The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-02
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Approved, March II, 1854.
AN ACT TO submit the question Of IN n
LIQUOR trafice to the qualified voters 0
Montgomery county.

Approved, March II. 1884.
AN ACT 10 submit the question OF the
| I;ouor traffice to the qualified voters Oh
1 Montgomery county.
SECTION |, Be it enacted by the Il, Leg
islature Of the State of Mississippi, 1ha ..
the board of supervisors oil MontSoinieI5S
| county he and they are hereby autnoriAeu
In T. snac;al election held on Thurs
i dav the 9th dav of July, 1884, to suonlit
ths onestion of prohibiting the liquor !ral,
Il 6c within said county, to the quallhe.a
vo,ers thereof. and said order shall be al
rected and delivered by copy thereof to the
commissioners OF election OF SAID eou1's
who shall thereupon forthwith proeeea 20
hold such special election, subject W '.e
same regulations and laws that Apply u
other general elections IN SAID county, pr
yided tn inspectors shall not an oe u
the same opinion on the question oil pro-
hibition, and that the returns iFouI t'iS
several voting precincts anu tue aSs ~
: votes thereof, shall be deposl,eu WIN 'n -
ehaneery clerk and made 10 the board o.
supervisors OF said county il9'o'N
Secretary OF State.
Spc ) r. il further enacted, That rndei
; The nrovisions of this act. all the Registered
I voters az said county, shall he entitled %
) vote: those fsvoring prohibition shall oe
4 ooa;t thpir ballots in the ballot-boxes Wiz
: the word Prohibition" printed or writer =
: thereon. and those fayoring the llqnor tr4i
i. 6c shall deposit their ballots in the h3Lot
hoxas With the word "License" printed o.
r written thereon. IT.. -,
= SIC Z Be it further enacted, That I'M
: hoard of supervisors of said county De ah'
D ara II, reby required 10 meet on Thursday
l. the 10th day OF July. 1884, to ascertain IN
}, resnlt of said special election and dispos
:. ~ the matt. r; and to make an order I
e their minutes reciting the TACT, ana sHai
publish such order in some newspaper Q
Is the county or post the same at the eour'
ID house door. 1,;f.b
result of such special election De a. IN ! ,ta.
81 the nrohibition Of the liquor traffic, thel
thereafter il shall be unlawful for any pei
= = son to.make. sell or give away any lntos
Il ieating liquors Of any kind, except III u
% manner aud for the purposes hereinai1t
m specified and provided. -
! SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, mat "a
- use of wine for sacramental purposes shal
not be prohibited, nor the use, by any on
= at his own house or residence, OF any sue
i liauors named in this act, Tor sociai cui
se nary or medical purposes, ana that al
" person shall be allowed to manuiactai
y wines and cordials from grapes and berrie
q and that regularly licensed and praetlcin
r- physicians shall not be prohibited 1roI
us the use of such liquors in the treatment
20 their patients; provided, however, that I
" druggist or druggists clerk shall he pc
VI mitted to sell or give away or otherWl
q dispose for any purpose whatever, Il
70 liquors hereinbefore specified and ennme
- ated. -,
u SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, Ina! an
a. person violating any provisions OF this a
shall be guilty Of a misdemSanor, ana
OF o. conviction thereof shall for the first otter
u. be fined fifty dollars, or be imprisoned
% the county iail one month. or both, at u
IA discretion of the court; and the said pena
~ ~ ties shall be double on any subst quent co
~ yiction of The same person Tor the Ike o
"- tense; provided, that if the result OF Il
vote in any supervisors district shall
ne against prohibition, then this act shall
'"i operate to prohibit the sale OF liquors
such supervisors district.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted, That tn
act shall take effect and be in force fro
us and after its passage; provided, ho~ey'
tie it shall not affect persons now holdil
ITO license to sell liquors until such licen
leg shall have expired.
Approved, March IA, 1881.
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