The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-17

the State of Arkansas al the next gen
 eral election, to be held on Tuesday November z, 1916. for adoption or re-
 jection.
 FOR ACT NO. 2.
 AGAINST ACT NO. z.
 "An Act to provide for local option and
 to correct the evils arising from the liquor 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 or elections for same. to regulate the issuance of license for the sale and manufacture of liquors, to 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 1. That hereafter the sale of alcoholic. vinous. malt. spurious or fermented liquors, or of any compound or preparation thereof, commonly cali 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 9 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 in 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 spurious 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- tion of For License" and Against Li- cense" shall be submitted to the quail fled 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 | incurred in the holding of such elec- 1 tion, and the cost shall oe rixed by the amounts now allowed by law for sim | liar service Tn holding a general cleo tion in this State for the election of State officers.
 Sec. ,. The election so called shall
 be held not less than thsrty tso) days nor more than sixty (s0) days after the date of the order calling same, and | shall be held under the direction of the l County Board of Election Commission | CTS for the said county, in the man.
 ner provided by law for the holding of | election of State officers. insofar as 1 the same may be applicable The | County Board of Election Commission | CTS shall within five (6i days after the
 election, certify the result of said elec- ton to the County Clerk, who shall without delay, cause the same to be recorded in his office and published
 Sec, 4 1T a a.ss ma,ori1y g voting in said | County Judge of said county shali then l issue a license for the sale of any alcoholic vinous, malt. spurious or l fermented liquors. or of any compound l n ffap thara0f arl~ nnt tt | ed tonics, bitters or medicated liquors | within the limits of said county and subject to the restrictions and regula- 1 tions hereinafter mentioned: and the
 sale of such alcoholic. vinous. malt,
 spurious or fermented liquors, or any 1 compound or preparations thereof.
 commonly called tonics bitters or med ! fcated liquors. under the authority of | such licenses shall he lawful
 Sec. s. No licenses shall be issued i except to a citizen of this State who
 IS over the age of twenty-one (2l)
 years and of good moral character. | Tn the event there are more applica- tions filed for license than may be is l sued according to the provisions of this act, the County Judge shall issue 1 license to the person or persons most suitable as to moral character and ability to properly conduct the busi- ness.
 No license shall be issued for the
 sale Of liquor except in city or an ! incorporated town.
 No lioense shall be issued in any city
 or town of less than five hundred t500) l population nor more than one CD H. cense Tor each thousand population or 1 fraction thereof in either cities or ! towns In determining the maximum 1 number Of licenses to be granted, any 1 official census taken within the year
 next preceding that for which licenses
 are issued may be used as basis of 1 population. If no such official census
 has been taken the latess estimates of i the United States Census Bureau shall
 be used as a basis.
 No licenss shall authorize the sale of liquor 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 ?. m. 1 on any day.
 Licenses shall not be granted to any | applicant who is in any way interest ] ed In the business conducted at any l other place where intoxicating liouors
 are sold or kept for sale as a bever-
 unless the applicant or applicants are | the only persons in any way pecuniar-
 fly interested in the business for which
 the license Is sought. and no other 1 therein during the continuance of the l license If such interest of such per son shall appear, the license shall be | deemed revoked
 ] @tC VI sun HetIiHk q tfCEurt EtdtA tc
 authorized to sell any liquor to a uli-
 nor or hahitual drunkard. nor shall
 any minor or habitual drunkard be em- ] ployed to work in any business con- dueted and authorized by any licenses
 sc issued
 When the applicant for any license Is firm. partnership. corporation or I association, such firm. partnership, I corporation or association shall. when
 making application for license. desig- nate as manager some person possess Ing the qualifications required in Far agrapn one lI) of Section five (S) 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 1 Issued. the person applying therefor | shall file his application with the County Clerk stating the exact loca- ! ton CT place of business where he proposes 10 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
 a bond for his faithful compliance with same The said bond shall be In the sum of two thousand ($2.0o0.0O) dol | lars. payable to the State Of Arkansas for the Hse and bsn<@t of the general t.. al. h .