The weekly clarion., 1882-05-24

E AN ACT 10 incorporate Fairfield church
Union county and to prevent the sale Of Il
: texieatiny LIQUORS within the limits of thTi
| ! miles of said church.
SEcTroN /. Be it enacted BY the Legislatul
: Of the State Of Mississippi, That a. J. Frene
lip Robinson, NJ D. New horter, B. B. Strain
trustees of the Fairfield church N Unlo
| county, be and they are hereby constituted
! body polite and corporate and by that nan
and style, shall have perpetual succession, an
may sue and be sued, plead and be impleade
in any eonrt of law or equity in this State.
SEC =. Be it further enacted, That it sha
be unlawful for any person TO SELL barter Q
exchange or in any other manner dispose
for any use any Yinous or spirituous liquors
gins. wines, bitters in any quantity. withI
the limits Of four miles of said Falrlei
church provided. nothing IN this act shall D
so construed as TO interfere with the rights Q
praciiciag physicians 10 prescribe the use Q
wines, whiskies eic., Tor their patients 4
eases OF actual sickness arising IN their prat
tiee.
SEC. 3. Be II further enacted, That any per
sen violating the provisions of the second sec
tien of this act shall be deemed and held gull
| ty Of misdemeanor, and or convict on there
/ Of shall. f5r such otfense be fined IN sum no
less than twenty-five dolla-s and in
prisonment in the county Jail for term OF NO
| less han twenty f20l days.
SEC f. Be it further enacted, That the pro
/ visions Of this act shall not apply 70 any per
son now selling or retailing YInous or spiritu
| Gus liq nors within the limits mentioned in this
/ second section of this act who has taken oU
/ license under the provisions of sections I0J
! and l093 of the Revised Code of 1880, and
| whose license has not expired.
| SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That this aet
take effect and be in force from and after It's
Approved, February Is, 1882.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale or giving away
OF intoxicating liqnors within three miles OF
-Plasant Ridge Baptist Church in Oktibbeha
county.
SacrIos l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of ine State Of Mississippi, That it shall not
be lawful to give away or sell wine, beer,
brandy, whisky, or any intoxicating liquors,
whatever, or any preparation Of the same IN the
form of beverage, especially OF any OF the
preparations known as biters, within three
S3) miles Of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church,
in Oktibbeha county provided, the prohibit
ton shall not extend to the giving or using of
such liquors for the administration of the
Lord Supper or when given By practicing
physician as medicine IN actual sickness.
SEC. =. Be il further enacted, That for each
violation of this law, the party offending, shall
be fined not less than twenty-five (25) dollars
nor more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprisoned
not less than one nor more than three (3)
months in the county Jail, and this act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved, March 6, 1882.
AN ACT to prohibit the sale or giving away
of intoxicating liquors within three and
one-haif miles of Oak Grove Presbyterian
Church, in Beat No. in the county of Chick
asaw.
SECTION l. De it enacted 5y the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the giving
away or selling of wine brandy or whisky,
OF of any intoxicating liquors whatsoever,
or OF any preparation of the same, IN the
form of beverage, and especially of any of
the preparations known as bitters, by what
soever name now or hereafter called, in any
quantity, and for any purpose, within
three and one-half miles of Oak Grove
Presbyterian Church, in Beat No. 2,
in the county of ChickasaW, is hereby pro-
hibited and made penal; provided, that this
act shall not be so c0nstrueda as TO prohibit the
sale Of such liquors by any person or persons
already having Il license to sell the same,
until the term for which such license was
issued shall have expired; provided, further,
that the prohibition shall not extend to the
giving of such liquors for the administration
of the Lords Supper, or when given by
practicing physician medicine, in cases
of actual Sickness or in dispensing private
hospitality il the family residence of the
giver; but no sale of such liquors shall take
place within the prescribed limits for these
any other purposes.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That for each
and every violation of this law, the party
offending shall be fined not less than fifty,
nor more than one hundred dollars, -or i'm
prisoned not less than one nor more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprison
ment. Each and every device or subterfuge
which the jury in the circuit court or the court
below shall deem to have been resorted to as
an evasion of this act shall be punished as a
direct violation of the same. The several JUS
tees of the peace of Chiekasaw and Pontotoc
counties, shall upon affidavit Of any person
having concurrent jurisdiction with the cir
cult courts OF said counties of allviolation of
the same committed in their respective coun-
ties, and trials shall be had in said justices
courts without the intervention Of jury,
subject to the right of appeal in other
criminal cases.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved, February ., 1882.