THE INTOXICATING LIQUORS BILL.

A.—No. 27.

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conclusive evidence, in any proceedings under or by virtue of this Act, that this Act was duly adopted within the said Borough or Parish. 8. If the ratepayers of any such Borough or Parish shall determine in manner aforesaid against the adoption of this Act, it shall not be lawful, within one year after such determination, again to take the votes of the ratepayers of such Borough or Parish as to the propriety of bringing into operation therein the provisions of the said Act. 9. If the ratepayers of such Borough or Parish shall determine in manner aforesaid in favour of the adoption of this Act, it shall be lawful, after the expiration of three years from the commencement of this Act coming into operation, for any ratepayers of such Borough or Parish again to call upon the Mayor of the Borough or the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish again to take the votes of the ratepayers of the Borough or Parish, in like manner as hereinbefore provided for the adoption of this Act, and the continuance or otherwise of the operation of this Act within such Borough or Parish shall be determined by a majority of the votes so given. 10. From and after the time limited for the commencement of this Act in any Borough or Parish as hereinbefore provided, no license whatever shall be granted or renewed for tho sale of alcoholic liquor within such Borough or Parish; and any person selling or disposing of any alcoholic liquor within such Borough or Parish, shall be dealt with as selling without license, and shall be subject to all the penalties provided for such offence under any Act or Acts of Parliament regulating the sale of alcoholic liquors Avhich may be in force at the time of the adoption of this Act: Provided nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall affect any rights or privilege conferred or enjoyed by virtue of any license current or in force at the commencement of this Act during its said currency, and that nothing herein contained shall bo held to affect any sales made under tho provisions of any Statute permitting the sale of methylated spirits for use in the arts and manufactures of the United Kingdom. 11. In the construction of this Act the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings assigned to them respectively: —" Municipal Borough " shall mean city, borough, burgh, or any corporate town ; " Parish " shall mean any parish, toAvnship, village, tithing, extra-parochial place, or place maintaining its own poor; " Mayor " shall mean also provost, high constable, high bailiff, baron bailie, or other chief officer of any city or borough ; " Overseers of the Poor " shall mean any persons authorized and required to make and collect tho rates for the relief of the poor, and acting as overseers of the poor; " Alcoholic Liquor " shall include all spirituous liquors, Avine, ale, beer, cyder, perry, and every description of intoxicating liquors. SCHEDULE. Poem (A) —Voting Papee. An Act to enable Owners and Occupiers of Property in certain Districts to prevent the Common Sale of Intoxicating Liquors within these Districts. A Requisition signed by Ratepayers of this having been presented to me, requesting me to take the Votes of those duly qualified according to the terms of the Act, you are hereby required to signify your vote for or against the adoption of this Act, thus: — In favour of. Against. Do you vote in favour of or against the Adoption of this Act in this ? J. S. John Smith, of 26, High Street, N.B. —The ratepayer will put his initials under the heading " In favour " or " Against," according as he votes for or against the adoption of the Act. He is also required to subscribe his name and address at full length. If a voter cannot write, ho must make his mark instead of initials, but such mark must be attested by a Avitness, and such witness must write the initials of the voter against his mark. This paper will be collected on the of between the hours of and Take Notice.—lf any person wilfully commits any of the acts following, that is to say, fabricates, in whole or in part, alters, defaces, destroys, abstracts, or purloins, any A Toting paper, or personates any person entitled to vote in pursuance of this Act, or falsely assumes to act in the name or on the behalf of any person so entitled to vote, or interrupts the distribution of any voting papers, or distributes the same under a false pretence of being lawfully authorized so to do, he shall for every such offence be liable, on conviction before two Justices, to bo imprisoned in the common gaol or house of correction for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour. (Signed by tho Mayor or Overseer.)