The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-09-25

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are informed, and this should
teach him lesson, never again to
deal in poisonous drugs.-valley
Flag.
Judge Wharton has issued an
order so modifying the writ of
prohibition issued by him in the
case of j. III. Haverkamp VS.. the
Board of Supervisors, as that said
writ shall not operate or be con.
strued to prohibit said Board from
receiving and spreading upon Its
minutes the report which the Com
missioners of Election ma de to the
Board of the result of the election
held under the Local Option Law,
in Yazoo county, August 18th,
which is the only duty the Board
had to perform in reference to
the election after it was held.
The duty of the Board was merely
formal, consisting simply in having
the result as declared by the Com
missioners of Election, (who un.
der the Local Option Law were
invested with the exclusive pow
er of ascertaining and declaring
the resulD spread upon its minutes
as an enduring memorial and for
convenience of reference.
In the opinioa of the attorneys
for the prohibitionists this practi-
cally concludes the legal contest
in favor of prohibition, notwith.
standing the effort that will be
made on the part of the attorneys
for Mr.. Haverkamp to continue
the contest.
The report OF the Commission
ers will be spread on the minutes
at the meeting of the Board on
the LIST Monday IN October, and
this done the full letter of the law
regarding the election will have
been complied with.-Yazoo Sen.
tinel.
The Auditor has sent circulars
to the Sheriff of the different
counties of the State in regard
to privilege license and urg-
ing upon them the Importance
of making collections as re
quired by law. Great complaints
have reached the Auditor that
many drummers have not paid
their privilege tax. He therefore
calls special attention to this class
of violations aud notifies each
tax collector that under the re cent
law, passed by the last Legisla.
ture, "he is liable for all privilege
taxes which he might collect and
which he fails or neglects to col.
lect and for any neglect of this
duty on his part he may be pro.
ceeded against not only by the
State through its proper officers,
but by any citizen of the State.
And 1t is also bis duty to arrest
and make complaint against any
and all persons doing business
without the proper privilege Ii.
cense; and he shall require all
persons liable to pay a privilege
tax to exhibit their license ; and
should any person fail or refuse
to exhibit his privilege license TO
him, or any other person, on de.
mand, he shall be deemed liable
to all pains and penalties Of doing
business without license, and all
contracts made by such person
shall not be enforced in any court
IN the State"
The Auditor adds:
"Tbe law applies equally to
"drummers" passing through the
county, as to the resident mer'
chant or dealer who may be sub
ject to pay privilege tax, and the
tax collectors duty, and the re
sponsibility resting upon him in
this matter are precisely the same
in either case; and l especially re-
quest the tax. collector to be vigi
liant and watchful in regard to
travelling salesmen," and in every
instance to enforce a strict com
pliance of the law before permit
ting them to transact any business
in the county."-State Ledger.