Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-09
LOCAL OPTION SENT
INTO THE HOUSE.
Representative G. w. Williams
Presents the Bill Favored by
Governor Brumbaugh
TEXT OF THE NEW MEASURE
Triennial Limitation on Voting on
the Question of Being Wet
or Dry Provided
TEXT OF THE NEW MEASURE

The local option bill calling for the
county unit and endorsed by Gov
ernor Brumbaugn was introduced in
the House last night and referred to
the law and order committee. Mr..
Williams. Tioga, chairman of the COM
mittee, introduced the bill.
The provisions of the bill are as
followsi
Section l.. That whenever
number of the qualified cleo
tors of any county equalling
number of votes cast therein at the
last preceding general election shall
present a petition to the court of
quarter sessions of the peace of that
county, verified by the atfidavits of three
of the petitioners, praying for the
holding of an election to determine
whether license for the sale or fur
nishing of vinous, spirituous, malt or
brewed liquors or any admiNture
thereof in said county shall be grant
ed. it shall be the duty of said court
of quarter sessions of the peace to or
der an election to be held in the SAID
county in not less than thirty days
nor more than forty days from the
date of such order, which election
shall be held by the regular election
officers at the usual place or places
for holding elections in said county
and the election shall be conducted
in all respects and all election officers
shall be governed by the directions
and subject to the penalties and be
compensated as now provided by law
for the holding of general elections.
Notice of such election shall be given
by the officers designated and in the
manner provided by existing laws re-
lating to county elections in so far as
the same may be applicable. and every
such notice shall state ,tirs) the ques-
tion to be voted upon as hereinafter
set forth (second the day and place
of holding said elections; (third) that
the polls shall be open between the
hours of seven o'clock ante meridian
and seven o'clock post meridian.
Section 2. The ballots at any
election held under the provisions of
this act shall he printed, distributed
and furnished and in such quantities
and of the form provided by existing
laws relating to general elections.
Upon such ballots shall be printed the
question Shall the granting of license
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors be
prohibited" followed by the words
Yes" and "No" with a square of
sufficient size at the right of each said
words in which to give the elector an
opportunity clearly to designate his
choice by a cross mark (%) placed in
one of the said squares.
Section g. Each qualified elector
receiving ballot provided for by this
act, in accordance with existing laws,
may mark in the appropriate square a
cross (N) opposite the answer he de-
sires to give and all votes cast at said
election held under the provision of
this act shall be counted and declared
and a complete return of the same
made in accordance with existing laws
relating to elections.
Section 4. Whenever it shall ap-
pear by the returns aforesaid that a
majority of the votes cast at such cleo
ton are in favor of prohibiting the
granting of such licenses in the coun-
ty in which said election shall have
been held, it shall thereupon become
unlawful for said court of quarter
sessions to issue or grant any license
the sale or furnishing of
any vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
liquors or any admiXture thereof in
said county at any time thereafter un-
til at an election held as hereinafter
provided a majority of the electors
voting thereat shall vote against pro-
hibiting the granting of such licenses
therein.
Section s. At any time after three
years from the date of an election held
under the foregoing provisions of this
act another such election may be or
dered and held as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Section 6. This act shall not be
construed to repeal any special or
local laws relating to the sale or grant
ing of licenses to sell Intoxicating
liquors nor shall it be construed to
prevent the granting or refusal of a
license under existing laws the same as
If this act had not been passed in
counties where the smajority of the
votes cast at an election as herein
before provided are against prohibit
ing the granting of license to sell in
toXicating liquors and in counties
where no such election has been held"