The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-31
ThE IOWA MuLcT Law.

1fS 49N2 42SCi k1M CSsEi2REE$ TO De
the snhiec- OF more or less criticism
On accoan1 of its Inconsistency with
the proAibitory saw and also be-
caase Of some OF ITS Provisions.
bat BIZ the bess authorities on me <Hh-
5sct II = regarded as assofding 9 SAT
iszacserr solution al the honor
problem One Of these. Nj. William
R. Bora. writing IN 9zarper's NesRas,
sccoras il the praise ii deserves The
provisions Of the maacf Law are fair
Il wen known. hus SIS Summarized BIZ
Mr. Boyd Their viii bear resrasenear
in this connection.
The nausct law simply provides a
war wherein the penalties oil the
pTohihisory law may be avoided
Freely stated, IT'S provisions are as
follows Any city in the state har-
ing a population Of more than 5.fE,o
mar. upon the filing Of what IS known
as petition of consent, signed by y
majority OF the electors who voted ar
the last election. secure humanity
from the penalties OF the prohibiturY
law. Towns OF more than s.5sa pop-
ula1sosa and less than 5.0oo MAY So
cEre similar Immunity by filing s pes
tissan Of consent signed by so per
cent of those who voted at the last
election Counties. as such, may take
advantage Of the provisions OF this
statute If S. per cent OF tie cleo
ors caasent IN writing Having OBJ
! famed consent. the saloons thus es-
t2sllsAed mast pay 4 Tax of $3.50 each
-0nshzaf Of which Sum goes into the
S-essary al The county, the 9th II
half into she treasury OF the munich
{ Essllfy IN which the saloon Is located.
Municipalities Esax impose such aa-
! ditsa1ai III IS the governing bodies
/ thsre8f shall see III TO impose There
s no hmi1 Saloons operating under
this laE DRsi be closed between il
81 and > q m End On Sundays
ana Ell lsGzl HOLIDAYS The business
mast ts conducted e q single roun
having bur one entrance on exit
whach opens ns,sn business street
E No screens. blinds ., other dsrice d
similar character are permitted NJ
furniture OF any character Is sIIaEs1
n front OF rhe bar No female MAJ
bs employed atnut the premises. 81
forms 81 gamang. azEaSamen1s and OBJ
s,sns pictures are prohibited The
prgvisiuas relEtIve 10 the establish
mslT az 3 -alo0n near church ..
srfsEa house arg drastic, and me cuu
saos u aa5scsat properly 0Ener.
mzisE sss c1tasned before saloons ezz
X established anywhere
II speaking Of the practical working.
Of the Law MI. B2yd Ssys that the ban
esscIas results soon became SO agaar
sns as % PRACTICABLE Silence III crit
zfsisn One "a -ha best textures d
the 7av is the nne which provides 1h2s
saloon 11zy be este tslssaed onls
III petition There is 10 -acu-
rig rurm0z N Iowa sv rsasoz
% sbs wat " dr. proposition
incident ID socal ggstsesn 22~
II cEsHi rann7fy wishes ID rid Hsel,
q tn4 saln.on The gsel5fsun cf c3usaaf
uszy h E5fbdrHKn and rhe prahshs
scvx law brought into forca The bur
dan Of expense and atforz IN The IS
Enlistment q saloons Is par gspar
! ttsSsss wfso sxss-cz 70 profit through
them Those wibu fazo- tis= s.szzasllsh
! Eeat oi saloons mnst % So openly
over zbs5r eSn signatures Fraud il
hrs placed OH o. the question The
srssd effects sf his single provision
ran scarcely be ureras1iznatel
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