Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
A NATIONAL ISSUE IN IOWA.
The Legislature Takes Up the Prohis
bition Question.

DIS MONIES, March 27.-The democratic
liquor license bill is on the calendar in the
house as a special order for consideration to.
day. 1t provides that upon petition by two
nfths Of the legal voters of any city or town or
OF the territory outside of any city or town in
any county within the state. il shall be the
duty of the city or town council or board OF
supervisors to order a special election, at
which the question of license or no license for
the sale OF liquor shall bo voted on. Such elec-
tons are not 70 be held oftener than once in
two years and not then unless upon petition as
above. In case the vote Is in favor OF license it
Is made the duty of the court of any such county
upon the petition OF ten residents, freeholders,
to grant a license TO any applicant who 10
Nouched Tor by the petitioners as a resident Of
the state, of respectable character and of good
standing. This license shall be issued upon
the following conditions: Notice on the appli-
cation and the date of hearing upon il shall he
published two weeks consecutively in the
newspaper of the county. At the date
liked for the hearing any person may
hle remonstrance against the issue
OF the license. such remonstrance to be
based on any of the following grounds: vio-
lation of the provisions Of this act within one
year proceeding; bad moral character Of the
applicant or that such applicant is not a resi-
Gent OF the state. In default of proof Of these
dlsqualitcations the license Is TO be granted.
The license fee is liked at not less than $500
per annum and such additional sum as shall be-
liked by the municipality. The 900 TO go to
the county and the additional amount 20 the
municipality. The saloon keeper is required
to give bond in the penal sum of $1,000 for
the faithful performance of his duties
under the act, and for the payment OF
all penalties, fines, damages and forfeiture
which may be adjudged against him under
provisions. This bond may be sued upon by
any person injured by reason of the licensed
person violating any of the provisions of ths
act The act further provides that any person
licensed under it who shall knowingly sell or
give liquor to any minor, intoxicated person,
habltual drunkard, or insane or idiotic person,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding 81 600
or imprisonment not exceeding thirty DAYS, or
both. municipalities are empowered TO fix
reasonable hours during the DAYS of the week
ana all hours on the Sabbath
day during which saloons will be
closed. District courts are empowered
to grant permits to druggists TO sell liquor for
medicine, mechanical and chemical purposes
without license fee. Druggists selling without
permits are required to keep record OF all sales
IN book and on the first Monday of january
and July of each year to file in the Office OF the
clerk OF the district court a report of all such
sales, such report TO be sworn to as correct.
The penalty for selling liquor without license
is fixed 40 not less than 800 nor more than
$500 or by the imprisonment OF not less than
thirty days nor more than one hundred and
fifty days, or both. The act made an emergency
one Is 10 go into effect after publication.