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hundred and fifty-six, fifteen hundred and fifty-seven, and fifteen hundred and fifty- 

 eight of the code of Iowa, as the same is amended and now in force, and section 

 twelve, chapter sixty -six, acts of the Twenty-first general assembly of the State of 

 Iowa. The clear proceeds of all other money collected for breaches of such bond 

 shall go to the school fund of the county. Said bond shall be approved by the clerk 

 of the district court under the rules and laws applicable to the approvable of official 

 bonds. If at any time the sureties or any of them on said bond shall become 

 insolvent or be deemed insufficient by the clerk of the district court said clerk shall 

 require a new bond to be executed within a time to be fixed by him, and a failure of 

 the person holding such permit to execute such new and sufficient bond within the 

 time fixed by said clerk therefor shall cause said permit to become null and void. 

 If the application for the permit is granted it shall not issue until the applicant shall 

 make and subscribe an oath before the clerk, which shall be indorsed upon the bond 

 to the effect and tenor following: 



"I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform 



all and singular the conditions of the within bond, and keep and perform the trust 

 confided in me to purchase, keep, and sell intoxicating liquors. I will not sell, give, 

 or furnish to any person any intoxicating liquors otherwise than as provided by law, 

 and, especially, I will not sell or furnish any intoxicating liquors to any person who 

 is not known to me personally, or duly identified; nor to any minor, intoxicated 

 person or persons who are in the habit of becoming intoxicated; and I will make 

 true, full, and accurate returns of all certificates and requests made to or received 

 by me as required by law; and said returns shall show every sale and delivery of 

 such liquors made by or for me during the months embraced therein, and the true 

 signatures to every request received and granted; and such returns shall show all 

 the intoxicating liquors sold or delivered to any and every person as returned." 



Upon taking said oath and filing bond as hereinbefore provided, the clerk shall 

 issue to him a permit authorizing him to keep and sell intoxicating liquors as in this 

 act provided; and every permit so granted, shall specify the building, giving the 

 street and number, or location in which intoxicating liquors may be sold by virtue 

 of the same, and the length of time the same shall be in force. 



SEC. 6. No application for a permit shall be considered or acted upon by the court 

 until the requisite notice has been givm :md petition filed as provided by this act 

 and each is in form and substance such as require. On the first day of the term, 

 having ascertained that the application is properly presented the court shall proceed 

 to hear the application, unless objection thereto be made, in which case the court 

 shall appoint a day during the terra, but not later, when the same will be heard; 

 and in doing so shall consider the convenience of the court, and the interested par- 

 ties and their counsel so far as the state of the business and the necessities of the 

 case will permit. 



If unavoidable causes prevent a hearing during the regular time allotted to the 

 term, the same shall be heard and disposed of in vacation by the judge as soon as 

 practicable thereafter. The county attorney or other counsel, or any five citizens, 

 may in person or by counsel appear and resist the application. Any remonstrance 

 or objection thereto must be in writing and filed on or before noon of the first day 

 of the said term or by such later time as may be fixed by the court, and before the 

 date fixed for hearing, and such remonstrance shall state specifically the objection 

 theieto. And whether resisted or objection be made or not the court shall not grant 

 the permit until it shall first be made to appear by competent evidence that the 

 applicant is possessed of the character and qualifications requisite, is worthy of con- 

 fidence and to receive the trust and will be likely to execute the same with fidelity ; 

 and that the statements made in his application are all and singular true, and, con- 

 sidering the population of the locality and the reasonable necessities and conven- 

 ience of the people such permit is proper. If the application is resisted the court or 

 judge shall hear controversy upon the petitions, remonstrances, and objections, and 



