Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13
GOnCurred in by the Temper
.anOe Organizations
of the State.
The Home Protection Law.
AN ACT 1FO PROTECT THE HOMES
t0F THE PEOPLE,
And 20 Provide Against the Evils
ResUlting From the Traffic
an intoxicating Liquors.

SEC. |. De il endcted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That it
shall be lawful for all citizens Of this
State, without distinction of sex, hav-
ing the qualifications of electors for
State and county officers, except that
there shall be no disqualification therein
because of sex, TO meet where they
seVerally reside, OH the first Monday OF
May, A. d. 1881, at the usual places of
SOlding elections there, for State and
County officers, and to vote for or
against the legal suppression Of the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors for use as
a beverage; and at such special cleo
diOn, all voting in favor Of such sup
preston of said traffic, shall have print
ed or written upon their ballots, the
words, "Hog,e protection against the eDtJS
~ the HquOr traffic, YeS;" and those vot-
ing against such suppression of said
traffic, shall have printed or written
upon their ballots, the words "HOme
protection against the coils Of the liquor
traffic, No" and If at said special cleo
tion, q majority of the votes so cast in
Ghis State shall be 80 given In favor of
said suppression Of the liquor traffic,
then 1t shall be unlawful, In every part
of this State, from and after the fourth
day of July, A, d. 1881, to sell, barter,
give, buy or procure for, or furnish to,
any person or persons any intoxicating
liquor, except rs authorized and pro-
vided for by this act.
And if, at said special election, ma
jOrity Of the votes so cast in this State,
shall not be Ia favor of such liquor
traffic, but in any county, or counties, a
majority of the votes there cast shall be
so given in favor of such suppression of
the liquor traffic, tnen in all said coun-
ty or counties, so voting In favor ofsuch
suppression, 1t shall be unlawful under
the provisions Of this act to sell, barter,
give, buy or procure for, or furnish to
any person or persons, any Intoxicating
liquor, except rs authorized and pro-
Vided for by this act.
And If, at such special election, n ma
iOrity Of the votes 80 cast in any county
or counties, shall be against such sup
preston of the liquor traffic, but in any
tOwnfhip, city, incorporated village,
ward, or voting precinct, whore such
election Is held, in the said last men
toned county or counties, majority of
votes there cast shall bo so given in favor
of such suppression Of the liquor traffic
then In every township, city, incorpOr-
ated village, ward, or voting precinct,
so voting In favor Of such suppression
Of the liquor traffic, In each and all of
said last mentioned county or counties,
10 shall be unlawful under the prOvl-
'sions Of this act, to sell, barter, give,
buy or procure for, or furnish to any
person or persons, any intoxicating Ii
'qnor, except as authorized and provided
for bythis act.
sEC. 2. That official proclamation and
advertisement Of said special election
shall be given by the Sherifls of all
counties IN this State, for the same time
aud In the same manner as for the cleo |
ton Of State and County officers; aud |
said election shall be conducted by the |
same judges and clerks, and In the same |
manner as the latter and shall be sub |
ject to all requirements and penalties of |
the law now In force regulating the |
election Of State and County officer In |
the charge Of the ballot-boxes, the re-
ceiying, counting, return and record of |
the votes, and payment Of the expenses
thereof, and In all other respects so far
as applicable except that no person
shall be debarred from voting at the |
same because of sex.
6Ec. 3. All distilled aud splrituous
liquors, ale, porter, strong beer, lager |
beer, fermented wine, fermented cider, |
cOrdials, bltters, and other liquors, con-
tanning alcohol, by what ever name or
description known, shall be considered |
Intoxicating liquors within the mean
ing Of this act, and the same term shall |
be held 10 include all mixed liquors, Of
which part Is intoxicating.
SEC. 4, The trustees Of any township
FOR said township, or any part thereof,
not included within the limits Of a city
or incorporated village, and the Mayor
and Council of any city or incorporated
village, where said traffic Is by said
vote SO suppressed may, on the first Mon
day Of June annually, or as soon there
after as may be convenient, purchase
such quantity Of pure and unadulter-