The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-15

anu VINO lbr any cause may ut ~
moved in the same manner "a they
were appointed. Before acting, the
said Commissioners shall seNCrally
take an oath faithfully To discharge
their futicS; while engaged in Their
duties the said Commissioners shall
! I've ConservatoTs oi the Peace. WITH
all the powers and duties OF such in
| the county in which they are acting,
and shall continue in office until the
election is held and due return
thereof made and promulgated at
the results effected, as hereinafter
directed. Such election shall be
conducted in the like manner with
other elections held in this State un-
der and as provided in chapter D.
OF the Revised Cole of 1880, and all
the provisions of the said chapter
shall apply, as far as practicable, To
the said special election ordered hy
the Board OF Supervisors. 1t shall
be the duty OF the several civil otfi-
GERS of the State TO turn over to the
said Commissioners, on their de
mand, all ballot boxes and poll
books in their keeping, for use in
holding such election, and the said
Commissioners so appointed by the
Board of Supervisors, shall have
and exercise all the rights, powers,
privileges and immunitics, and dis
charge all the duties, and be under
the like obligations as to the said
special elections which are dcvOl, ed
upon the Commissioners Of election
appointed under chapter S, of the
| Code of 1880; Provided, however,
That the statement of the whole
number Of votes cast in any county,
and the return of said special cleo
ton, shall be transmitted and made
to the Board of Supervisors by
whom the election was ordered. The
inspectors and clerks of the voting
precincts in any county in which
any such special election may be
held shall, as to such Ell, ction, have
and exercise like powers, privileges
and immunities and discharge the
like duties and be under the like
obligations as are devolved upon the
inspectors and clerks OF any general
or special election ordered and held
in pursuance Of existing laws, but
their reports and returns shall be
made to the Commissioners appoint
ed as aforesaid BY the Board OF Su.
pervisors. 1t being the object and
| purpose OF this act that any special
election ordered and held under it,
shall be conducted as far as possible
in accordance with existing statutes.
and that the Commissioners, inspec-
tors and clerks thereof shall be, in
like case with the Commissioners,
Inspectors and clerks of elections au-
uhorized by the Code of 1880, except
as modified by the requirements and
exigencies of this act.
SEC. g. That all persons voting
at any election held under the pro-
visions of this act who are against
the sale of such Intoxicating liquors
as are mentioned in the sixth see.
ton of this act, shall have printed
or written on their bollots AGAINST
the Sale" and those who favor the
articles mentioned IN said sixth
section shall have written or printed
on their ballots For the Sale"
SEC. + That when the result
shall have been asccrtained by the
inspectors, they or one Of them, or
some fit person designated by them
shall bv II o'clock noon of the Sc
coud day after the election, deliver
to the Commissioners of said special
election, at the court house OF the
county, q statement of the whole
number OF votes cast for and against
the sale of liquor specified in the
sixth section of this act. and the
said Commissioners of election shall
canvass the returns so made to them
and shall ascertain and determine
the result, and shall, within ten
days after the election, make q writ
ten report To the Board OF Superb
sors, verified Ivy their atiida,its, OF
the result so declared by them upon
such canvass and return, which said
report shall be spread upon the min
utes Of the Board of Supervisors of
the county in which the election
NAV be held rs soon as may be, and
copies Of such report may be read rs
evidence in all the courts Of this
State when duly certified by the
clerks of the Chancery Court.
SEC. 5. That ii the result Of any
election held under the provisions of
this act, shall he for or against the
sale, then no other election shall be
held in the same county in less than
two years thereafter. and then only
upon n new petition as aforesaid
and by otherwise conforming to this
act.
SEC. 6. That if a majority of the
legal votes cast at any election
held under the provisions of this
act shall lie against the sale, 1t
shall not be lawful for any person
within the limits of such county TO
sell or barter for valuable cOnsidera-
ton, either directly or indirectly. or
give away, To induce trade at any
place Of business, or furnish at other
public places, any alcoholic, spirit
uous, vinnus, malt or Intoxicating
! liquors or intoxicating bitters, or
other drinks which if drunk to ex-
cess will produce intoxication under
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