Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-22
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LOCAL.
Local Option.

OFFICIAL COPY OF THE BILL PEN DING
IN THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
In both houses of the legislature the
question of Local Option has been intro
duced. In the Senate by Mr.. Stubs. the
bill below has been introduced, and the
same bill has been reported by the House
Committee on Finance. 1t is understood to
be tbe bill prepared by the Local Option
Alliance" of the State. 1t is bill which
provides for submitting the question OF
liquor license to the qualified voters of every
CITY, county, inco, porated town, and mag
isterIal district in the State. The provision
contained at the end of the first section,
aoout petitioners bearing the expense
after the first election, appears in the
House bill, but not in the Senate bill.
Otherwise they are the same:
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly Of
Virginia. That H. shall be the duty OF the
1adgeof each county and C rporaJiOn court
In the Common wealth of Virginia, when.
ever one tenth of the duly qualified voters
OF his said county or corpOl alton shall pc
tltlpn. either in term time or vacation. to
order special election to be held in his
county or corporation on the question of
llquor-license II no liquor license. The
said judge shall. Immediately upon the re-
cejpt of said petition, certify the fact to the
sheriff or sergeant of his county, OF cOrpO-
ra ion, and it shall be the duty of
the officer last afore said forthwith
to posi- at each voting precinct in
said county or corporation notice
of said election, and also give notice to
the officers charged with the duty of con-
Quoting elections in said county or cOrpo-
ration; also to publish same in some local
newspaper for three weeks prior to the
day of election; said special election shall
be held and conducted as special elections
for other purposes are held and conducted:
Provided that the expenses of any election
after the first election held in any county,
city or town in the Commonwealth under
the provisions of this act shall be borne by
the parties petitiOning for said election.
and the county or corp ration court, as
the case may be, may before ordering said
election require of the said petitioners
bond and approved security for the pay
ment of said expenses; and provided, fur
Their, that in the event that a maj ,rity of
the vote cast in any county, city, town or
magisterlal district shall be cast against
prohibition there shall not be another cleo
ton under this act held In said county,
city, town or magisterial district within
the space of two years thereafter.
The ballots to be used in said special
elections shall be respectively as follows:
For License for the Sale of Intoxicating
Liquors." and Against Liceuse for the
Sale of Intoxicating Liquors"
The manner OF receiving and canvass
ing the ballots at said election on said
question, and making returns and alb
stracts thereof shall conform in all re-
SpectS to the requirements of the general
election law of the State, except that the
certificate oftheJudges shall be as follows:
We hereby certify that at the election
held on the - day of votes
were cast For L cense for the sale If In
toxicatiDg Liquors. and - votes were
cast Against License for the Sale OF Intox.
icating LIQUORS.