The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23
RATES OF
One Thousand Dollars Reward.

The new code does not favor drink
ing saloons II not only gives them
the dangerous competition OF The
"pint law" to contend With, bat also
exposes them 10 other risks Of so
dangerous a character that It is sur
prising that any man Of ordinary pru-
dence would engage in the business.
Before being licensed, each propri-
etor is required TO give bond In the
penalty Of two thousand dollars, with
two or more sufficient sureties, cOn-
ditioned that he will during the con
tinuance of his license, observe and
keep all the provisions Of the law reg
ulating the sale Of intoxicating liqu-
ors; which bond the law declares
"shall be fled and carefully preserved
in the Office Of the clerk of the chan
Gerry court OF the county. And tCr
any breach thereof, recovery ofthe
full penalty may be had by the State,
and half OF such recovery may be
paid to the infOrmer. Tue law fur
ther provides: "In case OF the
breach Of any bond, taken in pursu-
snce OF this act, 1.-THE act regulating
the sale of hquors,) il shall be the
duty ofthe district attorney to bring
suit on said bond and the amount OF
the penalty when recovered shall be
paid, one hslf to the informef, and
the other half into the county treas
ury; but such suit may be brought
by private counsel"
Thus, for any violation Of the law
regulating the liquor trafic. the saloon
keeper is made to incur the full PEN
atty oftwo thousand dollars, recover
able in a civil suit, besides being also
liable on the criminal side Of the
docket, to the pains and penalties by
statute in such case made and pro-
vided.
The civil suit is not dependent up
on an indictment found by grand
Jury, or upon any criminal proceed
inc whatever; but at any time any
person will have the right to employ
his own private counsel and proceed
nv suit on the bond OF the saloon
keeper, and on proving any breach OF
It, recover the penalty OF two thou
sand dollars, and retain as his own,
given to him by law, the one hall
thereof
So, tho State virtually offers re-
ward OF one thousand dollars TO any
person who will prove in civil suit
brought for the purpose, that asaioon
keeper has violated any provision OF
the law regulating his business. To
seeure this reward will not only be a
leoal but a moral and righteous act,
and therefore the person who becomes
liable to pay is may certainly expect
TO have 1t to do. Being recoverable
in civil suit, the trial OF the case
could be removed to another county
should there be reason for believing
that a lair aud impartial jury coglS
mot be had in the county in whler
suit is brought.
II will be 4 breach OF his bond for
saloon keeper to keep open his bar or
sell liouor between midnight Satur-
day and midnight Sunday; to keep
his bar open or sell liquor during the
twenty four hours Of any election day
TO sell or give away liquor to any
minor or drunken person to permit
upon his premises gaming, or even
card playing, or any game OF chance
merely for amusement; or to allow
drunkenness or disOrderly conduct OF
anv kind upon his premises.
Violations Of his bond, by liquor
seller cannot occur without being
known to one or more witnesses, and
/ if. as is now believed to be the case,
\ they are oft repeated and constantly
occurring, the number of persons
/ knowing of violations will rapidly
multiply, and in a short time the sa-
loon keeper viii hnd himself at the
mercy OF an indnnite number Otper-
sons, any one of whom can proceed
on his bond, Indeed, the reward Of
fered is large enough to enlist several
persons in the same enterprise, and
In this way the two or three Witnesses
NAV be had whose testimony will be
ample to secure q verdict for the
State.-Holly Springs South