Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-03-21
Will REDUCE
THE NUMBER
HOT SPRINGS WILL HAVE FOUR
INSTEAD OF FIVE SALOONS.
new Law, one TO 600
ALTnO PASSED WITH EMERGENCY
CLAUSE WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT
UNTIL JULY IST.

The state legislature just recently
adjourned in the last days of the ses-
sion passed an amendment to the pres
ent liquor law, which limits the mum.
Der Of saloons in cities and towns in
the state to one for every six hundred
or major fraction thereof. This will
mean the elimination Of one of the sa-
looms in Hot Springs hut the one to be
closed will be determined by the coun.
oil. Stability and character of pro-
prietors and the length of time in the
business may be factors which tn Q
council will consider in the selection
of the four to be- licensed II it we're
possible to count the members of the
National Sanitsrium as residents of
the city the number of saloons would
remain the same, but this is reserva.
tion and not included in the city. Altho
the new law passed with the emergency
clause 1t 10 generally understood that
no action will be taken before the first
of July or the time the present licenses
expire. At least other.cities in b 9
state are taking no action at this time
For the benefit of our readers we
quote below the full text of the amend
ment to the liquor law, limiting the
number of saloons in each city, town
or township.
House bill III. An act, entitled a n
act to amend section, 1854 of the re-
vised code Of 1903, relating to licenses
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of South Dakota: Section l.
Section 1854 Of the revised political
code of South Dakota, 1904, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2854:-It shall be competent
and lawful for any township, precinct
town or city within the county, where
such bond is fled and license paid, to
prohibit. and they shall prohibit, the
party paying such license, as we'll as
all others, from engaging in the bust.
ness Of selling Intoxicating liquors to
be drank in, upon or about the premis.
es sold within the corporate limits, un-
til he shall pay the town, township or
city treasurer sach sum as may Q
fixed by ordinance, to be not less than
six hundred dollars, nor more n
eleven hundred dollars, and after the
Goth day of June, 1913, each t o,
township and city shall prohibit from
engaging in said business a greater
number of persons than one to every
six hundred (600) or major fraction
thereof of the population of said town,
township or city, as shown by the last
preceding state national census; pro-
vided, however, that where the law has
been otherwise complied with, Q
township hoard, town board of any in
corporated town or city of six hundred
or less, may permit two persons to en-
gage in said business. No additional
bond shall be required, nor shall the
authorities Of any town. township or
city receive the license provided for in
this section from one who has not filed
the bond or paid the license provided
in section 1884 hereof, nor shall b 9
authorities of said town, township or
city receive the license for q longer
period that the first day in July next
succeeding; and the forfeiture OF the
license paid into the county treasurer
under the provisions of this article
shall work q forfeiture of the license
paid to the treasurer of said o " n,
township or city. The intent hereof is
to allow both the county and any in.
corporate town, township or city au-
thorities to levy and COLLECT license for
the sale of intoxicating liquors as here.
in provided. That In all cities or towns
where no federal or state census has
been held or where the population has,
as shown by the vote at the annual city
or town election; increased or decress-
ed, fifteen per cent or more, the COVER
nor shall, upon petition of ten per
cent of the voters of such town or city,
appoint q census enumerator to take
the census of such town or CITY, re-
turns Of which census shall be made
under oath to the governor and govern
ing board of such town or city, and
which census shall be conclusive for
the purpose Of determining the popul-
alton upon which to base the numb