The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-05
Canvas Of Vote.

9i ECH4Ta GitfA1itu results Sfldil can
Sass these returns in k as
ether election returrs. and they shall
certify the number Of votes cast for
and against license. respectively. in
each COUNTY city and tnMn-as-tAe-
case may be, respectively; and said
vas shall file their said crr--
tifcates in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court of the county.
in the case of a county or town, and
in the effiee of the clerk of tho or
peratien court. In the ease of Il city,
as the case may he. and shall forward
at once. Ivy registered mail. to the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth. "A
duplicate copy of their said certifi-
Gates: and the Secretary of the Com
Tnonwealth shall within fifteen days
from the date of said election make
up and certify to the Governor "a
statement showing the total number
of votes cast for and against the
licensing of Intoxicating liquors, re-
speetively. and upon receipt of this
statement the Governor shall forth
with issue a proclamation, To be pub
lished as hereinafter set out. declar-
ing the result of the election aud call
ing attention 10 it's effect under this
act.
Who May Vote.
(41 The qualified voters at any cleo
ton held under this act shall be those
who were qualified TO vote at the last
preceding regular June election. and
those who were qualified TO vote at the
last preceding regular November cleo
fion, and those wig may have come OF
nMe and registered since that last pre-
eeding regular November election,
After any ouch election has been
held under this act there shall not be
another election held under thIs-act
within Tour years. .
Form OF Petition.
go Petitions for the calling of an
election under this act shall he sub
stantiaf!y in the following form:
ITO His Excellency the Governor OF
Virginia:
.sThe undersigned petitioners, each
Of whnr hereby declares that he has
qualified 10 vote AT the last preceding
regular juno election. or at the last
preceding regular November election.
or has come of age and registered
since the said last preceding regular
November election, and that he has
not within the past ninety days signed
any other similar petition, hereby pc
ton your excellency to call a State
election upon the question of prohih~
ttinG the manufacture and sale OF in
~toxirastng liquors in Virginia as pro-
vided for by the act of Assembly pass
Cd at It's regular session in the year
1915"
To each such petition shall be afix-
ed a signed certificate and affidavit
made by the person circulating the
same. before some officer qualified To
administer oaths or take acknowledge
----s- II IL
shall be substantially in the following
form.
.'statc OF Virginia,
.......... of..........
hereby certify. under oath. tina !
circulated the foregoing petition and
that i personally saw each OF the sub
scribers thereto personally sign his
nam thereon as IT, ppears above.
and that zach of b said petitioners
was legally qualified to sign the same,
to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. and that the name OF the same
person does not appear hereoa more
than once.
tSignedl .............
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this $500. day of ........, H..
..+,.,........
II any person shall knowingly and
wiifully sign such a petition without
being legally qualified to do so, or II
any person circulating such a petition
shall knowingly and wiifully make a
false certificate and affidavit to the
same, he shall be guilty of a misde-
meAnor and. upon conviction. shall
he fined not less than five nor more
than fifty dollars.
Petitions to BE Certified.
fsl The said petitions certified un-
der oath as aforesaid shall be filed in
the Once of the clerk of the Circuit
Court OF the county or of the Corpora
tion Court or the city, as the case may
be. In which the voters signing the
same reside respectively. and the said
clerk shall Immediately upon receipt
OF the same endorse thereon the date
OF the fling of the same, and forth
with shall compare the list or names
thereon and the lists on fife In his
office. showing those qualified to vote
In amy election held under this act.
and shall certify to the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth the qualified petit
TONERS as hereinafter provided.
State OF Virginia, to-wit:
s......... OF .........
!. .......... clerk of the $500.
at ........., hereby certify that
petitions in proper form. and duly
certified under oath. nave within the
raat thirty days been filed In my
ofsce. signed by fherein insert the
numbero ..-..+..-of the voters of the
county Tor city) ........ Of ........
Who are qualified 10 the best of my
knowledge and belief To participate
IA such election 1T called, praying
the daverRor to call a State election
upon the question of the prohibition
81 the manufacture and sale of in
t~nxtcating liquors as allowed by the
nNg OF assembly passed at its regular
sessaeH In the year 1919.
Witness my hand this -....... day
~ ....... H..
Clerk.
II any clerk shall knowingly and
wttfuiiy make such a certificate false
N he shall be guilty of a INSIDE
yneanOr.
- I 1last Advise Governor.
Gl Whenever the Secretary of the
CesnnAoAweaith, within any consecu-
Tive Ninety days or less, shall have
4eo0e3gea from the clerks OF courts
n&ngpeaId certificates showing that
&MCM ~ yfhe voters Df Iii State quail
~ t0 vote under this act In the cleo
S1em nefetn prvyfded for IS shall be