Chap. 703.—An ACT to provide for submitting the question of liquor license
to the voters of the court-house and temperance magisterial districts in
Amherst county.

Approved March 3, 1900.

Whereas at an election held in the county of Amherst, in Pedlar
and Elon magisterial districts, in accordance with law providing local
option for Amherst county, liquor license was defeated in said two dis-
tricts; and

Whereas under said local option law it has been decided by the former
county court that in said Pedlar and Elon districts, distillers of apple
brandy could sell brandy at the still-house in the districts, made in
quantities of not less than a gallon, or by the gallon, but not to be drank
on the ground or place of manufacture; and

Whereas at an election later held in Amherst courthouse district,
in the spring of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, under the regular
local option law, liquor license was also defeated in that district; and

Whercas at another election on local option, in Temperance magisterial
district, liquor license was carried; therefore,

1. Be it enacted bv the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
be the duty of the judge of the county court of Amherst, whenever such a
number of the duly qualified voters of each of the magisterial districts of
Amherst courthouse and Temperance, in the county of Amherst,as consti-
tute one-fourth of the number of voters voting at the regular preceding

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November election, shall petition, either in term time or in vacation,
to order a special election in said magisterial districts or the districts so
petitioning on the question of liquor license. Said county judge shall,
within ten days after the receipt of such petition, issue his writ of elec-
tion, in which shall be fixed the day of holding such election, directed to
the sheriff of Amherst county, whose duty shall be to forthwith post at
each voting precinct in said district or districts, as the case may be,
notice of said election, and shall also give notice to the officers charged
with the duty of conducting other elections in said district or districts:
provided, that no election shall be held under this act within less than
thirty days from the posting of such notices as aforesaid. Said special
election shall be held and conducted as special elections for other pur-
poses are held and conducted: provided, that after any such election
has been held in said districts, or either of them voting on the question,
there shall not be another election under this act in such district within
the space of two years.

2. The ballots to be used in said election, and the mode of receiving
and canvassing the same, and canvassing and certifying the returns, shall
be as prescribed by law in such elections.

3. If it appear, by the abstracts and returns of any such election, that
a majority of votes have been cast against license for the sale of intoxi-
cating liquors in either of the magisterial districts, then no license shall
be granted to any person for the sale of such liquors in such magisterial
district, and any person who shall sell any intoxicating liquors within
the limits of such magisterial district (except that distillers of apple
brandy may sell brandy by the gallon at the still or place of manufacture,
but not to be drank at the place of manufacture), shall incur all of the
penalties and be punished as provided by the general law for selling
wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture of them, without a
license therefor.

4. That no election under the provisions of this act shall be held on
the same day of any county, state, or national election.

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