The Newark journal., 1913-02-21
ROBINSON SIGNS
 NEW LIQUOR LAW
Sounds Death of Open Saloon in Arkansas, Law Becomes
 Effective January 1

ator T. J. Raney Monday morning brought the news that Gov. Rob- inson has just signed Senate bill 118, the effect of which will be to drive the open saloon out of Ark ansaS.
 The new law will become effect i've January 1, l9l4, and Is pub- lished herewith in full.
 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any court, town or city coun- cil or any officer thereof to issue a license or permit, or any other authority to any corporation, per son or persons, to sell, barter or give away any alcholic, malt, vin- ous 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 2. When a majority of the adult white inhabitants living within the incorporated limits of any incorporated town or city in this state shall have signed a 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 license 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 addreses 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 pe- tition was cirulated, 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 con- tain a majority of the adult white inhabitants as set forth therein, and all legal testimony that may be offered by the petitioners or any of them in support thereof, and both petitioners and remon- strants shall have the right of appeal from all final orders and judgments.
 Section }. Any officer of a court and any officer of town or city council in this state, and any other persons violating this act or any of the provisions thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined ln any sum not less than $500 nor more than 5000, and i'm prisonment in the county jail not less than two months nor more than twelve months.
 Section 1. This act shall not repeal section 5131 of Kirby's Digest of the statues of Arkansas nor any local acts or local option law forbidding the sale of intoxi- eating liquors. But this act shall be cum ulative to all laws now in | force.
 Section 5. 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 pe- tition shall be filed in any court in this state, the person circulating same shall attach an affidavit thereto, stating that the name of each petitioner was signed by him or her in his presence, or by affi- ant Tn the presence of the petition CT to his or her request, and if such affidavit is false in any par ticular, the same shall be deemed perjury and affiant shall be pun ished accordingly.