The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-17
Governor Issues Historic ecu
ment, Obeying Ma d te OF
Virginia's Voters
Recites. All Of
Laws Provisions
THE Law Will Be Enforced by
the People OF Virginia and
Their Officials" Says Attor-
ney General Pollard

The last legislative and executive
ncS necessary to give Virginia law
making the sale OF liquor Illegal with
in her borders was performed i'y
Governor Henry G. Stuart yesterday,
when nc issued u proclamation de-
clarfng that ION and after the arst
day of November. nineteen hundred
and sixteen. IL shall be unlawful for
Intoxicating liquors to be sold In Nir-
ginia, except in rer.atn cases provided
for in the enabling Act.
The proclamation OF the governor
was issued in conformity with the
law passed ny the last General As
sembly. inssructing hin, Ia take such
action IL "A majority NJ tire citizens t'f
the state voted fo- probihition in the
election provided for in the same act.
kEcwn as the ''Fnabl!t-g Act"
The proclamation Of 'lie governor
was reviewed by Attorney General
John fsavland Pollard and issued veg
ferday Mr.. Pollard. who was an
active advocate 81 prohibition, cx-
hihiteG his pleasure y2sterdaT ON
leaving the governors cfEce after the
last necessary act had been per-
formed
'"rhe law wiii he enforced by the
people IL Virginia and their officials, .
raid Mr. Pollard. hut vigilance must
be exercised and the necessary legis,a-
tiea passed The fight is not over; it
has just begun
The next regular session OF the
Genera, Assent bly, will he held In the
month 81 January, preceding the date
On which the law becomes effective.
Al that session efforts will he mad
TO perfect the law passed last
February and approved ty the people
IN September There are a number
+ of exen ptions which were forced INTO
The hiii ny the opponents of prehios-
.ien and accepted by IFS advocates
ander protest Determined efforts 10
remedy defects and 70 provide leSis-
forcenlent Of the prohibitory law will
be made,
Rccitcs Provisions of Law.
The governors proclamation. whic h
cites freely the provisions of the act
And se.s forth Its principal points. is
Is follows:
Whereas. by an act Of the General
Assembly, entitled An act 10 provide
for the calling and holding OF an
election upon the question of pro-
hib.ting the manufacture for sale and
the sale of intoxicating liquors, 10
prescribe for qualification OF voters
SH 0uia rfrttipA. KY aStt1tN LAS EHS8L
Of the result OF such election. and to
provide. penalties for the violations
Of the provisions Of this act" ap-
proved February Is. 1914, It was pro
sidsd, that whenever such of the
voters OF the State, an shall he equal
In number to one-fourfh Of the num-
bar of persons voting at the preceding
rUguhr November election IN his
Btat@ FOR general State officers shall
petition the governor. as provided in
said act. for an election IN this State
on the question OF prohibiting The
manufacture tor sale and the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors in this State. the
governor should. within ten days after
the receipts Of certificate from TIE
secretary OF tho Commonwea III.
showing the Ming OF such petition.
ana not less than sixty days befo-e
the fourth Tuesday IN the month Of
eeptemher. nineteen hundred and
fourteen Issue n writ of election,
calling an election to be held under
the prcvisions OF said act on The
fourth Tuesday in the month OF Sep
t4mbef. nineteen hundred and four
teen. and that tho governor should
rive notice Of said election to the Of
Mcers charged with the duty Of con-
Quoting elections throughout the State.
which notice should be given by pro-
clamation Of the governor, which he
should cause to be printed at least
once = week for three consecutive
weeks in at least ten newspapers Ct
general circulation published in vari-
Gus sections OF the State: and
Whereas. on the fourteenth DAY Of
July nineteen hundred and fourteen,
the governor received from the secre-
tavy OF the Commonwealth a ce-tf-
Acate showing the filing OF such petit
ton, signed by sixty-nine thousand
nine hundred and thirty-six petition
ers. declaring themselves TO be ounli-
Ned voters in the State or Virginia.
and PRAYING the governor to call a
State election upon the question cf
Statewide prohibition IN Virginia. az
provided In said act; and
Whereas. the said certificate OF the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth shows
that the total number of persons
voting In the preceding regular No
4vember election In this State for gen.
srAl State officers was "a ,417: and
Whereas. said certificate shows that
said petition was signed by more than
the number required by said act for
the calling Of said election: and
Whereas. within ten days from the
receipt Of said petition. to wit. on tho
18th day of July, 1914. the Governor
issued . writ OF election. directed AZ
required by eaid act, and gave notice
70 tho election officers Of the State
charged with the duty OF conducting
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