The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1886-03-20
|HsldcAL OPTION LAW.

TslocAL OPTION LAW.
,,nT. FOR PREVENTING THE Evils OF
..prpANcE BY LOCAL OPrroN IN
!. cousTY IN THE STATE BY SUBMIT.
i rHs QUESTION OF PROHIBITING
SAFE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS TO
4 Allied vorERs OF EACH Cous'
% Provide PENALTIES FOR ITS
r,,,.rros, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
,c,,os i. Be it enacted by the Leg
.s,s Il the State Of Mississippi, That
\ ~ snplication by petition signed by
',.nth cf the voters who ale quali-
!. yotefor membersof the Legislature,
.svcounty in the State, addressed to
Sa.rd If Supervisors Oisaid county, IL
4 I Il ~ duty Of the Beard Of fsupsr-
!. X nrder an election to be held a.
~ y q holding elections tor men bers
tSs legislature in such county, to take
= y within forty days after the rrcept>
Il the petition to determine whether
NJ such spirituous liquors as are men
nd Il, the sixth section Of this act.
II he soldwithin the limits Of any such
[nty Provided, That no election held
/, this act shall be held within less
n two months of any county, State
national election held in such county,
|hst such elections as are held under
ac,. shall be separate and distinct
\ spy other general election what,'
Provided further, That tho Board
Suueryisors shall detern'ine npon the
Icency Of the petition, presented by
county registration bo.nss f'the year
bre. q ~,
Epc Q. That the ell, cti Ofd by
Board Of Supervls.rs und r t'gs hrs'
Mon Of this act shah be held by three
|pnissioners to bssappointed by them,
d shall be suitable and competent
n who shall not all be OF the same
(uion as to the question 10 be submit-
}, and who ioi any c'use may be le-
Wed in the same manner as they are
pointed. Before acting, the said Com>
Esioners shall severally take an oath
lhfully to discharge their duties; while
RACED in their duties the said Com
sssioneys shall be conseryat"rs Of the
Ice, With all the powers and duties Of
Ii in the county in which they arr
ing, and shall continue in office until
election is held and due return thereh
de and promulgated of the results ttec'
as hereinafter directed. Such election
h be conducted 10 the like manner
n other elections held in this St,t
Ter and as provided in chapter 5, -
Revised Code Of 1880 and all the
visions Of the said chapter sh u apn
as far as practical, 10 the said special
,tion ordered by the Board OF Super.
,rs. It shall be the duty of the sever
ivil officers of the State to turn .ove'
he said Commissioners, on their de-
nd all ballot boxes and poll books in
If keeping, for use in holding sue"
,tion, and the said Commissioners 50
ointed by the Board OF Supervisors
4 have and exercise all the rights,
Vers, privileges and inmun' ie', and
,haIpe all the duties, and be under
like obligations as to the said specia
.tions which are devolved upon the
lmissioners-o of election appointed u"'
chapter s, of the Code of 1880; Pros
ed, however, That the statement IT he
ole number of fvotes cast in any county,
the return of said special election
II be transmitted and made To the
nd OF Supervisors by whom the cleo
, was ordered. The inspectorsandc'erkS
he voting precincts in any county |"
ch any such special election may BE-
|, shall as to such election, have and
rcise like power, privileges and lmmu,
s. and discharge the like duties, and
under the like obligations ns
devolved upon the inspec-
and clerks of any general or
,ial election ordered and held in pur>
ICE OF existing laws, but their reports
returns shall be made to the Com
iioners appointed as aforesaid by the
I'd of Supervisors. 1t being the OBJ
and purpose of this act that any
.ial election ordered and held under
hall be conducted as far as possible
ccordance with existing statues, and
the Commissioners, inspectors and
IS thereof shall be, in like case with
Commissioners. inspectors and clerks
ections authorized by the Code OF
J, except as modified by the require
is and exingencies of this act.
.cS. That all persons voting at any
ion held under the provisions OF this
who are against the sale OF such IN
eating liquors as are mentioned in the
/ section of this act, snail naVe
ted or written on their ballots
inst the Sale" and those who favor
articles mentioned in said sixth sec
shall have written or printed on
: ballots, "For the Sale"
sc. a. That when the result Shall
been ascertained by the inspectors,
Or one of them, or'some fit person
ynatsd by them, shall by twelve o.
noon OF the second day after the
ion, deliver to the Commissioners OF
special election, at the courthouse
le county, a statement OF the whole
Iber of votes cast for and against the
Of liquor specified in the sixth Sec
Of this act, and the said Commissions
It the election shall canvass the re-
s so made to them and shall ascertain
determine the result, and shall,
in ten days after the election, make
itten report to the Board of Supelss