The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-06-07
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AN ACT to ame1d an act eniifla . IN actto
tax brokers', and for ether purposes, a2
proved January 20. 1644
SEcT. I. BE a enacted b5f ne Legistatqre
tof Tie STATE q Mississippi, That So much OF
the first section OF The act which this IS in
tended 10 amend as requires hIskefs to raY
five hundred dollars fer license, be, and The
same is hereby repealed; and hereafter tha
sun Of one bundled dollars, aad no mere,
shall be required for such Incense.
SEC. ,. That so much ol the ses3nd sec
sion Of the said act as inlp0se5ssi fine Of isii
thousand dollars, and imprisonment for a
term net less than three, nor more than slN
months, for failure 10 obtain license, be and e
the same is hereby repealed; and hsTeaitcr
ia fine Of five hundred dollars, and ne more
shall be charged aad collected Ter such lIccbse
under the provisions o the said act
SEC. 3. That if. IN any of the courts 81
This state, any prosecution shall have been
instituted under the provisions Of tho acJ
which this act is intended 10 amend, uPon
/. payment Of all costs which may have accru-
ed thereon BY the defendant or defendants
n such prosecution, then and IN that event
4 the district attorney having charge OF the
case, is hereby required 10 dismss tie satue
and 10 further proceedings shah be bad
! thereon.
SEC. 4. That this act shall Ls in force fom
and after its passage.
Approved, February %, 1884,
AN ACT TO provide for licensing Billiard
Tables.
Seer /. Be Il enacted BE- The Legislature
of tie State Of .uississjDpj, That hereafter any
person wishing 70 set up and use a hiiaEt
Table, Ter play within this state, may ok Tie
same by first obtaining icsnse FROM lie
clerk OF the Probate Court OF the proper coun-
ty, which license said clerk is hereby author
<sd and directed 10 grant. fer the term Of
! one year. from the date of such license, or.
, for six months, on the applicants paying
, Into MS hands tile sum CT one hundred dot
lars, IL for one year, or sixty dollars. ii iot
six months, and one dollar Us the clerk 3 fee
for granting the same; and every Billiard
Table the owners and keepers thereof 50
= set up and licensed as aforesaid, shall b8 e2-
empted irom all.ihe pains and Penaliss. I'M illf
/ have expGed; and every clerk receiving any
/ money for licensing any Billiard Table a8
g aforesaid, shall pay the same into the hands
OF the sheriff or tax collector OF the county,
! within thirty days thereafter, under The pen
: atty Of five hundred dollars, 10 be recovered
a before any court having jurisdiction thereof
y and i: is hereby made The duty OF the district
: attorney to sue for the same in The name OF
q his state.
i SEC. ,. Thatif any person shall be guilty Of
: keeping, or exhibiting for play, not being r.
licensed agresaby 70 law, CT shah be in any
way Interested CT concerned in said table
and being thsreot convicted, shall pay fine
c OF o less than five hundred dollars nor more
n than one thousand; and The table SO exhibit
S ed, shall become forfeited to tho state; and
d al! and every owner or owners, occupant or
: occupants, lessee or lessss Of any house who
: shall suffer or permit any such table, not l.
= censed, as above provided, to be carried or
\ exhibited in his OF their house, and being
a convicted thereof, shall paw no OF five hun
Is bred dollars; and upon failure TO secure OF
! pay said fine, shall be imprisoned 70. ierm
: net less than three, nor more than six months,
: at the discretion OF The court.
II SEC. 3. That if any justice of peace, or
10 Judge, shall know, or have good Cause 10 be-
n ieive, that billiard table is exhibited in viz.
ation OF this act, they shall have the person
or persons SO offending, arrested and exam
med, and it they believe from an exatnina~
jtion Of testimony that the provisions OF this
or act have bean violated, the offender shall be
n, required TO give bail in the sum Of one thou-
of sand dollars, to appear al the term OF the cir
H. cnit court next succeeding, 10 answer the
# charge; and upon failure to give such bond
~ 10 commit him or them to the county ial,
- and it shall be the duty of the clerk of The
- probate court to transmit le each term Of tks
u. circuit court list of persons licensed to keen
u billiard tables, under this acti and this act
ed shall be given in charge 10 the grand jury.
m, Sac. 4. That the revenue arising from this
ais act, shall be paid into the state treasury.
" Approved Feb. %, 1914.
an An Acr to change the general election laws
lat Sect. |. BE Il enacted 6y tie Legisla-
IA tire Of TIE State of Mississippi, That here
cir after all special elections shall be held for
one day only provided, that special elections
no tofl vacancies in the legislature Of this state
,re shall be held as heretofore.
no SEC. 2 That this act shall take effect and
an be in force from and after lis passage and all
n acts coming within the meaning or purview d
nd this act, be, and the same are hersby repeal
for ed. Approved February 2 {, 1914
- AN ACT in relation e volunteer comp =
Oh, Be Il enacted IN III Legislature oftEe Sfa
Of Mississippi, Thai The sixth section IF a,
Ter act ''entitled az act to define the rank vai
Al. unteer companies in the militia 9th 5 sfata
80 approved February, one thousand eieh,bnp
= bred and ,arty-eighl be, and the same :
hereby repealed.
e9s SEC. Q. That this act shall take efs.. "a
n fara frrr,, r.