LOCAL OPTION

local option

local option. An option that allows a municipality or other governmental unit to determine a particular course of action without the specific approval of state officials. — Also termed local veto. Cf. HOME RULE. [Cases: Intoxicating Liquors 24–43; Municipal Corporations 65. C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors §§ 49–89; Municipal Corporations §§ 122, 140–141, 143.]

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local option

local option 〈美〉地方自决;地方选择权 指县、镇或其他地方行政组织毋需征得州政府官员的明确许可而自主决定某一事务的权力,如该地区居民通过投票方式决定某一法律在本地区是否有效。地方自决常在地方选举中用以确定在本地区是否允许销售和饮用烈性酒〔alcoholic beverages〕,多数州也用它批准地方以自治〔home rule〕选举方式确定当地政府的组织结构,如纽约州曾授予自愿联合的村镇〔incorporated villages〕有在其辖区内限制烈性酒销售的权力,波当克〔Podunk〕村通过了一项地方法令限制烈性酒的销售不能超过32%比尔〔beer〕,如此,波当克村就行使了地方自决权。 (→delegation;home rule;liquor laws;legislative power)

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