The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-02-14
Prohibition Up
TO The GOVERNOR
HOUSE PASSES SENATE ELL NO.
tf8 BY A VOTE OF OVER
THREE TO ONE.
LAW ELIMINATES THE NEGRO
llouor Dealer Must Get White Male
Adults TO Sign His Petition
for License.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The house, Monday forenoon, passed
senate bill No. 11S, Going and IS other
senators, which throws the burden of
petition upon the saloon keeper 1t pro-
vides that before license can be issued.
the saloon men must first secure a pc
tition of a majority of the adult
white" persons in the community,
Those opposing the bill were:
Noes-Buchanan, Buckner, Cock
burn, Davis of Columbia, Heartsill,
Kidder, Ludwig. Miller, Moore, Neal
Osborne. Pipkin, Rainbolt, Reid, Saw
yer, Thweatt, Wallace, Westcott, VIII
lens. Williams of Phillips. Wilson.-21.
The full text of the bill, which now
goes to the governor for his signature,
is as follows:
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for
any court, town of C..y council, or anv
officer thereof, to issue a license or
permit, or any other authority to any
corporation, person or persons, to sell,
barter or give away any alcoholic,
malt, vinous or spurious liquors, or
any compound or preparation thereof,
commonly called tonics, bitters or
medicated liquors within the state of
Arkansas, except as provided in this
act.
Section >. When a majority of the
1T
adult white inhabitants living within
the incorporated limits of any incor-
porated town or city in this state shall
nave signed petition to the county
court of the county of which said town
OF city is situated asking that license
Tor the sale of intoxicating liquors be
issued for that town or city, then the
SAID county court may issue such r.
cense for a period already provided by
law.
provided, That the majority of the
votes cast at the last general election
IN that county on the question of for
license and against license" was in
favor of for license"
Provided, Further, That said petition
referred to in this act, together with
all names and addresses signed there
10, shall have been first published in
at least two issues of some newspaper
published in the town, city or county,
in which said petition was circulated.
ior at least ten days before the said
court acts upon the petition.
And, Provided, further. That the
court shall duly consider all competent
evidence offered by remonstrants to
SAID petition for the purpose of show
ing thst the petition does not contain
majority Of the adult white inhabi-
'ahts as set forth therein, and all le-
eai testimony that may be offered BY
the petitioners or any Of them in sup
port thereof. and both petitioners or
any femonstrants shall have the right
OF appeal from all final orders and
judgements.
oeciloh 3. Any officer of a court
ana any officer of a town or CITY coun-
cl IN this state, and any other persons
coating this act or any of the pro.
VISIONS thereof, shall be guilty of
nliSdemeanor and upon conviction
.'ereoi' Shall be fined in any sum not
,eSS than five hundred ($500.00) dol
l"'S nor more than one thousand ISL
VVVVo' dollars, and imprisonment in
'he county Jail not less than two
'nohthS nor more than - months.
section 4. This act shall not repeal
oe0'loh 9l3l of Kirby's Digest of the
''"'utes or Arkansas nor any local
acys or local option law forbiddng the
sale or intoxicating liquors But this
act shall be cumulative tn all laws
now in force.
section 3. Each petitioner shall
sign his or her name thereto. and IL
"HS peutioner cannot write, then his
VI her signature shall be witnessed
Dy Two reputable white persons. who
~" write and shall sign their names
- "itnesses. Each petitioner shall
e'se ms or her postoffce address.
"ecuon s. Before any such petition
0nail be filed in any court in this
9,'te' me person circulating same
sHali attach an affidavit thereto, stat
lns mat the name of each petitioner
"'9 signed by him or her in the pres
tnee' or by affiant in the presence of
peuuoner to his or her request,
a"u II such affidavit is false in any
p"itieular, the same shall be deemed
e-Jury and affiant shall be punished
accordingly.
section l. This act being necessary
aSl me public peace, health and safety,
ne" take effect and be in force from
Iu a'ter December 81, 1913.