The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-02-20
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ACT TO permit the voters of this Com.
monweal,h TO vote every three years on
the question ofgrauting licenses TO cell
intoxicating liquors.
SECTION L. Be ID enacted by Se Senate
and House of Representatives. of the Com.
OF pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, and 1t is hereby enacted bu
the authority Of the same, That on the third
Friday in March, one thousand eight hun.
bred and seventy three, in every CITY and
county in this Commonwe alth, and at the
annua municipal elections every third wear
thereaf er, in every such city and county
it shall be the duty of the inspectors and
judges OF elections in the cities and tho
counties, TO receive tickets, either written
or printed, from the legal voters of said
cities and counties, labelled on the outside
license" and on the inside, efor license
or inst license and 10 deposi, SAID
tickets in q box provided for that purpose bv
sa id inspectors and judges, as is required by
law in the case of other tickets received a,
said election; and the tickets so received
shall be counted. and a return of the sams
made 10 the clerk of the court of Quarter
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 frs, meeting of said
court after said election shall be held. ard
shall be fed with the other records of said
court; and it shall be the duty of the MAYORS
of cities, ard sheuffs of counties. or anv
other officer, whose duty it may he to pre.
form such service, to give due public notice
OF such special election above provided for,
three weeks previous TO the time of holdipu
the same, and also three weeks before such
election every third year thereafter: Pro-
uided, That this act shall not be construed
TO repeal or affect any special law prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors, or pro.
hihitIng 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 collection
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 ;housai d eight hundred and
seventy-three, shall cease, determine and be-
come void no the first day of April, one
thous1 Dbl eight hundred and seventy-three,
if the district for which they shall b. grant
ed determines against the granting OF
license; and The trasurer OF The proper
county shall then refund, TO the holder of
such license. the moneys so paid therefor,
for which the said rrea~urers shall be emit.
lied to credit in his accounts 18th the Com
monweaIth.
SECTION 2. That in receiving and count
ing. and in making returns OF the votes cast,
the inspectors and judges, and clerbs of said
election, shall be governed by the laws Of
this Commonwealth regulating general cleo
tons and all the penalties OF said election
law hre hereby extended 10, and shall apply
10 The voters, Inspectors, judges and clerks,
voting at and in attendance upon the cleo
lions held under the ~provions Of this act.
SECTION B. Whenever, by the returns Of
elections in any city or county aforesaid, it
shall appear that there is Il majority against
license, it shall not be ful for any court
or board Of license commissioners to issue
any license fr the sale of spiritgQus, vinous.
malt or o'her intoxicating liquors, or any
admlXture thereof, in said city or county, at
any time thereafter, until at an election as
above provided, ma iority shall vote in favor
of license: Provided, That nothing contain
ed in the provisions of this act shall prevent
The issuing Of licenscse 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 twenty-seventh day of
March, Ammo Dumini one thousand eight
hundred and seveniy-two.
JOHN WGEARY
And I furthermore proclaim and nuke
known the following as the places designated
by law for holding said election in the
several election districts o. said county-to
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