§ 61. Referendum; statement of question on ballots
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 4 P.S. Amusements
4 P.S. § 61
§ 61. Referendum; statement of question on ballots
At the municipal election in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five (1935), there shall be submitted, in the manner provided by the election laws of the Commonwealth, upon petition to the county commissioners by the city or borough council or by the township commissioners or supervisors, or upon petition to county commissioners by electors equal to at least five per centum (5%) of the highest vote cast for any candidate in the municipality at the last preceding general election, a question to determine the will of the electors of each municipality in this Commonwealth, so petitioning, with respect to motion picture exhibitions. Such question shall be in the following form:
Do you favor the conducting, staging, operating | ||||||
and exhibiting of motion pictures, regardless of | Yes |  | ||||
whether an admission charge is made or inciden- | ||||||
tal thereto or whether labor or business is neces- | ||||||
sary to conduct, stage, operate or exhibit the same | No | | ||||
after two o'clock postmeridian, on Sunday? |
The said question shall be printed on separate official ballots, in bound form, by the county commissioners of each county, and sufficient number of ballots shall be furnished to the election officers in each election district of each municipality so that one ballot may be supplied to each voter at such election. In districts where voting machines are used, such question shall appear on the face of the machine where the machine is properly equipped for such purposes.
Credits
1935, July 2, P.L. 599, No. 211, § 3.
4 P.S. § 61, PA ST 4 P.S. § 61
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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