Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-06-12
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Nix. EprToR:--
The following act for the suppression oI
the liquor traffic, i SAID to have been passed At
he las, session Of the Legislature Of this State.
Such being the law on the subject the sober ano
innocen, may now console themselves that the
annoyance heretofore produced BY DoeRarrs will.
in short time. be d,iven away from heir fire.
sides, into It's own incarceration. And when re
tail shops are prevented, we hope orr wise Leg
isiators will devise and enact a law for closing up
the traffic carried on by dry good merchants, aud
whole sale grocery dealers. Il is looked upon,
generally, as an insignificant business and dis
honorable occupation, TO deal out liquor hy the
glass, Aud we think il is truly So wha, is
the whole sale business aut n multiR.d form OF
the retail operation Can the sale OF a barrell
divest man Of the responsibility and gnnbo
ness attached TO him who sells half pint of ar
dent spirits IL iherebe shame IL the sale Of
ono glass, and there are a hundred glasses in a
barrell, the righteousness Of the matter il in.
creased hundred Told
AN ACT
Entitled an act TO tegulalr The Granting Of Lii
csnse to Retail viauous and spriluous Iii.
qiors in this State.
SECTION | BE il enacted by the. Legislature
of The State Of Mississippi, ihs, II shah moi be
lawful ior the Board ot Police OF any count, in
this State, 10 grant license 10 re all vinous OF
spirnso.s liquors 20 any prrspp, unlsss the per-
son applying fr the same shall fi'si provide pc.
titon for the issuance Of such license, signed by
a majority Of the heads Of families resident with
in five miles OF the place where such lqIors are
to be sold and if such liquors are to be sold
within the limits Of an Incorporated town. then
by majority OF the heads Of families resident
therein.
SEQ. 2. Be IL further enacted, That for all
country license 10 retail vinoos or spri,uous IL
quors in said county, not within three miles Of
an incorporated town, there shall bc required a
sum not less than ono hundred dollars; and for
all license TO retail as aforesaid In an ncorpora |
ed town, or within three miles ihareof, in said
county, there shall be required sum rot less than
hree hundred dollars and all sums accfuing IN
ler this act for license, and Tor fines or Forfeit
Institution Of learing that may be situated there
n, Tor the use and benefit Of such institution; and
{ in snv such town, there be- no such nsiitii'on,
hen SAID sums accruing therein shall be paid 10
be treasurer Of each county, for common school
purposes.
Sec. 3. BE u further enacted. That any license
ssued under the provisions Of fbi, act. may he
evoked ny said Board Of Police, ON a written
pplicat'on, signed by majmiiy Of The resident
eads of families within five miles OF the place
ghrre vino,s or spiriiuous liquors are sold, by
iriue thereof, ~ by maj 'riiy of the resident
ends Of families in any Incorporated town, as the
ase may be; Propided That a proportiona'e
art of the money paid for such license shall be
'lunded on such revocation And propided fur
YER, that nothing in this act shall be construed
prohibit III sale Of such liquors from drug
orrs. for medical purposes.
Sc. 4. Be IL further enacted That if any
rrson shall violst' the provision of this act, by
,taiIipg vinons or spIr'iuous liquors, without
censa granted according to The sane ar after
e revocai on Of such license, he, she or they.
,on conviction. shall be liable To all ibe pain,,
,nali,ies and forienrrs prescrl ed by the act, ,
,pfoved February ., 1880. for the suppression 6
tippIing houses and all of said act, not In :,
'nsis'en, with this act. is hereby revived aud de-.
arrd To be In full force.
Sec. o. Be IL further enacted. That this act =
all take effect and be in force from and after !,
passage. :,
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