The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-02

AN ACT to prohibit the sale OF splrltnons
liauors in Supervisors Districts Nos.
and ) in Lee county, and for other pur-
poses.
Srcr1oN |. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
tnre Of the State Of Mississippi, That when-
ever one-third of the legal voters Of either
oy(hoth of supervisors districts Nos. Tour
and 1--WE in Lee county, shall petition the
hoard Of supervisors of said county Tor that
nnrpose said board shall order an election
Is he held at the different voting precincts
in either or both of said supervisors dis
triets. at which elections the legal
voters in either of said districts petition
ing. shall decide by a majority voie'
whether or not license shall thereafter De
granted or issued to retail or yend vinous,
sniritnous or malt liquors IN either oil SAID
districts so petit
SEc , Be it further enacted, That such
elections shall be ordered and held as o'her
-Iections are held, and the question SUD
United To the voters shall be prohibition or
Iie.nse and each ballot cast at such election
sbaiI have written or printed on 1t, the
vords stnrohibition or "license" as the voter
nav desire to vote. The returns OF such
| Elections shall be made to the board oil su-
| ,,arv;sora of the county as in c tses OF other
! Po,,ntv elect. ons and at the first meeting
sftar any such returns are made, said board
| hall make an orde- declaring the result oil
.nch election and cause the same to De
snread upon the minutes of the board, and
/ hall order such returns to be filed In the
nfice of the clerk of said board.
I SIR. & b il further enacted, That IN
the event any election shall be held undel
tIe n. DIVISIONS of this act and it shall ap
near that Il n. aiurity Of the voters V0tlht
q sneh election voted Tor prohibition, thel
and in that event it shall not be ia"tu
thereafter Tor the board t supervisors o
said county Of Lee, or the corporate authorl
ties of any city or town, to grant or issue d II
cense 10 any person Or persons TO sell or Ve"'
yinouS, spirituous or malt liquors III an.
quantity within the limits OF either oil sal
supervisors districts petitIoning and Votin
As aforesaid; provided, that nothing herel
contained shall be so construed as to pre-
vent any citizen from keeping such liquor
, At his domicil or residence and using IN
same for social, culinary or sacramenta
. purposes, or prevent physicians from keel
ing, using or prescribing liqours as mec
: icine in cases of sickness.
; SIC. 4. Be it further enacted, That II
shall appear that Il majority of the yotel
. voting at any such election voted in fave
/ # license. then and in that event 1t sha
. thereaftsr be lawful for the board Of suptl
4 yisors or the corporate authorities OF an
eity or town 20 grant aud issue licenses
= retail liquors in the same districts IN IL
, same manner as is now provided; provide
!. further. that nothing in this act shall haN
Q the effect 10 annul any license to reta
s liquors, issued prior to the result OF an
i election held under the provisions Of tn
act until the term of said license shall e.
= pire.
e SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That
+, the event anv election shall be held undo
p the provisions of this act and a majority
the voters shall vote in favor of licens
: then and in that event, the corporate al
4 aorities in all cities or towns in said supe
!. visors district, or the board of SUPERVISE
q of the county, as the case may be, shall an
n are hereby required to levy and collect
q privilege tax on all licenses TO retail vino'
l. and spirituous liquors in either OF said 81
! pervisors districts, four or five, or IN an
f. CITY or town in either of said districts, +
e common school purposes, not to exceed OF
,e hundred per cent. on the State tax, whit
II sums when collected, shall, by order OF Il
m corporate authorities of said towns, or II
board of supervisors, as the case may be,
is distributed among all the free publ
n schools within the district in which it
r, levied and collected according to the nut
% Der of ed Icable children enrolled in ea'
Sc school.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That l
election held under the provisions OF tn
act shall BE- charge against the count
70 but, the expenses of holding the same sh.
r. be paid by the parties petitioning theref
=. before the board OF sup rvisors shall be !
quirtd to declare AMI record the result
!. such election.
:, SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That I'll
> act shall take effect and be in force fro
Is and after it, passage, and that al laws
NJ parts of laws in coufliet with this act
Il and the same are hereby repealed.
"a Approved, March l |, 1854.