The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-03-20
in accordaoce with The provisions of sa id

~ VII IL PtOtloIOIS Of u III
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monwealrh 10 vote every three yea RS on
the Question Of grauting licenses TO sell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted 6y The Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the Com
mOnweaHh Of pennsylvania in General
Assembly met. and it is hereby enacted by
the authority Of the same, That on the third
Friday in March, one thousand eight nun
dred and seventy three, IN every city and
county IN this Commonwealth, and at the
annual municipal elections every third wear
thereafter, in every such city and county,
it shall be the duty of The inspectors and
Judges oil elections in the cities and the
counties, 10 receive tickets, either written
or printed, from the legal voters of said
cities and counties, Ia belled on the outside.
license" and on The inside, "for licensr,"
or against license" and to deposit said
tickets in a box provided for that purpose by
saId inspectors and judges, as is required by
law IN the case OF other tickets received al
said election; and the tickets so received
shall be counted, and a return of The same
made to the clerk of the court of quarter
sessions o' The peace of the proper county,
duly certified as Is required by law " hicb
certificate shall be laid before The Judges of
The said court. ut the first meeting of SAID
court alter said election shall be held. and
shall be Fl ed with the other records of sal
court; aud it shall be the duty of the mayors
OF cities, ard sherIffs of countless, or any
other officer, whose duty it may he to pre-
form such service, Ia give due public nolicr
OF such special election above provided tor.
three weeks previous to the time of holding
the same, and also three weeks before such
election every third year thereafter: Pro-
Uided. That this act shall not be construed
TO repeal or affect any special Law prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors, or pro-
hlbitIng the granting of licenses: Provided.
That when the municipal and township
elections in any county or city do not occur
on The third Friday IN March, the ceIectinr
provided for in this section shall be held on
he Gay liked for the municipal election in
laid county: And propided further, That
all licenses granted after the first day Of
January. one ;housa, d eight hundred and
seventy-three, shall cease, d-Iermine and be.
come void no the first day of April, one
tnous nd eight hundred and seventy-thrre,
if the district for which they shall be grant
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license and The treasurer OF the proper
county shall then refund, to the holder Of
>uch ~licen>e. the moneys so paid therefor,
for which the said trea>urrrs shall be entI
lied TO credit in his accounts v it'll the Com
monwealth.
SECTION 2. That in receiving and count
ing, and in making returns of the voles cast.
the inspectors and judges, and CLERKS of SAID
election, shall be governed by the laws OF
this Commonwealth regulating general cleo
lions; and all The penalties Ot said election
hire hereby extended 10. and shall Apply
TO The voters. inspectors, judges and clerk,
voting at and in artenda nee upon the cleo
lions held under the p~rovions of this act.
SECTION 3. Whenever, by The returns of
in any city or county aforesaid. il
shall appear that there is a majnrity against
license, it shall mol be l. awful for any court
or board Of license commissioned 10 issue
any license for the sale nt splrituous, vinuus.
malt or o'her~ intoxicating liquors, or any
admixture thereof, IN said city or county, at
any time thereafter, until at an election as
a above provided, "A majority shall vote in favor
OF license: Provided, That nothing contain
ed in The provisions OF This act shall prevent
he issuing of l;ceusese To drug. lists. for the
>ale OF liquors for medicinal and manufa ctur-
ing purposes.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
Speaker OF the House o. Representatives.
JAMES S. RUTAN.
Speak er Of the Senate.
ApPRovED-The twenIy-s.venth day of
March, Anno Drmini one thousand eight
hundred and seveniy-two.
JOHN WGEARY
And | furthermore proclaim and make
known The following as the places designated
by law for holding said election in the
several election districts Of said county-to
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