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1T occurs in this act. may apply eith CT to an individual. firm, association or corporation.
 Sec. 1s. The word liquor, whenever IL occurs in this act, except in Section l2 or this act. Is intended to include and embrace alcoholic, vinous, ardent, malt, spurious or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparation thereof commonly called tonics, bitters or medicated liquors.
 Sec. 20. That Act No Fffty-nine of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1913, ap- proved February IT, 1913, and Act No. Thirty of the Acts Of 1915 of said Gen eral Assembly. approved February S. 1913, are hereby repealed That all other laws and parts of laws in con met with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. and all laws and parts or laws regulating or relating to the manufacture or sale of intoxicat- 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 TVS passage
 The above proposed Act was hled in the office of the Secretary of State on July s, 1916
 Each elector may vote for or again st the above proposed Act
 Witness my official signature this 25th day of July. 1916.
 tSeal] EARLE W. HODGES.
 Secretary of State.
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Be it enacted by the people of the State

of Arkansas:
 That Section of Article to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended as to read as follows:
 Section 1, Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in d Legsla- tive Assembly which shall consist or a Senate and a House of Represe atatives power to propose legislative measures laws. resolutions and amendments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the Legislative Assembly; and also reserve the power, at their own option. to ap- prove or reject at the polls any act item, section, or any part of arsy sec tion, or measure passed by the IA1yieia tive Assembly.
 The first power reserved by the peo- pie Is the Initiative. and the number oi legal voters required to initiate any pc ton shall be ten thousand C0o001 and invalid if it should contain greater number than required; and every such petition shall include the full text oi the measure so proposed. Initiative pc. titions shall be filed witla the Secretary of State not less than four months be fore the election at whkh they are to be voted upon.
 The second power reserved by the poo. pie Is the Referendum, and the number of legal voters required to sign and make valid referendum petition shall be seven thousand (7,oo4 and no more, bu, no petition shall be held invalid if it should contain a gneater number than required The fling of a referendum pc ton against one or more items. sections or parts of any measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming effective but 1t is not to be understood from this that all of an act may not be referred Referendum petitions against measures passed by the Legislative Assembly shall be filed with the Secretary of State nn at the final adiournrpen of the session of the Legislative Assembly at which such measures were pa ssed. except when ad- 1ournment shall be taken temporarily for a longer period than ninety ts0) days. in which case such petitions shall he filed not lates than ninety t90) days after such temporary adjournment All mea sures referred to d vote of the peo- pie by referendum shall remain in abey- ance until such vote is taken.
 If it shall tsa necessary for the pre- servation of the public pesvce. health, or safety. that measure shall become eff fective without delay. such necessity shall he stated in one section. and if upon a yea and nay vote three-fourths of all the members electesi shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into Instant operation. such measure shall becobae effective without delay. It shah be necessary to state the facts which constitute such emergency. Provided however that an franchise or special privilege or act creating any vested right or interest or aIiena ting any property of the State If referendum is filed against any emer- eenecy measure, such measure shall he law until it is voted upon by the peo- ple and if 1t is then rejected by a ma ioritv of the electors votins thereon it shall be thereby repealed. The provi- sons of thts subsection shall also apply to city councils.
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Be 1t enacted by the people of tn. Stat.

of Arkansas.
 That Section 3. Article XIV, of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section }. The General Assembly shall provide by general laws for the support Of common schools by taxes which shall never exceed in any one year three mills on the dollar on the taxa ble property of the State, and by an annual per capita tax of one dollar, to be assessed on every male inhabitant of this State over the age of twenty one years. Provided. the General Assembly may by general law authorize school dis trfcts to levy by a vote of the qualified electors of such district tax not to ex- ceed twelve mills on the dollar in any one year for school purposes. Provided further, that no such tax shall be ap- propriated for any other purpose nor to any other district than that for which it was levied"
 The above proposed Amendment was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on January 14th. 1915
 Each eleetor may vote For or Against the above proposed Amendment
 Witness my official signature this 25th day of July. t916
 EARLE W. HODGES,
 NSeaD Secretary of State
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Be It Enacted by the People Of the State of Arkansas:

