The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06

bill provides in such event shall cease
at the expiration of the license year on
the first of May succeeding such cleo
ton"
What Bill Provides.
Though spread over twenty type
written pages. the bill is mainly taken
up with the matter of procedure under
It's provisions. 1t declares that when
ever number of voters qualified to
vote under 1t equal to one-fourth of
the number of persons voting at the
preceding November election for gen.
eral State officers shall petition the
Governor for an election on the ques-
ton OF prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors in
this State. the Governor shall. within
ten days after the receipt OF a csrtifi-
cate from the Secretary of the COM
monwealth showing the fling OF such
petition. issue a writ OF election. In
this writ the date for such election
Will he fixed, and it shall be not less
than sixty nor more than ninety days
after the expiration of the ten days
In which the Governor is ordered to
direct the election. The writ is direct
ed to the sheriffs of the counties and
| to the sergesnts of the cities and towns,
whose duty is to imme diately post a
| notice of the election at each voting
precinct in each OF the counties. cities
and towns. The Governor is TO notify
lplection officers throughout the State
by proclamation. The election Is 10
be conducted Just like an ordinary
election, and Its expenses are to be
provided In like manner. The election
shall not be held at the same time that
any other is held.
How to Print Ballot.
On the ballot Is to be printed For
License" ana Against License" The
/ canvassers shall fle their certificates
with the clerk OF the circuit court of
the county, in the case of county or
! town. and in the case OF city, with
the clerk of the corporation court.
The canvassers shall also forward at
/ once copy to the Secretary of the
( Commonwealth. Within fifteen days
after the election the total result shall
be stated to the Governor by this Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth, and
forthwith the Governor shall issue
| proclamation declaring the result and
calling attention to Its effect.
The qualified voters under the act
are to be those who were qualified &c
vote at the last preceding June cleo
1 ton. and those who were qualified tc
vote at the last preceding November
election, and those who may have come
of age and registered since the Novem.
Der election.
/ After such an election has been hello
janother one shall not be allowed unit
the expiration OF four years.
Each signer must state that In tht
past ninety days he has not signed {
1 similar petition. This is to proven
duplication OF names.
The circulator of each petition mus
. append to it a signed certificate ant
affidavit to the effect that he saw eacl
subscriber sign and that to the bes
of his knowledge and belief each petit
toner was legally qualified to sisi
the petition. II any person shall
knowingly and wilfully sign petition
without having the legal qualification
to do so, or II the circulator shout,
make a false certificate wilfully, h
shall be guilty of mlsdemeanor, ant
upon conviction be iined not less thai
S. nor more than $50.
Goes Up to Governor.
Upon receipt of the petitions tn
clerk Of the Circuit Court OF tn
J county or Of the Corporation Cour
side shall compare the list OF name
on the petition with the list on I'll
in his office, showing those qualifie
ia vote at such an election. II he find
nothing wrong he is then to certify t
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth
that the petitioners are duly qualified
A clerk knowingly and wilfully mak
ing u false certificate is guilty of
mlsdemeanor.
II the certificate from, the Secretar
of the Commonwealth shows to tn
Governor that a majority of the voter
qualified have voted for the llcensin
Of Intoxicating liquors. "then tho law
in relation thereto In effect at IN
date of the approval OF this act sha