The Forrest City times., 1898-09-02
THE NEW WINE LAW.
An Act of the Last General Assembly to Be Voted on For the First Time
 at the State Election

The following act, which will be voted on for the first time at the com ing election, was passed by the last gen. eral assembly. This act gives the peo- pie an opportunity to vote for the sale of wines, and at the same time vote for or against licensing the sale of other liquors:
 Section. l. At the general election when the vote is taken For License" and Against License" the sale of wine shall not be affected by that vote. but separate vote For Sale of Wine or Against Sale of Wlne" shall be taken in the same manner the vote on license.
 Section 2 When the county court is peti- tloned to prohibit the sale of liquors under the three-mile law. the petition may specify all Kinds Of liquors as now provided by law, or may specify wine the only kind of liquor to De prohibited. or may exempt wine from the petition.
 Section 8 If it shall appear that the people of any county, township or ward of a city, or or any "three-mile' district under the opera ton of present law as modified by the two pre- eeding sections, are not opposed to the sale of wine, and If there be no provision in special acts or orders of courts prohibiting the sale oi Wine. then it Shall be lawful for any person who grows or raises grapes or berries to make wine thereof, and without license sell the same ih any quantities not less than one-tifth of Q gallon anywhere in the state, except in coun- ues, townships or wards Of cities, or three- mile districts. or under districts under special acts where the people have voted or petitioned or secured special license laws against the sale of wine
 section All wines sold in the state shall before sale, be labeled so as to designate their qnallties. Nothing but pure fermented juice ol the grape or berry shall be labeled Natural wine Wine to which sugar has been added to @ insure it's keeping qualities shall be labeled 'Sugared Wine"
 son to sell or offer for sale any wine contain ing poisonous or injurious drugs. or to sell any "ihe which contains more than r per cent alcohol, and 1t shall be the duty of circuit Judges at the beginning of each term of circuit court to charge the grand juries to investigate ana return indictment for violations of any of the provisions of this act.
 Section & Anyone violating any of the pro visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of Q nlsdemeanor. and on conviction. shall be hheu In any sum not less than one hundred tsi0V dollars nor more than five hundred (s500) uoiIars for each offense and the prosecuting attorney shall receive the same fees for con- Fletlons as is now allowed for convictions for selling liquor without license
 Section7 All fines collected under this act snail be paid into the general revenue of the county in which the ofrense is committed. and the present law governing the selling or giving Of wine to minors
 SeetionS All laws and parts of laws in con- met with this act are hereby repealed and thls act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage. except where the vote at the last election was against license or the three-mile law is now in force, special acts forbid the sale of wine.