Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-05

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3. AM the proper official canvassers OF
| general election returns shall canvass
these returns in like manner as other cleo.
tlon returns, and when the election is held
for tie 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 magisterial dis
trict of said county for and against license
respectively; and when said election is
held for q magisterlal district only said
| canvassels shall certify the number of
| votes cast at such election for and against
license respectively; and when the election
IS held for corporation having over five
| thousand inhabitants and corporation
| court. said canvassers shall certify the
number of votes cast at such election for
and against license respectively; copy of
such certificate in either case to be laid
before the county or corporation court, as
the case may be. at its next term.
THOUGH VOTING AS A COUNTY, EACH
| MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT DECIDES
FOR ITSELF.
4. Where the election is held in the
whole county, if it appear from the alb
stracts and returns of such election that
a majorite of the votes cast in the election
under this bill have been cast against
license, then no license shall be granted
70 any person therein for the sale of sach
| liquors; or if it appear from the abstracts
and returns of such election that major
ity of votes as aforesaid have not been
cast against the sale of intoxicating lia-
uors in said county, but that a majority
OF votes have been cast in any magiSterial
district in said county against license for
the sale of intoxicating liquors therein,
then no license shall be granted to any
person in such magisterial district for the
sale of such liquor. But If such district
vote IN favor of license, then it shall be
lawful to sell with license obtained under
existing laws; and any person who shall
sell intoxicating liquors within the limits
OF any magisterial district voting against
license shall incur all the penalties and be
punished as prescribed by the general law
for selling wine, ardent spirits, malt lo-
uOrs. or any mixture Of them without
license therefor.
HOW IN SINGLE DISTRICTS. OR TOWNS OF
LESS THAN 5000.
5. Where the election is held only in q
magisterial district in any county, or in a
corporation having over 5000 inhabitants
and a corporation court, if it appear from
the abstracts and returns of any such cleo
ton that majority of votes have beer
cast against license for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in any such magisterial dis
trict or corporation, as the case may be,
then no license shall be granted to any
person for the sale of such liquors in any
such magisterial district or corporation
and any person who shall sell any intoxi-
eating liquors within the limits of any
such magisterial district or corporation
shall incur all the penalties and be pun
ished as provided by the general law for
selling wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors,
or any mixture of them without license
therefor.
DISTRICTS ELECTING IN ADVANCE. NOT
TO BE INCLUDED IN COUNTY
ELECTION.
6. If any magisterial district in any
county in the State has heretofore by vote
in pursuance of any law prohibited the
sale of intoxicating liquors therein; or if
any magisterlal district in any county shall
first before the county as Whole) avail
itself of the provisions of this act. and bY
vote prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors therein, then in either case no cleo
ton shall be held under this act by any
county as whole wherein any such mag
isterial district is located. but each re-
naming magisterial district in such coun-
ty may petition and vote separately as
provided for in this act.
TWO YEARS TO EI.APsE BETWEEN EACH
VOTE ON LOCAL OPTION.
7. 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
fed voters Of corporation as constitute
one-fourth Of the number Of the voters
voting at the preceding regular November
election shall be presented to the judge Of
the county court, in term time or in vaca-
ton, having jurisdiction over the said
corporation, and the said judge shall order
special election in conformity with this
act and if a majority of the votes cast be
against license, no license shall be grant,
ed within the corporate limits thereof :
Provided that no election provided for in
this bill has been held within the district
of which said town is part within two
years.
DIsTILLERs NOT TO SELL WHERE LOCAL
OPTION PREVAILS.
s. This act shall be construed to prohib-
it distillers OF alcoholic liquors or manu-
facturers of wines or malt liquors from