Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-01-11
MiscrIIaneoms.
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The following is the bill passed by the
last Legislature submitting the question of
"licensen or mo license'' to direct vote
of the people ofthe several cities and coun-
ties VI this Common wealth:
SEC. /. BE 1t enacted, DC, That on the
third Friday in March, one thousand eight
hundred a4d seventy three, in every city
and county in this Commonwealth, and at
the annuai municipal elections every third
year thereafter, in every such city and
county, it shall be the duty Of the inspec-
tors aud judges of the election i'll the cities
and counties, to receive tickets, either
written or printed, from the legal voters of
said cities and counties, labeled on the out
side "lcense,n and on the inside "for IL
censen or against license - and to deposit
said ticket in a box provided for that pur-
pose by said inspectors and judges, as is
required by law in the case-of other tickets
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 it is required by
law; which certificates shall be laid before
the Judges of said court at the first meet
| iug 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 mayors of cities and sheriils of counties
or of any other officer whose duty ii may be
TO perform such service, to give due public
notice of such special election above pro-
vded for, three weeks previous to the time
of holding the same, and also three weeks
before such election every third year there
after: PrOcided, that this act shall not be
construed to repeal or affect any special
law prohibiting the sale~6f Intoxicating IL
quoIs, or prohibiting the granting of IL
censes: Provided, that when the municipal
and township elections in any county or
city do not occur on the third Friday in
March, the elections provided for in this
! section shall be held on the day fixed for
the municipal elections in said county:
! An1 proridea, further, that all licenses
granted after the first of January, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-three,
| shall cease, determine and become void on
the first day Of April, one thousand eight
hund ed and seventy-threc, if the district
for which they shall be granted determines
| against the granting of license; and the
treasurer Of the proper county shall then
refund 10 the holder of such license the
moneys 50 paid therefor, for which the said
| treasurers shall be entitled to credit in theil
! accounts with the Commonwealth.
SEC. =. That in receiving and counting
and making returns of the votes cast, the
inspectors. and judges and clerks of said
election, shall be governed by the laws OF
this Commonwealth regulating genera
elections; and all the penalties of said elec
ton laws are hereby extended to and shaI
| apply to the voters, inspectors, judges and
clerks, voting at and attending upon the
election held under the provisions of thi:
| act.
SEC. 3. Whenever, by the returns 81
elections in any city or county aforesaid
I it snail appear that a majority are against
license, it shall not be lawful for any cour
/ or board of license commissioners to issut
any license for the sale Of sprtuous, yinous
malt or other Intoxicating liquors, or any
admiXture thereof, in said city or county
at any time thereafter, until an election ns
above provided a majority shal! vote in "a
vor Of license: Provided. that nothing con
tdined in the provisions Of this act shal
prevent the issuil of licenses to druggists
for the sale of liquors for medicinal and
manufacturing purposes: PrOrjded, thai
the citizens Of the borough of Lebanon
shall vote upon the question on the thirt
Friday OF March, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-three, on the same day
and time when the townships Of the county
of Lebanon hold their spring elections.