The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-03

discharged. and the council may as
charge him at any time for inooinpe-
,encv or for any other cause which they
may deem sufficient, and declare US
office vacant. Whenever a vacancy oc-
ours in the Office Of dispenser, FOR any
cause. II is hereby made the duty or the
mayor of such town or city to certlty
that fact to the Judge OF the county
court and tho judge shall at once GER
tifv to the council the names or thIee
men having the qualifications as herein
provided from which names the couh-
Gil shall nil such vacancy.
Sec. 4. The council Of any town OF
city estalS .shng a dispensary snail De.
fore commencing active operation VI
the same. prescribe and fix the Sala'S
Of each dispenser for their town OF cIIS'
and such salary so made shall not DC
,,oro tban two thousand dollars per
annum. and shall be paid monthly ana
shall not be made, in any case, To ue-
mend for the amount thereof on inc
amount Of sales made at the dlspeh-
sary, or on any other contlngeh~ 'N-
copt that If any dispenser shall Vlola'e
the liquor laws Of the state or to"h'
then he shall forfeit all amounts due
him for wages, and the same sAaII ho'
be paid. ...,,,
Sec. g. No liquor, or any 'ompouht
or preparation thereof, shall DE sou At
said dispensary in quantities less thti'
onc-half mint There shall be but one
sale during the same day TO the saihe
person. and no sale or delivery shall DC
made at any time. to a habitual drunk
ard. nor to any person who at the tlhle
is yisibIy under the influence OF liquor
nor to any Indian; and no sale shdII De
made to any minor. except on the WrlI-
ten order of his or her parents or guar
dian. and no sale or delivery shall De
made on such order, unless 1t bears
date of the day on which presented
See. 6. Each and every dispehsary
operated under this act shall pe cIoStu
at shutdown each day, and shall remain
closed until sunrise on the next uay'
and they shall remain closed on SUNDAY
and no one shall be allowed to enter
therein on that day. DiSpensall's Sii"ll
also be closed on all legal election
davs. and such other days as the coun-
eli NAV order The dispenser snali
not drink or consume or give away any
lIouor on the premises whore the as
pensary is situated; neither shaH ne
suffer or permit any other person 10
open, drink consume or give away any
liquor on such premises, ana the uls,
pensor shall not, under any preteN'
whatever, either in person or throusL
?ny one else, deliver any liquor, 10 any
person off the premises provided, tl''
the dispenser may sample such liquoI
as he may contemplate purchasing, on
the premises. and may allow members
of the council to do likewise.
Sec. 7. Any person who shall OPEN
drink, consume or give away any liquor
or who shall offer to OPEN drink or give
away any such liquor on the premises
where the dispensary is kept, shall ps
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor ana
on conviction thereof shall be iined III
any sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, pro
vided, that il the dispenser shall violate
the provisions Of this act he shall on
conviction thereof be fined In any sum
not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars and
shall be confined in jail for period OF
not less than ten days nor more thah
thirty days.
Sec. s. Tho dispenser shall not sell
any splriuous. vinous or malt LIQUORS,
or any compound or preparations there
Of, which are not contained in sealed
packages, he shall not keep or allow tc
be kept in the disponsary any broken
packages. and when an original package
is broken for any purpose, he shall az
once cause the same to be put up IN
bottles or jugs and securely sealed,
Sec. .. Al sales made at the dis.
pcnsary shall DE made for cash, and
cash only ana the dispenser shall keep
an accurate account Of all his daily
sales. and shall make to the council OF
his town or city weekly reports of such
sales, under such rules and regulations
as the council may make, giving fun
detailed and accurate Information as
to the expenses. profits losses and
general condition of the dispcnsary
Subject to the provisions of this act
the council of any city or town Oper.
ating dispensary shall have and they
are hereby given power and authority
to pass such ordinances and make such
rules and regulations for the control
regulation, uagemeut and operation
of their respective dispcnsarics as thoy
may deem most cNpediCut And the
said councils Of the respective towns
and cities wherein dispcnsaries are OPP
Grated shall, ON the first day OF Jan.
uary Of each year they may cause the
same to be operated, pay the govern
ment state ana county license, as Is at
the time required Of individuals en-
gagged in the liquor traffic.
Sec. 10. No spirituuus, yinous or malt
liquors or beer or any compound OF
preparation thereof, shall be sold,
other than in the dispcnsury, within five
miles OF the limits of any city or town
wherein a dspcnsary has been cstab
Dishcd and II is hereby made unlawful
for the county court TO grant license 10
any one to sell liquors within such
limits during the continuance Of such
llspensary, provided, that nothing here.
In shall prohibit manufacturers from
selling In sealed packages TO dealers
In liquor or dispcnsarcS, as is now
authorized by law, and any person who
shall sell liquor, beer or wine or any
compound or preparation thereof with.
IN such limits, In violation OF this act.
shall be adjudgcd guilty OF INSIDE
mCanOr and on conviction thereof, shah
be fined IN any sum not less than two
hundred dollars and shall be confined
IN Jail for a period not less than sixty
days nor more than six months.
Sec, #. The matter OF establishing
dlspcnsary districts under this act shall
be under the direction and control Of
the county courts Of the respective coun.
ties Of this state, whore such dispcnsa.
REG shall be sought 60 be established;
and no such dispcnsary shall be or.
dcrcd and established by such court
untl there has been filed In such court
petition signed by majority Of tho
houAcnuldcrN, VINO are also ircchOldCrS
within such town or city praying for
such order, ana mono except household.
crs who are also frnoholdors, shall be
held ana udludgcd competent slgncrs Of
such petitions.
Sec, ~, ON the presentation OF "A
petition. praying that amy city or town
within this state he set apart and ad,
Judged u dlsponsary district, to tho
county court OF the county In which
town is situate, II the court on the
hearing thereof nnds that majority
Of the housoholdcra, who are freehold,
orA residing within such town or city,
have signed the same, he shall mako
nm order setting apart such town or
city into a dlspcnsary district. or into
dispcnsary districts, M the case may
require, but not otherwise,
See. 10, Every dIspcnsnry cRtab.
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