The Harrison times., 1915-02-13
SIGNS
PROHIBITION BILL
ARKANSAS WILL BE "DRY" BY
STATUTE AFTER THE FIRST
OF JANUARY, 1916.
FINAL VOTE WAS 70 TO 13
No More Licenses Could Be Issued
After It Was Signed by the Gov
ernor, February 6.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
Arkansas will be "dry" by statute
after January l, 1916. The Newberry
bill, after passing the Senate by o
vote of 80 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 a vote Of
70 to 13, as follows;
Ayes-Alexander, Angelo, Arm
stSong, Beeson, Belote, Bennett Of Ar
kansas, Brawner, Bishop, Brockman,
Burrow, Carruth, Cazort, Collier, Con
dray, Copeland Of Howard, Copeland
of lizard, Creswcll, Crump, Davis, Dip
boye Dowdy, Dunn Ellis, Fair, Finde-
ly Gentry, Gray, Halbert, Hatley,
Hawkins, Helms, Hollensworth, Hook
er, Hudspeth, Humphreys, Jeter,
Johns, Joiner, Jones Of Pulaski, King,
Lewis, Millard Miller McGill, New
berry, Nicks, Perkins, Pierce, Plem-
mons, Pollard, Pope, Posey, Rogers Of
Desha, Rorex, Shaver, Shoffner
shouse, Smith, Stafford Steed,
Street, Tedrord Thomasson, Wagon
er, Walls, Williams Of Benton, VIII
liams of Cross, Woods, Yerger, Young,
Total, TO-
Noes-Bland, Dunlap, Griffin, Hud.
son, Moses, Nixon, Reid, Reigler, Rog
ers of Logan, Ruble, Taylor, Wilson,
Mr., Speaker Total, 13,
Not Voting Bell Bennett Of Pon'
sett, Creekmore, Holland, Johnson,
Josephs, Letter, Little, Love, Mosley,
Robertson, Sulcer, Swepston, league
and Wallace.
Section /, 1t shall hereafter be un.
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 fermented liquors,
or any compound or preparation there.
OF, commonly called tonics, bitters,
or medIcated 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 /, 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 the manufacture, sale
or giving away Of any alcoholic, vim
Gus, malt, spurious or fermented lq,
uors, or any compound Jr preparation
thereof, commonly called tonics, bit.
ters or medicOtod liquors, within tho
state OF Arkansas,
"sec, 3, Any person, firm or cor
poratlon who shall violate any Of the
provisions OF this act shall be guilty
of felony, and upon conviction shall
be imprisoned In the state ponitonti.
nry for period OF one year No court
shall suspend sentence or permit n
plea OF guilty to be entered and con.
tinus the cause for second offense
OF the provisions Of this act.
"Sec, T. All prats OF laws providing
for the issuance Of liquor license in
the state Of Arkansas that are In con.
niet herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act Ia intended 20 be cumu.
latiyo to all present liquor laws pro.
the issuance OF liquor II.
oenaca IN the state Of Arkansas,
"sec, 3, This net being necessary
for tho immediate preservation of the
public health, peace and safety, shall
be in effect from and after It's pas.
sage
A nlibustCr led by Representative
Griffin Of Pulaski prevented the pas,
sage Of the bill untIl u few minutes
after 10 o'clock II was delivered to
the governor at 1895, A Pine Dlur
pleaded for delay In sign.
ing the bill, that the saloon men Of
that city might secure llconse, II
was aligned at llli u, m, In the
County Judge Asher of pu.
laald had granted license for Little
Rock at lO}9O and from that time un.
IN the bin was signed 90 llconsoa had
been leauod for the capital city