Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
The License Question.

once every three years the citizens OF
the various counties should vote upon
the question of license or no license.
The first vote upon this question
takes place in this county on the
9th Of December. The question will
be an exciting one, and one that will
bring out the full vote Of both friend
and foe.
For the convenience o. our readers
VIC give the Act in full:
An Act TO permit the voters Of this Common
wealth to vote every three years, on the question
Of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors.
SEC. |. Be il enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, and ii is hereby en-
acted by the authority Of the same.
That on the third Friday in March,
one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-three, in every city and county
in this Common wealth, and at the
annual municipal elections every third
year thereafter, in every such city
and county, il shall be the duty Of
tho inspectors and judges of elections
in the cities and counties, 10 receive
tickets, either written or printed,
from the legal votes of said cities and
counties, labelled on the outside, ali
ccnse," and on the inside, "for license" I"
or ga sainst -lioensn," and TO deposit
said tickets in box provided for that
purpose by said inspectors and judges,
as Is required BY law in tho case OF
other tickets received at said election
and the tickets so received shall be
counted, and q 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 re.
tquircd by law which certificate shall
be laid before the judge of the said
court, nj the first meeting of said
court after said election shall be held
and shall be filed with the other rec
ords of said court; and it shall be the
duty of the mayors of cities and sher
iifs of counties or any other officer
whose duty it may be to perform such
service, to give due public notice o
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 thi'
act shall not be construed TO repeal OF
affect any special law prohibiting th'
sale of intoxicating liquor, or probb
itihg the granting of license; PRO
rided, That when the municipal ant
township elections in any county o
city do not occur on the third Friday
! in March, the election provided for il
this section shall be held on the da,
fixed for the municipal elections il
said county: Aad prouided further
That all licenses granted after th
) first dag of January, one thousan.
eight hundred and seventy-three shal
cease, determine and become void Of
! the first day Of April, one thousand
! eight hundred and seventy.tbree,
the district for which they shall b
granted determines against the grant
ing Of license and the treasurer Q
tho proper county shall then refund
to the holder of such license, the NOR
cys SO paid therefor, for which tn
I said treasurer shall be entitled 4
credit In his accounts with the Com
rnvnwoaIth.
r SEC. 2. That in receiving and count
ing, and in making returns of th
votes cost, the inspectors and judge
and clerks of said election, shall b
governed by the laws Of this Con
monwealth regulating general elet
tons; and all the penalties Of sal
h election laws are hereby extended Il
/, and shall apply to the voters, inspe'
- tors, Judges and clerks, voting at an
d in attendance upon the elections bel
II under the provision OF this act.
y SEC. 3. Whenever, by tho returi
of elections in any city or count
aforesaid, it shall appear that thero
majority against license, IL shall M
y be lawful for any court or board
license commissioners 10 issue OF
81 :. license for the sale of spirtuous, vi
ID GUS, malt or other intoxicating liquor
or any admixture thereof in So
city or county, at any time tbcroafte
until at an election as above provide
majority shall vote in favor of
ccnsc: Provided, That nothing co
cr tnined in the provisions of this a
r. II, shall prevent the issue Of licenses
u druggists, for the sale Of liquors
medicinal and manufacturing pu
WILLIAM ELLIOT,
! Speaker Of tho House Of Representatives
y JAMES s. RUrAN,
Speaker Of the Senate
AppRovED-The twenty seventh d
of March, Ammo Domino one thousa
eight hundred and seventy.two.