The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-12
PROHIBITION UP ID THE GOVERNOR HOUSE PASSES SENATE BILL NO. 118 BY A VOTE OF OVER
 THREE TO ONE. LAW ELIMINATES THE NEGRO Liquor Dealer Must Get White Male Adults to Sign His Petition
 for a License.
LAW ELIMINATES THE NEGRO

senate bill No. 11S, Going and Is other senators, which throws the burden of petition upon the saloon keeper It pro- vides that before license can be issued. the saloon men must first secure a pe- tition of 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, Will lems, Williams of Phillips, Wilson-21
 The full text of the bill, which now goes to the governor for his signature, is as follows
 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any court, town of city council or any officer thereof. to issue 9 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 adult white inhabitants living within the incorporated limits of any incor- porated town or city in this g. ate shall nave signed petition to the county court of the county of which said town or city is situated asking that license for the sale of intoxicating liquors be issued for that town or city. then the said county court may issue such li- cense for 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 flor license v 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 to, 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, for 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 that the petition does not contain q majority Of the adult white inhabi- tants as set forth therein, and all le- gal testimony that may be offered by the petitioners or any of them in sup port thereof and both petitioners or any remonstrapts shall have the right Of appeal from all final orders and judgements
 Section 3. Any officer of a court and any officer of a town or city coun- cil in this state, and any other persons violating this act or any of the pro- visions thereof, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than five hundred ($500.0O) dol lars nor more than one thousand (Sl.. 0o000) dollars, and Imprisonment in the county jail not less than two months nor more than l2 months. Section 4 This act shall not repeal section 5l3l of Kirby's Digest of the statutes of Arkansas nor any local acts or local option law forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors. But this act, shall be cumulative to all laws now in force
 Section ,. Each petitioner shall sign his or her name thereto. and if any petitioner cannot write. then his or her signature shall be witnessed by two reputable white persons, who can write and shall sign their names as witnesses. Each petitioner shall give his or her postoffice address.
 Section 6. Before any such petition shall be filed in any court in this state. the person circulating same shall attach an affidavit thereto, stat ing that the name of each petitioner was signed by him or her in the pres. ence, or by affiant in the presence of the petitioner to his or her request. and if such affidavit is false in any particular, the same shall be deemed perjury and affiant shall be punished accordingly.
 Section '. This act being necessary for the public peace, health and safety,