Siloam Springs v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Benton circuit court. Hon. J. M. Pittman circuit judge. Cities and towns are authorized to license, regulate, tax and suppress tippling houses, etc., within their limits, Acts 1874-5, p. 8, sec. 12; Acts 1883, p, 97, but they cannot grant a license in any ward of a city unless there has been a majority vote in such ward for license, lb. and Erb v. State, 35 Ark., 638; Acts 1881, p. 132; Acts, 1879, p. 36. There having been no majority vote for license in any of.…
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APPEAL from Benton circuit court. Hon. J. M. Pittman circuit judge. Cities and towns are authorized to license, regulate, tax and suppress tippling houses, etc., within their limits, Acts 1874-5, p. 8, sec. 12; Acts 1883, p, 97, but they cannot grant a license in any ward of a city unless there has been a majority vote in such ward for license, lb. and Erb v. State, 35 Ark., 638; Acts 1881, p. 132; Acts, 1879, p. 36. There having been no majority vote for license in any of. the wards of said city at the previous general election, no-license could be issued by the city to appellant, and he…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
The questions presented on this appeal are, whether the license ordinance of the appellant city was valid, and if valid, whether on the facts of the case, appellee was punishable for its violation.
Ordinances of cities must not only conform to their charters, but they must be consistent with the general laws -of the State.
The State first adopted the policy of prohibiting the county courts from granting dramshop licenses, except •upon the petition of a majority of the voters of the town•ship in which it was proposed to establish a dramshop. Gantt’s Diy., sec. 571, etc.
By act of April…
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