The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-03-01
POLITICAL.
Temperance Bill.

GUS HHuOIh.n IL pdactu thS pNhebg VI AuSa-
day, after having been adopted in the House,
and has been sanctioned by the Governor
/ A BILL, 10 be entitled an act 10 gegu-
late The granting Of Licenses 10 Tetan
vi2iouS and spurious liquors.
SEC /. BE it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi. That il shall not
be lawful for the Board Of Police Of any
county, or the corporate authorities of any city
or town, in this State, to grant license to re-
tail vinous or spirituOus liquors to any person
or persons applying for the same, unless the
person or persons applying for the same shall
/ first produce petition for the issuance Of
such license, signed by majority Of the
I legal voters resident the Police district where
such liquors are to be sold within the limits
Of an Incorporated town, then by a majority of
/ the legal voters resident thereon.
SIC. 3 BE it iurtker enacted, That the
said Boards of Police. before issuing any such
license, shall require and take bond from the
applicant with two or more sureties, TO be ap-
proved by said board, payable to the presi-
dent thereof and his successors in Office, IN
the penalty of five hundred dollars, condition
ed that the person to whom such license shall
be granted, shall keep quiet, peaceable or
derry house for retailing spirituous liquors in
said district, city, or town las the case may
BEL and shall not permit or allow gaming to
| be carried on in such house, or on the premI-
ses thereunto belonging, and shall not retail
or otherwise dispose of spirituous liquors to
slaves or Indians and whenever at any time
such bond become forfeited, the same shall be
put in suit and prosecuted, and the amount
recovered shall cnnure to the benefit of the
common school fund Of the county; and upon
violation Of the conditions of said bond, the
said Board of Police shall have full power, at
all times, to revoke and annul such license so
granted, if said Board shall be Of opinion, af-
ter causing the person having any such license
to appear before said board, aud due investlga-
tion had thereon that the conditions have IN
anywise been forfeited; 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 revocation at the date paid
for said license when they we're issued, shall
be returned to the person or persons whose IL
cense issued has been so revoked. And, Pro-
vided, the person whose license shall be 50 re-
voked shall have the right, upon giving bond
and security, of appealing from the decision
Of said Board Of Police, so reyoking the same
to the Circuit Court Of the proper county.
SEC. 3. BE It further enacted, That if any
person shall violate the provisions of this act,
I by retailing vinous or spirituous liquors with
out license, granted according to the proyi-
siOns of the same, he, she or they, upon con-
viction thereof shall be liable to all the pains,
penalties aud forfeitures now prescribed by
law for retailing without license.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That drug
gists, apothecaries and physicians shall only
sell yenous and spirtuous liquors for medicinal
sacramental and culinary purposes in less
quantities than a gallon; that they shall in no
case yend the same to any person whatever,
unless the person offering to purchase, shall
give satisfactory evidence that such liquor is
for medicinal, sacramental purposes alone,
and if said druggist or apothecary shall permit
the drinking of said liquors in his store or up
on his premises, he shall, upon conviction
thereof, be liable TO all the pains and penalties
Of this law and all violations BY any person
whatsoever, of the plain intent and meaning
of this act or the act hereby revised, by any
evasion, subterfuge. or chicanery Of any sort
shall be held and deemed as serious an offonco
against this. and the act hereby revived, as
violation of the letter thereof, and be equally
punishable under the provisions Of the same.
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted, That this
act shall apply with full force and effect to all
steamboats,, fatboats, store boats, and other
water crafts or itinerant vendors of splrltuOus
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, passing or temporarily stopping at
any peint in this State.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, 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 per-
son or persons so owning or having an inter-
est as aforesaid, shall be liable to all the pains
aud penalties of this act.
SEC. 7. BE il further enacted, That such
special enaetments upon this subject as now
stand upon the statute books of this State, are
exempted from the operation of this act and
are hereby declared to be in fu II force and et
feet, anything IN this act to the contrary not
withstanding.
SEC. 8. BE it further enacted, That moth
ing in this act shall be 50 construed as to d.
vert the money received for licenses and fines
arising upon violation Of this act. from being
applied as is now prescribed by law.
SEc. g. BE it further enacted, That moth
ting in the foregoing act shall be construed as
to prevent merchants from selling yinous or
spirituOus liquors by the gallon or larger guam
titles.
SEC. 10. BE it further enacted, That all
petitions for licenses shall lay over one month
for consideration and for the reception of
counter-pesitions. one praying for license,
and one against the granting ofsaid license,
the name thus found on both petitions shall
be counted in the negative, and the Board OF
Police or incorporation granting sail license.
shall govern themselves accordingly. ss.
SIC III. BE it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be inforce from aud
after its passage.
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