The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15
PROHIBITION.
information That Has Beers
Called for.

At the request of number of In,
;. ladies' OF the Woman's Chr,stis,
" Temperance Union of Arkansas.
form OF petition to prohibit the .sls
re- oil liquors has been prepared nader
The best legal ADVICE, and also .
Is statement showing when sneb natl.
. sitions should DO presaa.eas time
r, eooet"in the statement. Perhaps
there is no reading that would be
more acceptable to tho large class
who are asking Information On The
subject than those papers. The fol.
lowing is the form of petition
To the County Court ot---Coun.
~, Ark;
The undersigned petitioners who
are adult inhabitants, being males
OF twenty one years and females OF
eighteen years of age, residing with
IN three miles Of there describe BY
name the school house, academy.
college, university, or other institu.
ton OF learning, or church house, To-
which the petition relates, giving
location oil same with sufficient mar.
tioularity to identify IL, In the coun.
" of--, State of Arkansas.
desire that the sale, or giving away
OF any vinous, spirltuous, or
intoxicating liquors of any
kind. or alcohol, or any com.
monty called tonic bitters, may be
prohibited within three miles of
said lsehool house or church "a the
case may be,l herein before mon.
toned, and pray the county court
to make an order accordingly ~ by
law required.
FORM OF AFPIDAyIE.
=, do solemnly swear that
| am a citizen of the county OF
-, In the State of Arkansas.
That the signatures TO The foregoing
petition addressed TO the county
court oil said county praying said
court to make an order for prohib.
Ting the sale or giving away OF
splrituous or intoxicating liquors
thin the limits mentioned 10 said
petition are genuine that the male
~sv or-at- ears, and the females ara
OF the age Of ID years, and thar III,
persons signing said petition ara
adults Inhabitants, residing within
the limits aforesaid.
Subscribed and sworn 10 this
ay Of, 1883.
Note. The proof CONTEMPLATED
ioy the act need not necessarily he
by affidavit bat may be in writing
ing or orally, as the court NAV re'
9u're. The instructions are al fol.
lows.
sit Is important that the petitions
snonid be circulated and signed BE-.
fore the October term of the county
court, and presented TO the court a.
that time, with the requisite proof
that tho signers constitute a MAORI.
ty OF the adult inhabitants residing
within The designated limits. This
action is rendered necessary, DO.
cause, by an act of.the last general
the existing orders Of the
county court, made under the act
'f March 81, 1881, prohibiting the
ale OF liquors within three miles Of
'hurch houses or churches, erprc ON
ne 4" day Of January, 1891, and, N
DO proper action is not taken, TO-
ave the orders renewed before
nat date, there is danger that the
quor-dealers, will avail themselxee
Z che privilaoaa $1,000
Mould they do so, no order 70 P'o
mi, tho sale, could then "bs put y"
,rco until such license should ex
IRE"
Now any person, man or woman.
n.v c,roulate a petition, and all OF
,a,,,, ..o white or black, may sign
.nd if the majority OF mhao'tAaS
a
tho within three miles OF ths
ahnrSb or school, house named in the
no,ition sign it, and the county
court ia satisfied there ia majority.
then no more liquor can Dc so'o
within the circuit Of the three mics
named in the petiuon tor tue '0ru'
o, two years, or as long as 'no P
u,ions are repeated. This law -
democratic. 1t gives all e''A'no
chance to vote, Timad wotnos
may, in this thing, DO modes''y oO'
for tho right. She has but 70 ~
Q from house to housO, like q 900 ",
=, =, pointed angel of mercy OF VI Pr
y vented from doing this, she may,
: with tho pen in her own wa'' s
hand. seal the destiny tor We@l anu
not for woe, OF thousands u 'uO
n. Using generation, among whom
n. h. thoae very dear TO- her o""