The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-08-29
,poRTANT LAW THAT WAS
.srn BY THE LEGISLATURE.
.,vNoT VOTE ON SALOONS

c.,o THAT a Movement Will Soon
pacun for an Election i'm Ter
all County. The Law in Full.
rbo law that was enacted at the
.,ont session of the legislature au-
borizing elections in counties
]. which dispensaries have been es-
Eabfsbed by local legislative acts is
II enacial interest to the people of
Rerrell county
/ Already there is talk of having an
Sloc+ion in Terrell county, and sub
8ittine the question of "dispen-
8.rvo or mo dispensary" to the
so+ers The News learns that petit
Aons asking that an election be or
ared will soon be circulated for
sicnatures with a view of having it
Md before the first of next Janu-
r.. # will be the duty of the Or
$ioarv to order an election upon
sqing presented with a petition
! icned by one-third of the quail
8fed voters of the county, the
sane as under the general local OPP
Mon law,
The question of saloons will not
nd cannot enter into the election at
AL and the issue will be simply
he Of dispensary or no dispensary.
There cannot be an election on sa-
mns unless the law establishing
&spensaries in the county is re-
ealed
The question of dispensary or no
8lspenSary can be voted on every
bur years, however, if the required
lumber of voters so petition.
THE ACT THAT WAS PASSED.
The law, as it was passed and
kigned by the governor, follows in
al
4 A bill to be entitled An Act to pro-
hide for local option elections in Coun-
8ies in this state in which the sale of
Fhiskey is not lawful except through
ispenSaries, to determine the ques-
#iM Of whether the sale of intoXi-
#aJng liquors through dispensaries
&hall be prohibited in said counties; to
etermine the status of the county in
Respect to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors after such election has been
eld and to provide a mode of chang
8lg the same, and for other purposes.
Il Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Georgia, and it
hereby enacted by the authority OF
me same, That in counties of this
Plate where the sale of Intoxicating
liquors is unlawful except in dispen-
Earles, upon a petition signed by one
#hTd OF the voters who are qualified
10 vote for members of the General
assembly, the Ordinary shall order an
Election TO be held at the places for
#odlng elections for members of the
general Assembly, to take place with
II forty days after the reception OF
ald petition to determine whether or
NJ the sale of intoxicating liquors
8aaL be absolutely prohibited in such
county. The Ordinary shall deter
pine upon the sufficiency of the petit
lOn presented by comparing the petit
Nm with the registration list of the
PSI general election held in said
county.
Section 2nd. The provisions of sec
AoAS 1913, 1545 and 1876 of the first
'OIume Of the Code of Georgia, known
The political code, except where
nearly inapplicable, shall apply at
|uch elections.
section 5rd. All persons voting at
y election held under the provisions
'aiS act, who are against the sale
Il intoxicating liquors being sold in
''A dlSpensaries and are in favor of
provisions of this act going in
I'VE snail have written or printed on
ls| tickets Against the Dispensary,
y lnoSe who are in favor of allow
intoxicating liquors sold in said
,peNSafy, shall have written or
-n'ea On their ballots For the Dis
ensary"
9s''lon 4th. If a majority of the
70 cast at any election held under