WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That ballots for or

against such sale shall have printed or written on

them the words " For restricted license to sell intox-

icating, spirituous or fermented liquors," or "Against

Mode of con-
ducting elec-

license to sell intoxicating, spirituous or fermented

tion.

liquors," and the ballots so cast shall be carefully

counted by the judges of said election, and that said

judges shall make a return of said votes and deliver

said ballots to the clerk of the Circuit Court for

Somerset county, and said clerk shall, within ten

Make procla-

days thereafter, make proclamation of the result

mation and
publish result-

of said election, and cause the same to be published

in at least two newspapers printed in said county

for at least two successive weeks.

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

found by said returns of judges of election and

proclamation of said clerk that a majority of said

votes in said Dublin district have been cast against

license for the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors,

that then in that event it shall not be lawful for any

Not lawful to
sell

person or persons or body corporate in the said dis-

trict to sell intoxicating, spirituous or fermented

liquors, except cider and home-made wines, on the

premises, when manufactured in quantities not less

than a gallon, after the first day of January next,

eighteen hundred and eighty-three; and any person

violating the provisions of this section shall, upon

indictment and conviction therefor, be fined not less

Penalty for

than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred

violation.

dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail sixty

days for each and every offence; and it shall be the

duty of any justice of the peace for Somerset county,

upon information received and confirmed by the

oath of a creditable witness, to have any person viola-

Duty of justice
of peace.

ting any of the provisions of this section arrested and

committed to the county jail, unless he or they shall

give sufficient bail on recognizance, with securities

to be approved by said justice of the peace, to appear

before the Circuit Court for Somerset county at the

next succeeding jury term thereof, to answer said

charge.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if it shall be

found by the said returns of judges of said election

Majority for

and proclamation of said clerk that a majority of

license.

said votes in said Dublin district have been cast for

restricted license to sell spirituous or fermented

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