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 call ed tonics, bitters or medieated liquors, is hereby made lawful in the State of Arkansas, subject to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter mentioned.
 Sec. 2. Whenever a petition is sign ed by not less than ten per cent of the 1ualified electors of anNcounty in this State, calling for an election in such county for the purpose of determining whether 1t Is the desire of the people of said county that license shall he is sued for the sale of alcoholic. vinous. malt spurious or fermentcd 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 dues- ton of "Tor License" and Against Li- cense" shall be submitted to the ouaI- tfied electors of said county for their approval or rejection. provided that said petition shall be recommended by 2 bond 10 he approved bv the County Court in the sum of one thousand
 $1 .000.00l Dollars. to secure the cost incurred In the holdine of such elec- ton and the cost shall oe rxed hy the amounts now allowed bv law for sim liar service in holding general cleo tion in this State for the election of State officers.
 Sec & The election so called shall he held not less than th.r.v t.nD days nor more than sixty fen days after the date of the order calling same and shall he held under tho direction of the County Roard of Election Commission CTS for the said county. in the man ner provided hv Inv for the holding of general elections in the State for the election of State officers insofar as the same may he appliea hIe The County Roard of Election Commits ssion- CTS shall. within Ave f5l days after the election. certify the result of eeid cleo ton to the Courtv Clerk who shall without delay. cause the same to be recorded in his office and published
 Sec 4 If majority voting in said election have vnteS For License" the County Judge of said county shall then issue license for the sale of any alcoholic. vinnus. malt. sniritous q, fermentad iiduors. or of anv enrnpound or preparation thereof conmon'v call ed tonics hitters or pnedica ed liquors within the limits of said county and subject to the restrictions and reeula tions hereinafter mentioned. and the sale of such alcoholic. vinous. malt
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Amendment No. 12)
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing proposed Amendment to the Con sututien of the State of Arkansas pro posed by Initiative petition was filed ir my office $ required by law and tha the same will be submitted to the ouali- hed electors of the State of Arkansas at the next general election to be held on Tuesday. November 7th, 1916. for A60ntInn ro3n
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FOR AMENDMENT NO. 12. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II.
Proposed Amendment No Ia

An Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, amending Sec tion 3, Article XIV. so that the Gen eral Assembly may by general law au- thorize school districts to levy by a vote of the qualified electors of such district a tax not to exceed twelve mills on the dollar in any one year Tor school purposes"
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(Amendment No. l3) PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.

Notice is hereby givnnthat the,follow- ing proposed Amendment to the Consti- tuition of the State of Arkansas pro- my office as required by law and that the same will be submitted to the Qnal- flied electors of the State of Arkansas at the next general election to be held on Tuesday, November 7th 1916. for adoption or rejection
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FOR AMENDMENT NO. Ia.
 AGAINST AMENDMBNT NO. lS.
Proposed Amendment No. 1s.

Amending Section 1 of Article of the Constitution of the State of Arkan- sas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto. defining and enlarging the powers of the Initiative and Referendum, and for other purposes
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FOR ACT NO. 2.
 AGAINST ACT NO. 2.

"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 tho calling and holding of elections for same, to regulate the issuance of license for the sale and manufacture of liquors, to fncrea SC 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"
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Uocal Option) ACT No.
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PE-
 TETON.

Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing Act proposed by initiative pe tition. was filed in my office required by law. and that the same will be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Arkansas at the next gen eral election, to be held on Tuesday, November 2. 1916 for adoption or re- jeetion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
STROKE or PARALYSIS

f. f. Keyes, formerely A. &
N. M. ticket agent here, whose
home is now in California. was
stricken with paralysis one day
this week and his whole left side
is completely paralyzed, render
ing him unfit for further duty.
This happened at Duncan, Ariz.
where Mr.. Keyes had just taken
up work in the A. e. N. M. office
there after an absence of several
years from railroad service. He
will remain in Duncan until fit
to travel when he will return to
his home in California. His wife
has been with him thru the affii-
ction. His old friends in Lords
burg extend their sympathy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
MENDOSA ACQUITTED
IN PARKER MURDER

For the lack of more incriminat.
ing evidence, FREDERICK Mendosa,
charged with being implicated IN
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Parker on their ranch south of Ha-
chita, was acquitted in the court
of Justice G. w. Marsalis here oil
Tuesday afternoon. He was.
however, given a 80 day sentence
on a charge of assault and battery
upon one Santiago Echeribeil, and
was taken to the county Jail by
Deputy ROlla Everett.
Mendosa was arrested here July
9Th by Constable Oscar Allen up
on complaint of officers from Ha.
chita. 1t is alleged that he made
threats upon Echeribeil, stating
that he had been the cause of the
turning in" of Josephena Pachect
and that he had further threaten.
ed "gringo-lovers." Mendosa is sale
to be a close friend of Andrea Val
enzuela, who is believed to have
murdered the Parkers.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS
COMES HERE AUGUST II

Cole Brothers World Toured
Shows, one of the largest circus
aggregations now on the road, will
visit Lordsburg on Thursday, Au-
gust 18th, giving two performan-
ces, afternoon and night.
The advance bill posters were
here Wednesday and the town is
aflame, so to speak, with glarine
circus posters, which have serv-
ed to make the hearts of the kid
dies glad and to arouse even the
enthusiasm of their elders-for
who doesn't enjoy a circus.
The Cole Brothers are enjoying q
wonderfully prosperous season
this year touring the middle-west
and the Southwest, and LOrdsburg
is indeed fortunate to be included
in the itinerary of such a big
show.
The circus will pitch tents OF
the McGrath addition, west OF
town.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
HAwAHANs ARE COMING

The celebrated Hawaiian troI.
badors who are to give a concert
and dance at the X. p. Hall, OF
Saturday, August 5, will give one
of the most novel musical attrac.
tions appearing in the city for
some time.
The musicians are all natives
of Hawaii and bring with them the
costumes and instruments used in
their island homes, halfway round
the world.
Every member of the company
is a thorough musician, their mel
odious voices blending in perfec
harmony with the soft sweet tones
of the native strung instruments
They will give a choice program
of American and Hawaiian melo
dies, both vocal and instrumental
bits of native comedy, and nativ,
dances in costume.
The program will be followed
by a dance and those who hav,
never tripped the light fantastic
to the weird strains of the nativr
music will find it novel treat
They come under the auspices o
che X. P. lodge and a good attend
ance is expected.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
ANIMAs ITEMS.

S. r. Dunagan took his little
son, Winnie Holmes, to Los An
geles few days ago, where he will
undergo an operation for appen-
dicitis.
Misses Gertrude and Anna Cur
tis and Jim Clark, of Bowie, Ariz.,
were Animas visitors last week.
Miss Artie Webb of Lordsburg
is visiting with relatives in the
valley this week.
Rupert Williams has gone to
Lubbock, Texas, where he will re-
side.
Earl Burns has returned home
from Silver City, where he has
been attending the Normal. Mr.
Burns has been employed to teach
the Animas station school the
coming term.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley
LaBrinie, in Douglas, July 22nd
a ten pound boy.
Walter Dunagan is sporting a
new Ford car.
After an absence of several
weeks in Ell Paso, Mrs. Tom Bir.
trong returned home last week,
accompanid by her daughter, Mrs
Nora O'Neal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04

ing platform at Eric Cloudt's Sat
urday night was a most success
full affair, and was thoroughly en-
joyed by those in attendance.
Bud Harper, who left a short
time ago expecting to locate else
where, returned last week think
ing Redrock wasn't so worse after
all.
The sad news was received here
few days ago of the passing
away of S. T. Tony at his home in
Santa Ana, Cal. Mr.. Tony was
resident of this place for many
years and the news of his death
was received with expressions of
sorrow from all those who knew
him.
Mrs. R. A. Jerniga was taken
to Lordsburg Wednesday for med
ical treatment.
Mrs. M. G.. Cloudt of Cactus Flat
who has been very sick, is re-
ported much improved.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT

