The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
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 LAWS IN ARKANSAS?
brief synopsis of Act No. ? and Amendments Nos. 12 and I3. to Be Voted on by the People of the
 State Next Month.

oiiiDVi '' A review Of Act No. 1, the Pure Primary measure was piy- an last week. "' 7i'
 All were prepared for The Star by Judge Wright prickett.
 Act No. ,.
 Act No; is An act to provide for local option and to correct the evils from the liquor traffic: to authorize the people of any county III the state to determine whether li- quor shall be sold in said county. fo provide for the calling and holding of elections for the same. to reo11Iaie the issuance of license for the sale ana manufacture of liquors. to in- crease the public revenues of iEp State, to prescribe penalties. to re- peals ali laws and parts of laws Tn conflict with this Act and for other 
 section provides that the sale and manufacture of liquors shall be legal i'll this state.
 Section :. Whenever a npfifion is signed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified voters of any conn ", ealing Tor an election in said county for the purpose of deter n,lnlng whether it is the desire of the people of said county that li- eense shall be issued for the sale of liquors, and said petition is filed. then It becomes the duty of the County judge within ten days to call an election, at which election the question of For License" and
 Agalnst License shall be submit ted: A bond of Sl000 shall be filed and approved by the court. to secure the cost incurred in holding such election. The election shall be held not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days after calling same.
 II a majority voting in said cleo tlon have voted For License the County judge shall issue a license for such sale.
 License shall be issued to persons over the age of 2i years and of good moral character. Can only issue li- cense in incorporated towns and cities and Tn no towns less than 800 and only one license to each 1000 population. No liquor shall be sold on Sunday, or days when city. state or county are hold ing elections and not before o'clock a. m, or after 10 o'clock D. m.
 Licensee shall not be interested in the sale i'll any other place than where his license calls for and if such interest appears the license is void. Shall not sell to a drunkard nor such habitual drunkard nor minor be employed to work III such place.
 Applicant shall give a bond in the sum of S2,00000 to the state of Ar kansas and approved by the County judge.
 S500.00 to be paid the county for $250 to the state for gener- al revenue and S25000 for common school fund. The license shall be good for one year from it's date of issue or until it has been voted out by subsequent election. After For election a vote cannot be taken on the question again until two years from the date of the last election.
 Persons who grow fruit, grapes and berries may make wine and and sell the same without license. provided they are sold in packages not less than gallons. Not unlawful to give drink of li- quor except to habitual drunkards and minors. Provides a penalty for the violation of it's terms.
 This act repeals all laws and parts of laws in conflict and takes effect from and after it's passage.
 Amendment No. F.
 This proposed amendment to the only changes the con- from the word seven to twelve. It authorizes the voters of any school district to vote upon their own district any number of mills up to i2 and that the tax so collected shall not be used for any other purpose except for what it IS voted
 Amendment No. 13.
 This proposed amendment defines and enlarges the powers of the lnl- tiatiVe and Referendum.
 Under this amendment it requires 10000 names to a petition to Initi- ate an Act or that it may be voted on by the electors of the state. ms must be filed with the Sec retary of State four months be- fore an election If requires I,000 names to a petition to refer an act of the legislature. These petitions must be filed with the Secretary of State within 90 days after the ad- iournment of the legislature.
 In order for the legislature t0 pass the emergency clause and Tor its passage must have the aiilrma- tive vote of three-fourths Of all the members elected. It shall also be necessary to state the facts which the emergency. An encr- gency shall not be declared on any franchise or special privilege.
 Counties and municipalities have the right to initiate laws local to their own territories. There IS no limit to the number of amendments or acts proposed or submitted. A majority of the votes cast on the amendment or act is necessary and not a majority of all the votes boiled at the election as now. The veto nower shall not extend to measures initiated by the people If con flicting acts are voted Tor at the same election. the one recelNlng the greater number of affirmative votes shall become the law
 No measure approved by the vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly except by a yea and nay vote. upon roll call of three-fourths of the members elected. Nor shall any law he set aside or any part of it by the supreme Court as unconstitutional, except by a unanimous decision ol all the members of the Supreme Court. .,
 The sullciency of the statewide petition shall be decided by the