The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-05-28

which the sale Of such liquors, btters or drinks
IS prohibited by law, contemplating, or permit
ting the party buying, or solicited, to contenl
plate that the liquors, bitters or drinks shall be
transported into such county district. territory
or municipality, he shall be guilty of q msde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall be punished
as prescribed in the last section.
LIQUORS NOT CARRIED TO OR GIVEN AWAY
AT CERTAIN PLACES.
Sec. 83. Ii person carry to any place of
amusement or social entertainment, or to any
public assemblage, intoxicating liquors of any
kind, or if he give away such liquors at any such
place, he shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor
more than 5000 or imprisoned In the county Jail
not less than one week nor more than one
month, or both; but this shall not prevent the
dspensation of hospitality at ones home.
MISCELLANEOUS oFFENsEs.
Sec. a. 1t shall be a msdcmeanor for any
licensed dram-shop keeper
(a) To use or permit about the premises any
screens or screen door, or any other thing or
device by which persons in the dram-shop may
be hidden from public view; or
tD) TO carry on the dram shop business ex-
cept in the front of the building in which 1t is
conducted; or
(c) To permit any minor to come into and re-
main in the dram shop.
And in case of conviction he shall be fined not
less than $1,000 nor more than $50O.O0O, and be
imprisoned not less than one day nor more than
three months.
PERSONS SELLING ONE GALLON OR MORE TO
GIVE BoND-PENALTfEs.
Sec. 35. Every person before obtaining priv
ilege tax license to sell intoxicating liquors in
quantities of one gallon or more, shall petition
as III other cases, and shall execute bond, with
like security, penalty and conditions as is re-
nf
be approved, filed and recorded in like manner; ;
and If any such person shall sell or give away
any such liquors without having previously ex-
ecuted the bond required, or shall sell or give
away any such liquors to be drunk upon the
premises where sold, or allow the same to be so
drunk, or shall sell or give away the same to any
minor, Indian, intoxicated person or habitual
drunkard, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
ana, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine
! of not less than $1,000, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than ten days, or both
LOCAL OPTION BY COUNTIES.
Sec 36. Upon application of one-third of the
qualified electors of any county, by petition in
writing, signed by them, the Board of Super
visors shall order an election, TO be held within
forty days after the presentation of the petition,
to determine whether or not the liquors, bitters
or drinks mentioned in the first section of this
| county, but no such election shall be held within
fifteen days after it is ordered nor within two
months of any county, State or national election.
THE SAME; ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
Sec 81. The election shall be held three by COM
missoners to be appointed by the Board of Su-
perviSors, who shall be suitable and competent
electors and not all of the same opinion as to the
| question to be voted upon, and who for any
cause may be removed by the Board of Super
visOrs. Before acting, the commissioners, shall
| severally take an oath faithfully and honestly
to discharge their duties; they shall be conscry-
ators of the peace of the county, and shall con-
tlnue In Office until the election is held and due
| return made and promulgated.
THE SAME; HOW ELECTIONS CONDUCTED.
Sec. 3s. The election shall be conducted in the
same manner as other elections and as provided
in the chapter on the subject of registration and
elections as far as applicable; but the returns of
such an election shall be made to the Board of
Supervisors and an "Ofllcial ballot shall be re-
quired.
| THE SAME; MA ANAGERs, CLERKS AND BAILIFFs
Sec. 80. The managers, clerks and baliifS of
the voting precincts in the county, shall be ap-
| pointed by the commissioners, and ley shall
have and exercise like powers, privileges and
| immunities and discharge the like duties and be
under like obligations as are devolved upon such
officers OF general election held in pursuance
of law; but their reports and returns shall be
made to the commissioners by whom they we're
appointed.
THE SAME; EXPENSES, ETC, BALLOT
BOXES, ETC.
| Sec. 40. The commissioners, managers, clerks,
Dailffs and others shall receive the same compen-
satlOn for holding such an election as is provided
and by law, to be paid them for general election
the same shall be allowed by the Board of Super.
visors, and paid out of the county treasury; and
the commissioners shall be entitled to the Gus
tody and possession of the ballot boxes, regis
| tration books, poll books and other books and
property OF the county for the purpose of con-
Quoting and concluding such election.
BALLOTS.
Sec. Al. One of the commissioners snail be
designated by the Board of Supervisors to pre-
pare the ballots; which shall conform to all the
requirements of law and shall read For the
| sale" and against the sale," and the tickets
shall be paid for at public expense.
| THE SAME; MANAGERS TO REPORT RESULT
TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSION
ERS TO SUPERVISORS.
Sec. A. The managers shall ascertain the re-
suit at their respective precincts, and they, or
one OF them, shall by noon OF the second day
| after the election deliver to the commissioners
at lne courthouse, statement Of the whole
number OF votes cast for and against the ''sale /"
| together with the tally sheets and ballots; and
the commissioners shall canvass the returns SO
made, and shall ascertain and determine the re-
suit in the county, and shall within ten days
after the election make written report to the
board OF supervisors, under oath. of the result
so declared by them, which report shall be re-
| corded on the minutes of the board as soon as
may be, and it shall then be filed in the office of
the clerk of the board, and be a record thereof.
| THE SAME; ELECTIONS NOT TO BE oFTENER
THAN EVERY TWO YEARS.
| Sec. 49, When an election is once held under
the provisions of this chapter, other elections
may be held, but not within two years of the last
preceding one.
| THE SAME; TWO FULL YEARS OF NO SALE
| Sec. A. In case of an election under this chan
ter, resulting for the SALE in a county where
preceding election had resulted against the
| sale," license shall not be granted after the
last election until the end of the two wears from
the expiration of the last license granted in the
county.
THE SAME; IF ELECTION AGAINST THE SALE.
Sec. 49, If majority OF the legal votes cast
at any election held under the provisions of this
chapter, shall be against the sale, then it shall