The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-02
General Local Option Law.

The following are the material portions OF
the bill heretofore referred toy ITO provide for
submitting the question of liquor-license or no
liquor-license to the qualified voters of each
and every county and municipal corporation
in the State of Virginia, and to the qualified
voters OF each and every magisterial district
in each and every county, and of each and
every ward in each and every municipal cor
poration thereof" reported from the House
Committee on Finance
/. Be it enacted by the General assembly of V1r-
gna, That 1t shall be the duty of the Judge OF each
and every county or corporation court in the Com
monWealth OF Virginia, at any regular election in
his said county or corporation, whenever and as
often as two hundred or more duly qualified voters
of his said county or corporation shall have pre-
sented at regular term of his said court, held
least thirty days prior to said election petition
that effect, to order an election to be held in his
county or corporation and in each magisteral dis
trict or ward thereof as the case may be- on the
question Of liQuorlicense or no nquor-lcense; and
the said Judge shall Immediately upon the receipt
OF the said petition certify that fact to the sheriff
sergean! Of his said court and 1t shall be the duty
OF the ofncer last aforesaid forthwith to post at
each voting in his said county corporation
notice OF the said election, and also give notice
thereof to the officers charged with the duty Of
Quoting elections in his said county corporation
and also to publish the same in one or more news
papers published circulated in said county or
corporation, as the Judge shall direct not less than
three weeks prior to the day OF said elections: pro-
v1ded that Whenever any such petition aforesaid
Is presented to any judge as aforesaid for such
with any regular election as aforesaid, any quail
fed voter or voters may become party to the pro-
ceed1ngS, and upon the giving good and sufficient
bond and security in such form the said Judge
may require, to pay the costs and expenses of q
special election, the said judge shall upon the mo-
ton OF the parties last aforesaid direct special
election to be held the question of liQuorlcense
at such time as to the said judge may seem BEST In
stead OF at the regular election, which said special
elections for other purposes are held and conducted
and as far as possible in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act; and provided further that no
ascerta1nng the result Of any election under this
act shall vitate the same whenever 1t Is evident
the Judge ordering the said election, from the re-
turns thereof that the will Of the Unqualified
voters entitled and Offering vote thereat has been
fully and fairly Expressed but full and lawful ef-
feet shall be given to the ascertaned result OF the
same.
q That it shall be the duty of the officers appoint
ed to conduct elections in any such county cor.
poration after they shall have received notice OF
separate ballotbox for each voting-precnct In his
said county or corporation in which shall be de-
posted the ballots of the then qualified voters who
may desire and offer to vote upon the question Of
license or no HsenSe for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the said county corporation, district
The ballots shall be respectively follows: sFor
license for the sale of Intoxicating liquors. and
Against license for the sale Of liquors.
The manner OF receiving and canvassing the bal
lots and making returns at such elections are then
provided for
In every district districts, ward wards, vot-
ing against license license shall be granted and
persons selling liquor will be liable to the present
general law for selling liquor without a license
therefor; but this act is in nOw1Se to interfere with
hereafter be passed for any particular county or
CORPORATION