Henry Brinkman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. II. Brinkman, who lived
here for a number of years, died in
San Francisco, Calf, hospital
last Thursday afternoon following
an operation for ulcers of the
stomach.
Mrs. Brinkman, who was in
Lordsburg, left Tuesday and arriv-
ed i'm San Francisco shortly
before the death of her son. He
is survived by wife and two chill
dren. lie was employed in the
office of the Pacific Steamship
Company. Henry Brinkman was
we'll known here where he lived
with his parents. A wide circle
of friends extend deepest sympa-
thy to the wife, children and mo-
ther.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
AUTOS VS.. ENGINES

The Southern Pacific round
house took on the appearance
of a modern garage this week
with two new cars decorating the
stall to the left. Master Mechanic
Ed Shearer received handsome
new 1917 model Mitchell touring
car from the FL Paso agency Sun
day morning and Sunday after
noon in drove Eugene Montague
of the Scott Garage with beau
tiful little Maxwell roadster fol
Fred Bushman.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04

Three hundred N t iona !
guardsmen from troops stationed
at border points in Arizona pass
ed thru here Wednesday night.
They were rejects on their way
home in tile East, who were not
able to pass the rigorous physical
examinations for the border
service.
DIR. T. A. Balmer of Morenci,
w. o. Ashley of Clifton, II. w.
Evans and Judge A. r. Lynch,
both of Clifton, were business
visitors here Thursday.
F. E. Porter of Deming was in
town Thursday.
Charlie Burch left Tuesday for
Morenci, Ariz., where he has ac-
cepted a position with the Detroit
Copper Compny. After he gets
located in the big copper camp his
family will join him. Charles
many friends regret his departure
and all will miss his smiling coun-
tenance and hearty laugh, which
has been with us at all times.
Harry Foley returned to Clifton
Wednesday, where he is employed
by the A. & N. M. railroad, after
recuperating here the past week
for a broken arm.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
Local and Personal

l.. A. Holstadt, president of the
Progress Mining Company of
Steeplerock, N. NJ, was a visitor in
town Tuesday en- route to Douglas,
Ariz.
f. A. Kennedy of Tyrone was q
business visitor here the first of
the week, registering at the Ven
dome.
N. p. GrenfeH, Jr., of Silver
City transacted business here on
Monday and Tuesday.
Ed Moran was business visitor
here from Deming Tuesday and
Wednesday. He reports Deming
as booming on account of the sta
tioning Of troops there.
II. C. Carter, travelling repre-
sentative of the Sulzberger &
Sons Company, was in the city
transacting business this week
Mr.. Carter has been informing his
patrons that the Sulzberger Com
pany has been succeeded by VIII
son & Company, who take over the
gigantic meat business of the ia
nous Sulzbergers. The transac
ton is one of the largest culmin
ated in business circles recently
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
MINES AND MINING.
EIGHTY-FIVE COMPANY
PLANNING BIG THINGS

The Eighty-Five Mining Com
pany south of town are to make a
real camp of their holdings if
the plans mature properly. An Of
fee building to cost several thous-
and dollars will be erected at once,
the foundation having already
been built. A modern and up-to-
date school house, at a cost of 49,
100000 will be built this Septem-
Der and a hotel which will be a
model for conveniences will be
constructed some time before cold
weather.
The company is taking great
pains to have the drinking water
as pure as possible, and to that
end have installed a new Kenne-
colt filter. 1t is filled with quartz
on the bottom real fine and graded
to the top, where it is coarse. In
this is a small amount of alum
Here the dirt on the water is CO.
agulated, and on leaving the filter
calcium hypuchlorite is injected
into the water, which destroys
the bacteria. The water as USED
for domestic purposes is almost
pure.
The new engine is Oh the way
and the old one is being recon.
structed for use, so that in a few
weeks the Company will be able
to employ larger force of men
and the output will be increased
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
BIDS WANTED

