Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-24

that in case said license is forfeited
and he contests in court, his saloon
shall remain closed until the termi-
nation of the litigation.
2. 1t prohibits the county judge is
suing a license to sell liquor in any
part of city where, under its special
charter, said city has by ordinance
prohibited the sale of liquor.
8. 1t fixes the penalty for violation
of the provisions of the bill, an addi-
ton to the FORGETTING of the license, at
fine not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000, and by Imprisonment in
the county Jail for a period not to ex-
coed six months; whereas the penalty
under the present law is fine of not
less than $50 nor more than $500, or
by Imprisonment, or both such fine
and imprisonment
4. The present law only authorizes
the forfeiture of licenses by the coun-
ty judge for the violation of two or
three provisions of the statutes,
while the new law authorizes the
county judge or comptroller, either, to
forfeit the license for the violation of
any one of the various provisions of
the law controlling the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
5. The present law gives any per
son residing in the block in which the
saloon is to be opened the right to
object, and under this law it is pos
sible to colonize people in tents in
the block to get permission to open
the saloon; while the Robertson
Fitzhugh bill requires a permit from
the majority of the citizens who have
resided for six months in the block,
or within 800 feet of the block, giving
persons on the opposite side of the
street the same right to object to the
saloon as those have who live in the
block where the saloon is to be To-
Gated,
6. Under the present law saloon
can be opened near a church or a
pol, While the Roberfson-Fffz6Ig
law prohibits the location of a saloon
within 800 feet of church or school.
Z. The Robertson-Fitzhugh law
adds, as one of the conditions of the
liquor dealers bond, any violation of
the Sunday law in this state, which
was never before a condition of such
a bond.
8. The present law authorizes the
sale of liquor to a minor upon the
written permission of a parent or
guardian, while the Robertson-Fitz-
hugh law denies the right to sell to a
minor upon the consent of the guar
dian or parent
9. The Robertson-Fitzhugh law
gives power to the county judge and
to the comptroller of the state to for
felt the license of a retail liquor deal
er for any violation of its provisions,
while the present law authorizes the
county judge to forfeit for violation
of part of its provisions only.
10. Under the present law there
is no limit to the number of saloons
that may be licensed, but under the
Robertson-Fitzhugh law not more
than one to each 500 inhabitants may
be established
II. AS the code of criminal proceed
ure fixes the venue for the prosecu
ton of perjury and false swearing at
the place and in the county where
the oath is made or where the affida
Wit is used, an applicant for a license
on swearing, in his application to the
comptroller, that he has not violated
the law since the first day of May
1909, as provided in the Robertson
Fitzhugh law, may, if he swears false
ly, be prosecuted for perjury in TRAY
is county, as the affidavit will be
used in that county.
1t is drastic law and if enforced
to the letter, without fear or favor, il
will be impossible for a Joint or q
dive" to exist in Texas.-Dallas
Times Herald.