The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-04
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Local Option Law.

An act to prohibit the sale, exchange
or gift of intoxicating liquors in any
county, Justices precinct, city OF
town in this State that may so elect
prescribing the mode of election and
affixing a punishment for its viola
ton.
SECTION 1. BE 1t enacted By the Legis-
lature Of tie State Of IerdS, That it
shall be the duty of The commissioners
court o; each county in the State, upon
the written petition of fiftJ qualified
voters of said county, or upon such
petition by twenty qualified voters Of
a.y Justices precinct, town or city
therein. to order an election TO be held
by the qualified voters of sail county,
Justices precinct, town or city, as the
case may be, to determine whether the
sale OF intoxicating liquors, and medi-
Gated blttels producing intoxicatlon,
shall be prohibited in such county,
Justices precinct, town or city, or not
frooided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prohibit the sale
of wines for sacramental purposes, nor
alcoholic stimulants as medicines in
cases of actual sickness when sold
upon the written prescription of a reg
ular practicing physician, certifying
upon honor that the same is actually
necessary as a medicine.
SEC ?. 1t shall be the duty of such
court, at its first session after the fl
ing of such petition with the clerk
thereof, to order an election to be held
at the regular voting place or places
within the proposed and prescribed
limits, upon day not exceeding thir.
ty days from the date of said order
and said order shall express the OBJ
ject of said election. The clerk shall
post, or cause to be posted, at least
five copies of said order at different
public places in each Justices precinct,
town or city in which such election
shall be held for at least twenty days
prior to the day. of election. Said
court shall appoint and qualify the
proper officers uudeI existing laws. At
said election those who favor the pro-
hibltion of the sale of intoxicating
liquors wit&a the prescribed limits
shall have written or printed on their
tickets the words For Prohibition, "
and those who oppose it shall indorse
on their tickets the words Against
Prohibition" The officers holding
said election shall in all respects not
herein specified conform to the exist
ing laws regulating elections; and af-
ter the polls are closed they shall pro-
coed TO count the vote; and they STALL,
within ten days thereafter, make due
report of said election to the aforesaid
court.
SEC. 3. Said court shall hold a
special session on the eleventh day at.
ter the holding Of the aforesaid cleo
ton, or as soon thereafter as practical
ble, for the purpose of opening the
polls and counting the votes; and il q
majority of the votes cast are For
Prohibition" said court shall immedI-
atelY make an order declaring the re-
suit of said vote, and absolutely pro-
limiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within the prescribed bounds Except
for the purposes specified in section
one of TINS sct), until such time as the
qualified voters therein may, at legal
election held for the purpose, by 3
msjority Vvte, decide otherwise; and
said order OF court so declaring the re-
suit OF election aud prohibiting the
sale If intoxicating liquors, shall be
published for four successive weeks In
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