ! as
follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Barnes, Crab, Oar
ington, Ferguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Ham
lton, B. D, Hamlin, Z. ". Hamlin, Hen
bricks, JaminsoD, Kinzer, Kunkel, NJ
Clintock, M'FairIand, Iuc{Iin9ef, Piatt,
Price, Quiggle, Slifer, Skinner, and
Wherry.-22.
NAYs.-MesSrs. Buckalew, Cresswell.
Fry, Goodeman, Haldeman, Hester, and
u Caslin, Speaher.-7.
And the House go to 33 as follows:
EEAs.-Nessrs. Abraham, Atherton,
Ball, Barton, Beck, Bigham, Caldwell,
Carlisle, Chamberlin, Cook, Crane, Cum
nins, Daugherty, Deegan: De France,
Dunning, EIired. Ellis, Evans, Foster,
iallentine, Gibbony, Gwin, Hamilton,
Hart, Hicstand, Hitler, Hills, Hummel,
durtt, Jackman, Kilgore, Lowery, (Tio-
;a,) Linn, Magee, Mcguire, Manderfeld, |
VI IConnelI, M'Kee, Nelly, Miller, Mona
,han, Montgomery, Moore, Mosier, Muse,
oarke, Parmlee, Passmore, Patterson,
'orter, Poulson, Putney, Rawlins Rob
rts, Scott, Smith, (Crawford,) Strong,
lelgier, and Chase, SpeaLer.-G0.
NAYs,-Messrs. Adams, Beans, Boyer,
Boyd, Bush, Byerly, Collins, Eckert, Ed
inger, Fry, Gtln'ofe, Gray, Groom, Herr,
Iipple, Horn, Hunsecker, Hunter, John
on, Knight, Laury, Leh;gh,) Palmer,
1o'ce, Sallada, Sidle, Simonton, Smith,
Berks,) Stocdale, Struthers, Wheeler,
Wilson and Wright-33.