The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-03-02
going sections 81 this act, such persons
shall be held and dee med puiilu al mjs

shsll be bsld and deemed guilty. Of mis-
deMean6r, and may for such offences b
prosecuted BY ind,ctmsnt. or pressnitnenl
ac,j Oh conviction tbereaf, ior lie fir.
offence. shall he fined N the sum of Nv,
HUNDRED and 6Ity dollars and BE- impris
oneJ for term u not lsys Than one week
nor more Than one Gsonlh, attlse discrs,
ton Of thc court; and for every oihe
offence shall be fined ia the sum olgfiv,
bundrsd dollars, and Be imprisonedSfoF
period moi less than : month, nor tnore Iha,
thfse months, 1t the discretion ofthe court
| SEc6. Be il further enacted. Thatsi
shall mol b lawful forSsny person 10 s4I
any vinous Or spiriiunus liquors to any Ia
dian or-negro. either slave Or free, ii INV
quantity whatsoe yer, and every suc!, of
fence shall be subject u prose cupop AID AID
punishment, according to the pros isions
of The fifth section d this act. M
SEC Z. Belt further eoacied,s That's,
shall not be necessary that The name q
| the prosecutor be marked on the indicl.
s'neot or presentnen,, Tor any Of The fore.
goin offences, nor shall any indictment or
presentment be quashed or abated for u s,t
OF form; but this act sl,alI be il all cesss
conslrusdand enio,ced as q remeial act.
SEC 9. Be i further enacted, Thatlt
shsllbe The duty 81 each Justice OF ,he
peace and constable to give information
At every term 81 Tie court to The grand
jury. Of every violation Of this act .which
may have come 10 bis knowledge, within
their respective beats; and that il shall Be
the duty of.lhe clerk of The circuit Or
criminal courts (as Tie case may bel ~
least twenty days before the commence
nent Of the term u said court. 10 Issue
subpGaas 70 each and every ma yistrate IL
The county where said court is 10 be hol.
aen, suta'noning them q appear person
ally before said grand jury, 10 give intor.
milton On oath, oil all offences syains, the
OF this act. and all other viola.
llons Of the criminal law OF this statp
Sh'ch may have Gone within bis knowl.
soge, and every magistrate failing ID al
end ~ such summons shall be punisha-
,le as Tor cohtemp Of court, as il ordina.
y cases, and thatit shall further be Tie
'oly OF justices Of the peace, when any
iolstion of ibis aet shall be- a. AIDE known
. him, foTlhwi No issue his warrant for
be apprehension Of tie person charged
Fllhsuch violation, aud bind him ID pfo-
er and satisfactory shelving, 10 appe al al
ne lIext term OF the circuit or Criminal
ourl, o the case may be, 10 answ er lor
Ieh offence.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That ev.
~ tavern keeper Is inn keeper, il this
tate, shall give bond and approved secu.
ny, to the board Of police Of each coup.
respectively, IN the sun Of one thou
and dollars. not 10 violate The provisions
this act, am shall at the same time take
oath, oot u sell, Or permit to be SOLD
bis house, or on his plantation, any Vi
'us rsp'rlluous liquors il any quantity e
mailer Than one gallon, and that when =
I'D 10 the quantityNof one gallon, he. She
they Will moi permit The same 10 he
'aak 70 the house, 81 Al The place where
al. N ~
SEC 10 Be i further enacted Tia, ! {
Z grand jury shaIlmake Jil,gen, inuui- /
concerning the violations 81 this sct.ll
9 = shall be their duty, when ,bey II
ve reason to suspect or believe Thai Y If
'lallon 81 this act mas taken place. q III
We subpoena issued for such persopl
persons As they may believe can give
'orna'ion upoa the subject. AID such n
idence q every offence againsttlie pro
lions q this act, that may have come
dsrsbis knowledge wlthoutany special
lulry beng directed thereto. "
ssctll. BE il further enacted. ThatlI
every conviction under this actsihe =
'tr'cs attorney shall Be enti,e,l 10 atax Z:
,soi iwsuiy dollars, 70 Be laxsd4ia lie :,
| Ut costs. ~
SIC Y. Be It further enacted. That Ii
- X Nf y
shall be The dnly Of the court ii rive IN
act q charge y The grand Jury !, aud e
Get fhe clerk upaa the appl,cationsosl "
grand Jury 10 iss'e subprnas Tor each se
every justice If the peace aud scon- ~
pc w''','n the cosoiy, tosgive IN sey,. te
zee before the grand Jury; which Iso
'iH'a the sheriff shall execute, DC have AZ
'culed ~ adeputJ or deputies. and Ii ~
9 any witness sosnmmoDed shall fa,l r.
refuse TO spv+ ar and give evidence. n
y witness shall su6.ra penalty II oae pl
'dred and City dollars ior ach utfe ice
" collected by@execuiion, unless ups n
, scise tacias .suchswilness shall he al
Ne give sufficient excuse for such r
! appearance, IN shch refusal Ia ~.