Smyrna times., 1905-03-29
LOCAL OPTION BILL
FOR KENT COUNTY
Full Text of the Bill as Passed by the Leg
iSature Last Wednesday Afternoon.

comprising Kent County as re
qulred by Article XIII of the Con
stitution and fixing the penalties
for the illegal manufacture anC
sale OF Intoxicating liquors shoulc
there be a majority OF votes cas-
against license.
Whereas, The Constitution o.
this State provides in Section ot
Article XIII, that, whenever a ma
Jority of all the members elected
to each House of the General AS
sembly by the qualified electors oi
any district named in Section of
said Article XIII shall request the
submission of the question of IL
cenSe or no license to a vote of the
qualified electors in said district,
the General Assembly shall pro-
vide for the submission of such
question to the qualified electors
IN such district at the next general
election thereafter, and
Whereas, The Constitution in
Section ? OF Article XIII has di-
vided the State into districts as fol-
lows: Sussex Couny shall comprise
one district, Kent County one dis
trict, the City of Wilmin yton, as
its corporate limits now are or NAV
hereafter be extended, one district.
and the remaining part of New
castle County one district, and
Whereas, A majority of all the
members elected to each House of
the General Assembly by the quail
fed electors of Kent County, being
one of the districts named in Sec
ton 2 OF said Article XIII of the
Constitution, have requested the
submission of the question of IL |
cense or no license to the qualified |
electors of said district in the fol-
lowing language, to-wit:
10 the General Assembly of the
State of Delaware.
We, the undersigned, being a
of all the members elect
ed to sach House of the General
71Ssembly by the qualified electors
in the district comprised in Kent
county, respectfully request the
General Assembly to provide for
he submission, to the qualified
electors of said district, of the ques-
ion whether the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors shall
De licensed or prohibited within
he limits OF said district comprised
n Kent County.
Senators-John w. Houston.
Remsen c. Barnard, James T.
Reed, I. c. Moore.
Representatives-Alden R. Ben
ION, Vim. H. Baggs, D. B. Murray.
[. I. McGinnis, t.W. Davis, Gam
lliel Garrison, William D. Dennev.
Frank ]. Prettyman.
Now, Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
1ouse OF Representatives of the
state OF Delaware in General AS
embly met:
Section 1. That on the TUESDAY,
lext after the first Monday in the
month OF November in the year of
,ur Lord one thousand nine hum /
lred and six CA. D. Ioo6) the bl
Qualified electors of Kent County t
nay vote by ballot ON the question
whether the manufacture and sale
Il Intoxicating liquors shall be Ii
ensed or prohibited within the
Units thereof, as they shall sever s
lily choose to do. I
Section ?. That the ballots for |
cense and against license shall be S
t such uniform and suitable size
hat they may readily be distin- {
.u1shed from the ballots prescribed /
y law for candidates for office. {
nd OF such quality, color, and a
l1ckness Of paper that the printing a
lereon cannot be recognized from il
ne back thereof. a
The words Against License" {
hall be printed on the right hand Il
de OF each ballot and the words b
FOR License" on the left hand v
de thereof with line of demark- t,
ton between; and in voting each e
ualifled elector shall mark. with a O
,ad pencil provided by the Clerk q
the Peace of said County his &
allot within the space Immediate =
above either the said words o
Against License" or "For Ii, e
ense" indicating thereby how he {;
esires to vote. q
The said ballots shall be provid- i
!, printed, packed, supplied, dis Z,
'ibuted. received, opened. signed D
elivered for voting, voted, deposi- :,
d, counted, preserved and des- o
Dyed by the same persons, at the a,
lme time, in the same manner az =