The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-10
Carcmlar to p,spe,rnors.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

i MACON, sept, 2, 1861 )
/ nEP0TS Will DO estabii. he'd at Macon, Brandon
ASaand Walden, where spirituous liquors nlAuufas
turad BY the agents the State for medicinal purpo
aes win DO delivered 10 the county dispensers The
Stats has been divided into thrso distrcts Tho rst
district ID composed Of the counties Of Tppah Ponto
toe Chickasaw, 0ctibbeha, Winston, Nsshoba, Now
ton, Jasper Jones, Perry Harrison Hancock, and all
th counties east Of these and Macon Is the depot
The counties Of Scott, Rankin Hinds Wsrrsn and all
the Of said counties compose the second
district and brandon Is the depot Tho third district
10 posed Of thu renlHinpg counties In the State ard
'the dspot is as vsiden.
AZ agent Of the state to Dispense sprltuous liquoru
! for medicinal purpcsss for the county Of - you
have been required by Law to take cath before Ell
tering upon tho duties Of such agency that you will
without fear favor, affection dispense all .piituops
liquors placed in your HANDS, In strict accordance with
the law and without any evasion snb.~ fhgo. 1t Is
nscaasary, thersore that you make yonrsaf fully 90.
qua inted with the law under which your appointment
Ia made. The statute tpncts that all spirits r,snufsc
nrsi at the State dstlIlsry sha II DO sold only through
the county agents upon tho following conditions, ard
no other; Thatthe party applying to purchase shall
produce written certificate. signed by some regular
praeicing physician residing Il the county in the fol
lowing form. I;----a resident practicing phyai
clan Of - coua,y, do certify upon my profesiic nal
honor that ------- needs. for medical rxrposes
quantity Of spirits and thnt no such esrticato can
authorize the sale Of greater quantity than one gallon
And 10 made highly penal offence sell or dispose
ofsuch spirits In any other manner The dispenser
can only dispose Of The spirits submitted hs care ia
street accordance with law, aud even to give away
tho smallest quantity Off Or use any for hin pur
poses would be viol@ton Of his oath, and contrary
to law. The State has undertaken to manufacture
spiftuous liquors for medicinal purposes only and
when manufactured they can only be disposed Of in
the precise manner prescribed BY law.
1t Is also made criminal cAfenoe for any physician
to give certificate knowing having good reason 10
believe the same to be untrue.
The statute authorizes the spirits to DO dispensed to
the iudghnt famiiesof soldiers for medicinal purpo,
sss free Of charge To meet the Requirements Of the
law, the family must be that Of soldier must DO indi
gent and must need the spirits for medicinal purposes
There must be proof u writing of these facts and the
party applying must produce written certificate as
in other specifying the quantity nsedod the per-
son needing the sans, and certifying that It Ia for
medicinal purposes.
Your attention u Invited to the entire statute and
your cooperaion isrequested In aiding In the enforce
msnt OF all Its vsions. II made unlawful f py
vste persons to manufacture sell spirudus liquors
yonr arpointmentfs An astto prevent tho disiilla
Ion ofspritaous liquors, snd to declare tho dsteries
% be public and common nuisance, andto authorize
he same to be abated. and for other pusposes" gu
expected to report all violations Of the statute that
nay come yonr knowledge, and to furnish lnforr1a
lon against any civil officer In your county who fails
nsgleets to discharge the duties imposed upon him
~ the law. The statute 10 must sautary and must be
tricty and rigidly enforced.
All moneys arising from the sale Of spirits must be
aid into the Treasury quarterly, tho first days Of
anuary, April, July and October in each year,
Reasonable compensation will DO allowed agents
or discharging the duties Of dispensers.
The price will be AGED at the lime Of the delivery of
he Spirits and viii be regulated to cover all costs of
Transporting and selling. r.
No spirits will lie distributed to dispensers until
iey have taken the oath and executed the bond re-
uired by law, printed copy Of which is ssnt In the
roper form, to each dispenser.
Dispensers will send their acquisitions by mail, d.
acted to "The General Distributing Agent Of sprIt,,
Liquors at the Depot Of the District to which the
,unty ofthe dispenser ia attached. MI
Until fall supply of spirits DO furnished dst
,lion will be the dfvreut counties accVru1g
their estimated population.
At the time OF making their quarterly payments
to the Treasury, the dispensers must render writ
N account Of the quantity ofspirs sold and disposed
and tho price, specifying distinctly the date OF each
e the person whom Sold the quantity.s or dis
osed OF to each person, and accompanied with tie
rtteu certificate Of the physician in every case prep
Nv numbered as voucher, and with the ether writ.
m proof in the case Of INDECENT families Of sodiers.
CHARLES CLARK,
ae6d6t Governor Of Mississippi :