Chap. 236.—An ACT to provide for the submitting the question of
liquor license to the votets of Pedlar and Elon districts, in Amherst
county.

Approved May 14, 187.

Whereas at an election held in the county of Amherst, in
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, in accordance with an act
entitled an act providing local option for Amherst county,
approved March fourteenth, eighteen hundred and cighty-
four, liquor license was defeated in the two mayisterial dis-
tricts of Pedlar and Elon, but carried in the two remaining
districts of said county; and whereas by section six of an
act approved February twenty-sixth, cighteen hundred and
eighty-six, entitled an act to provide for submjtting the ques-
tion. of liquor license to the qualitied voters of the several
counties, magisterial districts, and corporations of the State,
the said magisterial districts of Pedlar and Elon were denied
the right of voting on said question again, though the othor
two of said districts were accorded that privilege and have
since voted on the question; and whereas a large number of
voters in said districts of Pedlar and Elon have petitioned
the legislature for the passage of a law giving them the privi-
lege of voting on said question again; theretore,

]. Be it enacted by the gencral assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the judge of the count¢ court of Am-
herst, whenever such a number of the duly qualified voters
of each of the magisterial districts of Pedlar and Elon, in
the county of Amherst, as constitute one-fourth of the num-
ber of voters voting at the regular preceding November
lection, shall petition, cither in term time or in vacation, to
order a special clection in said magisterial districts or the
listricts so petitioning on the question of liquor license.
said county judge shall, within ten days after the receipt of
uch petition; issue his writ of clection, in which shall be
ixed the day of holding such election, directed to the sheriff
of Amberst county, whose duty shall be to fourthwith post
ut each voting precinct in said district or districts, as the
ase may be, notice of said election, and shall also give notice
othe officers charged with the duty of conducting other
‘lections in said district ar districts: provided that no elec-
ion shall be held under this act within less than thirty days
tom the posting of such notices as aforesaid. Said special
‘lection shall be held and conducted as special elections for
ther purposes are held and conducted: provided that after
iny such election has been held in said districts, or either of
hem voting on the question, there shall not be another elec-
10on under this act in such district within the space of two
rears. |

2. The ballots to be used in said election, and the mode of
‘eceiving and canvassing the same, and canvassing and cer-
ifying the returns, shall be as prescribed in sections two and
hree ot chapter two hundred and forty-cight, Acts of eigh-.
teen hundred and eighty-five-six, pages two hundred hity-
eight—nine.

3. If it appear, by the abstracts afd returns of any such
election, that a majority of votes have been cast against
license for the sale of intoxicating 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, shall incur all of the
penalties and be punished as provided by the general law tor
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.