The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-02-22
Liquor Inv.

Liquor Law.
ANACT entitled 8. An act TO regulate the grant
ing Of Licenses to retail rinous and spurious
liquors.
SECTION l. be enacted 6y the Legislature ofhe |
State Of Mississippi That it shall not be lawful /
for the Board of Police of any county, the cor
porate authorities Of any city or town, IN this
State, to grant license to retail yinous spirit
Gus liquors to any person or persons applying |
for the same, unless the person or persons apply |
ing for the same shall first produces a petition
for issuance of such license, signed by major
ity of thR legal voters resident in the Police dis
trict where such liquors are to be sold and if
such liquors are to be sold within the limits OF
an incorporated town, then BY majority OF the
legal voters resident therein.
SED 2. BE 1t further enacted, That the said
Boards Of Police. before issuing any such license,
shall require and take bond from the applicant
with two more sureties, to be approved by
said board, payable to the president thereof, and
his successors in Office, in the penalty of five
hundred dollars conditioned that the person to
whom such license shall be granted, shall keep
quiet peacea Bile orderly house for retailing spirit
uous liquors in said district, city, town (as
the case may be- and shall not permit or allow
gaming to be carried on in such house, or on the
premises thereunto belonging, and shall not re-
tail or otherwise dispose of spirituous liquors
to slaves or Indians; and whenever at any time
such bond shall become forfeited, the same shall
be put in suit and prosecuted aud the Hmount
recovered shall insure TO the benefit OF the COM
mon school fund OF the county and upon vio-
lation of the conditions of said bond, the said
Board Of Police shall have full power, at ali
times to revoke and annul such license so grant
ed, If said board Shall be of opinion after causing
the person having any license TO appear before
said board, and due investigation had thereon
that the conditions have in any wise been for
feited and upon such license being so revoked
the amount OF money for the remainder Of the
time said license has to run out from such revo-
cation at the rate paid for said license when they
were Issued, shall be returned 10 the person or
persons whose license issued has been so revuk-
led. And Provided, the person whose license
shall be so revoked shall have right, upon giving
bond and security, Of appealing from the deci-
sion Of said Board OF Police, SO revOhing the
same, TO the Circuit Court of the proper county
SEC ,. BE IL further enacted. That if any per-
son shall violate the provisions Of this act, by
retailing yinUus or spintuous liquors without
license. grented according to the same he she or
they, upon conviction taare4t snail ba iiable 10
all the p8us. peu8it ties anj ioffetuEc- now pre-
scrihej 1y .aw Coz .etaiIfag ri,sout license
SIC 4 = q further enacted. 'Fl3t druggists
apothecatias aH4 al. sle1a1s s-iatl 9niy sell VIM
ous AMI sPiHteal iqs3Estor meiiciaal, Saca-
mental and 0iuarr purposes IN less ouanties
than zall0a: ll3t hsr shall iii no case vend
the same o any person whatever offering to pur.
chase, shall give satisfactory evidence that such
liquors is for medical sacramental or culinary
purposes alone, and if said druggist apotheca-
ry shall permit the drinking of said liquors in bis
store upon his premises, he shall, upon con-
vistion thereof, be liable TO all the pains and
penalties Of this law +, and all violations by any
person whatsoever, Of the plain intent and mean
ing of this act the act hereby revised, By any
evasion, suberfuge, or chicanery OF any sort,
shallsbe held and deemed serious an offence
against this, and the act hereby revived, a vio
ction of the letter thereof, and be equally pun
ishable under the provisions of the same.
Sic. ,. Bert further enacted, That this act
shall apply with full force and effect to all steam
boats hatboats. store boats and other water crafts
or itinerant vendors of spirituous liquors, when
within the limits of any district in which this
act IS binding: Provided that this section shall
not be applicable to transient Steamboats, pass
ing or temporarily stopping at any point in this
State
SEC 6. He It further enastsd That any person
| or persons who may own or have any interest in |
any vinous or spirituous liquors which may be
sold contrary to law, such person or persons so
owning or having an interest as aforesaid, shall
be liable to all the pains and penalties of this
act.
Sec z. Belt further enacted, That such spec
ial enactments upon this subject as now stand
upon the statue books of this State are exempted
from the operation Of this act, and hereby de-
clared to be in full force and effect anything in
LLllS act 10 the contrary NOTWITHSTANDING.
SEC. 8. BE at further enacted, That nothing in
this act shall be so constructed as to divert the
money received for licenses and fines arising
upon violation of this act, from being applied as
is now prescribed by law.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted That nothing in
the foregoing act shall be so construed as to pre-
vent merchants from selling vinous or spiritu-
Gus liquors by the gallon or larger quantities.
SEC. 10. BE az further enacted, That all petit
tiOnS for licencaS shall Law over ono month
consideration and for the reception of counter
petitions and when any name shall be found on
both petitions, one praying for license, and one
against the granting of said license, the name
thus found on both petitions shall be counted in
the negative, and the Board of Police or corpor-
alton granting said license, shall govern them
selves accordingly.
Sec IL. BE 1t further enacted, That this act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved Feb. 18th. 1854
Cash Advances.