The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-01-02


coming session CT the legislature IS q
bill providing for dispensaries for the
sale Of liqsor
Senator Collins OF DeQueen Is the
author CT the bin, which Ne publish
IL fun. that the public may become
thoroughly acquainted With It's pro
vlsionz
The proposed measure Is as follows.
To authorize municipal corporations
CO the state Of Arkansas to b1T ard
sell spIrztao1s. vI1o1s and malt liquors
AID cDSl pounds ard preparations there
Of. ard . further regulate and control
the sale Of such liquors within their
nnits.
Re 81 enacted BY the General Assembly
Of the State @ Arkansas.
Section !. That each incorporated
town or city In the state Of Arkansas.
In which the sale OF liquor IS not pro
kfbite5 b. Iaw. shall have and they
are hereby given authority TO conduct
and carry on IN its corporate name and
capacity and through its council, q Ieg-
talatiye body. the business of buying
and selling EDirit8ous. EInous and malt
liquors ard compounds AM prsp1r4-
lions thereof. subject 70 the reStric-
tons ard conditions hereinafter ue1-
TONED The place whore such business
shall be carried on shall be called
dlspensaTy. and each town Or city haF-
ing a population Of ten thousand or
less shall have Gue dlspeEsarY and 10
more. Cities having usgFe than tn
thousand population may establish and
operate one clspensary for earn ten
thousand Of It's population Or tractor
of ten thousand oser GFe hundred bat
no more. The populations q cities and
towns FOR the purpose - this act SHALL
b. determined ~ the past PRECEDING
United States census These c.ssel-
saries shall be esfabl shed and operats3
only within the limits q nc3.p5rzfs5
towns and cities. Zach city Cr town
which may establish dispenEary.
under this act. shall invest IN said bus
mess. ia excess Of the license pal.
suEn Of money not less than three hun
dred dollars nor more than three taous-
and dollars for each dIspeIssary I may
establish and operate The liquors
bought and sod b. 5ispsuxarIes
shall DE- Of TIRE I4reEt and best
quality. and in any and al cases
where the liquors sold 70 such dlspensary
shall D. found = contain impurities. or
shaL fan 70 be ~ represented - the
parties selling the me. or their agent.
then and in that case the p@rson. firm
or corporation selling such liquor shall
forfeit all claim u pay for same and
shall not be entitled 70 prosecute any
suit for such claims in the courts OF
this state. and. furthermore. the liquor
so sold shall BE- destroyed b. the town.
or city authorities Of the town. where
same is sold
Sec. 2 The Office Of dispenser is
hereby created. and there shall he one
dispenser for each dIspensary operated
under this act The first dispenser
shall be elected by the council Of the
city or town where the dispensary IS
10 be established. on or before the first
day OF January. 1904. and the person
so chosen shall hold said Office for the
term OF one year from and after the
first day Of January. 1901. unless re
moved for cause. or until his successor
i. elected and qualified.
Sec. 3. For the purpose Of aiding.
as hereinafter set forth. IN the selec-
ton OF dispensers. it Is hereby made
the duty Of the Judge Of the county
court Of airy county In which Il is
sought TO establish a dIspensary at
some date between the first day Of 0cto-
Der 1909. and the fifteenth day Of De
eember, 1903. ana every year thereafter
between tie same dates TO make and
furnish 70 the council Of any such mu-
nicipal corporation as may establish
dispensary. the names OF three times
the number Of men 3 there are 70 be-
dispensarles Ia their respective cities
and towns, from which list OF names 50
furnished, the council shall choose q
dispenser or dispensers. as the ease
may require No dispenser so chosen
shall be less than twenty-five years Of
age, and shall be resident Of the town
or city for which he is dispenser for
more than one year before ne is SO chos-
en- They shall be men who bear the
reputation Of being honest. lawabidlng
citizens. and shall be possessed Of the
necessary educational qualification TO
conduct such business and keep and make
correct statements thereof At SOME
regular called meeting Of the city
or town council. after the furnishing
of the names as aforesaid. by the judge
of the county court, and before the
first day OF January following, the said
council. from the names so furnished.
shall elect dispenser or dispensers for
their cities and towns. as the case may
require. The said dispenser, under the
direction and control OF the council Of
the city or town. in which he is dis
penser. shall buy and sell of such KINDS
of liquor as may be deemed best by the
council. and shall operate the dispen-
sary for the term OF one year from and
after the first day OF January next after
his election, unless sooner removed for
cause until hts successor IS elected
and qualified Each town or city oper-
ating under this act shall provide its
dispenser with whatever amount of
money IL may determine TO invest in
said business within the limits afore-
said Before entering on his duties
each dispenser shall take and subscribe
an oath. before the mayor Of the town.
or some other officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths. that he Will obey and
support the laws Of the United States.
the laws OF the state OF Arkansas, and
ill the laws OF the city or town in
which his dispensary is situated and
further that he viii not during his CON
tinuance h office. accept from any
wholesale liquor dealer. or from any
other psrson for them. anything of value
whatever as a gift or otherwise and
that he will faithfully discharge the
duties OF the office OF dispenser on
which he is about TO enter. to the best
of his ab.lity, and further that during
his continuance that he VIII not vio-
late any law Of the state Of Arkansas
relative TO the sale and giving away of
liquor. and of the city or town on the
ZANE subject. and especially that he
will not knowingly sell or give liquor
TO any minor. Indian or person known
a habitual drunkard, or TO any per