New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-12
Temperance W. Wen,,,-

The temperance reformer, -.
may not be aware that. in .oS :. 1asl
they would probably conside, ~
Mississippi far in advance ~ s s
other State in the Union. n is%
isiature passed Temperance LIN
on the plan of the Illinois lav ~
of liquor was made responsihis.
and children of his customer snMN
age that might accrue to than y
effects of it. At the last session us
islasure an amendment waa an
which it was made precedent IL "
ing of a license to sell liquor thu,
for it, signed by a majority OF II.
twenty-one and Of the women ors..
years Of age, should be presans.s
proper officers. That our reader
derstand the exact provisions ~ !
we copy it in full:
! Be it enacted by the Legisla.u,
State Of Mississippi, That ssct;as !.
the Revised Code Of 1871 be and \
is hereby 50 amended that hereaA..
cases OF applications for licepis :
viuous or spirituous LIQUORS. q "a
renewal Of such license, no sush
shall be granted or renewed un,s~ 4
ton therefor shall be signed in n. q
signatures, or attested in the genus: s
of the petitioners, as the case na,I
majority of the male citizens oy:, y q
one years of age, and msiorh )
female citizens over eighteen ysans
resident of the supervisors distrr !.
the incorporated city or town vbss
liquors are to be sold, and all An ss y
tons, after being presented and fls !
lay over for at least one nO,S
consideration, and the recsOss
counter petitions, before being actsI !
aud any names of either male Of Hsi'
titioners found on both petitions M
counted against the granting Of ~
such license; and if any scperyi,w'
trict or any incorporated town Or cityt
by a majority of such male citi1as
twenty ne years of age, and femals a
(residents) over eighteen years Of AN
ing within the limits of such sum-, =;
district or such incorporated Gin MI
petition against the granting or fsus,
such license, it shall not be srsu,eds
newed to any applicant within The N
or limits Of such Incorporated city III
or within the limits Of su-h supervpOtI
trict, for two years after such petitmj
presented.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, Tint
mayor, municipal officer or CLERK d
board of mayor and aldermen Of m
corporated town or city, or any meub
any boards Of supervisors, or the ee,i
such boards, or any other person, !
severally or jointly with any other pa
who shall issue or renew any lieens ,
tail vinous or spirituous liquors, ora
the same to be done in violation Of ths
section of this act, shall be liable to IN
ment therefor, and, upon conviction
be fined in any sum not less than &lOo
more than $1,000, and, in addition tos
fine, shall be imprisoned in the con
Jail not less than one month nor more 4
six months.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
acts in conflict with the provisions Of
act be and the same are hereby repea
and that this act take effect upon It's
sage.
Colonel Allen P. Higgins, Of Aberde'
Mississippi, writes that very few, Il q
licenses have been granted in that q
since the passage Of the law. In every
where it is proposed to license, the wc
at once rally to the rescue and defeat
license by an overwhelming majority
This is a new and very significant d
opment of the doctrine of woman's nj
1t is claimed that they are the largest
certainly the most innocent sufferers
temperance, and this is the first time,
as we know, that they have had an
tunity to make their influence I'm Q
way) felt in the suppression OF the ira
intoxicating drinks.
As the law was passed in April, it 10
ably too soon to form an opinion a.
practical workings, or whether it 70
to entirely suppress the evils it is des
to remedy. But as it has its basis
of each community, it can
ably be rendered more effective tina
other prohib,tory liquor law that ha
been devised IN any of the States.
practically a prohibitory law, neverth
and. at the same time it confers upon "
the virtual exercise of suffrage IN reg
the liquor question, though they o.
denied the vote on other questions
law is, therefore, as much aconcess'
the principle of female suffrage as
temperance reform.-Chicolo Tribun