The Monticellonian., 1916-08-24
Be It Enacted by the People Of the State of Arkansas:

Be It Enacted by the People Of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. That hereafter inc sale of alcoholic. vinous, malt, spurious or : fermented liquors. or of any compound or preparation thereof. commonly call- cd tonics, bitters or medieated liquors, i is hereby made lawful in the State Of Arkansas, subject to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter mentioned.
 Sec 9 Whenever a petition Is sign 1 ed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of any county in this State. calling for an election in such i county for the purpose of determining l whether it is the desire of the people of said county that license shall be is- sued for the sale of alcoholic. Vinous, malt spurious or fermentcd liquors. or any compound or preparation thereof, i commonly called tonics. bitters or med Heated liquors, and when such petition l is filed with the County Clerk of the i county, the County Judge of said coun- l tv shall. within ten days make and cause to be published an order calling i an election. at which election the ques ton Of For License and Against Li- Eeense" shall be submitted to the quail i flied electors of said county for their i approval or rejection. provided that i said petition shall be accompanied by q bond to be approved h8 the County l Court. in the sum of one thousand E6S1 poo 00) Dollars, to secure the cost l incurred in the holding of such cleo l ton, and the cost shall oe fixed by the i ] liar service in holding a general cleo i ton in this State for the election of State officers.
 Sec g. The election so called shall be held not less than th;r-y t5o) days 1 nor more than sixty t60) days after the date of the order calling same and shall be held under the direction of the County Board of Election Commissions CTS for the said county. in the man ner provided by law for the holding of i general elections in the State for the election of State officers. insofar as the same may be applicable. The i County Board of Election Commission CTS shall. within five (5) days after the 1 election certify the result of said elec- lion to the County Clerk. who shall, without delay. cause the same to be recorded in his office and published i Sec f. If majority voting in said election have voted For License" the 1 County Judge Of said county shall then | issue a license for the sale of any alcoholic, vinous. malt. spiritot or fermented liquors, CT of any compound or preparation thereof commonly call ed tonics, bitters or medicated liquors. l within the limits of said county, and subject to the restrictions and regula- 1 tions hereinafter mentioned: and the sale of such alcoholic. vtnous. malt, spurious or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparations thereof. commonly called tonics. bitters or med icated liquorS under the authority of such licenses shall be lawful.
 Sec 5. No licenses shall he issued except to citizen of this State who is over the age of twenty-one (2) years and of good moral character. In the event there are more applica- i tfons filed for license than may be is- | sued according to the provisions of i this act. the County Judge shall issue l license to the person or persons most i suitable as to moral character and ability to properly conduct the busl= | ness
 No license shall be issued for the sale of liquor except in a city or an 1 incorporated town.
 No license shall be issued in any city or town of less than five hundred (oOo) ] population nor more than one CD H. cense for each thousand population or i fraction thereof in either cities or towns. In determining the maximum number of licenses to be granted, any official census taken within the year l next preceding that for which licenses are issued may be used as q basis of has been taken. the lateSr estimates of the United States Census Bureau shall | be used as a basis.
 No license shall authorize the sale of ! liquor on Sunday. or days on which any State county CT municipal election is being held. and no licenses issued shall l authorize the sale of any liquor be- fore o'clock a. m and after 10 D. m. i on any day
 Licenses shall not he granted to any l applicant who is in any way interest- | ed Tn the business conducted al any other place where intoxicating liquors are sold or kept for sale as heYer- age, nor shall such license be granted l unless the applicant or applicants are the only persons in any way ppcuniar- fly interested in the business for which
 the license Is sought and no other person shall be in any way interested I therein during the continuance of the
 license. If such interest of such per-
 son shall appear the license shall be
 deemed revoked.
 No person holding a license shall be
 authorized to sell any liquor to a mil
 nor or habitual drunkard. nor shall
 any minor or habitual drunkard be em-
 ployed to work in any business con-
 dueted and authorized by any licenses
 so issued,
 When the applicant for any license
 is 2 nrm, partnership, corporation or Association. such firm. partnership,
 corporation or association shall 9-hen
 making application for license dcsig-
 nate as manager some person possess
 ing the QuahncauoHS required in Par
 agraph one (14 of Section i've (5) of
 this act; and no person shall after
 wards be made manager Who does not
 possess like qualifications
 Sec. 6. Before any license shall be
 issued the person applying therefor
 shall file his application with the
 County Clerk stating the exact loca-
 tion or place of business where he
 proposes to sell such liquor, and agree
 ing to comply with all the conditions.
 restrictions and regulations provided
 for in this act: said application shall | be duly sworn to. and aeeompanied by
 a bond for his faithful compliance with
 same. The said bond shall be in the
 sum of two thousand (S2,000.00) dol lars, payable to the State of Arkansas
 for the use and benefit of the general