Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-03-03
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3. And the proper official canvassers of gen.
eral election returns shall canvass these re-
turns in like manner as other election re-
turns, and when the election is held for the
whole county they shall certify the number
of votes cast for and against license respec-
lively in said county, and shall also certify
the number of votes cast at said election in
each magisterial district of said county for
and against license respectively; and when
said election is held for magisrerial district
only, said canvassers shall certify the num-
Der of votes cast at such election for aud
against license respectively; and when the
election is held for corporation having over
five thousand inhabitants and a corporation
court said canvassers shall certify the num-
Der of votes cast at such election for and
against license respectively; a 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.
4. Where the election is held in the whole
county, ii it appear from the abstracts and
returns of such election that IA majority of
the votes cast in the election under this bill
have been cast against license, then no Ii
cense stsll be granted to any person therein
for the sale Of such liquors; or if it appear
from TIE abstracts and returns of such cleo
ton that majority of votes as aforesaid
have not been Cast against the sale of intOxi-
eating liquors in Said county, but that ma
jority of votes have beeu cast in any magis-
terial district in said county against license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors therein,
then no license shall be granted to any per-
son in such magsterial district for the sale
of such liquors. But if such district vote in
favour of license, then it shall be lawful to
sell with license obtained under existing
laws; and any person who shall sell any in
tOxicating 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 liquors, or any
mixture of them without a license therefor.
5. Where the election is held only in
magisterial district in any county or in
corporation having Over5, 900 inhabitants and
corporation court, if it appear from the
abstracts and returns of any such election
that majority of votes have been cast
against license for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in any such magisterial district 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 magis.
terial district Or corporation; and any person
who shall sell any Intoxicating liquors with
in the limits of any such magisterial district
or corporation shall incur all the penalties
and be punished as provided by the general
law for selling wine, ardent spirits, malt
liquors or any mixture Of them without a
license therefor.
6. If any magisterial district in any county
in the State has heretofore by vote in pursu-
ance of any law prohibited the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors therein; Or if any magisterial
district in any county shall first (before the
county as a whole) avail itself of the provi-
sions Of this act, and by vote prohibit the
sale OF intoxicating liquors therein, then in
Their case no election shall be held under
this act by any county as whole wherein
any such magisteriai district is located, but
each remaining magisterial district in such
county may petition and vote separately as
provided for in this act.
Z. If any incorporated town under 5, ZOO
inhabitants, composing separate district or
voting precinct, shall desire to take advan-
tage of the provisions of this act petition
of such number of the duly qualified voters
of corporation as constitute one-fourth Of
the number of the voters voting at the pre-
cediBg regular November election shall be
presented to the judge of the County Court,
in term time or in vacation, having jurisdic
tion over the said corporation, and the said
judge shall order special election in con-
formity with this act; and if a majority of
the votes cast be against license, no license
shall be granted within the corporate limits
thereof Provided, that no election provid-
ed for in this bill has been held within the
district Of which said town is part within
two years.
8. This act shall be construed to prohibit
distillers of alcoholic liquors or raanufactur-
ers of wines or malt liquors from selling any
such liquors or wives in any county, magis- |
teiill district or corporation voting as afOre- |
said against the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
therein.
O. That no election undertake provisions
Of this act shall be held within thirty days
ofany county, corporation, State or national
election.
TO- This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
NEWS FROM HUGHES DRAFT.-We learn |
that West Virginia Detective made a
visit TIC the Hughes Draft section of this |
county, and secured prisoner for whose |
arrest reward of $4,000 was offered by |
w. Va. authorities. Diligenr enquiry fail |
ed to elicit the crime with which the man |
was charged, or his name. Our informant |
says that the detective spent several weeks |
in making the arrest, Disgusting himself in
old clothing; and mingling freely with the
people, until an opportunity presented it.
self to decoy the man on errand into Po-
cahontas Co., w. Va, where he was quick
" secured by handouts. The Hughes Draft
community furnished this county crimi-
nal in the person of Enos Martin, the man
now in our Jail convicted of murder in the
second degrees AAeghany Sentinel
The Le re has passed by 2Abill
making itys misdemeanor for IS,
stc., to receive passesa from
Many of the membera ~