The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

:. Arkansas will be dry" by statute
after January l, 1916 The Newberry
bill, after passing the Senate by
vote of SO to 2, Senators Calvert and
Hamilton voting in the negative, with
an amendment making it effective
January /, 1916, was passed by the
house Saturday morning by vote of
20 to Is, as follows:
Ayes-Alexander, Angelo, Arm
strong, Beeson, Belote Bennett of Ar
kansas. Brawner, Bishop, Brockman,
Burrow, Carruth Cazort, Collier, Con
dray Copeland of Howard, Copeland
of lard Creswell, Crump, Davis, Dip
boyN Dowdy, Dunn, Ellis, Fair, Finde
ly, Gentry, Gray, Halbert, Hstley,
Hawkins, Helms Hollensworth, Hook
er, Hudspeth, Humphreys, Jeter,
Johns, Joiner, Jones of Pulaski, King,
Lewis, Willard. Miller, McGill, New
berry, Nicks, Perkins, Pierce, Plem-
mons, Pollard, Pope, Posey, Rogers of
Desha. Rorex, Shaver, Shoffner,
shouse, Smith. Stafford, steed,
Street, Tedford, Thomasson, Wagon
er, Walls. Williams of Benton, VIII
liams of Cross, Woods, Yerger. Young
Total, 70.
Noes Bland, Dunlap, Griffin, Hud-
son. Moses, Nixon, Reid. Reigler, Rog
ers of Logan, Ruble, Taylor, Wilson,
Mr.. Speaker Total 10.
Not Voting Bell, Bennett of Poin.
sett. Creekmore, Holland, Johnson,
Josephs, Letter, Little, Love, Mosley,
Robertson. Sulcer, Swepston, league
and Wallace
Section L It shall hereafter be I'M
lawful for any county judge, town or
city council, or any representative
thereof, to issue license or any au-
thority to any corporation, person or
persons, TO manufacture, sell, barter
or give away any alcoholic, vinous,
malt, spurious or fefmented liquors,
or any compound or preparation there
of, commonly called tonics bitters.
or indicated liquors. within the state
| of Arkansas, and all such licenses or
authority heretofore issued are here
by declared TO be null and void on and
after January l. 1916
Sec. 2. After January 1, 1916. it
shall be unlawful for any Serson. firm
or corporation to manufacture, sell or
give away. or be interested, directly
or indirectly, in he manufacture sale
or giving away of any alcoholic, vim
Gus, malt. spurious or fermented liq-
uors, or any compound or preparation
thereof, commonly called tonics. bit
ters or medicate6 liquors, within the
state of Arkansas.
Sec 3. Any person, sTm 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
tinue the causa for a second offense
of the provisions of this act.
Sec /. All prats of l5sws providing
for the issuance of liquor license in
the state of Arkansas that are in con
! flict herewith are hereby repealed
and this act is intended to be cumu-
lative to all present lidaor laws pro-
hibiting the issuance of liql or Ii
censes in the state of Arkansas.
Sec 5. This act being necessary
for the immediate preservation of the
public health, peace and safety, shall
be in effect from and after its pas
sage
A flibuster led by Representative
Griffin of Pulaski prevented the pas
sage of the bill until a few minutes
after 10 o'clock. 1t was delivered to
the governor at 1926. Pine Bluff
delegation pleaded for delay in sign
ing the BILL that the saloon men of
that city might secure license. 1t
was signed at lila a m In the
meantime, County Judge Asher of Pu-
laski had granted license for Little
Rock at 1929. and from that time un-
til the bill was signed Sc licenses had
been issued for the capital city.