The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-25


alties for its Violation, and for Other
Purposes.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
Legislature OF the State Of Missis-
sippi. That upon application by
petition signed by one-tenth Of the
voters who are qualified To vote for
members Of the Legislature, in any
county in the State, addressed to
the Board Of Supervisors OF said
county, it shall be the duty Of the
Board Of Supervisors to order an
election to be held at places of hold
ing elections for members Of the
Legislature in such county, 10 take
place within forty days after the re-
ceptiOn Of the petition to determine
whether or not such spirituOus. Ii
quOrs as are mentioned in the sixth
section Of this act, shall he sold
within the limits Of any such coun-
ty; Provided, That no election held
under this act shall be held within
less than two months of any county,
State or national election held in
such county, so that snch elections
az are held under this act, shall he
separate and distinct from any other
general election whatever; Provided,
further, That the Board of Supervi
sOrs shall determine upon the sutfi-
cheney of the petition presenter, by
the county registration books of the
year before.
SEC. ,. That the election ordered
by the Board of Supervisors under
the first section OF this act shall be
held by three Commissioners to be
appointed Ivy them, who shall be
suitable and competent men, who
shall not be all Of the same opinion
as to the question to be submitted,
and who tor any cause may be re
moved in the same manner rs they
are appointed. Before acting, the
said Com missioners shall severally
take an oath faithfully to discharge
their duLies; while engaged in their
duties the said Commissioners shall
be conseryators OF 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 ia held and due return
thereof made and promul gated OF
the results effected, az hereinafter
directed. Such election shall be
conducted in the like manner with
other elections held in this State I'M
der and rs provided in chapter 5,
OF tue Revised Code OF 1880, and all
the provisions Of the said chapter
shall apply, as far as practicable, to
the said special election ordered by
the Board Of Supervisors. 1t shall
be the duty Of the several civil 1fi
GERS Of the State 10 turn over 10 the
said Commi ssioncrs, 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 immuDities, and dis
charge all the duties, and he under
the like obligations as To the said
special elections which are devnlvc cd
upon the Commissioners Of election
appointed under chapter 5, 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 10 which
any such special election may be
held shall, as to such election, 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 re-
turns shall be made to the
Commissioners appointed as afore-
said by the Board of Supervisors.
1t being the object and purpose Of
this act that any special election or
dered and held under it, shall he
conducted as far as possible in ac-
cordance with existing statutes, and
that the Commissioners, inspectors
and clerks thereof shall be, in like
case with the Commissioners, in
spcctors and clerks of elections an.
thorized by the Code Of 1880, except
as modified by the requirements and
exigencies of this act.
SEC. 3. 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 sec.
ton of this act. shall have printed
or written on their ballots 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. A. That when the result
shall have been ascertained by the
inspectors, they or one of them, or
some fit person designated by them,
shall by IL o'clock noon of the Sc
cond day after the election, deliver
to the Commissioner of said special
election, at the court house of the
n abatement of the whole