Bids will be received at the of
flee of r. B. Ownby, clerk of the
local school board at Lordsburg,
N. NJ, until 3 o'clock p. M, Satur-
day, August 18th, 1916, for the
erection of a school house at the 85
mine. Plans and specifications
may be had on application at the
office of r. Il. Ownby. All bids
must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check of $4,000 as an act OF
good faith on the part of con-
tractor.
Signed: 3. B. OWNBY,
Clerk Board of Trustees
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
DEATH OF MINER.

William II. Stevenson, well.
known in Grant county, where he
had been employed at various
times in practically all the min.
ing camps, died at his home in
Silver City last Thursday after
noon, after a lingering illness.
Recently Mr.. Stevenson was al
engineer at the Bonney mine, anC
in the days of the height of activ
ity at Steeplerock he was an engi
neer at the famous Carlisle mine
He is survived by a wife and sew
EN- children.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
II. J. McGRATH
SURE CANDIDATE

Elsewhere in this issue of the
Western Liberal will be found the
announcement of Herbert j. Nc
Graath as candidate for the NOM
ination for sheriff of Grant coun-
ty. That he will receive the nom
ination is a foregone conclusion
His past record is enough to in
sure those who have urged him to
run that he will be the choice of
the party.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
COUNCIL WILL MEET MONDAY

The Lordsburg city council will
meet again Monday evening TO
transact routine business and to
act upon new ordinances.
On Monday Of this week a rec
traint was filed in the district
court at Silver City, against the
city of Lordsburg from collecting
occupation license tax.
The case will be heard on Mon
day at the county seat.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
NEW SCHOOL
FOR MINE

Lordsburg will not have the on
ly new modern school building in
the local school district. Bids are
being called for by the local board
for the erection of a fine building
at the 85 Mine. The edifice will
be made of concrete and metal lath
and will be complete in every res
pect.
Bids will be opened by the school
board OH August 12 and the actual
work will be commenced at very
early date.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
RED McELGIN
OPERATED UPON

Red McElgin, Lordsburg's con
genial painter. decorator and good
fellow, was operated upon by DR.
E. G. DeMOss Monday afternoon
for a gathering on his left leg.
being the result of a case of ty-
phoid fever MIR. McElgin had sew
ersl years ago. The operation was
very successful and the Liberal
is pleased to report that "Red" will
soon be on duty.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
CHILD KILLED
AT ANIMAS

AS the result of an accidental
discharge of a shot gun, the 10
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rose
living 18 miles southeast of Ami
mas station, is dead.
The little fellow was rushed to
the army hospital tent at Animas
where DR.. Swope of Deming APP
piled every means for saving the
youngsters life. He died within a
few hours after being brought tc
the station.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
REDROCK

There was a picnic dinner,
church service and Sunday school
at the school house, Sunday.
Miss Edna Graves, of Duncan,
Ariz., is visiting her mother, Mrs.
G. E. Head. this week.
Mrs. Chas. Collins of Clifton is
visiting her brothers, j. M. and
F. A. Harper.
The open air dance on the shear
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
TO HOLD DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION

The Democratic county conveG-
tion will be held at Silver City on
Augut Goth, at which time dele
gates will be chosen to attend the
State convention at Santa Fe, on
August Both, and candidates nomi-
mated for county offices.
The local primaries will be held
on August 10th.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
AT THE CHURCHES

Rev. Boyer, the new minister
of the Christian church, will
preach here Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. Boyer comes
from Denver and will locate here
permanently.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-04
ENGINE NOW RUNNING.

The Lyons-Atlas deisel engine
at the 85 mine is again in opera-
tion. The repairs were completed
Sunday night and The big engine
has been doing duty ever slIcc.