Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-26
REPEAL OF THE GALLON LAW.

The following is an act passed by the Legis-
lature of Mississippi repeating the Gallon Law
and regulating the mode by which license may
be obtained TO sell vinous and spirituous liquors:
ACT
70 regulate the mode of obtaining license TO
sell vinous and spirituous liquors, and TO
amend the act entitled IAN act for the sup
preston of tipping houses, and to proven:
the odious vice of drunkenness, approved
February 9th, 1889"
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi.-That hereafter it
shall be lawful for any Inn keeper or Tavern
keeper, or the keeper of any restaurat, or petit
grocery, being free white person, to sell by
retail in any quantity, vinous or spirituous IL
quors: Prouided, Such inn or tavern keeper,
or keeper of a restaurat or petit grocery shall
first obtain license TO retail, according to the
provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the cor
porate authorities of each and every incorpo-
rated city or town in this State, having pop
ulation of two thousand or more inhabitants,
shalt have tbs power 10 grant to any free
white person, resident in such city or town,
license to sell by retail, an any quantity, vinous
and spirituous liquors, within sife sanle and to
Rod of twelve months, any sum, not exceed
i ing one thousand dollars, nor less than two
hundred dollars: and all sums Of money re-
ceiyed for license, TO retail vnous and spirttl.
Gus liquors, within such city or town, and all
fines and forfeitures, for offences against the
provisions OF this act, committed within the
same, shall be paid into the treasury OF such
city or town. and all cost of prosecution for
offences against the provisions of this act
committed in any such town or city, which
shall rot be paid by the defendant or defend.
ants, shall be paid and discharged by said
town or city: Provided, That in the cities OF
Vicksburg and Yazoo City, all monies accru.
ing from the granting of license to retail
and from fines for violation of this act, com.
mitted therein, shall constitute special fund
! for the erection and endowments of public
hospitals for the use of the sick and INDECENT IL
said cities respectively, and in the city o
hatcher, shall be appropriated TO the hatcher
hospital:
| Provided further, That in the cities o
Vicksburg and Na.chez, license ,oretail vfz.ou,
and spirituous liquors shall not be granted fol
a less sum than two hundred and fifty dollars
for period of twelve months.
t Sec. 3. Be l further enacted, That thu
board OF police Of each and every county il
this State. shall have power to grant license ts
any free white person, resident in the same
and not within an incorporated city or town
having population of two thousand or NOR,
inhabitants. to retail vinous and spirituous Ii
quors, in any quantity, and shall be authorized
to charge and receive, for such license, for
period Of twelve months, any sum not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, nor less than fift,
dollars: and all sums of money accruing unde
this section, for licenses, and for fines and for
FIXTURES, for violation of the provisions O
this act, not committed within an incorporated
city or town. having population of two thou
sand or more inhabitants, shall be paid int
the treasury Of the county, one half to the u.s.
of State, and the other half to the use of tn,
county.
Ske. 4. BE it further enacted, That no Ii