The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-09-21

trust under the Government Of tho United
States, nF Of this State, OF Of any city or in
cofporaicd district, whether commissioned
officer or otherwise, q subordinate officer of
agent, who 10, or shall be employed under
The leaislsiive, or executive OF Judiciary de-
partmeut Of iais State, or Of any inroFpcra.
ted district, and also that every member ol
Congress, and Of the selec. or common coun-
Gil OF any city, commissioners OF any In.
corporated district, is by law incapable oi
holding OF exercising al the same time ine
office or appointment Of Judge, inspector Of
clerk Of any election Of this commonwealth,
and that no inspector, Judge OF any olheI
officer Of any such election shall be eligible
10 any Office then TO be voted for.
lam also instruced by law 10 inser the
following copy Of an Act, entitled: fan ac!
| Tor :he suppression Of the manufacture and
sale of iniioxicaiing liquors as beverage q
liz the Proclamation for the General Election
10 be held on the second Tuesday oi Octo
Der next. .-l .ts..z.
s-5, GAN ACT
For the Suppression of tie Ilenyaciure and
Sale Of intoxicating Liquors as a Beuerage
WHEREAs. All laws TO be efficient should
have the appreciation and sanction OF the
people; ~
1
number, II not majorry oil the clizens OF
with the necessity of the passage OF pro.
hibitory liquor law;
And spheieas, Ii is impossible TO obtain a
certain indication Of popular sentiment rea-
tive thereto by means of petitions and RS
monstrances therefore,
| SECTION I. Be il enacted by tho Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the COM
| monwealih of Pennsylvania, in General as
sembly met, and il is hereby enacted by au-
thority Of the same, That the qualified vo-
ters OF this Com onweallh are hereby au-
thorized al the places for holding The gener-
al elections in their respective wards, Dor.
oughs and townships, on the second Tues
day ot October next, 10 vote for and against
a law which shall entirely prohibit, by prop
er and Constitutional regulations aud pc nal.
lies, the Manufacture aud sale Of intoxica.
ling liquors except for mediciral, sacramen.
ial, mechanical and ariis,ical purposes.
SECTION Q. THAT the officers authorized
| by law TO hold elections in each ward, bor-
ough and township OF ;his Common wealth,
are hereby directed and required al the place
| fixed By law, in the several districts for the
holding of the general elections in SAID dis
| tricts, on The second Tuesday Of October
next, when they shall be organized as an e.
lection board, 10 receive from each quolitied
voler of their said districts, a ticket written
| or printed ON the outside, "Prohibuory Ii.
quor Law" and The tickets iI favor Of the
proposed law shall contain in the inside the
words, "For a Prohibitory Liquor Law" and
those opposed TO the proposed law shall
contain in the inside the words, "Againsl a
Prohibitory LqGor Law" which votes shall
be counted and returned to the court house
of the county or city. in which the said elec.
! lion shall be held, on the following Friday
| by the return judges, who shall cast up and
| certify oil the votes polled in the said coun.
| iy or city, 10 the office OF the Secretary ol
the Commonwealth, al Harrisburg, directed
aud transmitted III the same manner, the
votes for Governor are required 10 be direct.
ed and transmitted, and the said Secretary
shall, on the third Friday of January nexi
ensuing, communicate the said returns 10
| the Legislature, TO be opened and counted in
the same manner; the votes for Governor
are opened and counted, and considered as
the prayers Of the voters of this Common.
wealth relative TO prohibitory liquor law.
SECTION 3. That all the election laws ol
the State prescribing the hours of opening
1 and closing the polls the reception of votes,
| me punisnmert for Illegal votiDg, Inc de-
fraying the expenses oi publication, and
holding of the general elections and relum
OF the same, and all other matters incident
thereto, be and the same are DECLARED ap.
| plicable 10 the election above authorized.
SECTION 4. That ii shall be the duty Of
tho Sheriff OF the several counties of This
Commonwealth. TO insert copy of this act
in The proclamation for the general election
10 be held on the second Tuesday oil Oclo-
ber next. 4. \. CHASE,
Speaker of H. OF Rep.
| M. M'CASLlN,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Approved the twenty eighth day Of April
one Thousand eight hundred and ffty-f
WILLIAM BiGLER.
Given under my hand at my Office in
Bloomsburg this 9Th day OF September A. D
1854. JOHN SNYDER, Sheriff.