The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
m. Convention ss,a NJ.

DOVER March 1l:-The Coustitional
Conyentlon to-day by a vote Of 10 10 8 re.
fused to accept at Invitation to attend q
lecture BY Senator TIilman before the
Democratic League Of Wilmington.
Willard Saqlsbury was here to-day In
the interests OF the liquor men. This after.
noon tho following report was presented;
Section l. The citizsns Of this State who
shall be qualified TO vote under the pro.
visions OF this constitution may vote by
| districts, as hereinafter provided, for or
against the licensing Of any person or per-
sons, firm or firms, corporation or corpora
lions to manufacture or to sell intoxicat-
Ing liquors, either spirltuous, vinous or
malt. In said districts respectively, and II
majority of votes cast in any district be
against granting license, no intoxicating
liquors, either spirituous, yinous or malt,
shall be manufactured or sold within the
limits Of safe district until the will of the
people expressed as hereinafter provided
shall be shown to be In favor of granting
such license.
against license at the general election,
next after the session Of the General As.
sembly, and the will of the people as then
expressed by tho majority of the votes cast
at such general election shall control the
granting or Withholding Of license to man.
ufacture or to sell intoxicating liquor,
either spirituous, yinous or malt within
the limits Of said district, aud 1t shall DO
the duty Of the General Assembly, upon
the petition Of one fourth Of the registered
Section 2. The first vote under the pro-
visions Of this article shall BIZ taken at
the general election to BIO held on Tuesday
next utter the first Monday in November
A. D., 1893, aud the will of the people as
then expressed by the majority OF the
votes cast at such general election shall
control the granting or Withholding of Ii.
cense to manufacture, or sell Intoxicating
liquor, either spirituous vinous, or malt,
within the limits OF said district, until the
General Assembly, upon the petition of
onetourth OF the resident voters of any
district shall provide for vote for Or
Tnters Of any district to provide for a vote
to be- haa a: the general election next after
the session of the General Assembly, and
the will of the people as expressed by the
majority Of votes cast at such general cleo
ton shall control the granting or with.
holding of licence to manufacture or to
sell intoxicating liquor, either spirituous,
yinons or malt, within tho limit Of said
district.
Section g. Under the provisions Of this
article Sussex county shall comprise one
district. Kent county one district, the
city Of Wilmington us its corporate limits
now are as they may hereafter be extend
cd, one district, and the remaining part of
New Castle county one district.
Section l. The provisions of this article
of the constitution shall not applyte drug.
gsts who may b. licensed to sell intoxi.
eating liquor for sacramental purposes or
for medical purposes under prescription
from practiclng physician in this state,
subject to such regulations as shall be pre-
scriDed by law
Provided, however no one shall be
considered drug sist within the meaning
Of this article except such person or per-
sons shall have at the time Of application
and during the time for which license is
granted stock of drugs of the value of
$1,000, and shall file with the application
for license n statement showing the value
of the stock to be $1,000, and an affidavit
that it will continue to be OF the same
amount during the time for which such
license is asked,
Section g. The General Assembly shall
provide necessary laws to carry out and
enforce the provisions of this article and
shall enact laws governing the manufac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquors under
the limitations Of this article of the con
siitutiOn and provide such penalties as may
be necessary TO enforce the Nn".