The Monticellonian., 1916-08-24

County Judge, or by the applicant and any bonding company authorized to do business in this State.
 Sec. '. License shall be of two | kinds, to-wit: Retail license ana wholesale license. Retail license shall De issued for the sale of liquor Tn | the holder thereof, his agent and em- | ployes. to sell liquor in said dram shop | CT saloon in any quantity. Wholesale 1 license shall be issued for the sale of liquor in original packages containing n, not less than one quart. and not to be 1 unsealed upon the premises. Sec. 8. Before any retail license | shall be issued under the provisions CT | this act there shall be paid to the Collector of the county wherein such | license is procured the sum of five hundred fs500.90) dollars as county tax. and the sum of two hundred and i fifty ($250.001 as a State tax for the general revenue fund. and two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars for the com mon school fund, and per cent upon the amount paid as Collectors Tee ana two ($2.00) dollars for each license Tor Clerks fee. Before any wholesale H. cense shall be issued under the pro- vision of this act there shall likewise 1 he paid to the Collector of the county wherein such license is procured four hundred t$400.00) dollars as county tax and one hundred and fifty (Sl500ol dollars IS a State tax, for the general revenue fund, and one hundred and l Ill lN tSl 1HHbt uOlldIS Tor the GOiAiitloii school fund. and ? per cent upon the amount paid a Collectors fee, and l two (s2.G0) dollars for each license for Clerks fee.
 Sec. 2. The fees and taxes mentioned in Section s shall authorize the sale of liquor hereunder for period of one year from the date of the issuance of said license. or until the authority to sell has been rejected by vote of the people as provided for in this Act: 4 m nt fn an Tn- posed. provided any city or incorpo- rated town. wherein such license is procured, may impose a tax and fee not exceeding the combined amount of State and county taxes and fees.
 Sec. 10. When the issuance of n cense has once been authorized in the county as provided for in this act, the question shall not again be voted on within a period of less than two CD wears from the date of the last preced- 1 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 the same without licerse 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 12 The manufacturer of alec hol. vinous. ardent, malt or fermented liquors in any county in this State in which the issuance of license is au- thorized under the provisions of this act shall be lawful, and me same may be sold subject to the foregoing pro- visions of this act.
 Sec. 1S It shall not be unlawful to give to any person, except to mi nor or habituat drunkard any liquor Sec. II. The neglect. failure or re- fusal by any person or official to per form any act or duty imposed by any provision of this act shall constitute q felony and upon conviction thereof such person or official shall be deem- d guilty of I felony and imprisoned in the State penttentiary for period of one CD year.
 Sec l5 Any person who shall vio- late any Of the provisions of this law relating to the manufacture, sale or giving away of any liquor. as defined in this act. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction for the first offense shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred Cs100. 00) dollars nor more than three hundred l$S0Oo@ dollars, or inn prisonment in the county jail for a pc riod of ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for the second offense shall be imprisoned in the county jail six months. and his license if Iiceusee, shall be immediately re- Voked: and no person convicted on q second offense shall ever thereafter be licensed under the provisions of this act, nor be thereafter allowed to en- gage as the agent or employe of any HeerSee.
 See. 6. That the laws of this State governing the initiation of laws shall apply and govern the circulating of the petition for calling an election as pro vided for in this act, in so far as the same may be applicable.
 Sec. IT,. For the purpose of deter mining when ten (10) per cent of the qualified electors of the county have petitioned for the calling of an cleo ton. the number of qualified electors in such county shall be determined bv "a n m al al mt | by the Sheriff and Collector of said county next preceding the time when such petition is filed.
 Sec. IS. The word person. whenever it occurs in this act, may apply either to an individual firm. association or corporation.
 Sec. 19. The word liquor. whenever it occurs in this act, except in Section l2 of this act, is intended to include and embrace alcoholic, vinous, ardent. malt. spurious or fermented liquors. or any compound or preparation thereof commonly called tonies, bitters or medicated liquors.
 Sec. 20. That Act No. Fifty-nine of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1913, ap- proved February F, 1913. and Act No. Thirty of the Acts of 1915 of said Cen eral Assembly. approved February 6, 1915. are hereby repealed. That all other laws and parts of laws in con fiict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. and all laws and parts of laws regulating or relating to the manufacture or sale of intoXieat- ing liquor in this State. and not in conflict with some provision of this act. are cumulative to this act, and this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after rts pasSage
 The above proposed Act was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on July 6. 1916
 Each eleetor may. vote for or against the above proposed Act
 Witness my official signature this 25th day of July. 1916.
 [Seall EARLE ". HODGES.
 Caa14taru of