Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1905 — Moore Bill Becomes a Law. [ARTICLE]

Moore Bill Becomes a Law.

The Moore bill for two years re monstrances against liquor licenses was signed by Governor Hanly at eleven minutes past nine Thursday morning. There is no emer genoy clause end the new law does not become effective until the publication cf statutes is proclaimed, probably about June. The Moore ect amends Section 9 of the Nicholson law so as to make it read in full as follows: ‘lf three days before any regu lar session of the Board of Commissioners of auy County, a remonstrance in writing, signed by a a majority of the legal voters of any township or ward in any city sifu-ited in SBid county, shall be filed with the auditor of the county against the granting of a licence tDiiny applicant or against such gran’ingtoall applicants Lr the sale of spir.tuous, vinous, malt or other intoxicating 1 quors, under tfe law of the state of Indiana with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on tie premises where sold within the limits of said township or city ward, it sha 1 be unlawful thereafter for such board of c mmissioners to grant Hot nse t) any such applicant there for during '.be period of twa years from the date of filing of [such remoneiraccor if tueh remonstr ir c ? shall be against all appli oen's then it shall be unlawful for said commissioners to grant a license. to any applicant thereter during a period of two years f:om the date of the filing of such rem mstf-moe agaiunt all applicants; if any suoh license should be granted bv eaid bcardduring said period the t arne shall be null and void, and the bolder thereof shall be lia ble for any sales of liquors made by him the same as if such sah.-e wt re mae'e without a license, and such violater of the law shall be subject to arrest and punishment as if no license bad been issued' The numb tr to constitute a majority < f the voters herein r- f erri d tshall be determined 'by th * gro - est aggregate v ti ca t in sad tewnehif) r war t f»r Candida?, f, r anj ofil; • > t h < i- h , ie< t-, p-MCedi >v the fin g f oh r- in. n ar;i re : l‘r vi(J> ii i \v v r, t!i ■ny :e in n-ori-n e ■' n i-, > hi-♦ ct cl i'. r-o'i-a f\ a a t•- i j livi i'i - , bu r I, oh i- Hr- eje aeai n-t a l aop i - shu t I sep rate and distn ct. - a l oocit the ain < f n t ; il e ll! I * t shall b-dree d f n > <• It rd c< unty O' rom-ii tie h th» is u n g •> a>y sti I license to any parsiii r u iug th said i wo yearr.