Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-11
THE LOCAL OPTION LAW,

An Act to permit the voters of eye,y
toWaSh'p or Incorporated citg IN this
State to cote on the question of grant
ing hcenSes to sell 1ltoricatiRg iiq-
uOrS.
Section !. From and after the passage
of this Act, whenever one-fourth the
number of legal voters of any township,
incorporated city, or town, shall petition
the Board of Supervisors of such county,
or the county wherein such township, in
corporated city, or town is situated, to
call special election, to vote upon the
question of Liquor License or mo
Liquor License the Board of Supervis-
ors Of the county receiving said petition,
shall, within one month after said petition
is filed with the Clerk of said Board, make
proclamation for the holding of said olec i.
tion in the township, Incorporated city,
or town, as may be asked for in such
petition.
Sec. .. The Board of Supervisors shall
by such proclamation require an election
to be held within such township, incorpo-
rated city, or town, as the case may be,
on day to be designated by such Board,
and within thirty days from and after the
day of issuance of said proclamation.
| Such proclamation shall be published in
II newspaper printed in the township,
city, or town, in which said election is to
be held, if there be one published therein,
otherwise in newspaper to be designated
by such Board of Supervisors. Such a
proclamation shall be published once a
week for at least three weeks previous to
such election.
Sec. 3. Said election shah be conduct
ed and governed by the General Election
Laws of this State, so far rs the same are
applicable thereto provided that copies
OF the Great Register need not be used,
and Section l,056 of the Political Code
shall not apply to or effect such elections.
Concerning proclamation by the Super
visors.l
Sec. 4. The tickets to be voted at such
election shall contain the words, For
License or Against Liconse.' If a
majority of the votes cast at such election
For License or Against License shall
contain the words Against License then
it shall not be lawful for any Court,
Board, or officer to issue any license for
the sale of any spirituous, vinous, malt
or other intoxicating liquors in said town
ship, city, or town, wherein said election
may have been held, at any time after the
determination Of the result of said cleo
ton, provided that nothing contained in
! the provisions Of this Act shall prevent
the issuing of license to druggists for the
sale of liquors for medicinal or manufac-
turing purposes,
Sec 5, The Board of Supervisors shall
meet as Board within ten days alterany
such election, for the purpose Of canvass
ing the returns and determining the re-
suit.
Sec. 6. If at any such election the ma
jorty of the votes cast For License and
Against License shall be Against Ii
cense,' then from and after the result of
said election shall have boon determined
by the Board of Supervisors, it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell or dispose
of any spirituous, vinous, malt or other
intoxicating liquors in such township, in
corporated city or town, at any time there
after, until at an election, as above pro-
vided, q majority shall vote in favor Of
such license.
Sec. 7. No election shall be held
under this Act oftener than once in two
years.
Sec. s. Any person who shall sell or
give, or offer to sell or give, any spurious,
vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquors,
in quantities less than five gallons, within
any township, incorporated city or town,
contrary to the provisions of this Act,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
for every such offense shall pay fine not
exceeding twenty-five dollars for the first
oflense, and not less than fifty or more
than one hundred dollars for each subse-
quent otfense, and be imprisoned in the
County Jail until such fines shall be paid,
at the rate of one days imprisonment
for each dollar fine.
Sec. 8. All fines collected under this
Act shall be paid into the School Fund
Of the county wherein collected.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Judge to call the attention of
every Grand Jury to the provisions of
this Act.
Sec. IL. This Act shall take effect i'm
mediately.