The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-10

AN ACT to prob bit the sale Of noSeang liquors in the
town Of Ptboro, in the county Of Calhoun and within
mile of the corporate limits OF SAID town.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by tie Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That hereafter it
shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter,
exchange, give away, or in any other manner
dispose of, for any use, any vinous, spirituous
or intoxicating liquors, gins, wines. bitter, or
cordial, (if the same be intoXicating,) in less
quantity than five gallons inside the limits
OF the incorporation of the town of Pittsboro,
in the county Of Calhoun, or within one mile of
the limits of said Incorporation Pr0rfded,
Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to
interfere with the rights of practicng physicians,
who have complied with the provisions Of the
third section of this Act, to wines, WHISTLES,
ETC., in cases of actual sickness arising in their
practice.
Sec q Be 1t further enacted, That any
person violating the provisions of the first sec
ton of this Act shall be deemed and held
guilty of a misdemeanor, and conviction
thereof, shall, for such oflense, be fined in
sum not less than ten dollars and imprisoned
in the county Jail for term not less than five
days =.
SEC. 8. Be at further emacted That before
any physician living or doing business in said
incorporation of Pittsboro, shall sell or pre-
scribe any WHISTLES, wines brandies, other
Intoxicating liquors in said Incorporation, or
within one mile of the corporate limits of said
shall make and file in the office OF the circuit
clerk of the county of Calhoun, an affidavit
setting forth the fact substantially that he will
only prescribe or give intoxicating liquors in
cases of actual sickness and for each and
every violation of the foregoing provisions of
this section, the party so offending shall be
liable to Indictment, and on conviction, pun
ished according to the provisions made for the
violation of the first section of this Act; and
any physician found guilty of violating the
provisions of this Act, after having made and
filed the affidavit required herein, shall be
deemed and held guilty of perjury and pun
ished as is already provided by law for that
offense
SEC. 4. Be Ii further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the circuit clerk of the county of
Calhoun to keep in his Office list OF the names of
all physicians, who comply with the provisions
of this Act in said town which list shall be open
to inspection at any time; and he shall, during
the sitting of every grand jury in and for the
county of Calhoun, present to each grand jury,
or the foreman thereof, copy of said list, and
he shall also furnish the names of any physicians
doing business in said town, (f there be such
in his knowledge,) who have failed and refused
to comply with said provisions.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That any per-
son found under the influence of Intoxicating
liquors inside the limits of said incorporation of
Pittsboro, may, upon the complaint of any citi-
zen be arrested and carried before the mayor or
any justice of the peace. and shall be compelled
to testify, on oath, whether such intoxicating
liquors, used by him, were purchased of, or
given to him by any person inside said incor7
poration, and if the said mayor or Justice of the
peace shall find or have reason to suspect that
any person has been guilty of violation of this
Act, it shall be his duty to issue his warrant for
the arrest of said party or parties, and bring
him or them to trial; and for failure SO to do,
shall himself be guilty Of high misdemeanor
in office, and liable to indictment and removal
from Office aFi5a1e - ~ go fIay@'
- SEC. 6. Belt further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Judge of the I'd judicial dis
trict of this State, when changing the grand
jury, in and for the county of Calhoun, to give
this Act especially in charge.
SEc.s7. Be IL further enacted, That this Act
ahal1 take effect and lie in force from and after
the first day of June, 1876 gaa + e4Ia9u4 ane
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