The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-04-19
NEW LAWS.
Acts Passed by the Twenty
Fourth General Assembly.


Fourth General Assembly.
The "Blind Tiger" Law.
An act to protect the people of Ar
kansas against the clandestine
sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
BE it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Arkansas:
Section |. That any person own
ing or using or controlling any house
or tenement of any kind who shall
sell or give away or cause or allow
to be sold or given away any alcohol,
ardent or vinous spirits or malt liq-
uors any compound or tincture com
monty called bitters or tonics, wheth-
er the same be sold or given away,
openly or secretly, by such device as
is known as "The Blind Tiger" or
by any other name or under any
other device, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and ifany person shall
obtain any such alcohol, ardent or
vinous spirits, or malt liquors or any
compound or tincture commonly
called bitters or tonics, in any house,
room or tenement so owned, occupied
or controlled by another, by going
therein or thereto, and by call,
sound, word or token, it shall be
prlma facie evidence of the guilt of
the person who so owns, occupies or
controls such house, room or tene-
ment; or if any persons are allowed
to pass through or into any room or
place so owned or controlled or oc-
cupied by another and there obtain
such alcohol, ardent or yinous spir-
its or malt liquors or any compound
Or tincture commonly called bitters
or tonics and it shall be deemed pre-
sumptive evidence of the guilt of the
party who owns, controls or occupies
such house or room.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
1T shall be the duty OF all minister
al, executive and judicial officers in
the state to faithfully enforce the
provisions of this act, and it shall be
the duty of the prosecuting attor-
neys of this state to prosecute under
this act, ard it shall further be the
duty of said attorneys to appoint
deputies in each county of their res
pectlve districts, to prosecute for
the state in the absence of the pros
ecuting attorney, and whenever any
person shall file with any justice of
the peace, or the mayor of any town
or city, statement, under oath, that
he or she has reason to believe and
does believe that the person named
in the affidavit has violated any
of the provisions of this act, it shall
be the duty of the prosecuting attor-
ney, or the attorney so appointed to
represent HIM, or the state, to file
any information before said justice
of the peace or mayor, who shall is
sue thereon a writ for the arrest OF
the person so charged and take him
before the officer issuing such writ,
for trial, and If the person making
the affidavit shall state the house,
room, or place in which he or she
believes the things herein prohibited
are sold or given away, the officer to
whom the writ is or was delivered,
shall forthwith enter such house and
different rooms and apartments
therein, whether opened or closed,
whether by day or night and search
for such spirits or liquors, and If any
be found therein, or a United States
license to sell such liquors, it shall
be prima facie evidence of the guilt
of the party owning or controlling
the house, and if he find any person
else in charge of such liquors he
shall arrest him also, and bring him
before the officer issuing the writ
for trial, and the prosecuting attor
ney shall have like tees, and the
judgments shall be enforced In like
manner, as in other cases for convic-
tions for misdemeanors. Therefore,
be it further enacted, that any and
all persons who may or shall be con
victed of violating this law, shall be
fined in any sum not less than two
hundred $4,000 dollars, and not
more than five hundred ($500) dol
lars, for each and every ofiense, and
be imprisoned for thirty days. Pro.
vided, this act shall not apply to any
person giving away spirItuous liq-
uors or wines to friends upon his
own resident premises with no view
to profit, nor to any person who has
state and county license TO sell such
liquors.
Sec. 3. No warrant shall be is
sused to search dwelling house