The Little River news., 1916-08-26
(Local Option) ACT No.2
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PE-
 TETON.

Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing Act. proposed by initiative pe- tition. was filed in my office as required by, law. and that the same will be the State of Arkansas at the next gen eral election. to be held on Tuesday. November z. 1916. for adoption or re- lection.
 FOR ACT NO. ..
 AGAINST ACT NO. |.
 "An Act to provide ror local option and
 to correct the c, 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 the calling and holding of
 elections for same. to regulate the
 issuance of license for the sale and
 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" Be It Enacted by the People of the
 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 medicated liquors. is hereby made lawful in the State of Arkansas. subject to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter mentioned.
 Sec. }. whenever petition Is sign ed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors of any county in this county for the purpose of determining whether 1t is the desire Of the people of said county that license shall be is- sued for the sale of alcoholic. vinous, malt spiritous or fermented 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 ty shall. within ten days. make ana cause to be published an order calling an election. at which election the aues- tion of For License" and Against It. iAed electors of said county. for their approval or rejection. provided that said petition shall be accompanied by a bond to bs approved by the County 6cus ncH. s; to Of secure enf tSs soss incurred in the holding of such cleo tion. and the cost shall oe rixed by the amounts now allowed by law for sim ten in this State for tho election of
 Zee. !. The election so called shall be held not less than ther,y 'So) days ner more than sixty (S0 days after 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 slsction of State officers insofar as the same may be applicable. The County Board of Election Commission CTS shall. within Ave (s) days after the election, certify the result of said cleo tion to the County cierk. who shall. without delay. cause the same to be recorded In his ohice and published.
 See {. If . majority voting in said election lave voted For License" the County fudge of said county shall then issue . license for the sale of any alcoholic. vinovs. malk. spfritous or fermsnted liquors, or of any compound or preparation thereof commonly call cd 1onics. bitters or medicated liQuore.. within the limits of said county, and kubject to the restrictions and resula- tiNns hereinafter mentioned: and the 61Ie of Sticr alcoholic. vincua n0Se