Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-06
BRIEFS SUBMITTED
TO JUDGE PHILP0T
Attorneys for Liquor Peti-
tion and Remonstrants
Take Final Step.
DECISION IS AWAITED.
Court, Now Busy T0taIing Names, and
Reading Documents, Expects to
Decide Case Friday or Saturday.

| Briefs, containing reviews of the
| testimony advanced during the liquor
hearing from their standpoints, con-
tanning citations of law and opinions
to back up their contentious, with &C.
casional sidelights as to moral and
financial phases of the situation, were
filed yesterday morning with County
Judge c. M. Philpot by attorneys for
the remonstrants and those for the
liquor petitioners.
The brief of the remonstrants was
filed by Attorney w. 3. Sorrells and
J. M. Shaw and that for the liquor
petitioners was filed by Judge w. D.
Jones.
County Judge Philpot yesterday
took up the work of totaling names,
counting up signers and those chal-
lenged, and seeking to arrive at a
conclusion as to whether or not there
is a majority of white adult popula-
ton of Pine Bluff signed to the petit
ton. He is being assisted in the
work by Court Steaographer H. r.
Young, who took down the proceed
ings for the remonstrants.
Judge Philpot again declared that
he does not as yet know just what
his action will be in the matter, that
l,.a
yet, and that it will be impossible
| for him to announce his decision be-
fore Friday night or Saturday morn
ing. Nl
Due possibly to the fact that they
did not have any great length of time
4 in which to prepare their briefs, the
documents filed by the attorneys
were not of such great length. In
them, however, they set forth their
contentious, for and against liquor
license. Each side advanced quite
number of theories as to why and
why not saloons should be licensed.
In portion of the brief submitted
trants, it is held that of the 3,71S
names on the liquor petition, 2,026
are not contained in the list of per-
soas who paid poll taxes last year.
| Many citations were made as to
what constitutes an inhabitant. 1t
is held by the remonstrants person
Il ~ Il ;,,k HOY fivod
place of abode, not be a transient,
CIR a person who comes into city or
town with the intention of remaining
only for short period of time.
| Taking up the testimony offered at
the hearing, the attorneys for the
remonstrants are disposed in the
brief submitted to the court, to hold
that the bulk of testimony offered in
favor of; the petition lacked strength
and that through the testimony offer
ed by the remonstrants the claims of
the saloon petitioners as to the vail
dity of the names, was considerably
shaken.
Judge jones' Brief.
| In his brief filed in support of the
liquor petition, Judge w. D. Jones
held that there was majority of the
white adult inhabitants of the city
] on the petition, and that in regard
to some who had asked that their
names be withdrawn, had been under
&c, 01v Cd fhot
who signed the petition have left the
city, but it is held that not all who
were challenged have left.
It is also charged that the hearing
under the Going Act is unconstitu-
tional, that an opinion. although not
official, has been given by the states
attorney general to the effect that the
Going act will not hold.
1t is further coltended because
large number Of people could not be
found by the agents of the remons-
trants at addresses given on the
petition, it is not conclusive evidence
that such persons have left the city.
A portion Of the brief is given over
to the subject off revenue derived
from saloon licenses, and it is held
that, while it does not affect a
majority being on Ahe petition SO
far as that phase goes, that the fin
ancial side Of the subject is worthy
Of consideration. especially in view