JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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other elections held in this State, under penalty, in

case of neglect or refusal to perform such duty as is

now provided in the election laws of this State.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said election shall

be held in accordance with the law governing gen-

eral elections in this State, at which said election

the ballots to be cast shall have printed or written

Election-

On them " For license," or " Against license," and

how conduct-
ed.

the ballots so cast shall be received by the judges of

election and deposited in a separate box provided

for the purpose by the said sheriff, at the expense of

said county, and counted by them, who shall, within

three days thereafter, make a written return of the

same under their hands and seals, and of the num-

ber of ballots so cast for or against license, to the

Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, who shall

record the same ; and it shall be the duty of said

clerk, within ten days after said election, to cause to
be printed and published in one or more newspapers

Publish proc-
lamation of

published in said county once a week for two succes-

the result.

sive weeks, a proclamation of the result of such elec-

tion in each of said districts of the county aforesaid.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if it shall be found

at such election, and proclaimed by the said clerk of

court, that a majority of the qualified votes have

been cast " For license " in any of the said election

districts wherein the sale of liquors or other fer-

How prohi-
bition is re-

mented spirits is now prohibited by law, immedi-

moved.

ately after the proclamation by the said clerk of the

result of said election, such prohibition shall be and

is hereby removed; and any and every person may
proceed to sell liquor or other fermented spirits in

such election district upon obtaining license there-

for as is now or hereafter may be provided by Public

General or Public Local Law, as the case may be ;

and the Comptroller of the Treasury shall, on appli-

cation, issue his license therefor for the balance of the

license year ending May first in the year succeeding

said election, and regularly thereafter until a change

is made in the status of the law as to such election

district as hereinafter provided in this act; provided

that such person shall in addition to such license, to

be obtained as aforesaid from the Comptroller, also

Obtain lic'nse

obtain a license from the Clerk of the Circuit Court

from clerk.