S.L. 1973-1259

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 1259

SENATE BILL 1473

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A BEER AND WINE ELECTION IN THE TOWN OF CALABASH.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The Brunswick County Board of Elections is hereby authorized and directed to hold a special election in the Town of Calabash to determine whether beer and unfortified wine shall be sold in the Town. The election shall be held on July 10, 1974, and may be held at the same time as an election to determine whether alcoholic control stores shall be established in the Town.

Sec. 2. The form of the ballot shall be as follows:

FOR "on-premises" sale of unfortified wine by

Grade A hotels and restaurants only and

"off-premises" sales by other licensees.

AGAINST "on-premises" sale of unfortified wine

by Grade A hotels and restaurants

only and "off-premises" sales by

other licensees.

FOR "on-premises" sales of malt beverages by

Grade A hotels and restaurants only and

"off-premises" sales by other licensees.

AGAINST "on-premises" sales of malt beverages

by Grade A hotels and restaurants

only and "off-premises" sales by

other licensees.

Sec. 3. If a majority of the votes cast in the election be in favor of the question or questions, then it shall be legal to sell such beverages in accordance with the applicable law.

Sec. 4. The election shall be held and conducted as provided in G.S. 18A-52(f), and no other election on the sale of beer or wine shall be held within three years of an election held pursuant to this act. G.S. 18A-53 shall be applicable to any election held under this act. Except as provided herein, the provisions of G.S. 18A-52 shall not be applicable to the July 10, 1974, election.

Sec. 5. Any election held under this act subsequent to the July 10, 1974, election shall be called and held as provided in G.S. 18A-52 and G.S. 18A-53.

Sec. 6. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of April, 1974.