The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-15
lGOv. APPROVES
TWO MEASURES
ONE RELATES TO EVIDENCE IN
LIQUOR SELLING CASES AND
OTHER TO LOCAL OPTION ELEc-
TIoNs.
Special 10 The Journal.

SpecfaI 70 me JouFuaIs
Tallahassee, June 14.-Governor GIL
christ has approved and signed the fol-
lowing acts, passed by the legislature
OF 1915
An act 60 require the county solicit
tors and states attorneys to procure
certain prima facie evidence Of dealing
IN spirituous, vinous or malt liquors;
to require prosecutions by county So
HcftoFs for certain offenses upon acqui-
sition of certain prima facfe evidence
of dealing in spirituous, vinous or malt
LIQUORS; to require states attorneys to
present to grand Jur1es certain pr1ma
facie evidence of dealing In spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors; to constitute
failure to do so as malfeasance of Of
fee and ground for removal OF such
officer.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of
the state OF Florida:
Section /. That from and after the
passage of this act 1t shall be the duty
Of each of the county solicitors and
states attorneys of this state, upon the
payment or tender of payment to him
by any citizen OF the county or district
within the Jurisdiction of the court OF
which said officer is solicitor or states
attorney, of q sum of money sufficient
to pay for q certified copy of the IL
censa.-or tax stamp furnished by the
Internal revenue authorities, showing
ALn9 payment OF u TAX rs d uedlSI III
~spirftuous, vinous or malt liquors by
the holder thereof Gas provided by
chapter $500, acts of 1906, amending
section S240 of the revised statutes Of
the United States), together with
statement under oath from said citi-
zen that a certain individual, firm or
corporation has procured such internal
revenue license, and has not, to the
best of atlantis information and behalf,
secured a license from the state to deal
in said such liquors, shall forthwith
procure q certified copy of such In
ternal revenue license from the collec-
tor of internal revenue of said district,
as provided by the revised statutes Of
the United States as amended, afore-
said: And 1t shall be the duty Of such
prosecuting officer after procuring said
certified copy from the collector of in
ternal revenue aforesaid, to forthwith,
by investigation or otherwise, deter
mine II such person, firm or corpora
ton has procured a license from the
state to deal in such intoxicating
liquors. And 1t shall be the duty Of
such prosecuting officer. If he be a
county solicitor, to forthwith file infor-
nation against any such person, firm
or corporation having such internal
revenue license and not having state
license to deal in such liquors under
Rhe laws of this state, and to prosecute
Auch individual, firm or corporation
within four "a months from the time
of filing said information, unless cause
constituting legal grounds for further
continuance be shown. And II such
prosecuting officer be a states attorney
It shall be his duty to present the In
formation so acquired by him to the
next succeeding grand jury.
Any county solicitor or states at
torney falling to perform the duties
set forth in this act shall be deemed
guilty OF Tnalfeasance of office, and
may, upon a showing of such failure,
be removed from such office by the
governor of this state.
Sec 2. All laws or parts OF laws In
conflict herewith be and hereby are re-
pealed.
Local Option Elections.
An act to amend section 1903 (S5D
chapter XIV of the general statutes OF
the state OF Florida, relating to local
elections concerning the sale of liquor
Be 1t enacted by the legislature OF
the state Of Florida:
Section /. That section 1909 (SbD
of the general statutes of the state OF
Florida be amended so as to read as
a I2Oa gs57l Petition, order and motto.
ofFeleetaon:
The board of county commissioners
Of each county shall, upon the, presen-
tation to said board, at a regular OF
a special meeting thereof, a Tvritten ap-
plicatton asking for an election in the
county in which said application is
made, to decide wehther the sale OF
intoxicating liquors, wines or beer shall
be prohibited therein, and signed by
twenty-five per cent of the registered
voters of said county, order an cleo
ton IN said county, not oftener thar
once every four (4) years, to decide
whether the sale of intoxicating
liquors, '.-wines or beer shall be pro-
hibiteti in said county, and shall cause
the clerk of said board to give al
least thirty days notice of said cleo
ton by publishing the same in one
newspaper in each and every town ir
said county, If a newspaper be pub.
lished in said county, and If none. ther
by posting at least ten written notices
OF said election in the most public
- places in said county, one Of which
shall be at the court house.
Sec. 2. This act to go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap'
proval by the governor.