Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-04-10
THE LOCAL OPTION ACT.

The following is copy of the long
debated "Local Option" law, which
has caused SO much debate through.
out the State for the past three years.
The bill has been signed by tho Gov
ernor and is therefore a law. The
vote on "licenso" or "no license" will
be taken in this county at the borough
and township elections next Deccm.
ber:
An act 10 permit the voters Of this commonwea 10
vote every three years on tho question of granting
licenses 10 sell intoxicating liquors,
SECTION |. BE il enacted, DC, That
on the third Friday in March, 1878,
in every city and county, in this Com.
monwealth, and at the annual mu.
nicipal election every third year there.
after, in every such city and county,
it shall be the duty of the inspectors
and judges Of elections in the citics
and counties to receive tickets, either
written or printed, from the legal
voters Of said citios and counties,
labelled on tho outside license, and on
the inside for license, or against license,
and to deposit said tickets in box
provided for that purpose by said in.
spcctors and judges as is required by
law in the case OF other tickets receiv.
ed at said election and the tickets so
received shall be counted and return
of the same made to the clerk of the
Court Of Quarter Sessions of the peace
of the proper county, duly certified as
is required by law, which certificates
shall be laid before the judges of the
said court at the first meeting of said
court after said election shall be held
and shall be filed with the other re.
cords of said court; and it shall be the
duty OF the mayors Of cities and the
sheritfs of counties, or of any other
officers whose duty it may be to per
form such service, to give due public
notice of such special election above
provided for three weeks previous to
the time of holding the same, and also
three weeks before such election every
third year thereafter Provided, that
this act shall not be construed to re-
peal or affect any special law prohibit.
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors or
prohibiting the granting of licenses
Provided, that when the municipal
and township elections in any coun-
ty or city do not occur on the
third Friday in March, the election
provided for in this section shall be
hold on the day fixed for the munici.
pal elections in said county; and pro.
vided further, that all licenses granted
after the first day of January, 1873,
shall cease, determine and become
void or the first day Of April, 1873, il !
tho district for which they shall be
granted determines against the grant
ing of licenses, and the treasurer OF
the proper county shall then refund
to the holder of such license the monies
so paid therefor, for which the said
treasurer shall be entitled to credit in
his accounts with the Commonwealth
SECTION 2. That in receiving,
counting and making returns of the
votes cast, the inspectors and judges
and clerks Of said election shall be
governed by the laws of the Common
wealth regulating general elections,
and all the penalties of said election
laws are hereby extended to and shall
apply to the voters, inspectors, judges
and clerks voting and in attendance
upon the election held under the pro
visions of this act.
SECTION 3. Whenever by tho re-
turns of elections in any city or
county aforesaid it shall appear that
there is a majority against license, il
shall not be lawful for any court or
board of license commissioners to is.
sue license for the sale of spirituous,
vinous, malt, or other intoxicating
liquors, or any admixture thereof, in
said county at any time thereafter un.
til, at an election as above provided,
a majority shall vote in favor of Ii.
cense provided that nothing contain.
ed in the provisions OF this act shall
prevent the issuing Of licenses to
druggists for the sale of liquors for
medicinal and manufacturing purpo-
ses provided that the citizens of the
borough of Lebanon shall vote upon
the question on the third Friday of
March, 1878, on the same day and
when tho townships of the county of
Lebanon hold their spring elections.