The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-04-01
DRAM SHOPS LAW.
Full Text Of the Annotated Code
Chapter, as Finally Adopted
By Both Houses Of the
Mississippi Legislature
In Session in 1892.

MlSSlSSlppl LUglSldlurG
In Session in 1892.
UNLAWFUL TO SILL IN LESS QUANTITIES
THAN ONE GALLON WITHOUT LICENSE.
SEC. 1. It shall not be lawful for any
person to sell, barter, or give away to in
duce trade any vinous, alcoholic, malt,
Intoxicating or spiritnOns liquor. in u
less quantity than one gallon, without
first having obtained license IN the man
ner directed by this chapter; but any
person having obtained II license to sell
IL less quantity than one gallon, may
sell IN greater quantity under such H.
ccnse.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GRANT LICENSE
2. The Boards of Supervisors shall have
power to grant license to any person resi-.
dent within their respective counties, and
not within city, town or village, to Sell,
by retail, such liquors, and in any quanti-
ty. within such county, and to assess aud
collect such tax thereon as the Board
may see proper, having reference to the
situation Of the place. as affording more
or less profit to the applicant, aud not
less than six hundred dollars, for Il period
of twelve months; and all sums received
for such licenses shall be paid into the
Sta,e Treasury.
CoRPORATE AUTHORITIES OF TOWN TO
GRANT LICENSE.
3. The corporate authorities of every
city, town or village, shall have power to
grant to any person, resident in such city,
town or village, license to sell by retail,
in any quantity, such lauors, within tho
same, for The period OF twelve months |;
and to assess and collect such tax there.
for. as they may see proper, not less than
g. 200 If in u city, or 500 III in a
town, or $500 if in +. village, haYing ref
ercnce to tho situation OF th6 place, as
atiordng more or lcss profit to tho appli
cant, aud all such sums received for Ii.
cense shall be pqid ,nto the State Treas
ury but cities and tewna- may levy an
additional tax rot less than twenty We
per ccutum of the stated license for mu.
nicipal purposes.
LIMITATION ON POWER TO LICENSE.
a. If IL majority of the qualified voters
in any Superyls lsor's district, or city, town
or village, petition the Board of Smper.
visors or The authorities OF the munich
pality against the granting of liceuse to
retail liquors, such license shall not be
granted to any applicant, within the
bounds of such district, city, town or
village, for twelve months after said pe-
tiiion is SO presented or if issued by the tax
collector, on payment Of Il privilege tax,
after he has been notified by the Roard
of Snneryisois. or the authorities of the
municinalitv. not to ;ssuc such license
becouse of such netition Of a majority of
qualified electors. Il shall not DrStect tbs
,erson ,ellin,, under II. from conyiction for
sailing illnynliv and snch tnx.colIsctor
shall 2a cniitv IF n misIcmeanor. ns to
each iicensc 90 i,lcgallv issnod Inv him.
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n,'.on tn rst,,;I l;ouors IN lass cnantii,es @
han ona railon mnlcss tha "nn,icont
shall t;rst nr~dncc n nathan far the issn.
nnca NJ srch l;censs r.comr,anI;ng fla
nnnlcant 70 bc of ~ool renntation. And a
saher md suitable Hcrson to rereiys smell
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= no;oritv sx.fnsiva nf thosa Who NAV
sign |. ccnnter mntitio !, of the o,nliiiri
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tor "as;t;o"s hafnrs s ."H H,;a~ o i"tsI mon ~
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A,v " n"n,i,ar y, tia nn',lia.a vot.r.
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or viI,s~a 'rav nst;,;"" o~o;ost ' ~ aran w"
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