West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-03-17
C. d., j. XII

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 num-
Der OF votes cast for and against license re-
spectively in said county, and shall also
certify the number of votes cast at said
election in each magisterial dislric of said
county for and against license respectively;
and when said election is held for magis-
terial district only, said canvassers shall
certify the number of votes cast t such
election for or against license respectively;
and when the election Is held Tor corpora
ton having over five thousand inh abitants
and a corporation court, said canvassers
shall certify the number of votes cast at
such election for and against license re-
spectively,a copy of such certificate in eth
er case to be laid before the county or cor
poratlon court, as the case may be at its
next term.
5. Where the election is held In the whole
county, II it appear from the abstracts and
returns of such election that majority of
the votes cast in the election under this bill
have been cast against license, then no IL
cense shall be granted to any person therein
for the sale of such liquors: or If it appear
from the abstracts and returns OF such cleo
ton that a majority of the votes as afore-
said have not been cast against the sale of
Intoxicating liquors in said county, but
that majority of the votes cast in any
magister1al 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
trict vote in favor of license, then it shall be
lawful to sell with license obtained under
existing laws; and any person who shall
sell any intoxicating liquors within the
limits OF any magisterlai district voting
against license shall incur all the penalties
and be punished as prescribed by the gener-
al law for selling wine, ardent spirits, malt
liquors, or any mixture of them without a
license therefor.
5. Where the election is held oniyi n
magisterial district in a county or in a cor
DOratlOn having in hob ITO, 70 a
a cooperation court, If it appear from the
abstracts and returns of any such election
aeanst aios OF Votes haYe been cast
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 per- |
son who shall sell any intoxicating LIQUORS |
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 license therefor
II any magisterial district in any County
In the State has heretofore by vote in pur-
toXicating liquors therein or if any magis-
terial district in any county shall first DE
fore the county as a whole avail itself of
the provisions of this act, and by vote pro-
hibit the sale OF Intoxicating liquors therein,
then in either case no election shall be held
under this act by any county as whole
such county may petition and vote separate
ly rs provided for in this act.
Z II any incorporated town under 5000
Inhabitants, composing a separate district
or voting precinct shall desire to take adj
vantage of the provisions of this act, petit
ton of such number of the duly qualified
voters of a corporation as constitute one
fourth of the number of the voters voting
at the preceding regular November cleo
ton shall be presented to the Judge of Coun
ty Court, in term or in vacation, having
jurisdiction over the said corporations and
the said judge shall order special election
in conformity with this act; and if major
lty of the votes cast be against license, no
license shall be granted within the COPPER
ate limits thereof: Provided that no cleo
ton provided for in this bill has been held
within the district of which said town is a
part within two years.
=. This act shall be construed to prohib-
It distillers of alcoholic liquors or man ufac-
turers of wines or malt liquors from selling
ieuors wines in any county, magister-
al district or corporation voting as afore-
said against the sale of Intoxicating liquors
Jherein.
g. That no election under the provisions
Of this act shall be held within thirty days