PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Philadelphia residents will vote June 4 on whether to allow liquor sales in the city.
The Neshoba Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/11VjyJq) that the board of aldermen set the date after being presented with a petition with 1,014 names certified in the city clerk’s office.
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State law allows county seats and towns of more than 5,000 people to vote separately from their surrounding counties on legalizing wine and spirits if voters in a countywide election have rejected coming out from under the “dry” law.
New Albany voters approved liquor sales in a March 19 election. A liquor issue will be on the June 4 ballot in Brookhaven. Petition drives are under way in other cities.
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Information from: Neshoba Democrat, http://www.neshobademocrat.com
