Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-02-11
STRICT COUNTY UNIT
IS MEREDITH BILL
Election May Be Easily Called and
Votes County Dry For Period
Of -Four Years.


house bill No. SO, known as the Mere
dith county unit local option bill, pass
ed the house by a vote OF 10 against
and majority of 40, provides that
whenever twenty-five per cent Of the
qualified electors OF any county shall
petition the county court Of county
for the privilege to determine by bal
lot whether the sale OF intoxicants
shall be permitted In the county such
election shall be held in not less than
thirty CT more than sixty days after
the filing of the petition. The election
shall not be held within thirty days Of
any election. Notice OF the election is
to be given either by newspaper or
hand bill and the election shall be
conducted IN the usual way, save that
no one convicted of any violation OF
the liquor laws shall be entitled to
serve. Twenty electiGn commission
ers, ten named by the petitioners for
the election and ten by the party OPP
posed are under the same conditions.
Should the election be contested
Tie Sleilh4tiFs Vi AJi0 Altinpl illSNi3ot5
in the state CT county are no. to be
effected during the tendency, but no
new liquor licenses may be granted
and those issued shall expire at the
end of the license year.
Only majority of the votes of the
county are required to put out or keep
the liquor question The verdict of
the voters applies to the whole county
and one town or ward declaring for
wet and the rest dry will not be per
mitted TO differ from the rest of the
county. The act does not prohibit
druggists in dry territory selling in
toxicants for medicine, scientific or
sacrament purposes. A written pre-
scription is to be necessary.
Violations of the law for the first
offense means not more than $500 or
less than $50 for the first offense and
for the second offense not less than
$500 or mere than $500 with six
months Imprisonment.
The term intoxicant is defined by
the bill as meaning any distilled,
malt, yinous and spiritaus liquors,
wines, ale, beer, porter or any drink
Of like nature whether patented or
not"
Forging a name to petition will
be treated as any other forgery The
effect OF an election extends over
period of four years.
For MEDICAL Inspection.
Medical inspection in the public
schools Is the purpose of House bill
Il. introduced by Delegate Robinson,
~ Harrison county. Under the terms
of this bill it is mandatory IN indie
pendent school districts and optional
in other districts within ninety days
of the passage of the measure to APP
point one or more legally qualified
rracticing physicians for medical in
speetors in schools.
As set out in the first part CT the
measure, the purpose of having such
medical inspection is to determine
whether any pupil is suffering from
any defect or disability which would
prevent them from receiving the full
benefit of school work and to suggest
any modification OF school work to
conform to the condition of any such
pupils. The purpose of such provision
is further to ascertain when there is
any child with contagion or infec-
tious diseases and to prevent the
spread of diseases.
Lighting heating, ventilation and
sanitation ef school buildings and the
effect they might have on school chill
dren also come within the scope of
the duties imposed upon the medical
inspector by the bill.
The bill also requires the med cal
inspector to keep an accurate record
Of every school child showing the con-
dition of their heart, lungs, eyes,
throat, teeth, skin disease, etc.