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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said special elec- tion shall be held at the usual places of voting in said county, after three weeks notice being given by the sheriff in the several newspapers of the county, of the time and purpose thereof, by three judges appointed by the county commissioners for each election district in said county, who shall be sworn and shall conduct said election according to the provisions of the gen- eral election law of the State, so far. as the same is applicable thereto; at which said election the. ballots	Special elect'n
to be casts shall have printed or written on them " For the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors" or "Against the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors, " and that the ballots so cast shall be carefully counted by the judges of said special election, who shall within three days thereafter make a written return under their hands and seals of the number of ballots so cast, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county who shall cause the same to be recorded, and statements of the same certified under his hand and	Ballots.
seal of office, to be printed and published once in each of the newspapers of said county immediately there- after; and the expense of said election, including the sheriffs notices, and the publication of the certified statements of the result made by the clerk, shall be levied by the commissioners of said county and paid by the collector thereof.	Printed and published.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever it shall appear by the returns of the judges of said special election, that a majority of the whole number of votes taken at said special election, shall have been cast against the granting of licenses for the sale of spirit- uous or fermented liquors, then it shall not be lawful from and after the first day of May in the year eigh- teen hundred and seventy-six, for any person or per- sons, firm or company, to sell directly or indirectly at any place, or to give away at his, her or their place of business any spirituous or fermented liquors, within the limits of Wicomico county, or for any license to be issued or granted for the sale of the same. SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person or per- sons, firm or company, shall sell directly or indirectly	Not lawful.