The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Be It Enacted by the People Of the State Of Arkansas.

i
 State Of Arkansas:
 Section l. That hereafter the sa ie of alcoholic. vinous. malt. spurious or i fermented liquors. or Of any compound 1 or preparation thereof, commonly call- ed tonics. bitters or medicated liquors, l is hereby made lawful in the State of l Arkansas. subject to the restrictions 1 and regula tions hereinafter mentioned. 1 Sec 9 Whenever petition is sign ed by not Tess than ten per cent of the qualified electors of any county in this Estate. calling for an election in such county for the purpose of determining whether it fs 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 err med 1 icated liquors, and when such petition l is filed with the County Clerk of the county. the County Judge of said eouu- i ty shall within ten days, make and cause to be published an order calling an election. at which election the ques- 1 tion of For License. and Against Li- cense" shall be submitted to the auaf- I flied electors Of said county for their approval or rejection, provided that l said petition shall be accompanied by bond to be approved by the County | Court. in the sum of one thousand l CS1 000.00D Dollars, 10 secure the cost incurred in the holding Of such cleo tion. and the cost shall oe nxed by the amounts now allowed by law for sim
 
 tion in this State for the election of State officers
 Sec. 8 The election SO called shall be held not less than th.r.y tso) days nor more than sixty (60) 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 election of State officers. Insofar County Board of Election Commission CTS shall within five (51 days after the election. certify the result of said cleo ton to the County Clerk. who shall without delay. cause the same to be recorded in his office and published Sec 4 If a majority voting in said election have voted For License" the County Judge of said county shall then l issue a license for the sale of any l alcoholic. vinous. malt spurious or 1 fermented liquors or of any compound or preparation thereof commonly call ed tonics bitters or medica ed liquOrs within the limits of said county and subject to the restrictions and regula- i tions hereinafter mentioned; and the sale of such alcoholic. vinous. malt. 1 spurious or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparations thereof. l commonly called tonics. bitters or med. icated liquors. under the authority Of such licenses shall be lawful
 ] Sec. ,. No licenses shall be issued | except to citizen of this State who is over the age of twenty-one (2D years and of good moral character; In the event there are more applica- l tions filed for license than may be is l sued according to the provisions or i this act. the County Judge shall issue l license to the person or persons most suitable to moral character ana ability 10 properly conduct the busl- ness
 No license shall be issued for the sale of liquor except in a city or an | incorporated town.
 No license shall be issued in any city or town of less than five hundred (9oo) i population nor more than one tl) IT. cense for each thousand population or i fraction thereof in either cities or i towns. In determining the maximum 1 number of licenses to be granted. any | official census taken within the year I next preceding that for which licenses are issued may be used as a basis of i population. If no such official census l has been taken, the latesr estimates CT the United States Census Bureau shall | be used a basis.
 No license shall authorize the sale of liquor on Sunday, or days on which any 1 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 as a 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 to sell any liauor to mi
 nor or habitual drunkard. nor shall any minor or habitual drunkard be em-
 ploYed to work in any business con
 ducted and authorized by any licenses
 so issued.
 When the applicant for any license
 is firm. partnership. corporation or
 association. such firm. partnership. corporation or association shall, when
 making application for license, desig-
 nate manager some person possess
 ing the qualifications required in Par
 aEraph one CD of Section five (51 of
 this act; and no person shall after
 wards be made manager who does not
 possess like qualifications.
 Sec. $. Before any license shall be
 issued. the person applying therefor County Clerk stating the exact loca-
 tion or place of business where he
 proposes to 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
 bond for his faithful compliance with
 same The said bond shall be in the sum of two thousand ts2 000.00) dol lars, payable to the State of Arkansas,
 for the use and benefit of the general
 revenue fund, and shall be signed by