The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-28

ported as section sss-a OF Poliard's
Code OF Virginia as far as the-saTne
shall be ,-pplicabie. The Judgment
OF said court shall be final and cost
shall b. given in favor of the party
substantially prevailing.
For Majority Voters.
If maturity OF the qualified voters
of any county or city who shall parti-
cipate in any election provided here
under, shall vote against the interstate
and intrastate shipment of ardent
spirits for beverage purposes, into said
County or city, IL shall be unlawful
for any person or corporation in any
manner whatever, to transport or to
bring into said county or city for de-
livery or use in said county or city.
ardent spirits for beverage purposes.
or for any person in such county or
city so voting to receive ardent spirits
for beverage purposes after. thirty
days from date Of election: or in event
said election Is contested and sus-
tainted by the court hearing said con-
test, within thirty days of the enter
ing of the order sustaining and up
holding said election.
Any person or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined not less than $50
nor more more than $500. the
penalty for the second or any subse-
quent offense shall be fine of not
less than $500 nor more than $o,0oo
and by Imprisonment in Jail of not
less than six months nor more than
one year. provided. however. that
where the quantity of ardent spirits
transported. brought or received
within any such county or city for
beverage purposes is in excess on
the quantity permitted under the
general prohibition law of the
State pertaining to ardent spirits as
enacted by the General Assembly OF
1916 the offense shall be construed TO
fall within the provisions of the said
law and shall oe subject to the pen
alties therein prescribed.
Qualification OF Voters.
The qualifications of voters at any
election held under this act shall be
such as are prescribed for voters by
the general law: provided, that the
following persons only shall he quail
fed to vote at the elections provided
for herein namely: All persons quail
fed to vote at the last regular election.
whether national State or municipal,
held prior to the date on which the
elections herein provided for are held;
and all such other persons who shall
become OF iaWIu! age AT 1t Tune WHeH
no Capitation tax was accessible
against them for the preceding year.
who shall pay one years Capitation
tax in advance and shall thereafter
register by reason of becoming of law
ful age prior to the date Of said cleo
ton, excepting the provisions of this
act shall not apply to the counties of
Frederick, Shenandoah ana the city
of Winchester, and the counties of
Page. Clarke. Warren, Stafford and
the cities OF Fredericksbure, Newport
News and the counties ut Elizabeth
City, Warwick and York and the
counties of King George, Richmond.
Westmoreland Lancaster. Northum-
herland. AIbemarle Greene, Fauquier
Loudoun Spotsylvania and the cities
of Charlottesville Alexandria. Fairfax
County. Alexandria County and Prince
William County.
Section 10. The intent of this act
il to prohibit the transportation.
bringing or resolving of ardent spirits
for beverage purposes into the cour-
ties and cities of the State beyond and
in, addition to .tha provisions OF the
prohibition laws of the State pertain
ing to ardent spirits, as enacted by
the General Assembly of 1916, and all
other prohibition laws pertaining to
ardent spirits as therein defined in
this act to be construed as supple
rlenting said prohibition laws rather
than as conflicting with or restrict
ing said prohibition laws.