The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-05-28
LICENSE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, AND NOT
TRANSFERABLE

LICENSE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, AND NOT
TRANsFERABLEa
Bee. TO- A license shall not be granted for a
longer or shorter period than one year; and
such license Shall be a personal privilege, and
not transferablef to another. The particular
place and house in which the liquors may be
sold shall be designated in the license, and
license shall not authorize any person to sell
liquors at any other place or house than that
specified in such licenses but for sufficient rea-
sons, the authority which granted license may
allow change in the house in which liquors
may be sold, as specified in the license but in no
case to admit of more than one place to sell
under the same license.
LICENsEE NOT TO RECOVER MONEY.
Sec. ii. Money pnid by an applicant for
license to retail liquors shall not, save as in this
chapter expressly stated, be refunded to him on
any pretense or claim whatsoever, and he shall
not have claim on the State therefor under any
circumstances.
LICENSE MAY BE REVOKED.
Sec II. The Boards Of Supervisors and the
municipal authorities of any city, town or vii
lage, shall have power, and 1t shall be their
duty, to revoke and annul any license to retail
liquors. granted by them respectively, whenever
the person to whom such license was granted,
shall become unfit to have such license, or shall
In any manner violate any of the provisions of
this chapter; but such person shall have five
days notice of the application to revoke or an
nul his license, and of the causes upon which
the application Is founded, and an appeal, il de-
manded, shall be allowed.
VIOLATION OF LAW FORFEtTs ttCtaNsfs.
Sec, 10. II any person having a license to re-
tail liquors shall violate any of the provisions of
this chapter his license shall thereafter be void
and his bond may be put in suit, and he shall
not be permitted to carry on the business of re-
failing liquors.
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN SUCH CASE.
Sec. IA. Proceedings to have license Judi
cially declared forfeited shall be of a summary
character. Any citizen may exhibit petition
10 the Circuit Judge, or Chancellor, or any JUS
tice OF the Peace, or Mayor, or Police Justice of
a city, town or village, of the county where the
business licensed is or was conducted, averring
In concise language that the defendant is or pre-
tends to be licensed retailer of liquors and has
violated the law relating to such dealers, stating
the facts constituting the violation. The de-
PENDANT and the Sureties on his bond shall be
served with process, to be issued by such Judi
clal officer, directing them to appear and make
defense to such petition on day to be named
therein, not less than five nor more than ten
days from the date of its issuance, at place to
be named in the writ. On the day named the
ofllcer before whom 1t is rcturnable shall hear
the evidence, determine whether the law has
been violated, and render judgment accordingly
III the petition be adjudged untrue and be dis
missed, Judgment for 5000 and costs shall be
rendered against the petitioner i'm favor of the
defendant; but II the judgment be against the
licensee, his place of business shall be closed,
and his dram-shOp abated as nuisance The
officer hearing such petition may grant continu-
ances from day to day, not exceeding, without
consent OF the parties, one week at time, and
shall have full power to enforce the Judgment at
any and all times; the Judgment of a Circuit
Judge or Chancellor, in such cases. shall be SUBJ
1ect to appeal, without supersedeas, to the SUI
preme Court, that of Justices of the Peace,
Mayor or Police to the Circuit Court with super
sedeas, as in other cases. But nothing herein
contained shall deprive any person of the right
to trial by a jury as in other cases.
THE SAME; APPEAL WITHOUT sUPERsEDEAs.
Sec 10. In case Of an appeal, without super
sedeas, by dram shop keeper from a Judgment
against him, in proceedings under the last Sec
tion, he shall not carry on the business or make
sales pending the appeal, and his license shall
not protect him from prosecution and punish
ment therefor; but his dram-shop shall not be
actually abated as nuisance until after the
affirmance of the judgment. If such Judgment
be reversed he may carry on the business until
MS license shall have run one year, and the time
during which his business was suspended or
closed by the proceedings shall not be counted,
unless In the meantime the county shall have
voted Against the sale,'' or a counter petition
shall have been filed, so that license cannot be
granted by the authority which gave him license,
in which case the dram shop shall be abated,
but there shall be returned to the dram shop
keeper fair ratable portion Of the license
money paid by him.
DEBTS FOR LIQUORS NOT CoLLECTABLE
Sec. 16. If any person shall trust or give
credit to another, for intoxicating liquors, sold
in less quantities than one gallon, he shall lose
the debt, and be forever disabled from recover
ing the same or any part thereof ;eand all notes
or securities given therefor, under whatever
pretenSe, shall be void
PERSONS SELLING OR GIVING LIQUORS TO
PAY TAX.
Sec. II. Any person who may sell or give away
liquors, unlawfully, or allow the same to be sold
or given at his place of business, for any pur-
pose whatever, Shall be subject to pay the State
county and the city, town or village, where the
otense is committed, each the sum of $500; and
1t shall be the duty of the Sheriff and State Rev
enue agent, or either, to assess and collect such
sums, whenever he is informed that such sales
or gifts have been made; and such person shall
be liable to criminal prosecution as in other
cases; and in addition the State, county, city,
town or village may sue for and recover, civilly,
either Jointly or separately, each the sum of
$500, and such civil suit may be commenced by
attachment without bond. :
SUIT ON BOND.
Sec. IS. In case of the breach of any bond
taken in pursuance of this chapter, the District
Attorney shall bring sutton said bond, and the
amount of the penalty when recovered shall be
paid, one half to the informer and the other half
into the county treasury; but such suit may be
brought by private counsel. 4
FOR SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT
LICENSE.
Sec. 10. II any person shall
GAY Sell or barter, or give away to induce
trade, any vinous, alcoholic malt, intoxicating
or spirituous liquors, or intoxicating bitters. or
other drinks, which if drunk to excess will pro-
duce intoxication in any quantity less than one
gallon, without having license therefor in pur-
suance Of this chapter; or
(b) Shall, without having first paid the privi-
lege tax, and obtained the tax license, sell. or
barter, or give away to induce trade, any such
liquors, bitters, or drinks, In the quantity of one
gallon, or in greater quantity;
Such person, and all others who NAV bave