Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-04-14
LIQUOR LICENSE.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu.
tiOn.

The following. known as the Pond bill
came up for final action in the House or
Tuesday, and was indefinitely postponed
Joint Resolution proposing Amendments
to the Constitution, and providing foI
their submission to the people of Ohio
on the second Tuesday 5f October
1881.
SECTION !. Be it resolved by the Gen,
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio three
tifths Of all the members elected to each
house concuring therein), That propo.
sitien to amend the Constitution of the
State of Ohio be submitted to the elec.
tors Of the State on the second Tuesday
of October. 4. ID. 1881, as follows, to.
wit: That the seperate section to Arti-
Gle XIV. of the Constitution. described in
Section IS of the schedule thereto, be SO
amended as to read rs follows:
Section /. License to traffic in spirit
uous. vinous or malt liquors, may be
granted under such regulations and
limitations as shall be prescribed by
law. ......
At said election. the electors desiring
20 vote in favor OF the adoption of said
amendment, shall have placed upon their
ballots, License to traffic in intoxicat-
| ing liquors-Yes;" and those desiring to
vote against the adoption OF said amend.
ment shall have placed upon their bal.
lots, License to traffic in Intoxicating
| liquors-No;" and il majority of all the
ballots cast at said election shall con.
tain the words, License to traffic in
| liquors-Yes, then said amendment
shall be adopted, and shall constitute
| fhn n To rfiola wv <1et H.
| Constitution described in Section 18 of
the schedule thereto, and said original
seperate section to said article XIV shall
be repealed.
Section 2. That at said election on
said second Tuesday of October, A. d.
1881, in addition TO seperate section to
Article XIV of the Constitution, and ad
ditional seperate section to said Article
XIV OF the Constitution IN the words and
| figures following, to-wit:
Section-The General Assembly may
by ~ restrict or prohibit the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors, and may impose a
| special tax upon persons engaged therein,
or may, by law, provide for submitting
to the electors of the State, counties.
townships, cities and Incorporated viii
lagos, at special elections, the question of
prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors therein, to determine by ma
jority of all the electors voting at such
election, and shall provide for the en-
| forcement of such option by appropriate
legislation, but no such special election
shall be held within go county, town
ship or municipal officers days of any
Presidential election or of any general
1 sletaion for state, shall also be submit
ted to the electors for adoption orreiec.
/ tion, and the electors desiring to vote ip
favor of the adoption of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their bal
lots, Local option Yes" and those de-
string to vote against the adoption Of
said amendment shall have placed upor
their ballots, Local option No." and if {
majority of all the ballots cast at sale
election shall contain the words, ssLoca
option-Yes,' then said amendment
shall be, in addition to seperate section O.
Article XIV, described in section 1S O
the schedule, an additional seperate sec
ton of Article XIV. of the Constitution