Daily Republican., 1883-02-10
OUR LAW MAKERS.
LOSE OF A BUSY WEEK K-WHA1
WAS DONE THIS
MORNlNG.
'pecial Oorsspondsnns Of the R1ruBlIoAH.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 0.

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pecial Oorspondsnos Of the R1ruBLIoA
i. DOVER, Del. Feb. 0.
| The appearance Of the House III
morning was desolate one, after Il
8 oil call, A. nearly all of the cOu
~ members were excused and depaI
. ID for their homes, seemingly glad tn
he week was nearing its end; cons
uently but little business was tran
ctel beyond the reading of sever
Bills. In the Senate all the member
vere present and remained until IL
: hour for adjournment arrived.
As stated in yesterdays letter, mex
seek will be busy one, and the heart
the newspaper men ars jubilant owe
be prospect OF lively time with 10,
b write about, which will be quite
rrf to them, AZ they are longing 70
pmething more exciting than the pres
mt monotonous routine of ordinary In
orporation acts, and such like.
LOCAL OPTION BILL.
As reported yesterday, the Dclawar
Eute Temperance Alliance presente,
heir claims to the Assembly last nigh
b a strong plea for local option, whicl
El no doubt have considerable weigh
Fth the members The alliance hav,
heir bill all prepared, and IL will M
oubt be introduced in the Senate mex
Feck The bill is az follows
SECTION |. That the question whether
mot any person or persons, house, cor
yration, company or association may
permitted to sell any spirituous, fer.
bentrd or Intoxicating liquors of any
|ngin whatever, or alcoholic bitters, at
ms time within the limits of New
astle, Kent or Sussex Counties, In this
tate, shall be submitted to the qualified
O'rrs of said counties at an election to
held on the second Tuesday of May,
sS3; and which election shall bc held
accordance with, and subject to the
bws governing the general election for
tembers OF the General Assembly, and
BE- election shall be held by the same
prsons who held said last general cleo
On; and in general the proceedings
throughout, including the filling of
acancies and canvassing the votes
(halI be the same, and all laws now in
rrr for the punishment Of false swear
VI NttlIIB SIldll Dt tJD
cabc to the election herein provided
r When the returns shall have been
anvassed and the result thereof asccr-
hin~i in each county respectively, a
trtifcate thereof shall be made out,
nd together with the returns them
elves, filed with the Clerk Of the Peace
such county; and for the purposes Of
his Act they shall bca record of the
ourt Of General Sessions of the Peace
Dr such county.
SECTION .. That the ballots for and
sainst such sale shall have written or
|rnt"d upon them, "For the sale Of in
Mcating liquors, or Against the
aIc Of Intoxicating liquors.
SECTION 3. That if it shall be found
the returns of said judges of election
hat the majority Of all the votes cast
any or all Of the said counties are
gainst the sale of intoxicating liquors,
hen it shall not be lawful for any per
on or persons, house, corpora
pom, company or association 10
u, directly or indirectly at any place,
10 give away at his, her, their, or its
ar" Of business, within the limits of
|aId county, any spirituous, frrmrnted,
Fintoxirating liquors of any origin,
hatcver, or alcoholic btters, after the
day of A. D., 1873 but if
shall be found by the returns of the
Ed Judges Of Election that the major.
Of al, the votes cast ~ prescribed in
/" preceding second section, in any or
Of the said counties have been cast
II the sale of intoxicating liquors, then
ar same shall be sold or prohibited rs
V permitted or prohibited by law,
Al not Otherwise, in any or all of said
IntirS.
SECTION 4. That If any person or I
trSons, house, company, association
body corporate, shall sell, directly or
dIr"ctly, at any place, or give away
his, her, their or its place Of business,
1y sprituous or ferlnentrd liquors, or
roholr bitters, or intoxicating drinks I
any kind, within the limits of any
aid counties where "A majority of all ,
be votes cast shall have hcrn cast
ganst the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, !
NOR after the day Of A. d., ,,
!" he, she, they, or it, shall, on con !
r'ion thereof, forfeit and pay on the
M conviction, "A fine of not less than ,
NJ hundred dollars, nor more than '
hrrr hundred dollars, and the costs of |
foN"cution, or instead of such fine, i'm I
h>"nInrnt IN the county jail for not less :
aan 80 days, or both, In the discretion Of
u" Court; and on the second and every {
lN"quent conviction, not less than
"o hundred, nor more than five hun
'hd dollars fine, and in addition to q
J'h fine, Imprisonment, in the county !
IA, for not less than thirty nor more ,
ldn ninety days, in the discretion of :,
'A' Court; and on failure TO pay any
'N'h fine as herein described, he, she,
hey shall be committed to the Jail Of v
EIl county until such line and costs i
81" paid; onr-llalf Of the fine imposed c
the violation Of this act shall 60 to :
b. Intormer, and the residue to the
1o"l fund Of the State
SEcTIoN 8. Every sale, gift or dispo- e