The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-28
rHr IocAb OPTION Law.

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THE Local OPTION Law 9
Az ACT for preventing the evils Of in'emperanee l
nv Local Option in any County in the state by ]
submitting the question of prohibiting the sale oil
Intoxicating liquors to the qualified voters Oh :
each county to provide penalties for us sie'auoh
and for other purposes
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Leg 5
;slature of the State of Mississippi, mat !
anon application by petition signed by $
one-tenth of the voters who are q uailned |
70 vote for members of the Legislature, a
in any county in the State, addressed 10
the Board of Supervisors of said county, |
il shall be the duty of the Board OF gu, ]
pervisors to order an election 10 De heio ;
at places of holding elections Tor mem
hers of the Legislature in such county, :
TO take place within forty days after the
reception of the petition TO determine
whether or not such spirituous liquors
as are mentioned in the sixth section OF
this act. shall be sold within tie limits
of any such county; Provided, Ihat no
election held under this act shall be
held within less than two months OF any
county. State or national election heid
in such county. so that such elections as
are held under this act shall be separate
and distinct from any other general
election whatever; Provided, further,
That the Board of Supervisors shall de-
termine upon the sufficiency of the petit
ton presented by the county registra'
ton books of the year before.
SEC. > That the elected ordered by |
| the Board of Supervisors under the nrst
section of this act shall be held be three
Commissioners to be appointed by them,
who shall be suitable and competent
men, who shall not all be OF the same
opinion as to the question to be SUB
| mitted, and who for any cause may be
removed in the same manner as they
are appointed. Before acting, the SAID
| Commissioners shall severally take an
oath faithfully to discharge their duties;
| while engaged in their duties the said
| Commissioners shall be eonseryators OF
/ the peace, with all the powers and
. duties of such in the county in which
they are acting, and shall continue IN
. office until the election is held and due
, return thereof made and promulgated
of the results effected as hereinafter
: directed. Such election shall be con-
: Quoted in the like manner with other
, elections held in this State under and as
provided in chapter 5, of the Revised
+. Code of 1880, and all the provisions of
the said chapter shall apply, as far as
practicable, to the said special election
: ordered by the Board of Supervisors.
1t shall be the duty of the several civil
officers of the State to turn over to the
o said Commissioners, on their demand,
! all ballot boxes and poll books in their
: keeping, for use in holding such election,
! and the said Commissioners so appointed
e by the Board of Supervisors shall have
n and exercise all the rights, powers, priv
e ileges and immunities, and discharge all
a the duties, and be under the like obliga-
/ tions as to the said special elections
r which are devolved upon the Commits
It sioners of Election appointed under chap
ter 5of the Code of 1880; Provided, how
e ever, That the statement of the whole
! number of votes cast in any county, and
e the returns of said special election, shall
be transmitted and made to the Board of
, Supervisors by whom the election was
. ordered. The inspectors and clerks of
the voting precincts in any county in
= which any such special election may be
:. held. shall as to such election, have and
t exercise like powers, privileges and i'm
e munities and discharge the like duties
a and be under the like obligations as are
n devolved upon the inspectors and clerks
: of any general or special election ordered
e and held in pursuance of existing laws,
t but their reports and returns shall be
+ made to the Commissioners appointed
IS as aforesaid by the Board of Supervi-
}, sors 1t being the object and purpose
d of this act that any special election
: ordered and held under it. shall be con-
L Quoted as far as possible in accordance
with existing statutes, and that the
Commissioners, inspectors and clerks
thereof shall be, in like case with the
Commissioners, inspectors and clerks of
= elections authorized by the Code Of
r 1880, except as modified by the require
: ments and exigencies of this act.
! SEC. 3. That all persons voting at any
: election held under the provisions of
e this act who are against the sale of such
Is intoxicating liquors as are mentioned in
n the sixth section of this act, shall have
n printed or written On their ballots
+ against the Sale" and those who favor
I the articles mentioned in said sixth
: section shall have written or printed on
their ballots For the Sale"
= SEC. 4. That when the results shall
e have been ascertained by the ms pectors,
: they or one of them, or some fit person
L designated by them, shall by twelve
} o'clock noon of the second day after the
q election, deliver to the Commissioners of
said special election, at the courthouse
q of the county, statement of the whole
4 number of votes cast for and against
o the sale of liquor specified in the sixth
: section of this act, and the said Com
r missioners of election shall canvass the
s returns so made to them and shall ascer-
: tain and determine the result, and shall
within ten days after the election, make
e a written report to the Board of Super
e visors, verified by their affidavits, of
: the result so declared by them upon
such canvass and return, which said
report shall be spread upon the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors of the
county in which the election may be
held as soon as may De; copies of such
report may be read as evidence in all
the courts of this State when duly GER
titled by the clerks of the Chancery
, Courts.
SEC. s. That if the result of any cleo
ton held under the provisions of this
act, shall be for or against the sale, then
no other election shall be held in the
{ same county in less than two years
thereafter, and then only upon a new
} petition as aforesaid and by otherwise
conforming to this act.
/ SEC. 6. That if a majority of the le-
gal votes cast at any election held under
! the provisions of this act shall be against
the sale, it SHALL not be lawful for any
: person within the limits of such county
to sell or barter for valuable considera-
ton, either directly or indirectly, or give
away, to induce trade at any place of
business, or furnish at other public
places, any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous,
malt or intoxicating liquors or intoxi.
eating bitters, or other drinks which if
drunk to excess sill produce intoxica-
ton, under the penalties hereinafter pre-
scribed, but if a majority of the votes
Cast at any such election shall be for the
sale of such liquors, then license TO sell
the same may be ordered by the Board
of Supervisors of the county at regular
term or by the proper municipal author
tiles, to any male person over the age of
twenty-one years, when such applicant is
a resident in the county where such IL
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