Chap. 247.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 581 of the code of Virginia
in regard to submitting the question of liquor license to the qualified voters of
counties and magisterial districts.

Approved February 8, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section five
-hundred and eighty-one of the code of Virginia, in regard to submitting
the question of liquor license to the qualified voters of counties, corpo-
rations, and mayisterial districts be amended and re-enacted s0 as to
read as follows:

§ 581. Upon what petition court may order election in county, district,
or city; notice to be posted thirty days; by whom election held; after
one election, two years may elapse before another.—Whenever such of
the qualified voters of each magisterial district in a county or any magis-
terial district in a county or of a city, as constitute one-fourth of the
persons voting at the preceding regular November election in such county,
district, or corporation shall, in term of vacation, petition the Judge of
county or corporation court of such county or corporation for a special
election in such county, district or corporation, on the question of grant-
ing or not granting a liquor license therein; such court or judge shall,
within ten days after the receipt of said petition, issue a writ of election
in which shall be fixed the day of holding such election, directed to the
sheriff of his county or sergeant of his corporation, as the case may be,
whose duty it shall be.to forthwith post a notice of said election at each
voting precinct in said county, if the election is to be held in the whole
county or at each voting precinct in any magisterial district, when the
election is ordered to be held only in such magisterial] district or at each
voting precinct in said corporation.

He shall also give notice to the officers charged with the duty of con-
ducting other elections in said county, magisterial district, or city, as
the case may be; but no election shall be held under this chapter within
less than thirty days from the posting of such notices as aforesaid. Said
special elections shall be held and conducted as other special elections
are held and conducted. After any such election has been held in any
county, magisterial district or city, there shall not be another election
under this chapter held in said county, magisterial district, or city
within two years, and ercept in| Washington county where there shall be no
other election under this chapter held within five yeurs.

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