Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-04

| commonly called tunles. hlttcrs or med
/ Heated liquors. under the authority ot
| such licenses shall he lawful
Sec. 3. SO licenses shall be Issued
| except 10 "a oiJiaru OF this State who
| o. over the age uf tWyntNHunv t-ll
years and OF good moral character
In the event there are more applgar
/ tions nlvd for license than may hr ~
! sued according to the provisions of
| this act, the County Judge shall Issue
/ license 10 the person or persons most
| suitable ha 20 moral character ana
| ability to properly conduct the hual-
! No license shall be Issued for the
/ sale OF lquor except In a city or an
| Incorporated town,
No license shall he issued In any city
or town Of less than ave hundred (b00l
I population nor more than one tll H.
| conse for each thousand population or
| fraction thereof In either cities or
towns, In determining the maximum
number OF licenses 20 be granted, any
| offieial census taken within the year
| next preceding that for which licenses
| are Issued may be used as basis OF
population. II no such ofieial census
has been taken, the iateEt estimates of
the United States Census Bureau shall
| be used as basis.
No license shall authorize the sale of
iquor on sunday, or days on which any
State. county or municipal election 2
being held. and no licenses issued shall
/ authorize the sale OF any liquor be-
fore 5 o'clock a. m. and after 10 y. m
| ON any day,
Licenses shall not be granted to any
applicant who Il in any way interest
| ed In ths business conducted at any
other place where Intoxicating liquors
are sold or kept for sale as a bever.
age. nor shall such license be granted
unless the applicant OF applicants are
| the only persons In any way peeuniar-
| lily interested in the business for which
the lleense e sought. and no othe,
therein during the continuance OF the
| license. II such interest OF such per-
son shall appear. the license shall be
deemed revoked.
authorized 20 sell any liquor 20 n NIL
| nor or hhbituai drunkard. nor shall
| any minor or habituai drunkard be em-
ployed TO work in any business con-
Quoted and authorised by any licenses
when the applicant for any license
II nrm, partnership. corporation OF
association. such nrm. 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 uD of Section ave 90 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 loea-
proposes 20 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 accompanied by
q bond for his faithful compliance with
same. The said bond shall be In the
sum OF two thousand N2,oo0.Oo) dol
lars. payable 20 the State OF Arkansas;
| % h.. aI kaa Of hA
revenue fund. and shall be signed by
the applicant and two other responsi-
Bile citizens, TO be approved by the
County Judge. or by the applicant and
any bonding company authorized to do
business in this State.
Sec. Z. License shall be of two
| kinds, to-wit: Retail license ana
wholesale license. Retail license shall
dram shop or saloon, and shall entitle
the holder thereof. his agent and em-
pioyes. TO sell liquor In said dram shop
or saloon in any quantity. Wholesale
license shall be issued for the sale OF
liquor in original packages containing
not less than one quart. and not 20 be
unsealed upon the premises.
Sec. s. Before any retail license
shall be issued under the provisions OF
this act. there shall be paid TO the
Collector OF the county wherein such
license Is procured the sum OF ave
hundred k5O0.00) dollars as a county
| K
ffty (s250.OO) as a State tax for the
general revenue fund, and two hundred
and fifty Cs25O.OO) dollars for the COM
mon school fund. and ? per cent upon
| the amount paid as Collectors fee and
two (s2OO) dollars for each license for
| Clerks fee. Before any Wholesale IL
cense shall be issued under the pro-
| vision OF this act there shall likewise
be paid TO the Collector OF the county
wherein such license Is procured four
hundred (S4OO.0O) dollars as county
tax and one hundred and nifty (si50.00)
dollars as State tax, for the general
revenue fund. and one hundred and
nifty (S15O.OO) dollars for the common
school fund. and per cent upon the
amount paid as Collectors fee, and
two S2.0O) dollars for each license for
| Clerks fee.
Sec. .. The fees and taxes mentioned
| in Section shall authorize the sale
| OF liquor Hereunder for a period OF
one year from the date OF the issuance
OF said license. or until the authority
the people as provided for In this Act;
and no other tax or fee shall be inn
posed, provided any city or incorpo-
rated town, wherein such hcense IN
| procured, may impose a tax and fee
not exceeding the combined amount OF
| State and county taxes and fees.
Sec. TO- When the issuance OF IL
| cense has once been authorized in the
county as provided for in this act. the
Within n period OF less than two (2)
years from the date OF the last preced-
| ing election on said question.
Sec. II. Any person who grows
fruit grapes or berries in this State
may make wine or brandy thereof and
sell tho same without license. and such
manufacture and sale Is hereby made
! lawful. provided the same be sold in
original packages containing not less
than five (5) gallons.
Sec. ~. The manufacturer of alco-
hol, vinous. ardent, malt or fermented
| liquors in any county I'm this State in
! which che Issuance OF license is au-
| thorized under the provisions of this
! act shall be lawful, and the same may
be sold subject to the foregoing pro-
| visions OF this act
Sec. l3. II shall not be unlawful
| TO give 70 any person, except to a mi
nor or habitual drunkard, any liquor.
Sec. IL. The neglect. failure or re-
| fusal by any person or official 10 per-
form any act or duty imposed by any
| provision OF this act shall constitute
a felony, and upon conviction thereof
| such person or of1cial shall be deem
ed guilty OF n felony and imprisoned in
the State penitentiary for q period Of
one ~ year.
Sec. IS. Any person who shall vio-
late any OF the provisions OF this law
| relating 70 the manufacture, sale or
| irving nwaV of liuuDT. defined