The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-04-01
The Richmond Climax.
New Liquor Law.

Because of the numerous inquiries at
the Climax Office concerning the new
liquor law, known as the Frost bill, pass
ed by the late Legislature. and which is
now the law, We give the full text, which
follows:
That section 1854 be repealed and in
lieu thereof the following be enacted as
a substitute therefor:
Section 1854 Upon application, by
written petition, signed by number OF
legal voters in any county, city, town.
district or precinct to be effected, equal
10 % per cent of the votes cast therein
at the last preceding general election, it
shall be the duty of the judge of the
county court in such county, at the next
regular term thereof after receiving said
petition, TO make an order on his order
book directing an election to be held in
such county, city, town, district or pre-
cinct to be affected thereby, on some
day named in said petition no earlier
than 60 days after said application is
lodged with the judge of said court.
which order shall direct the sheriff, or
other officer of said county, who may be
appointed 10 hold said election, to open
a poll at each and all voting places in
such county, city, town, district or pre-
cinct on said date, for the purpose Of
taking the sense of the legal voters of
such county, city, town, district or pre-
cinct, who are qualified to vote at cleo
tions for county officers, upon the prop
osition whether or not spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors shall be sold, bartered or
loaned therein; or whether or not any
prohibition law in any county. city, town,
district or precinct, by virtue of any gen.
eral or specified act or acts, shall become
Imperative; and counties, cities, towns,
districts and precincts in which the sale
barter or loan of spurious. vinous or
malt liquors are now prohibited. may
have vote thereon. under the proyis-
ions of this act.
Section 1857 be repealed, and in lieu
thereof the following be enacted as a
substitute therefor:
Section 1857. Whenever a local option
election shall be held in any county,
city, town, district or precinct in this
State and majority of the votes cast al
said election shall be IN favor of prohib-
iIing the sale of liquor in the territory
in which the election shall have been
held, the law prohibiting said sale shall
be in full force and effect at the expira-
tion OF 60 days from the date of the en-
try of the certificate of the canvassing
board in the order book of the county
court and after the expiration of said GO
days no license heretofore issued in said
territory under the laws of this State
shall be of any force or effect whatever,
but the owners of said license shall te
entitled TO recover from the said county,
city, town, district or precinct TO which
the license money was paid, such pro.
poriional part thereof as the unexpred
period of license bears to the whole OF
the year: and any person who shall after
90 days sell, barter or loan, directly OF
indirectly. any such liquors in said coun-
ty, city, town, district or precinct, shall,
upon conviction. be fined not less than
$50 nor more than 500 and be confied in
the county Jail for not less than 20 nor
more than 40 days for each offense, and
any person who knowingly furnishes OF
rents house. room, wagon or any con-
veyance or thing in which spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors are sold, bartered
or loaned, in violation of this act, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $50 nor more than 500, and
the house. wagon. vehicle or other thing
in which the liquors were sold. bartered
or loaned shall be liable for all fines ad-
judged against the person selling, bar
tering or loaning the same. In the event
that majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be in favor Of the sale of
liquors, then no license shall be granted
TO any person, firm or corporation to sell
such liquors in said territory until after
the expiration Of the Aforesaid 60 days,