Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-22
THE LOCAL OPTION LAW.

Il
monwealth to vote every three years
on the question of granting license to
sell intoxicating liquors.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted, dc, That
on the third Friday in March. 1878, in
every city and county in this common
wealth, aud at the annual municipal elec-
tions every third year thereafter, in eve
ry such city and county. it shall be the
duty of the inspectors and judges Of
elections in the cities and counties to re-
ceive tickets, either written or printed,
f.om the legal voters of said cities and
counties, labelled on the outside license
and IN The inside for license or against
license and to deposi. said tickets in a
box provided for that purpose by SAID
inspectors aud judges as it is required by
law in the case of other tickets received
at such election; and the tickets so re-
ccived 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 it is re-
quired 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 shall be
fled with the other records of said court;
and it shall be the duty of mayors of
cities, and the sherifs of counties, or
any other officer, whose duty it may be
to perform such service, to give due pub
lie notice of such special election abo.e
provided for, three weeks previous to
the time of the same, and also three
weeks before such election every third
year thereafter, Pyoride,!, That the act
shall not be construed to repeal or effect
any special law prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors, or prohibiting the
granting of licenses, Hovided, That
when the municipal and township elec
tions in any county Or city do not occur
on the third Friday in March, the cleo
ton provided for in this section al.ali be
held on the day fixed for the municipal
elections in said county; And prorided
further, That all licenses granted after
the first day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three, shall
cease, determine and become void--on the
first day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy three, if the dis
trict for which they shall be granted de-
termine against the granting of license,
and the treasurer of the proper county
shall then refund to the holder of such
license the moneys SO paid therefor. for
which the said treasurers shall be enti-
led TO credit in their accounts with the
SEC. 3. That in receiving ar.d counting
md in making returns of the votes cast,
he inspectors and judges end clerks of
'aid election ehall be governed by the
avs of this commonwealth regulating
general elections; and all the penalties
# said election laws are hereby exten-
led to, and shall apply to the voters, in
pectors, judges and clerks, voting at
nd in attendance upon the elections held
lnder the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. Whenever, by the returns of
lections in any city or county aforesaid,
shall appear that there is a majority
gainst license, it shall not be lawful for
ny court or board of license commits
toner's to issue any license for the sale
f spirituous. vinous, malt or any other
intoxicating liquors, or any admixture
hereof in said city or county, at any
ime thereafter. until an election as above
rovided a majority shall vote in favor
f license; Prorided, That nothing con-
aimed in the provisions to this act shall
revent the Issuing Of license to drug
lists for the sale of liquor for medical
nd manufacturing purposes; Proride',
The citizens of the borough of Lebanon ,
hall vote upon the question on the third
'riday of March, one thousand eight
undred and seventy three. on the same
ay and time when the townships of the
ounty of Lebanon hold their spring
lections.
ArPRoyED-The twenty-aeventh day
March, Ammo Domino, one thousand q
ight hundred and seventy-two.