The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-02-27
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III accordance with The provisions of said
Ac'-to wit:
AN ACT to permit The voters of this Com
monweallh 10 vote every three yea rs on
the Question of granting licenses 10 sell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted By The Senate
and House Of Representatives. of the Com
monUedHh of 4 ennsyIudnia in General
Assembly met. and 1T is hereby enacted 6y
the authority Of the same, That on the third
Friday in March, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy three, IN every city and
county in this Commonwealth, and at the
annual municipal elections every third year
thereafter, in every such city and county.
1t shall be the duty of The inspectors and
Judges oil elections in the cities and the
counties, TO receive tickets, either written
or printed, from the legal voters of said
cities and countless, labelled on The outside.
license" and on The inside, ssfor license,"
or against license and TO deposit said
tickets in a box provided for that purpose by
sa al 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 sam
made TO the clerk Of the court of quIr.er
sessions Of The peace of the proper county,,
duly certified as is required by law which
certificate shall be laid before The Judges of
The SAID court. at the first meeting of said
court alter said election shall be held. ard
shall be fled 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, whose duty it may he to pre-
form such service, tn give due public notice
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
utded, That this act shall not be constr ued
TO repeal or affect any special law prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors, or pro-
hlblting the granting of licenses: PrOUided,
That when the municipal and township
elections in any county or city do not occur
on the third Friday in March, the celectinr
provided for in this section shall be held on
The Gay fixed for the municipal election in
said county: And provided further, That
all licenses granted after the first day of
January, one ;housoI d eight hundred and
seventy-tiree. shall cease, determine and be-
come void no the first day Of April, one
thous, nd eight hundred and seventy-thrce,
if the distinct for which they shall be- grant
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license; and The treasurer o, The proper
county shall then refund, to the holder of
such license. the moneys so paid therefor,
for which the said irea>urrrs shall be emit
lied TO credit in his accounts " it'll the Com
monwealth.
SECTION ?. That in receiving and count
ing. and in 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 general cleo
tons; and all the penalties OF said election
law hire hereby extended TO, and shall apply
to The voters. inspectors. judges and clerks,
voting at and in attendance upon the cleo
lions held under the p~rovions of this act.
SECTION B. Whenever, by The returns OF
elections in any city or county aforesaid. II
shall appear that there is a m majority against
license, 1t shall not be lawful for any court
or bolrd Of license commissioners to issue
any license for the sale of spIrituous, yinous.
malt or olher intoxicating liquors, or any
admrxture thereof, IN said city or county, at
any time thereafter, until at an election as
above provided, a ma jority shall vote in favor
of license: PrOuided, That nothing contain-
ed IN the provisions of this act shall prevent
The issuing OF licenssse to druga lists. for the
sale Of liquors for medicinal and manufa ctur-
ing purposes.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
JAMES S. RUTAN.
Speaker OF the Senate.
APPRovED-The twenry-seventh day of
March, Anno Drmiui one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two.
JOHN W.GEARY
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 couuty-to