The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-01-15
LOCAL OPTION.
Judge ThOmpsOn's Bill.
TO REGULATE THE SALE OF INTOXICATING |
LLoroRs N THE sTATE OF ONO.

TO REGULATE THE SALE OF INTOXICATING
LIQUORS IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
| General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, That it shall be the duty Of
the Probate Judge in each county Of
this State, upon a written petition,
signed by at least thirty of the law
full resident adult, male and female,
citizens of the State, over the age Of
twenty-one years, in any Township,
Incorporated Village, Town, Ward
or City, in his county, to make an
order on the journal of his Court,
directing that the Trustees and
Clerk in said Townships, or the
Mayor and Council and Clerk Of any
Incorporated Village, Town or City,
shall give notice by publication in
two newspapers of general circulation
in said county, at least ten days be-
fore the first Monday in May, Of
each succeeding year after the pass
age of this act, that on the first
Monday in May, they viii receive
at their respective offices, or places
of doing business, written or printed
petitions from lawful resident, male
snd female adult citizens over twenty
one years of age, of said Townships,
Incorporated Villages, Towns, Wards
OF Cities, upon the question of the
sale of, or prohibition of the sale
thereof, in such Townships, IncOr-
porated Villages, Towns, Wards or
| Cities, except for medicinal, meehan-
icaI, art and sacramental purposes, Of
all Spirituous, YinoUs, or Malt Liq-
uOrs.
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of
the Township, Village, Town, or.
City officers named above, on the the
first Monday in May following the
giving of such notice, between the
hours of 6 A. NJ. and 6 P. NJ. on said
day, to receive from the male and fe-
male citizens, over the age of twenty
one years, who are lawful residents
in the Townships, Villages, Towns,
Wards or Cities, either their joint or
several written or printed petitions,
which petitions shall be IN the fol-
lowing form, tO-wit;
To -- [Trustees Of Town
ships, or Mayor and Council Of In
eorporated Villages and Ciies.) We,
the undersigned, lawful residents,
male and female citizens, over the
the age of twenty-one years, Of
.--, Township, Village, Town or
City,) on the question of the sale Of
or the prohibition Of the sale Of
Spirituous, Vinous and Malt Liquors,
do hereby declare "Yes" for the sale,
or '.No" against the sale.
SECTION 3. Said petitions, when
received by said Trustees or
Municipal officers, shall be marked
"fled, attested by the Township,
Town, Village, or City Clerk, as re-
ceived and fled, on the day and year
aforesaid, and shall be forthwith en-
closed in a sealed envelope, in the
presence of the Trustees or Munich
pal officers, and delivered within
three days after the time Of receipt
thereof, to the Probate Judge Of the
County wherein signed, directed
and endorsed on the face Of said en-
veIope as follows: ''To the Probate
Judge o. County, State Of
Ohio; Petition Of citizens o.,
State Of Ohio, on the sale OF, or pro- |
hibition of the sale of, Spirituous, |
Vinous and Malt Liquors, and the |
said Probate Judge, on the receipt
of such petitions, shall endorse the |
same "fled" on the day Of their re-
ceipt.
SEor1Ox 4. That it shall be the
duty of the Probate Judge, to whom
such petitions are returned, within
ten days after their receipt, to call
to his assistance a Justice Of the
Peace, who, together with said Pro |
bate Judge, shall open the envel- /
opes containing said petitions, and
in the presence of the public, count
the petitioners thereon, and cOntin-
ue the count fIom day to day until J