The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-30

TIE Local ORION bill has finally
passed both branches of the Legislature
and has been sent to the Governor for his
signature. The bill, in its present shape,
submits the question Of license TO vote
OF the people in ''ctits and Countess" and
IS not limited to settles, 6oroughs and totcn-
Ehips,," as was proposed in the original
bill. Following is the full text of the act
as 1t passed the Senate and was sent to
the House, and in this shupe no doubt it
will become the law:
AK ACT to permit the voters of this COM
monwealtn to vote every three years on
the question OF granting licenses TO sell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted ETC., That on
the Sd Friday in March, 1873 in every citv
and county in this com monwealth, and at
the annual municipal elections every third
year thereafter in every such city and coun-
ty, it shall be the duty of the inspectors
and judges of elections in the cities and
COUNTIES to receive tickets either written or
printed from the legal voters Of said cities
and counties, labeled on the outside ''li-
ceLse," and on the inside ''for license" or
against license" and to deposit said tick
cts in u box provided for that purpose by
said inspectors and judges, as is required
by law in the case OF other tickets received
at said elections, and the tickets so received
shall be counted and a return of the same
made TO the clerk of the court of quarter
sessions OF the peace of the proper county
duly ceruhed as required by law, which
certificate shall be laid before the Judges
of the said court at the first meeting of
said court after said election shall be held
and It shall be fled with the other records
of said courts, and it shall be the duty OF
the mayors of cities and sheriffs of counties
or of any other officer whose duty il may
be TO perform such service, to give due
public notice of such specia. election above
provided for three weeks previous to the /
time OF holding the next annual municipal |
election in every uch city and county and ,
also three weeks before such election |
every third year thereafter: Provided |
That this shall not be construed to re-
peal or affect any special law prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors or prohibit
the granting of licenses: Prorided, That
when the municipal elections in any county
or city do not occur on the third Friday in
March the election provided for in this
section shall be held the day fixed Tor
the municipal elections III SAID city or
county.
Had proUided further, That all licenses
= , ,.
shall cease, determine and become void on
the lst day of April, 1873, it the district
for which they shall pe granted determine
against the granting of license, and the
treasurer of the proper county shall then
refund to tie holder of said license the
moneys so paid therefor, for which the
said treasurer shall be entitled 20 credit il
his account with The Commonwealth
SEC, .. That in receiving and counting
and in making returns of tie votes cast
the inspectors and judges and clerks of
said elections shall be governed by the
laws OF this commonwealth regulating
general elections, and all the penalties OF
said election laws are hereby extended to
aud shall apply TO the voters, inspectors.
judges and clerks oting at and in attend
upon The election held under the
provisions of this act. a
SEC. 3. Whenever, by returns of cleo
tiops IN any city and county aforesaid. il
shall appear that there is a majority
against llcerse il shall not be lawn for
Coy lIceUse TO BSIe for the sale of snirit
uOns, vlnons, malt or other iutoxicafino !
liquors, or any admixture thereof. in said
city or county at any time thereafter. mil
at an election as above provided majority
shall vote in favor Of license Pyon;d.y
That nothing contained in the proy:sion,' |
of this act shall prevent the issuing of Il.
censes 10 druggists for the sale of iionors
for medicinal and. nd.nanufacturing purnosas 4
Provided, The cItizeus OF Lebanon shall /
vote upon the question on the third FRIDAY /
of March, 1873, on the same day and time
when the townships of the county of Leb-
anon hold their spring elections.