Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-26
TIE LOCAL OPTION BILL.

is now before the Governor for his approval
or disapproval:
l. Be it enacted BY the General Assembly
Of Virginia. That it shall be the duty OF the
Judge Of each county and corporation court
in the Commonwealth OF Virginia whsu-
ever such number Of the duly qualified
voters Of each magsteriai district of o
county, or Whenever such u number Of the
duly qualified voters of any magisterial
district in any county, or whenever such a
corporation (havng over five thousand i'll
habitants and a corporation court) as con
stitute one fourth of the number OF voters
voting at the preceding regular November
election in such county, magisterial dis
trict, or corporation shall petition, either
| in term time or in vacation, to order a
special election in his county so petitioning
or in any magsterial district of his county
so petitioning, or in his corporation 50
pe,iioning, on the question of liquor
| license or no liquor license. Such county
or corporation Judge, as 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 sergeant
OF his corporation, as the case may be,
whose duty it Shall be to forthwith post at
each voting precinct in said county, if the
election is to be held 10 the whole county
or at the voting precincts in any magiste.
ria! district when The election is ordered
TO BIZ held only in such nagi5tc:al district,
or at the voting precincts in said corpora
ton, notice of said election; and shall also
give notice to tho officers charged with The
duty OF conducting other elections in said
county, magistcrini district, or corporation,
as the case may b.: Provided that no elea-
lion shall be held under his acs within. less
than thirty days from the posting OF such
notices rs aforesaid. Said special election
shall be held and conducted as special cleo
tons for other purposes arc held and con-
Quoted Provided that after any such cleo
ton has been held in any county, maniste
rial district, or corporation, there shall no.
he another election under this act held in
said county, magi=:erial district or CORPORA
ton within the space Of two years.
2. Tie ballots to be used in said elections
shall be respectively as follows Ger icen5-
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors. and
Against licensing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors" The manner Of receiving aud can
wasting the ballots at said elections OH sad
question and making 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 rs follows:
We hereby certify that at the e!cclioa
held on the - day of -, votes
| we're cast for license for sale Of Intoxicating
| liquors aud - votes were cast against Ii.
censo for sale of Intoxicating liquors.
A., f. f..
- ~ : Clerks. G.. H., judges
T. D' J.k.,
3. And the proper official cnnvassers OF gen
eral election returns shall canvass these re.
turns in like manner as other election re.
| turns, and when the election is held fer
the whole county they shall certify the
number of votes cast for and against license
respectively in said county, and shall
also certify the number OF votes cast
AT said election in each masistcriai district
of said county for and against license re,
spectively and when said election is held
for magisterial district only, said canvas.
sers shall certify the number of votes cast at
such election for and against license respec.
sively and when the election is held for n
corporation having over five thousand III.
hsbitants and corporation court, said cam
cast at such election for and against license
respectively; copy Of such certificate in
either case 10 be laid before the county or
corporation court, as the case may be, at its
next term.
4. Where the election is held in the whole
county, if it appear from the abstracts and
returns CT such election that majority Of
the votes cast in the election under this bill
have been cast against license, then no IL
cense shall be granted to any person there
in for the sale of such liquors or lift appear
from the abstracts and returns Of such cleo
ton that majority Of votes "a aforesaid
lave not been cast against the sale OF intoy-
icating liquors in said county, but that Il
majority Of votes have been cast in ans
magisterial district i'll said county against
license for the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
therein, then I'D License shall be granted 10
any person in such magisterinl district for
the sale of such liquors. But if such district
vote in fa7or Of license, then it shall be law
full to sell with licanse obtained under exist
ing laws and any person who shall sell any
intoxicating liquors within the limits ofany
magisterial district voting against license
shall incur all the penalties aud be punish
ed rs prescribed by Lha general lay for sell
ing wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or
any mi xture ofthem without license there
for.
5. Where the election is held only in
magistcrial district in any county, or ia a
corporation having over 5000 inhabitants
and a corporation court, if it appear from
the abstracts aud returns OF any such cleo
ton that majority Of votes have been cast
against license for the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors in any such magisteral district or
corporatian, "a the casa may he. then no
license shall be granted to any person for
the sale of such liquors in any such lnagis.
terial district or corporation an! any per-
son who shall sail any intoxicating liquors
within the limits Of any such magsteria
district or corporation shall incur all he
penalties, and DO punished as provided bY
the general law for selling wine, ardent:
Spirits malt liquors, or any mixture ofthem
without a license therefor.
6. If any magstcrial district in any cou.-
ty in the State has heretofore by vote in
pursuance of any law prohibited the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors therein ; or if any
msgisterial district in any county shall frs.
before the county as a whoe) avail itself Of