Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-02
TIE SUBSTITUTE AS ADOPTED.
The substitute as amended and
adopted in place of the bill reported
from the committee reads as follows:


adopted in place of the bill reported
from the committee reads as follows:
A BiH 10 Proride for Submitting me Question
of Liquor License 10 The Qudtiged Iofcrs Ot
Uc hGQtSferidi Districts NJ he Sercrdf
CCUHticS and Corporations O(Hie state.
| /. BE II enacted JB The General assembly NJ
Vir0inid, That 10 shall be the duty OF the
! Judge of each County and Corporation Court
| in tue Commonwealth Of Virginia, when
ever such number OF the duly qualified
voters OF a county or corporation as consti-
tuie One-niih OF the number or voters
voting at the preceding regular November
election. shall petition, either in term. time
or in vacation, TO order special election To
be held in his county (and in each magisle-
rial district thereof or corporation, on the
question of liquor license or no liquor lie
cense. The said judge shall, within ten
days after the receipt OF said petition. issue
his writ Of election directed 10 the sheriff of
his county or sergeant OF corporation. as the
case may be whose duty it shall be To
forthwith post at each voting precinct in
said county or corporation notice OF said
election. and also give notice To the officers
charged with the duty OF conducting cleo
tons in said county or corporation not less
than one month prior to tie day of said
election. said special election shall be held
and conducted as special elections fOrOther
purposes are held and conducted: pro-
Nided that the eXpenses OF any elec-
tion after the fTst election held IN
any county. city. or town in the Common.
wealth under the provisions OF this act.
shall be borne by the persons petitioning
for said election; and the County or CorpO-
ration Court as the case may he, may. be-
fore ordering said election require OF the
said petitioners bond. with approved secu-
rlty for the payment OF said expenses Pro-
vded further. that after any such election
has been held In any county, city. or town.
or mBgisterial district, there shall not De
another election under this act held In said
county. city. or town or magiSteral dis
trct within the space of two years thereaf-
ter.
2. The ballots 10 he used in said special
elections shall be respectively as follows
For license for the sale Of intoxicating
liquors and Against license FOR the sale
OF intoxicating liquors."
g. The manner OF receiving and canvass
ing the ballots at said elections on said
question and making returns and ABSTRACTS
thereof shall conform IN all respects TO the
requirements OF the general election law OF
the Stale, except that the certificate OF the
Judges shall be as follows We hereby GER
tify that at the election held on the =
censo for sale Of Intoxicating liquors, and
- Yoles were cast against license for sale
Of Intoxicating iG0gIs,
a. ." Clerks. 8. i" Judges.
And The proper official canvassers of the
returns made To the clerks Office shall can
yass these returns in ike manner as other
election returns and certify for each magis-
terial district the votes cast for and against
license. respectively. copy OF which certif-
cate snail be laid before the County or Cor
pOration Court as the case may be, al the
next term.
4. II itappear from the abstracts and re-
turns OF any such election IN said county
that majority OF votes have been cast
against license in any magisterlal district
or districts OF the said county, then no IL:
cense for such sale In any OF The magisteli ia.
districts 80 voting shall be granted; anu
any person who shall sell any intoxicating
liQuOls in any such district shall incur all
the penalties prescribed by the general law
Tor selling wine, ardent spirits malt liquors,
OF any mixture OF them, without license
therefor.
5. If II appear nom the abstracts and re-
Turns OF any such election IN any corpora
tiOn wherein the SAID election was nelo that
majority OF votes have been cast against
license for the sale OF intoxicating liquors.
then no license shall be granted To any per-
son therein Tor the sale OF such liquors and
any person who shall sell any intoxicating
liquors within the limits of said corpora.
tion shall incur the penalties prescribed by
the general law for selling wine. ardent
spirits. malt liquors or any mixture OF
them. without license therefor.
o. Nothing IN this act shall interfere with
the privilege OF any person licensed as a
dlstiler OF alcoholic liquors or manufactu-
Ter OF wine or malt liquors Provided, that
nothing contained in this act shall operate
time for which they were Issued expires by
law.
4 Ifsny incorporated town under 5000
iDhabiaots. composing separate dis'
uict or voting precinct. suall desire
to iake advantage OF the pr)Visions OF this
act. petition OF such number OF the duly
qualified voters OF corporation as cousti-
tute One-fifth OF The number of VOteN |
at the preceding regular November cleo
ton, shall be presented 10 the judge OF tue
County Court, in term time or in vacation.
having Jurisdiction over the said corpora
ton; aud the said Judge shall order n spe-
cial election in conformity with this act. !
aud ia ms oTltt OF the votes cast be against |
license no license thall be granted within !
one IL lie OF the corporate limits thereof: |
Provided, that no election a. provided for |
In this bill has been held within the dis |
trict Of which said town is a part within |
tWoyeafs.
s. Th.t any county or town or magisteral |
district now having local option law shall |
not be embraced in this act. unless peti- |
tiOn be made by the qualified voters as set |
forth in this act, aud unless such qualified |
voters petitioning re ide IN the district or |
districts not havinga local-option law, thea |
the Judge shall order q special election In |
conformity 10 the provisions OF this act |
Nor shall anything in this act apply to any |
city having q population $4,000 or over.
8. 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 pass.
age.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. Peters said he would have voted |
Aye" but was paired with Mr.. Hoge,
who was absent, who would have voted |
"No."
Mr.. Starke said he would have voted |
p" Aye" but was paired with Mr.. A.
Fulkerson, who was absent, and who
would have voted "No."
Mr.. Wescott made personal expla-
nation saying that no man could be
more srden:ly for local option than he
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