The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-07


ton of the court
Sec. 5. That anv physician who shall
make any prescription or written direc-
ton to druggist for the purpose of aid
ing or abetting any person or persons,
who are not bona fide sick nor under his
care, to purchase any intoxicating IL
quors contrary to the provisions of this
act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit
his license to practice medicine in this
State.
Sec. 6. That this act shall not be so
construed as to prohibit any person from
manufacturing and selling in quantities
not less than one quart wine, cider or
brandy manufactured from grapes, Der
ries or fruit grown on his own lands.
Sec. Z. That it shall be the duty of the
board of county commissioners OF any
county, upon the petition of one-third OF
the registered voters therein who voted
in the preceding general election, to or
der an election to be held, after thirty
days notice, on any Tuesday between the
first day of May and the last day of June
of any year in which the petition may be
filed in time for notice to be given as
above required, to determine; First,
whether Intoxicating liquors shall b.
manufactured in said county; second,
whether bar-rooms or saloons shall be
established in said county, and third,
whether dispensarieS shall be establish
ed in said county; and any such election
may be ordered to determine any one or
two or all of said questions. as the petit
TONERS may designate in their petition:
Provided that such elections shall not
be held oftener than once in Two years.
Sec. s. Any such election when order
ed shall be held under the same rules
and regulations as are prescribed for
holding elections for members OF the
General Assembly, so far as the same
may be applicable, and the returns shall
be made to the board OF county com
missioners, who shall meet at IL o'clock
on the Thursday next after the said cleo
ton, and canvass the returns of the same
and record the result on their minutes,
and declare the result in the same man
her as the board of county cdnVasaer3 are
required to do in elections for members
Of the House of Representatives
Sec. 8. That whenever the board of
county commissioners shall order any
such election they shall provide one box
to determine the manufacture, if such
question is to be voted upon, and one box
to determine the sale by saloons, if such
question is to be voted upon, and one
box to determine the sale by dispensaries
if such question is to be voted upon.
Any person entitled to vote for members
of the General Assembly shall have the
light to vote at such election in all the
boxes provided; and every such voter
who is in favor of the manufacture of
intoxicating liquors shall vote a ticket
on which shall be written or printed the
words For the Manufacture of Lii
quors," and all opposed to the manufac-
ture of intoxicating liquors shall vote a
ticket which shall be written or
printed the words Against the Manu-
tacture of Liquors." and every such voter
who is in favor of barrooms or saloons
shall vote a ticket on which shall be
written or printed the words For lii
cense,' and all opposed TO them shall
vote a ticket on which shall be written
or printed the words Against License
and every such voter who is in favor of
dispensaries shall vote ticket on which
shall be written or printed the words
For Dispensaries, and all opposed to
them shall vote ticket on which shall
Dspensaries" Such tickets shall be of
white paper and without device.
Sec. 10. That if majority of the
votes cast in any such election in any
county shall be Against the Manufac
ture of Liquors" when that question is
voted upon, then it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
manufacture any intoxicating liquors in
such county, except those named in sec
ton 8, until another election shall be
held reversing such election But if
majority of the votes cast in any such
election in any county shall be For the
Manufacture of Liquors." then it shall
be lawful to manufacture and sell at
wholesale intoxicating liquors in said
county, but only in such towns or town
ships as may have given majority For
the Manufacture of Liquors in such
election: Provided, that this section
shall not be construed to authorize the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors in
any such towns or townships except up
on a full compliance with the conditions
and requirements which may now or
hereafter be imposed by law.
Sec. II. That if q majority of the
votes cast in any such election in any
county shall be Against License, then
it shall be unlawful for the county COM
missioners of any such county to grant
license to any person for the sale of
spirituous, vinous, malt or other intOXi-
eating liquors in said county, and it shall
be unlawful for any person to retail any
intoxicating liquors whatever in said
county until another election shall be
held reversing such election: Provided,
that liquor dealers in SUCH counties
holding license at the time of the cleo
ton shall be allowed six months after
such election in which to close out their
stock on hand at the time of such cleo
ton, if their license shall so long re-
main in force. But if a majority OF any
such votes cast in any such election in
any county shall be For License, then
the board of county commissioners OF
any such county shall grant license to
retail intoxicating liquors in such coun-
ty to all proper persons applying for
same according to law only in such
towns or townships as may have given
a majority in any such election For
License" and such license shall be grant
ed until another election snail De held
, reversing such election: PROVIDED that
this section shall not be construed 10
authorize anv parcop firm or corporation