ACT IV.

AN ACT to Amend Section Eleven of an Act Entitled An Act to Establish Separate Courts in Prairie County, Approved April 3, 1885.

SECTION.

1. Changes time of holding court in Prairie County,

2. Processes, recognizances and proceedings returnable at the next term made returnable at the following terms in Southern Districts.

3. Conflicting laws repealed and act in force from passage.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION I. That section eleven of an act entitled an act to establish separate Courts in Prairie County, approved April 3, 1885, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

That hereafter the terms of the Circuit Court of the Southern District of Prairie County shall commence and be held on the sixth Monday after the third Monday in February and August in each year, and the terms of said court for the Northern District of said county shall commence and be held on the second Monday after the third Monday in February and August in each year.

SEC. 2. That all process, recognizances and other proceedings made returnable at the next terms of said court, as now required by law, be and the same is hereby made returnable to the next terms of said courts for the said Southern District at the time fixed by this act.

SEC. 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this act be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 31, 1887.

ACT V.

AN ACT to Prohibit the Sale or Giving Away of Ardent, Vinous or Malt Liquors within ten (10) miles of the Ouachita College, situated on lots B. and C. of Hardys', Barkman and Rogers' Addition to the City of Arkadelphia.

SECTION.

1. Prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors within ten miles of college except for medical purposes.

2. Affidavit required of practising physician.

3. Violation of act a misdemeanor. Fixes penalty.

4. Act in force from passage.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION I.

That it shall not hereafter be lawful for any person to sell or cause to be sold, give or cause to be given away, within ten (10) miles of the Ouachita College, situate on lots B. and C. of Hardys', Barkman and Royals' addition to the City of Arkadelphia, any ardent, vinous, malt or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparation thereof commonly called tonics, bitters or medicated liquors, in any quantity, except the same be for medical purposes, as herein provided; Provided, That nothing in this act shall preclude the use of wine for sacramental purposes, or in private families.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That no person shall sell or cause to be sold, give or cause to be given away, any vinous, ardent, malt or intoxicating liquors, or any compound or preparation thereof, commonly called tonics, bitters or medicated liquors, within ten (10) miles of said college, unless he be a regular practising physician, and not until he has signed and sworn to an affidavit before the County Clerk of Clark County, and shall have had the same recorded on the County Court Record of Clark County, which affidavit shall be in the following form:

I, .. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a regular practicing physician; that I will not sell or give away any vinous, ardent, malt or fermented liquors to any one, unless it be for actual medical purposes, and believe the kind

and quantity will be beneficial in the treatment of the disease under which the patient is suffering,

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. SEC. 4. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 10, 1887.

ACT. VI.

AN ACT to Change the Time of Holding the Circuit Courts of the Counties of Madison, Benton, Western District of Carroll and Washington County.

SECTION.

1. Time of holding Circuit Court in Madison County.

2. Time of holding Circuit Court in Benton County.

3. Time of holding court in Western District Carroll County.

4.

Fixes time of holding Circuit Court in Washington County.

5. Suits, actions, etc., not affected by changes made by this act.

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Conflicting laws repealed, and act in force from passage.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

I.

SECTION 1. That the Circuit Courts of Madison County shall be begun and held on the fifth Monday after the third Monday in February and August of each year, and be continued for two weeks unless the business of the court is sooner disposed of.

SEC. 2. That the Circuit Courts of Benton County shall be begun and held on the seventh Monday after the third Monday in February and August of each year, and continue for three weeks unless the business of the court is sooner disposed of.

SEC. 3. That the Circuit Court for the Western District of Carroll County, shall be begun and held on the tenth Monday

after the third Monday in February and August of each year, and continue for two weeks unless the business of the court is sooner disposed of.

SEC. 4. That the Circuit Court of Washington County shall be begun and held on the twelfth Monday, after the third Monday in February and August of each year.

SEC. 5. That no suit, action, recognizance, bail bond, appeal or other proceedings pending in any Circuit Court affected by this act, or made returnable to the next term of any of said Circuit Courts, as fixed by the laws now in force, shall be avoided, impaired or affected by the change made in this act in relation to the commencement of said term, but that all such proceedings shall stand and be returnable to the court next held according to this act, and shall have full force and effect accordingly, and all continuances in either of said courts shall be from the last term to the term fixed by this act respectively, and that no suit or other proceedings pending in or returnable to either of said courts shal be discontinued or in any manner affected by any change hereby made.

SEC. 6. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 12, 1887.

ACT VII.

AN ACT to Prohibit the Sale or Giving Away of Spirituous, Vinous or Malt Liquors

within three miles of Buckner College in Sebastian County, Arkansas.

SECTION.

1. Prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of college.

2. Affidavit required of practising physician.

3. Relating to drugs and bitters.

4. Violation and penalty.

5. Not to interfere with use of wine for sacramental purposes, or for use within their families. 6. Act in force from passage.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION I. That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or give away any spirituous, vinous or malt, or other intoxicating beverage within three miles of Buckner College in Sebastian County, Arkansas, situated in section one (1), township five (5) north of range thirty-one (31) west, except the same be for medical purposes, in the manner hereinafter prescribed.

SEC. 2. That no person shall sell or give away any spiritous, vinous or malt liquors within three miles of said Buckner College, unless he be a regular practising physician and shall have made affidavit before the Clerk of the County Court of Sebastian County, and had the same spread upon the records of the court in the following form, to wit:

I, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a regular practising physician, and that I will not sell or give away any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors within the territory described in this act, to any one, unless it be for actual medical purposes, and believe the kind and quantity will be beneficial in the treatment of the disease under which such person is suffering.

SEC. 3. That no one shall be excused from the penalty of this act who may, contrary to its provisions, sell or cause to be sold or given away any of the intoxicating beverages mentioned, by reason of its being put up as bitters, mixed with drugs, or vended as medicine, except as provided in the preceding section.

SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined for each offense not less than twenty-five ($25.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100,00).