The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-03-13
in accordaoce with The provisions of sa id

in accordaoce with The provisions of sa id
Act-to wit:
AN ACT to permit The voters of This Com
monwealih TO vote every three years on
the Question OF granting licenses 10 sell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION L. BE IL enacted BIZ The Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the Com
momUealh OF I ennsylrania in General
Assembly met. and it is hereby enacted By
the authority Of the same, That on the thud
Friday in March, enc thousand eight hun.
dred and seventy three, in every city and
county IN this Commonw ca lth, and al the
annual municipal elections every third year
thereafter, in every such city and county.
It shall be the duty OF the inspectors and
Judges OF 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 10 deposit said
tickets IN a box provided for that purpose by
said inspectors ard 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 sal
made 10 the clerk of the court of quarter
sessions of The peace of the proper county,
duly certified as is required by law; " hich
certificate shall be laid befrre The judges of
The said court. at the first meeting of SAID
court after said election shall be held. and
shall be fl ed with the other records of said
court and it shall be the duty of the mayors
OF cities. ard sheriffs of Counties, or any
other officer, wh"se duty it may he to pre-
form such service, to give due public notice,
OF such specia' 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-
uaded, That this act shall not be construed
10 repeal or affect any special law prohibit
ing the sale OF intoxicating liquors, or pro.
hIblt'ng 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 cele ctinr
provided for in thus section shall be held on
The Gay fixed for the municipal election in
laid county: And provided further, That
all licenses granted after the first day of
January, one ;housa,d eight hundred and
seventy-three, shall cease, determine and be-
come void no the first day of April, one
thous nd eight hundred and seventy-three,
If the distlIc for which they shall BIZ grant.
- ~ my Siif thS ldnllb I"
license; and The treasurer OF the proper
county shall then refund. to the holder of
such ~licen-e. the moneys so paid therefor,
for which the said rrea>urers shall be entI-
lied TO credit in his accounts with the Com
monwealth.
SECTION 2. That in receiving and count
ing, aud in making returns of the vor e. cast
the inspectors and Judges, and cIerhs of SAID
pIpcfInn Sh.ll hn a-nrnal LIZ tho fo yr- 81
this Commonwealth regulating general cleo
tons; and all the penalties OF said election
law hire hereby extended 10. and shall apply
TO The voters. Inspectors, judges and clerk.
voting at and in attendance upon the cleo
lions held under the provions of this act.
SECTION 3. Whenever, by The returns of
in any city Or county aforesaid, il
shall appear that there is a ma jority against
license, IL shall not be awful for any court
or board Of license commissioned to issue
any license for the sale at spirituous, vinous.
malt or o'her intox eating liquors, or any
admrxture iher"of, IN said city ur county, at
any time thereafter, until at an e~.rct,on as
above provided majority shall vote in ia vor
OF license: Provided, That nothing contain
ed in the provisions of This act shall prevent
the issuing of liceuses4 tn drugg lists. for the
vi iifiOiS y IuSuIClIIdl anu mduuldCluC-
ing purposes.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
Speaker OF the House o. Representatives.
JAMES S. RUTAN.
Speaker of the SenaIe.
~APPRovED-The twenty-seventh day of
March, Anno Dpmini one thousand eight
hundred and s~evenry-two.
JOHN w GEARY
And / furthermore proclaim and make