Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-03-08
the same store or apartments with any
grocery store or merchantile business,
shall be guilty of the offence Of keep
ing disorderly house.

tle Sdule StOIS Or dptTtiueltS Will any
grocery store or merchantile business,
shall be guilty of the offence Of keep
ing disorderly house.
4. And be it enacted. That upon ap
plication by a petition signed by one
tenth of the legal voters OF any coun-
ty in this State, as determined by the
votes cast at the last previous election
for member of the general assembly,
the judge of the circuit court in and
for such county shall cause public no
tice of such application to be given by
publication in each newspaper entitled
to publish the laws in said county, for
two weeks, which notice shall set
| day and place where he will consider
said application, at which time be
| shall hear any person or persons who
may appear before him as to the ques-
ton of said applicants being legal
voters in said county, or any other
matter which may be brought before
said Judge for his determination touch
| ing said application. and if he shall de-
eide that said applicants are legal
voters in said county, and that there
is no legal cause why said application
shall not be granted, he shall, within
forty days after the presentation of
such petition, order an election to be
held at the usual places of holding
elections in said county, to determine
whether or not any alcoholic, spirit
uous, ,vinous, malt brewed or intoXieat-
| ing liquors shall be sold within the linn
| its of said county; provided, that such
election shall not be held within sixty
| days of any general election in said
county,so that such elections as are
held under this act shall be separate
and distinct from, any other election
whatever; and provided also, that the
day fixed for holding such election
shall not be less than three months
nor more than six months from the
date of such order issued by the judges
aforesaid.
| 5. And be it enacted, That notice of
any election to be held under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be published
once a week for three weeks prior to
an election, in two papers published
in said county where such election is
to be held, and such other notice may
be given as said Judge may direct; and
all such elections shall be held under
! the same regulations as are now or
may be prescribed by law for holding
the general elections for members of
the general assembly and senate in
this state; and that all the penalties
contained in the said general election
laws of this state are hereby extended
to and shall apply to the special cleo
tions to be held under the provisions
of this act; and it shall be the duty of
the judges, inspectors and clerks of
the election precincts to conduct the
said election, to canvas all the votes
cast and declare the result, and in all
respects to perform the same duties at
such elections as they are lby,1awa re-
quired to do at the election for mem
bers of the general assembly and SEN
ate Of this state, and they shalt receive
the same compensation therefor as
they receive at general elections
6. And be it enacted, That all per-
sons voting at elections held under the
provisions of this act who are against
the sale of the articles mentioned in
the fourth section OF this act shall have
written or printed, or partly written
and printed on their ballots, against
the sale of Intoxicating liquors" and
all who favor the sale of the articles
mentioned in said fourth section shall
have written or printed. or partly
written and printed on their ballots,
''for the sale of intoxicating liquors. =
:. And be it enacted, That when
ever, by return of The election, it shall
appear that a majority of the votes
cast in such county are against the
sale of intoxicating liquors, it shall be
unlawful, after sixty days from the
said election, for any person within
the limits of such county to sell, or ex-
pose for sale, or barter for valuable
consideration, either directly or indi-
rectly, or give away to induce trade at
his place of Business, or furnish at
other public places, any alcoholic,
vinous, spurious, malt or Intoxicating
liquors; prorRed, that nothing con
tanned in the provisions of this act
shall prevent the purchase of liquors
by druggists, or the sale of the same
by druggists for medicinal purposes
(such sale for medicinal purposes to be
only upon written prescription signed
by reputable physician or for sac
ramental or manufacturing purposes
only, said liquors not to be used on
the premises; Iprouided further, that
persons holding licenses issued prior to
such an election shal not be deprived
thereof until the expiration of the
same.
i 8. And be it enacted, That any per.
son who shall traffic in, sell, expose for
sale or give away, with intent to vio-
late any of this act. or shall suffer to
be traf1icked in, sold or exposed for
sale, or so given away, any lique rs
mentioned in the fourth section OF this
act, by whatever named called, shall
be, deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall, for the first offense, forfeit
and pay, upon conviction thereof, a
sum not exceeding two hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail for a term not exceeding six
months, with costs of prosecution, and
for each subsequent offense, sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in the state prison for
a term not exceeding one year, with
costs OF prosecution. ri y ia VI
8. And be it enacted That when
ever it shall appear by, proof, or any
examination or trial for an alleged
offense against the provisions of this
act, that any Intoxicating liquor has
been sold, exposed for sale or supplied
under any pretext whatever where the
sale of intoxicating liquor would have
been unlawful, it shall not be 'neces.
sary to prove the particular kind Of
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