The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
THE SPECIAL OPTION LAW.
Election Saturday July, 25.
The New Temperate LAW
for E0lIOIk County.

for FnlIOIk County.
CHAPTER 299
: An act to prohibit the sale of spirit
uous liquors in Fultoa~eouuty.
2 l. b IL enacted 5y fhe General -fsseabty
Of The Commonwealth Of kentucky, That from
and after the time that this act takes eff
feet il shall not be lawful for the county
Judge or county. court clerk of Fulton
county, or the mayor and council, or the
board of trustees OF any city or town, to
grant license to any person or persons
to sell wine, whiskey, brandy, or any
spirituous. vinous or malt liquors, or any
mixture thereof, within the limits or
Jurisdiction of Fulton county nor shall
il be lawful for any tavern keeper, mere
chant, saloon or coffee house keeper or
keeper Of billiard table, 10 sell, give or
loan such liquors in any quantity what
ever, except il be for medical use, aud
then only upon the written certificate OF
"A practicing physician. Provided, that
any person, who in good faith, ana legal
". may have obtained IA license TO retail
spirituous liquors authorized by law, may
continue to do so until the expiration OF
the time for which such license was
granted.
= , That any person selling liquors in
violation of the foregoing section, shall
be fined not less than one hundred dollars,
nor more than three hundred dollars for
each Ofense, and any person giving or
loaning in violation of said section shall
he fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars for
each offense: to be recovered on an in
dictment of the grand jury of said coun-
ty; the fines in all cases 10 be assessed
by the jury, and in no case To be compro-
missed or dismissed by the commonwealth =
attorney or any other person. The fines
thus recovered are to be collected as other
fines now are.
Z s. That the county court of Fulton
county may license two or more druggists
in said county to sell said liquors for
medical purposes, who shall execute bond
with good security in said court that he
will not violate any Of the provisions oil
this act; that he will not sell, give or
loan such liquors, except under the writ
ten prescription Of a regular practicing
ply sician, who shall certify that 1t Is
necessary for medical purposes. Any
person injured by breach of said bond,
may sue thereon, and recover such dam
ages as such party may prove, and on
recovery thereon shall be no bar 10 other
suits by any party damaged.
2 l. That it shall not be lawful for any
physician of said county to grant Ger
tifcate TO any one for the purchase OF
any such liquors as beverage, but only
for use as a medicine; nor shall he grant
such a certificate until he shall have taken
an oath before the county judge, or some
Justice Of the peace, III said county, that
he viii in good faith conform TO the pro
visions Of this act. or the taking OF
such oath record shall be made IN the
Fulton county court.
z D That all laws, or parts Of laws,
whether general or special, giving the
county court, or county judge, or county
court clerk of Fulton, or any mayor anu
council. OF board of trustees OF any city or
( town, or any other person or persons IN
said county, power and authority to gran
/ license to sell spirituous, yinous or malt
liquors, be and the same IS hereby re-
I pealed.
Sc This &C: shall take effect, aud be in
/ force. when ratified by majority of the
} legal and qualified voters cast at an cleo
/ tjon 10 bc held at all the election pre-
cincts in said county, as hereinafter pro-
/ vided at " hich all legal voters shall be
/ entitled TO vote; and il shall be the duty
/ of the clerk Of the county court, In said
county, 10 prepare poll book for each
/ election preciRct or civil district IL said
I county, making two columns on each page.
At the head Of tie first column shall be
written the words, For Prohibition and
in the other column, Against Prohibi-
tiou," ami cause the said poll books 10 be
delivered TO the officers appointed 10 hold
said election, and the sheriff of said cOun-
~ is directed TO give at least fifteen days
notice Of said election by posting up, al
least in two public places, in each voting
precinct, printed or written advertise
ments of the same, and the county Judge
of said county i directed TO appoint suit
able and proper officers TO hold said cleo
II -.
cd by the laws now in force In reference
TO elections, and when the poll books are
returned to the office of the county clerk,
the examining board shall compare the
same, and if 1t appears that a majority
of the votes cast are for prohibition, the
same shall be so certified by the board of
examiners TO the Fulton county court, and
the county Judge shall cause an order to
that effect, ms well as said certificate, TO
be entered on the order books OF said
court al its first term after said election.
:. That upon the petition of twenty
five bona. fle citizens of said county to
the county court of said county, said
county court shall direct the sheriff Of
said county TO open and hold an election
at all the voting places in said county on
such day as the county judge may desig-
nate, at least twenty days after making
said order for the purpose of taking the
sense of the qualified voters of said coun-
ty rs to whether or not license shall be
granted to any person to retail spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors as u beverage, IN
said county, in less quantities than one
barrel; but said election shall not be
ordered or held on the sanie day Of any
other election in said county.
q s. That in event at the first election
held under this act, majority of the
votes cast should be against prohibition,
the question may be again submitted to
the legal voters of Fulton county, by an
order Of the county court of said county,
under the same regulations and requiei-
ments as herein before set forth, and if
IA majority of the votes cast in said last
election should be for prohibition, then
this act shall be in force and effect, but
a second election shall not be ordered or
held in less than one year after the first
election, nor unless the petition therefor
TO the county court be signed by at least
one hundred qualified voters Of said
county.
3 9. That no election under this act shall
be held until the same shall be thrice pub
lished in a newspaper having the largest
circulation in Fulton county, for three
several weeks Immediately preceding
said election.
, 10. That the expense of said publica-
ton, anu All Other expenses pertaining 10
said elections, shall he paid for by the
parties petitiouing the county court for
the holding of the said elections
JAMES b. McCREARY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
john G. CARLISLE,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved February 10, 1874.
We have rarely met with an example
OF truer eloquence than the speech of