Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-05

ITS PROVISIONS IN FULL-I6E N UMBER
OF PETITIONERS REQUIRED TO CALL
FOR A voTE-oNLY ONE VOTE IN
TWO YEARS.
The Governor having signed the Local
Option bill passed by the legislature, it is
now a. law. We give below the bill in
full. Under its provisions it requires q
petition signed by 3l2 bona hde voters to
procure an election On that question in
Staunton:
ONE FOURTH THE VOTES AT A PROCEED
ING ELECTION NECESSARY TO
SIGN THE PETITION.
l. BE 1t enacted By the General Assembly
of Virginia, That it shall be the duty OF
the Judge OF each county and corporation
court in the Com monwealth Oh Virginia,
whenever such a number OF the duly quail.
lied voters of each magisterial district Of
a county. or whenever such number Of
the duly qualified voters of any magisteri'
al district in any county, or whenever
such number of the duly qualified voters
Of a corporation (having over i've thou
| sand Inhabitants and a corporation COURT
| as constitute One-fourth of the number OF
voters voting at the preceding regular
| November election in such county. magls-
terial district, or corporation, shall petit
| ton, either in termtime or IN vacation,
to order special election in bis county 80
petitioning, or in any magisterial district
of his county so petitloning, on the ques-
tion of liquor license or no liquor-lleense.
Such county or corporation judge, az the
case may be, shall within ten days after
the receipt Of said petition issue his writ
| of election, in which shall be fixed the
day of holding such election, directed to
| the sheriff OF his county or city, or SER
| geant of his corporation, as the case may
| be, whose duty it shall be to forthwith
post at each voting precinct in said coun-
ty, if the election is to be held in the whole
county OR at the voting precincts in any
! maglsterial district, when the elect is
ordered to be held only in such magiste-
rial district, or at the voting precincts in
said corporation, notice Of said election !;
and shall also give notice to the officers
charged with the duty of conducting other
elections in said county, magisterlal dis
trlct, or corporation. as the case may BET
Provided that no election shall be held
| under this act within less than thirty days
i from the posting of such notices as afore-
| said. Said special election shall be held
| and conducted as special elections for
other purposes aro held and conducted :
| Provided that after any such election has
been held IN any county, magisterial
district, Or corporation, there shall not
| be another election under this act held in
said county, magisterial district, or cor
poratlon within the space of two years.
WHAT BALLOTS ARE TO BE USED.
| 2. The ballots to be used in said cleo
lions shall be respectively as follows
"For licensing the sale of intoxicating
liquors and Against licensing the sale
of Intoxicating liquors." The manner of
receiving and canvassing the ballots at
said elections On said question and max
ing returns and abstracts thereof shall
conform in all respects to the requirements
Of the general election law Of the State
except that the certificate of the judges
shall be as follows
We hereby certify that az an election
held on the - day Of --, - votes
were Cast for license for sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, and -- votes were cast
against license for sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS.