The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-13
LIQUOR LICENSE
COMMISSION Of
THREE PROPOSED
Lott Bill Would Have One
Named in Each County
of the State.
BILL INTRODUCED
IN LOWER HOUSE
Drastic Provisions in Measure
For Persons Who Would
Conduct Saloons.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. H.
Among the bills introduced in the
House to-day was one by Representa-
live S. B. Lott, of Hancock county,
providing for a liquor license com
mission OF three members, in each
county OF the State. The measure
provides that the members of each of
the 120 commissioners shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor and that
the commission of each county shall
pass on all applications for license to
sell liquor in that county, including
cities. The pay of the commissioners
shall range from $1,000 each in coun-
ties containing first-class cities, to
500 each. y
The measure provides that a fat
license of $1,000 a rear be charged
everyone engaged III the retail of
liquor, whether In the city or county,
half of that amount to go into the
State Treasury. 1t provides that sa-
loon license shall not be transferable
and prohibits more than one saloon
license to one persrn.\ 1t refuses Ii
cenSes to brewers. A petition for a
license must be signed by rs per cent
of the bona f1de housekeepers In the
voting precinct in G1ich the saloon
is to be conducted. = remonstrace
to be effective, must be signed by so
per cent. OF the nearest 100 house
holders to the proposed saloon.
1t is further PROVIDED in the meas
ure that it shall be unlawful for 9
saloon to be open between the hours
of 10 p. IN. and a. m. Under the
bill beer may not be carried outside
of saloon and persons engaged in
the saloon business may not conduct
any other in connection with it. Ia
bles and chairs are barred from sa
looms and it provides that curtains
shall be kept draw so that persons
on the street may have an unOb
structed view of the interior of a
saloon.
The House Wednesday afternoon
passed the substitute offered by the
State Railroad Commission increasing
the scope Of the Miller bill, known as
the anti-railroad measure, by a vote
Of 80 to S. The provisions Of the bill
makes it unlawful for any person in
the State Of Kentucky except railroad
employees and indignants to ride on
free passes.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 12.-Fol-
lowing the eloquent appeal made to
the Legislature Wednesday, as Com
mite of the Whole, Dy Mrs. Cora VIII
son Stewart, of Morehead, the founder
of the "Moonlight School," to blot
illiteracy out of Kentucky, the House
Of Representatives passed by unani-
nous vote the bill providing for the
Kentucky Illiteracy Commission.
Not in years has any speaker been
accorded such q demonstration of ap.
prevail as was given to Mrs. Stewart
at the conclusion of her address. She
completely swept the Legislature off
it's feet by her eloquence. Not only
did her eloquence appeal to the mem
bers but the indisputable facts she
abducted we're equally as impressive.
BY a vote of "a to IL the Senate,
after long debate Tuesday, passed the
bill of Senator Frost to strengthen the
county unit bill by providing that a
petition for a local option election is
sufficient If signed by Is per cent. OF
the voters of the county instead of rs
per cent. of the voters of each pre-.
cinct, as now required.