The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10


 eral election, to be held on Tuesday, November !, 1916. for adoption or re- jecflon.
 FOR ACT NO. 2.
 AGAINST ACT NO. 2.
 "An Act to provide for local option and
 to correct the evils arising from the
 lauor traffic; to authorize the peo-
 pie of any county in the State Of Ar
 kansas to determine whether liquor
 shall be sold in said county, to pro-
 vide for the calling and holding of
 elections for same, to regulate the
 fssus nee of license for the sale and
 manufacture Of liquors 10 increase
 the public revenues of the State. to
 prescribe penalties, to repeal all laws
 and parts of laws in conflict with
 this Act, and for further purposes" Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section i. That hereafter the sale of alcoholic, vinous, malt, spurious or fermented liquors, or of any compound or preparation thereof. commonly call ed tonics, bitters or medicated liquors, is hereby made lawful in the State of Arkansas, subject to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter mentioned.
 Sec. 2 Whenever a petition is sign ed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of any county in this State. calling for an election Tn such county for the purpose of determining whether IT IS the desire Of the people of said county that license shall be is- sued for the sale of alcoholic. vinous, malt. spiritous or fermented liquors. or any compound or preparation thereof. commonly called tonics. bitters or med icated liquors. and when such petition is filed with the County Clerk of the county, the County Judge of said coun- ty shall, within ten days. make and cause to be published an order calling an election. at which election the ques- ton of For License" and Against L!- cense" shall be submitted to the qual- flied electors of said county for their approval or rejection. provided that said petition shall be accompanied by a bond to be approved by the County Court, in the sum of one thousand (s1 .o00.00) Dollars. 10 secure the cost incurred in the holding Of such cleo tion. and the cost shall pe nxed by the amounts now allowed by law for sim liar service in holding a general cleo tion in this State for the election of State officers.
 Sec g. The election so called shall be held not less than thirty tso) days nor more than sixty (e0) days after the date of the order calling same, and shall be held under the direction of the County Board of Election Commission CTS for the said county. in the man ner provided by law for the holding of general elections in the State for the election of State officers. insofar as County Board of Election Commission CTS shall. within five (5) days after the election, certify the result Of said elec- tion to the County Clerk, who shall, without delay. cause the same to be recorded in his office and published. Sec 4 If majority voting in said election have voted For License" the County Judge of said county shali then issue a license for the sale of any alcoholic. vinous. malt, spurious y or fermented liquors. or of any compound or preparation thereof commonly call cd tonics. bitters or medieated liQuors within the limits of said county. and tions hereinafter mentioned: and the sale of such alcoholic, vinous 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
 See 5. No licenses shall be issued except to a citizen of this State who IS over the age of twenty-one (2l) years and of good moral character.
 In the event there are more applica- tions filed for license than may be is- sued according to the provisions of this act, the County Judge shall issue license to the person or persons most suitable as to moral character and ability 10 properly conduct the busi- ness.
 No license shall be issued for the sale of liquor except in city or an Incorporated town
 No lioknse shall be issued in any city or town of less than five hundred t500) population nor more than one CD IT, cense for each thousand population or fraction thereof In either cities or towns Tn determining the maximum number of licenses to be granted, any official census taken within the year next preceding that for which licenses are Issued may be used as a basis of population. If no such official census mas oeen taken, the lates- estimates of the United States Census Bureau shall De used as a basis.
 No licenss shall authorize the sale Of llquor on sunday. or days on which any state county or municipal election IS being held. and no licenses issued shall authorize the sale of any liquor be- fore o'clock a. m and after 10 D. m. on any day
 Licenses shall not be granted to any applicant who is in any way interest ed in the business conducted at any other place where intoxicating liquors are sold or kept for sale as a bever- age nor shall such license he granted unless the applicant or applicants are the only persons in any way pecuniar- ny interested in the business for which the license is sought and no other person shall be in any way interested therein during the continuance of the hcense. II such interest of such per deemed revoked
 No person holding a license shall be authorized 10 sell any liquor to a mi- nor or habitual drunkard. nor shall any minor or habitual drunkard be em- pioyed to work in any business con- daeted and authorized by any licenses go issued
 When the applicant for any license IS nrm. partnership. corporation or association, such firm. partnership, corporation or association shall. when making application for license. desig- nate as manager some person possess Ing the qualifications required in Par agraph one (1) of Section five ts) 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 nle his application with the county Clerk stating the exact loca- ton or place Of business where he proposes 70 sell such liquor. and agree ing to comply with all the conditions, restrictions and regulations provided Tor m this act. said application shall De duly sworn to. and accompanied by bond for his faithful compliance with same. The said bond shall be in the sum of two thousand (s2 600 00} dol lars. payable to the State CT Arkansas, Tor the use and bfn@4t og the general revenue ftIud and ohan ha r5frr1a hw