The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-03-06
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in accordaoce with the provisions of sal
Aci-to wit:
AN ACT TO permit the voters of this Com
monweal,h TO vote every three year. on
the Question of granting licenses to sell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Senaie
and House Of Representatives of the Com
mon,oeauh Of ennsylrania in General
Assembly met. and ii 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 Commonw ca It'll, and al the
annual municipal elections every third year
thereafi er, in every such city and county,
1t 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, labelled on the outside.
'lIcense," and on the inside, .for license,'
or against license" and TO deposit said
tickets in a box provided for that purpose by
sa I'd 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 of the peace of the proper county,
duly certified as rs required by law; which
certificate shall be laid before The judges of
The said court. at the frs, meeting of said
court alter said election shall be held. and
shall be fl ed with the other records Of said
court and 1t shall be the duty of the mayors
OF cities, and sherIffs of countless, or any
other officer, whose duty it may he to pre-
form such service, To 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
uided, That this act shall not be construed
10 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 orcur
on The third Friday IN March, the ceiectinu
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 6r>t day of
January, one ;housaid eight hundred and
seventy-three. shall cease, determine aud be-
come void no the first day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-three,
if the district for which they shall be- grant
- oE'ibSt u etuitIuS Vi
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 irea>urrrs shall be entI-
lied to credit in his accounts " it'll The Com
monweaith.
SECTION 2. That in receiving and count
ing, and in making returns of the votes cast.
the inspectors and judges, and CLERKS of SAID
DIootlnn chill L. -, th4 4 me- ~
this Commonwealth regulating general cleo
tons; and all The penalties OF sale 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 aci.
SECTION 3. Whenever, by The returns Of
elections in any city or county aforesaid. II
shall appear that th"re is a majority againsr
license, 1t shall not be la wful for any court
or board Of license commissioned TO issue
any license for the sale of spIrituous, vinous.
malt or olher L xlcating liquors, or any
admrxture thereof, IN said city or county, at
any time thereafter, until at an election as
above provided, II ma iority shall vote in favor
Of License: Provided, That nothing contain
ed in The provisions Of This act shall prevent
The issuing Of licenses to druga lists. for the
>ale 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 twenty-seventh day of
March, Anno Dnmini one thousand eight
hundred and sevenIy-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 county-to