The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-04-01
pot suffer OF permit any riotous or dsor-


ing In or about the same, or on tho prem |
ises thereunto beloi ging, and will not re-
tail, or otherwise dispose Uf liquors to an |
Indian, minor, or intoxicated person, or |
to any person IN the habit of becoming |
and will in all things faith |
fully observe and keep all the provisions
Of this chapter; and all snrh bonds shall
be- filed, recorded and carefully preserved
in the Office of the clerk of the chancery
court of the county; and for u breach
thereof. recovery of the tall penalty may
be had by the county, and one half OF
such recovery may be paid 10 the inform. :.
cr, And the applicant for license must
pay the tax collector the amount ass,ss-
cd IA license to the State as the tux there
granting license to such applicant and ev-
idence that he has given the required
bond, and that it has been approved, and
that he has paid the proper authorities all
license monies required by law.
LICENSE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR, AxD net
TRANSFERABLE.
10. A license shall not be granted for a
longer or shorter period than one year;
and such license shall he u personal priv
ilege, and not transferable to another.
Ihu particular place and house in which
the liquors may be sold shall be dcsignat-
cd in the license, and u license shall not
authorize any person to sell liquors ut
any other place or house, than that speci-
fed in such license; but for sufficient
reasons, the authority which granted u
license may allow u change in tho house
in which liquors may be sold, rs specified
in the license, but in no case tn admit OF
more than one place to sell under tho
same license.
LICENsEE NOT TO RECOVER MONEY.
II. Money paid by an applicant for a
license to retail liquors shall not. save AS
in this chapter expressly stated. be re-
funded to him, Oh any pretense or claim
whatsoever, and he shall not have II
claim on the State, therefor, undor any
circums tances.
LICENSE MAY BE REVOKED.
H. The Boards of Super visors aud the
municipal authorities OF any city, town
or village. shall have power, and it 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 pr0vi-
sions Of this chapter; but snch person
shall have five days notice OF tho applica-
tiOn to revoke or annul his license, and of
the causes upon which the application IL
fOunded,and an appea If demanded, shall
be allowed.
VIOLATION OF LAW FORFEITS A LICENSE.
IL. If any person, having a license to
retail liquors, shall violate any of tho
provisions OF this chapter, his license
shall thereafter bo void, and his bond
may be put in suit, and he shall not he
permitted to carry on the business Of re-
failing liquors.
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN sUCH CASE.
IA. Proceedings to haye license iudici-
ally declared forfeited shall be of q sum-
mary character. Any citizen may exhibit
o petition TO the circuit judge, or chan
cellor, or any justice of the peace or
mayor, or police justice of city, town or
village of the county where the business
licensed is or was conducted, averring in
concise language that the defendant is.
or pretends to be, q licensed retailer of
liquors, and has violated the law relat-
ing to such dealers, stating the facts
constituting tho violation. The defend
ant and the sureties on his bond shall be
served with process, to be issued by such
judicial officer, directing them to appear
aud make defence to such petition on q
day to 10 named. therein, not loss than
five nor more than ten days from tho date
in the writ. On the day named. the Ofli-
Ger before whom it is returiable shall
hear the evidence, determine whether the
law has been violated, and render judg-
ment accordingly. If the petition be ad-
judged untrue, and be dismissed, jndg-
ment for fifty dollars and cost shall DO
rendered against petitioner in favor of
the defendant; bus if the Judgment be
against the licensee, his place of business
shall be closed, and bis dram shop abated
as u nuisance. The officer bearing such
petition may grant continuances from
day to day, not exceeding, without con-
sent of the parties, one week at time,
and shall have full power to enforce the
Judgment at any and all times; the judg-
ment of circuit judge or chancellor. In
such cases shall bo subject to appeal,
without supersedeas. to the supreme court,
that Of Justices Of the peace, mayor or
police justice to the circuit court, with
snpersetlens, as in other cases. But moth
ing herein contained shall deprive any
person OF the tight to trial by jury Us
In other cases.
THE SAME; APPEAL WITHOUT sUPERSE-
IDEAS.
Is. In case of an appeal, without su-
persedeas, by a dram shop keeper from a
Judgment against him, in proceedings un-
der the last section, he shall not carry on
the business or mako sales pending the
appeal. aud his license shall not protect
him from prosecution aud punishment
therefor; but his drum-shop shall not be
actually abated as u nuisance uHtil after
the afilrmance Of the Judgment. If such
Judgment be reversed, he may carry on
the business until his license shall lave
run one year, aud the time during which
bis business. was suspended or closed by
the proceedings shall not be counted, un-
less in the Meaatime the county shall
have voted against the Salc,' or u
counter petition shall have been filed, so
that license cannot be granted by the au-
| thority which gave him license; In which
case the dram shop shall be abated but
thers shall be returned to the dram
shop keeper q fair ratlble portion of the
license money paid by him.
| OnOA rVn HsVoOOS wa ASohAf1ShA16ns
l6. II any person shalt trust, Or give
crodit to another, for intoxicating liquors,
sold in less quantities than one gallon, he
shall lose the debt, and be forever disa.
bled from recovering the sumo. or any
part Thereof; and all notes or securities
given therefor. under whatever pretence,
shall bS void.
PRISONS ssLLlNa on GIVING lIQuoRs 70 PAY
II. Any person who may sell or give
away liquors, unlawfnlly, or allow the
same to 10 sold or given away OF hts placo
Of business, for aLy purposS whatever,
shall In subject 10 pay tho State, county
and the city, town or village. whore the
offence Is committed, cacll the sum Of
Ave hundrsd dollars; and 1t 6hall be the
duty Of tho sheriff and State tevenue
agent, Or either, to assess and collect such
sums, whenever he is informed that such
sales Or gifts have beeu made and such
person shall b. liable ts criminal prose-
cutlou. as In other cases aud n addition
| the State, county, city, town or village