Year: 1879

officers, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of each township and ward of a city in this State, the question whether license shall be granted by the Coun- ty Court of the county in which such township or ward of city is situ- ated to any person, to keep a dram shop CT drinking saloon for the sale of vinous, ardent, malt or fermented liquors for the succeeding two years.

 Sec. 8. Such election shall be held at the same time and place and in the same manner as other cleo tions, and all returns shall be sealed up and forwarded to the County Clerk of the proper county, and by hlm laid before the County Court at the next term thereof, held there after; and if 1t shall appear that a majority of the votes cast in any township or ward of city of those voting on that question be cast for license, then it shall be lawful for such County Court to grant dram shop or drinking saloon license, to be given on or after the 1st day of January following such election, and to continue in force until the sue ceeding 31st day of December; pro- vided, all persons obtaining license for less period than one year shall pay the amount herein specified for annual license, and all licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December in each year.

 Sec. g. If at any such election the majority, or an equal number of the votes of those voting on the question of any township or ward of city be cast agalnst license, then it shall not be lawful for the County Court to grant license to any person to keep a drinking saloon or dram shop in such township or ward of a city.

 Sec. 10. Each applicant for a dram shop or drinking saloon license, shall present his petition to the County Court of the proper County, setting forth the place where such dram shop or drinking saloon is to be kept, verified by his affidavit, and shall enter into bond to the State of Arkansas, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that such applicant will pay all damages that may be occasioned by reason of liquor sold at his house Of business, and shall further pay to any person all such sums of money as may be lost at gaming in his said saloon or dram shop, or any room or building attached thereto under hls control, which bond shall have two good se- curitles thereto, to be approved of by the Court.

 Sec. II. Before any dram shop or drinking saloon license shall be granted under this act, the applicant shall pay to the Collector, and pro duce his receipt therefor, the amount of money and fees specified Tn sec tion four, and such additional sum for the use of the County, as shall be determined by the County Court; not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, when the license is for twelve months, and not less than fifty dollars in any event: provided, dealers ~ln malt liquors shall not be required to pay anything in addition to the amounts hereinbe- fore specified '.''' '''

 Sec. 12. The County Clerk shall keep a record in his office of all licenses issued, and fees and costs paid therefor, together with the bonds filed by the applicant.

 Sec. 13. Any person aggrIeved by the keeping of said dram shop or drinking saloon, or who may have lost any money or other valuable thing at gaming in said dram shop, room or house thereto attached, un- der the control of said drinking sa- loon or dram shop, may have an ac. tion on said bond against the princi- pal and securities for the recovery thereof

 Sec, l4, Any person who shall

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 this Set shall be deemed guilty f mlsdemeanor, and on conviction

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