Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-03-02
We have no news from Congress, only
that it adjourns this day, sine die.
AN ACT

For the suppression of tipping houses
and to discourage and prevent the odious
! vice of drunkenness.
/ SECTION l. Be il enacted By the Legis
lature Of the State Of Mississippi, That all
laws heretofore enacted in relation to tp-
ping houses, land authorising the keepers Of
inns, taverns, or ordinaries, to sell vinous or
spirtuous liquors in less quantities than
one quart, on obtaining license therefor be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall not be lawful for any person TO sell or
retail any vinous or splrIiuous liquors in
less quantities than one gallon, nor suffer the
same or any part thereof to be drank or
used in or about his or her house.
SEC. 3. BE il further enacted, That it shall
not be lawful tor any tavern keeper or inn
keeper to offer any vinous OF spirituous Ii.
quor 10 his guest, either gratuitousl yor with
out special charge therefor, or in any way
violate the plain intent and meaning of,his
act by evasion, snberfuge, chlcane of any
sort, and that such acts ofevasion, subler-
fuge or chicune, shall! be held and deemed
as serious an offence against this act as IA
violation offs letter, and be equally pun.
lshable under the provisions of The same.
SEC. A BE it further enacted, That il
shall not be lawful for any candidate for
any public station whatsoever, during the
time of his being known as such to treat
or bestow spiritucus liquors in any quaint
ty whatsoever upon any voter or voters at
elections, whether such treating or gratui-
tous bestowal of liquor, either vnous or
spiri,uous, be avowedly in aid of his preten.
sions as candidate or no; and every such
offence shall be held and deemed bribery,
and punishable as such.
SEC. 5. BE IL furher enacted, That if
any person shall violate any of the forego-
Ing sections oil this act, such person shall
be held and deemed guilty of a misdemean.
or, and may for such offences be prosecu-
ted by indictment or presentment, and on
CONVICTION thereof, for the first offence, shall
be fined in the sum OF two hundred and tifiv
/ dollars, and be imprisoned for term not
less than one week, nor more than one
month, at the discretion of the court; and
for every other offence shall be fined in the
sum of five hundred dollars, and be imprs
one1 for period not less than one month
nor more than three months, at the discre-
ton OF the court.
SEQ. 6. BE ii further enacted, That it
shall not be lawful for any person to sell
any vlnous or spriuous liquors to anyIn-
dian or negro, either slave or free, ia any
quantity whatsoever, and every such Of
fence shall be subject to prosecution and
punishment, according to the provisions of
the fifth section of this act.
Sec. L BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall not be necessary that the name of
i prosecutor be marked on an indictment or
presentment, for any of the foregoing of.
i fences, nor shall any indictment or pre-
sentiment be quashed or abatcd for want of
1 form; but this act shall be in all cases con.
strued and enforced as remedial act.
/ Sec. 8. BE IL further enacted, That it
| shall be the duty OF each Justice of the
peace and constable to give information
at every term OF the court, TO the grand iu-
| ry, ofevery violation of this act which NAV
have come 10 his knowledge within their
respective beats; andthat it shall be the du-
| ty OF the clerk of the circuit or criminal
courts (as the case may bel at least twenty
Idays before the commencement of the term
ofsad court,to issue subp9nas to each and
every magistrate in the county where said
court to beholden, summoning them to ap-