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Show FEATURES OF LIQUOR JGULATION BILL The features of the liquor bill now before the senate for consideration are considered sufficiently drastic and far-reaching far-reaching by the framers to meet all reasonable demands. They are as follows: fol-lows: Non-partisan license boards In cities of the first class. In smaller towns, mayors, councils, ' county commissioners commission-ers and town trustees to act. . j Retail license, $1.S00 a year, or as j much higher as the board may determine. deter-mine. Druggists may sell liquor or proprle-j proprle-j tary. medicines requiring government j license', only on regular prescriptions. I Only one- saloon to. each 1,000 lnhab-j lnhab-j itants. j Saloons to close from 7 p. m. to 7 a. m. Only one room, fully exposed to view. .' No liquor to minor, woman, "cure graduate," or person known to have been intoxicated within six mo'nths. No adulteration of liquor. No treating. Bond of $5,000 required of saloonkeepers. saloon-keepers. No brewery saloons; penalty, $1,000 to $10,000. Right to sue for damages resulting from intoxication. Owner and lessor responsible. Husband, wife, child or guardian may serve notice not to sell to dependent de-pendent or relative. No suit entertained for liquor sold at retail. Search warrants provided upon suspicion sus-picion that liquor is being sold contrary con-trary to law. On petition of 10 per cent of resl-'dents resl-'dents of any voting districts, precincts, combination of precincts or county, an election shall be called. Districts voting vot-ing "dry" to exclude sale for two years. Local option clause in Immediate effect. |