Chap. 525.—An ACT to submit to the voters of King George the ques-
tion of prohibiting the sale of liquor in the said county.

Approved March 18, 1884.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the judge of the county court of King
George county, at the regular election in May next, in said
county, to order an election to be held in said county on the
question of liquor license or no liquor license; and the county
judge shall require the sheriff of said county to post at eac
voting-place in said county, notice of the said election, and
also to publish the same in one or more papers of the said
county, or in one or more papers nearest to the county seat
of said county, not less than one month prior to the day of
said election.

2. That it shall be the duty of officers conducting the elec-
tions of said county, after they shall have received notice of
a vote to be taken on the license question, to prepare a sepa-
rate ballot-box for each voting proinet in the said county, in
which shall be deposited the ballots of the qualified voters
who may desire to vote on the question of license; at which
election a majority of the registered votes of said county
shall be necessary to determine either for or against the sale
of liquor, for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the said coun-
ty. The ballots shall be respectively as follows: “ For
license for the sale of intoxicating liquors ;”” “ Against license
tor the sale of intoxicating liquors.”

3. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots at
said election on said questions, and making returns and ab-
stracts thereof, shall conform in all respects to the require-
ments of the general election laws of the state, except that
the certificate of the judges shall be as follows: We hereby
certify that at the election held on the day of ,
votes were cast for license for sale of intoxicating liquors,
and votes were Cast against license for sale of intoxi-
cating liquors.

A. B. Clerks . E. F.
C. D. a G.I. } Judges.
J.K.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.