The Monticellonian., 1916-08-10
Be IL Enacted by the People Of the State of Arkansas:


 State of Arkansas:
 Section L That hereafter the sale of alcoholic, Yinous malt, spurious CT fermented liquors. or of any compound or preparation thereof. commonly call cd t0nlcs. bitteFs or medieated liquors. is hereby made lawful in the State of Arkansas. subject to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter mentioned.
 Sec. ?. Nh never q 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 il is the desire of the people of said county that license shall be is sued for the safe of alcoholic, Vfnous malt. spurious or fefmentea liquors. OF any compound or preparation thereof. commonly called tonfes5 bittefs or med ieated liquors, and when sne4 petition is filed with fhe County Clerk Of the county, the County Judge Of said eoun- ty shall within ten days make and cause to be published an order calling an election q which election the aHes- tfan of 4E'or License nd Against Lf= cenaes shall be submitted to the quail fled electors of said county for their approval or rejection. provided that said petition shall be accompanied by hond To be approved by the County Count in the sum of one thousand fSI Dnn aao Dollars. to secure The cost tfon and the cost shall oe nXed by the amounts now allowed bs law for sim liar service in holding a general cleo ton in this State for the election of State officers
 Sec. 2 The election so called shall be held not less than thrr-y t5o) days nor more than sixty l60l 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 ion ff of the same may be applicable The County Board of Election Commission CTS shall within five (5l days after the election certify the result Of said cleo without delay. cause the same to be recorded in his office and published.
 Sec. 1. If majority voting in said election have voted For License" the County Judge of said county shall then issue a license for the sale of any alcoholic. Ntnous. malt spiritoi or fermented liquors or of any compound or preparation thereof commonly call ed tonics hitters or medicated liquors within the limits of said county, and subject to the restrictions and regula- tfons hereinafter mentioned; and the sale of such alcoholic. vinous. malt. spurious CT fermented liquors, or any compound or preparations thereof. commonly called tontcs. bftters or med ieated liquors, under the authority of such licenses shall be lawful.
 See. 5 No licenses shall be issued except to citizen of this State who is over the age of twenty-one CPD years and of good moral character.
 In the event there are more applica- tfOns 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 to properly conduct the busi- ness.
 No license shall be issued for the cal Of anf pi nr a n incorporated town,
 No license shall be issued in any city or town of less than five hundred t500) population nor more than one CD li- cense for each thousand population or fraction thereof in either cities or towns. In 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 $ basis of population. If no such official census has been taken. the latesr estimates of the United States Census Bureau shall be used as q basis.
 No license 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 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 bever- age nor shall such license be granted 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 person shall be in any way interested 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 q license shall be authorized 10 sell any liquor to a mi nor or habitual drunkard. nor shall ple$ed to work in any business con ducted and authorized by any licenses so issued.
 When the applicant for any license ls firm 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 Tn Par agraph one tl4 0f Section live 451 of this act and no person shall after wards be made manager who does not possess like quahtcat tions.
 See. 6 Before any license shall be issued, the person applying therefor shall f1le his application wits the County Clerk statiu@ the exact loca- ton or 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 accomuanfad hv q bond for his faithful compliance with same. The said bond snail be ia the sum Of two thousand t$2 900 001 dol lars. payable to the State of Arkansas. for the use and benefit of the general