The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-07-21

4 CHATTER o9-SALE OF NIN0US AND SPiR
i IrUOUS LIQUORS.
/ UNLAWFUL To SELL LESS TIA PINT WITH
OUT LICENSE.
Z 1897 It shall not be lawful forany person
10 sell any vinous or spirituous liquor in less
quantity than one pint, without having first
Obtained a license in the manner directed by
this act; but any person having obtained
license to sell, in less quantity than one
pint may sell in greater quantity under
such license.
/ UNLAWFUL To SELL PINT Or MORE WITH
OUT LICENSE.
/ 1898. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
I to sell yinous spirituous liquor in 50 small
a quantity "a one pint or in greater quanti-
! ty, without having first paid the privilege tax
+ required, and having obtained the license pre-
scrbed therefor by the revenue law, which
imposes taxes on certain privileges; but any
+ person may sell VINE made OF grapes grown b y
/ himself in any quantity not less than one
+ pint, without paying any tax or Obtaining any
license; and If any supervisor district IN
cOrpOrated town shall. bV majority of the
/ legal voters therein, petition the Board Of
Supervisors against the granting of license to
retail spirltgous liquors, such license shall not
be granted TO any applicant, within the bounds
/ of such district or Incorporated town. for
twelve months after said petition is so preseu-
ted, or if granted by the tax collector. after he
has been notified by he Board of Supervisors
of the county not 10 issue such license because
of such petition Of ma lOrIty Of qualified cleo
tors it shall not protect the person selling
under il from conviction for selling illegally
and such tax collector shall be guilty Of Il mis-
demeanOr, as to each license SO illegally issued
by him.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS To GRANT LICENSE
1893. The Boards of Supervisors shall have
power to grant license to any person resident
within their respective counties, and not with
IN an Incorporated city or town, to sell, by
retail, vinOus and spirituous liquors, il any
quantity, within such county, and to assess
and collect such tax thereon such board
may see proper having reference 10 the situa-
ton of the place, as atfOrdIng more or less
profit to the applicant and not exceeding one
thousand dollars. nor less than two hundred
dollars, for period Of twelve months and all
sums, received for such licenses, shall be paid
into the State Treasury, and placed to the
credit of the common school fund.
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES OF TOWNS TO
GRANT LICENSE.
100 The corporate authorities of every
+ incorporated city or town, shall have power to
grant TO any person. resident in such city or
Town, license to selby retail, in any quantity,
yinous and spirituous liquors, within The same
for the period of twelve months and to assess
and collect such tax therefor, as they may see
proper, not exceeding one thousand dollars,
nor less than two hundred dollars having ref
erence to the situation of the place, as afford
ing more or less profit to the applicant; the
sums received for such licenses, to be for the
use of the common school fund and paid into
the State Treasury for that purpose
MINIMUM TAX IN CERTAIN TOWNS.
1l0l. In towns with a population of one
thousand or more persons three hundred dol
lars is the least sum for which a license shall
/ be granted.
40 ADDITIONAL TAX on THE PRIVILEGE
GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED PER
CENTUM.
c5+
ing one hundred per centum of the State tax
shall be imposed on the privilege Of selling
vinous and spirituous liquors, but the tax
herein provided for shall exempt the license to
sell from all other taxes; Prorided, that the
stock and other property of the person selling
liquor shall be subject to taxation asNother
property.
PETITION OF MAJORITY OF LEGAL VOTERS
REQUIRED.
1103. No license shall be granted TO any
person, TO retail yinous spirituOus liquors
in less quantity than one pint, unless the ap-
plicant shall first produce a petition for the
issuance OF such license, and recommending
the said applicant to be Of good reputation, and
sober and suitable person to receive such
license, which petition shall be signed by
majority of the legal voters resident in the
supervisors district where such liquors are in
tended TO be sold; and if such liquors are in
tended 10 be sold within the limits of any in
corporated city or town, then by a majority OF
the legal voters resident therein: and IL such
petitions, after being presented and filed, shall
lay over one month for consideration, and the
eption of counter petitions, before being
acted upon, and any name found on both petit
tions shall be counted against the grant.
ing of the license; and if in any su.
pervisor' district, or incorporated town a ma
jority of legal voters therein petition the
Board of Supervisors or municipal authorities
against the granting of license to retail
spirituous liquors, such license shall not be
granted to any applicant, within the bounds
of such district incorporated town, for
twelve months after said petition is so pre-
sented Provided that the petition for license
with the names of the petitioners shall be
published for three weeks during the month
for which it is required TO lay over, in some
newspsP per published in the town or county,
at the expense of the applicant, and if there
be no newspaper published in the county,
copy of said petition and names shall be post
ed in two more public places N the town or
district where the liquors are to be sold,