Pocahontas star herald., 1915-02-12
GOVERNOR SIGNS
PROHIBITION BILL
atANsAs WILL BE DRY" BY
'ErATUTE AFTER THE FIRST
III OF JANUARY, 1915.
iIRAL VOTE WAS 70 TO l3
Inc More Licenses Could BE Issued
AFTER I; Was Signed by the Gov.
ernor, February 6.
Little Rock

Little Rock
Arkansas viii be dry" by statute
sf,er January !. 1916. The Newberry
hill. after passing the Senate by a
vote Of 80 to ?, senators Calvert and
Hamilton voting in the negative, with
an amendment making Il effective
January /, 1916. was passed by the
bous, Saturday morning by a vote OF
70 10 Is. as follows:
Ayes-Alexander, Angelo. Arm.
strong Beeson. Belote. Bennett of Ar,
kansas. Brawner, Bishop. Broclman,
Burrow. Carruth. Cazort. Collier, Con.
dray. Copeland of Howard, Copeland
Of lizard. Creswoll. crump. Davis, Dip
boyo. nowdy. Dunn, Ellis. Fair, Finde,
~. Gentry, Gray. Halbert, Hatley.
Hawkins, Helms. Hollensworth, Hook.
er. Hudspeth, Humphreys. Jeter.
Johns. Joiner. Jones OF Pulaski, King.
Lewis. Millard. Miller McGlll, New
berry Nicks. Perkins, Pierce. Plem.
mons. Pollard. Pope. Posey. Rogers OF
Desha. RoreN. Shaver, Shoifner.
shouse. Smith. Stafford. Steed,
Street. Todford. Thsmasson, Wagon.
er. Walls. Williams OF Benton. WI.
Harns Of Cross, Woods. Yerger. Young.
Total, 20,
Noes-Dland. Dunlap. Grifiin. Hud-
son. Moses. Nixon. Reid. Reigler. Rog.
crs OF Logan. Ruble. Taylor. Wilson.
Mr. Speaker Total, l3.
Net voting-Bell. Bennett Of Poln.
sett. Creekmore. Holland. Johnson.
Josephs. Letter. Little. Love. Mosley.
Robertson. Sulcer. Swepston. league
and Wallace.
Section I. II shall hereafter be un.
lawful for any county judge. town or
city council. or any representative
thereof. TO issue a license or any au-
ihority TO any corporation. person or
persons. 10 manufacture. sell. barter
or give away any alcoholic, yinous,
malt, spurious or fermented liquors.
or any compound or preparation there
Of, oohmonly called tonics. bitters.
or medicated liquors. within the state
Of Arkansas. and all such licenses or
authority heretofore issued are here
By declared 10 be null and void on and
after January l, 1916.
Sec 2. After January !. 1916. Il
shall be unlawful for any ..erson. firm
or corporation to manufacture, sell or
give away. or be Interested. directly
or indirectly. in the manufacture. sale
or giving away OF any alcoholic, vim
ous, malt. spurious or fermented liQ-
uors, or any compound or preparation
thereof, commonly called tonics. bit
ters or medicated liquors. within the
state OF Arkansas.
Sec. 3. Any person. arm or cor.
poration who shall violate any OF the
provisions OF this act shall be guilty
Of felony. and upon conviction shall
be imprisoned in the state penitenti-
AIRY for period OF one year. No court
shall suspend sentence or permit a
plea Of guilty to be entered and con
hnue the cause for a second offense
nf the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 4. All prats OF laws providing
for the issuance OF liquor license in
the state OF Arkansas that are in con-
hict herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act is intended to be cumu-
lative 10 all present liquor laws pro-
hibiting the issuance Of liquor IL
censes in the state Of Arkansas.
Sec. S. This act being necessary
Tor the immediate preservation of the
nublic health. peace and safety, shall
bo in effect from and after its pas
sage"
A ilibuster led by Representative
Griffin Of Pulaski prevented the pas
sage of the bill until few minutes
after 10 o'clock. Il was delivered to
the governor at 1926. A Pine Bluff
delegation pleaded for delay in sign
ing the bill, that the saloon men OF
that city might secure license. It
was signed at 1y14 a. m. In the
meantime, County Judge Asher of Pu-
laski had granted license for Little
Rock at 1929, and from that time un-
III the bill was signed SO licenses had
been issued for the capital city.
The report OF the Budget Commit
tee is due Monday, February Is.
Messrs. Belote and Stafford have In
troduced a bill TO, repeal the Enabling
Act OF 1911, which put into effect the
]. q r. Amendment.
The Senate reduced from $50,OOO to
S25,000 the proposed fee to be paid
Judge Jos. m. Hill Of Fort Smith for
services as special counsel in the
rate cases
Under an act passed by the General
Assembly, the homestead OF a Con-
federate pensioner will be exempted In
determining his indigency,