The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-04-09
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
Chapter LXXIV Of the New Code.
Extracts.

III Shall Uo uhto"tut Aot ""J r.
son to sell vinous or spurious H.
onors in less quantity than one
lint without having first paid the
Iceuse directed by this act; but
Iaying obtained license to sell In
sss quantity than q pint any per-
.on may sell in greater quantity. \
1t shall be unlawful for any to
sell such liquors in any quantity
whatever without having paid The
privilege license required under
the revenue law, but any person
NAV sell wine made Of grapes
raised by himself, in any quanty
not less than one pint without pay
ing a license. !.
ii the majority Of legal voters of
any supervisors district petition
against tue issuance OF license to
any one, to sell such liquors with.
in said district or incorporated
town the same shall not be issued
for twelve months; and if any col.
lector issue such license after having
been SO notified by the board OF
supervisors he shall be guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and any Que selling
under such license shall be guilty
OF selling Illegally.
Boards OF supervisors shall hx
all licenses to sell in their respec-
tive counties outside of incorporat-
ed cities or town. The amount
shall in no instance be less than
tive hundred dollars, nor more than
Que Thousand dollars, said licenses
TO run for the period OF twelve
months. and all moneys arising
from the sale Of such licenses shall
be paid INN the State treasury for
the credit Of the common school
fund. san8
Corporate authorities shall have
power to grant licenses to persons
to retail IN lincorpogated towns, said
licenses to le 1Ied attlot less than
two huhdfvl sand more than Que
thousand dollars, to be paid into
State treasury for the benefit OF
the common school fund. Towns
having4a population OF one thou.
sand or more, the license shall not
be less than three hundred dollars.
No county, city or town-tax ex.
ceeding one hundred per cent. of
the State tax shall be imposed on
such privilege, but the tax here
provided shall exempt the license
TO sell from all other taxes, but the
stock and other property of the IL.
censee shall be subject to taxation
as all other property.
No license shall be granted unless
the applicant file a petition for its
issuance signed by majority OF
the legal voters of such supervisors
district or Incorporated town, az
the case may be, recommending ap-
plicant to be sober, of good reputa.
ton and suitable person to have
such license; all such petitions
must be filed and lag over one
month for reception OF counter pc
titions; any name found on both
petitions shall be counted against
the issuance OF the license. The
petition for license with the names
of the petitioners shall be publish
ed for three weeks during the
months. it is required to lay over,
in some newspaper published in
the county, at the expense of the
applicant, or if no newspaper is
published therein then said peti-
ton; with names of signers must be
posted at two or more public places
in said incorporated town or super.
visors, district, where said liquors
are to beFold. uf/..fl 9.
Bond 1teEthe given in penalty Of
two tt6usan doIlaFs, with two OF
more soe{3es t, ss appointed by
the board or supervisors, or corpo
rate authorities, as the case may be
conditioned that the licensee shal
keep during his license quiet, or
derly house, and will not permit
riotous conduct or drunkenness OF
any unlawful gaming in or about
the premises, and will not sell OF
give liquor to a minor, Indian or in
toxicated person. Said bond to be
filed with the Chancery Clerk.
Applicants must produce evi
dence of the granting of license
and that bond has been given and
approved and pay the amount O
such license or tax to the collector
who shall Issue said license fol
amount fixed by said board of su
pervisors or corporate authorities
as the case may be, and said collec
tor shall demand and receive tive
per cent. additional as his compen
sation therefor.
All such licenses are granted TO,
one year and are not transferable
The particular place or house mus
be mentioned in the license wher,
such liquors are to be sold, and n,
one can sell anywhere except tn
place or house specified in the Ii
cense; but for sufficient reason
the authority granting license ma,
allowschange in the house wher
liquaAk afe sold, aud can only b
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