The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14

election under, this act shall BIO, sub
ss.an,ially =, In the following. form:
The Undersigned petitioners, each OF
whom hereby declares that he is u
and that he has NOT. within the past
ninety days. signed any othor similar
question of Statewide prohibition in
ths ss1ie MS provided for by the act Of
passed at its regular session In the
TO each such petition shall be affixed
by the person circulating the same. be-
rore some officer qualified TO administer
% @hnb or to take aesnowledgmHnts
SUBSTANTIALLY ,a in tho following. form:
State Of Virginia. sc..s, Of -;
oath. that crculateds the ss foreg go oinE
each of tho subscribers thereto per-
appears above. and that each of the
sa petitioners was legally qualified
knowledee and Sh Belief and pest that q thss
name Of the same person does not ap-
pear thereon more than once.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo,
this. day Of. ;......, H..
If any per 1s,gns sS2ii knowi6.iv !. nj
wiifuily sign such a petition without
being legally qualified to do so, or IL
shan Enowinsiy and w inih make ne.s,,0n
false certificate and affidavit TO tho
same, he shall be guilty of misde-
fined not less than Sc nor more than
- The \ sai q eertihca.e; certified under
office of the clerk OF the circuit court
OF the county. or of the corporation
ha
reside. respectively. and the said clerk
s sha immediately ,ity, upon the receipt Of
the filing of tho same. and forthwith
shall certify to the Secretary of tho
Com.monwealth the number of qualified
petitioners as hereinafter provided
State of Virginia, to-wit:
/, 49,. Clerk Of the. ........
hereby certify that petitions in proper
form and duly certified under oath
filed In my office. signed by
(hereln insert tho number) OF the vot-
ers of the county Cor cityj ..........
Governor to call astate elee saEins up eos
as provided by tho act of the General
regular session In the year 1914.
Witness my hand this. ...... day of
4. Whenever the Secretary of the
commonwealth. within any consecutive
ceiyed from the clerks OF courts afore-
said certificates showing that the num-
per or voters of the state required by
THIS act have petitioned for an election
under this act, the Secretary of the
commonwealth shall Immediately GER
tify such fact to the Governor. accom-
number SO certified to have thus peti-
toned and the total number of votes
cast at tho last preceding regular No
nf
fcers In this State, and the Governor
upon receipt OF such certificate shall
within ten days. order such election as
8. II upon receipt by the Governor OF
a certlhcate from the. Secretary OF the
commonwealth showing the result OF
Governor that majority OF the voters
qualihed under this act to participate
In such election voting In such election
ton, then the laws In relation thereto
IN erect at the date of the approval OF
this act shall continued in force. unless
eral Assembly of Virginia.
9. II upon receipt BY the Governor OF
certificate from the Secretary of tho
such election, II shall appear that a
majority Of the votes cast at such
nation to this effect and on and after
the first day of November, 1916, 1t shall
s eo ;uhia Usf for any person or persons.
manufacture for sale. sell. or purchase
Tor sale. transport for sale. dispense,
VInons dspase of any
liquors. or Intoxicating bitters within
tnis State. except for medicinal, scien-
INC. sacramental or mechanical pur-
visions or SUCH acts as the General AS.
sembly of Virginia shall pass ar It's
regular session held next after the date