Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-05

requirements of the general election law
of the State, except that the certificate of
the Judges shall be as follows: We hereby
certify that at the election held on the -
day of -- votes were cast for
license for sale of intoxicating liquors, and
votes were cast against license for
sale of intoxicating liquors.
a. d. Clerks. f { ~ f. Judges.
And the proper official canvassers of the
returns made to the clerks office shall can
vass these return in like manner as other
election returns, and certify for each mag
isterial district the votes cast for and
against license. respectively, a copy of
which certificate shall be laid before the
County or Corporation Court. as the case
may be. at the next term.
4. If it appear from the abstracts and
returns of any such election in said coun-
ty that majority of votes have been cast
az ainst license in any magisterial district
or districts of the said county. then no IL
cense for such sale in any of the magiste-
rial districts so voting shall be granted;
and any person who shall sell any intoxi
eating liquors in any such district shall
incur all the penalties prescribed by the
general law for selling wine, ardent spir-
its, malt liquors. or any mixture OF them,
without license therefor.
g. If it appear from the abstracts and
returns of any such election in any eorpo-
ration wherein the said election was held
that a majority of votes have been cast
against license for the sale of intoxicating
liquors, then no license shall be granted
to any person therein for the sale of such
liquors; and any person who shall sell any
intoxicating liquors within the limits of
said corporation shall incur the penalties
prescribed by the general law for selling
wine, ardent spirits. malt liquors, or any
mixture of them. without licence there
for.
6. Nothing in this act shall interfere
with the privilege of any person licensed
as distiller of alcoholic liquors or manu-
facturer of wine Or malt liquors: PrOvid
ed, that nothing contained in this act shall
operate to revoke licenses already granted
until the time for which they were issued
expires by law.
Z. If any Incorporated town under 5000
Inhabitants, composing separate district
or voting precinct, shall desire to take ad
vantage of the provisions of this act, pc
tition of such a number of the duly quail
fled voters of corporation as constitute
one-f1fth of the number of voters DIT the
preceding regular November election.
shall be presented to the Judge OF the
having Jurisdiction over the said corpora
ton; and the said Judge shall order spe-
ciaI election in conformity with this act,
and if majority of the votes cast be
agaigst license no license shall be granted
within one mile of the corporate limits
thereof: Provided, that no election as
provided for in this bill has been held
within the district of which said town is
part within two years.
s. That any county or town OIL maglster-
ial district now having local-optlon law
shall not be embraced i'll this act, unless
petition be made by the qualified voters IS
set forth in this act, and unless such qua
lifted voters petitionlng reside in the dis
tricts or districts not having a local-option
law, then the judge shall order a special
election in conformity to the provisions
of this act Nor shall anything in this
act apply to any city having population
of 1000 or over.
That no such election under the pro-
visions herein shall be held on the same
day OF any county, corporation. State. or
national election.
10. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
THE GOOD TEMPLARs AND CLERGY DIFF
FERING ABOUT. THE CLAUSE EXEMPT
ING CITIES.
After the passage of the bill in the
House of Delegates, Mr.. Pollard made
some remarks based upon the following
paper. which he said was on the desk Of
each member
RICHMOND. VA.
February 1, 1885.
To the Members of the House of Delegates:
The undersigned beg leave to state that
the original bill for local option, as report
ed from the Committee on Finance, was
drafted by the Good Templars, in State
Convention assembled at Danville, last
November. Representatives from all Sec
lions OF the State were there present. and
that bill reflects the wishes of the temper
ance people of the State. gathered from
the cities as well as the counties. It is tile
bill that the Friends of Temperance who
are agitating the question want, and which
the undersigned, by appointment of the
organization above referred to, tuere sent
here to represent 1t has been stated CD the
floor of the House of Delegates, that the
temperance people do not desire cities in-
cluded in the bill. This is a grievous mis-
take, and such suggf stion has not come
from any one representing the movement,
certainly not from those vino are here to
represent the OriginatOrs of the bill. and
the organization through whose active eff
forts the temperance sentiment Ia our
State has been created, and by whose di-
rect appeal the local option planks in the
platforms were inserted. Other gentlemen
have stated that no petitions have been
presented for local option to the Legisla-
ture. If these gentlemen will take tie
trouble to examine the archives of yonr
honorable body, they will find the buried
petitions of thousands of the best citizens
of this Commonwealth praying for loo ii
option. The temperance people concluded
in council that if the sacred pledges of the
parties would not avail, the experience of
the past showed conclusively that our pc
tition would alike be unheeded.
Members of the Legislat ure our cause
is in your hands now We have but one
other appeal frcm your action-to the
people. We must lock for relief some
where. We have patiently waited for
the simple privilege, at your hands. of al
lowing the people voice in settling this