Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY. MARCH 81. 1892

habit of becoming intoxicated, ht
shall, on conviction. be fined not les.
than one hundred dollars, nor more
than one thousand dollars, or impris
onment in the county jail not exceed
ing six months, or both.
INDICTMENT NOT QUAsHED FOR WANT Oh
FORM.
4 %. An Indictment for violation OF
any of the provisions of this chapter
shall not be quashed or abated for
want of form, and it shall not be nec-
essary to aver the particular kind OF
liquor sold.
SEVERAL COUNTS IN ONE INDICTMENT.
%. In prosecution for the viola
tion of law by the sale of liquors, Bit
ters or drinks, the affidavit or indict.
ment may include more than one
count and it shall not be required of
the prosecutor to elect on which count
he will proceed, unless it be manifest
to the court that the defendant will
be actually prejudiced in his defence,
without such election he made. Un-
der general verdict of guilty, in such
case, the prisoner shall be punished
but for one offence.
NOT USED TO INFLUENCE VOTERS
"a. If any candidate for public Of
flee, or other person, shall treat, or
bestow any vinous or spurious liquor
upon any voter, with intent to infiu-
ence his vote, he shall be liable to in
dictment, and, on conviction, shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dol
lars nor more than five hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned not less than
ten days, nor more than three months.
CONTROLLER OF HOUSE INDIcTABLE.
25. If any owner, lessee, or Occu-
pant of any boat, house or clubhouse
or other building or tenement, shall
knowingly permit or suffer any per-
son to sell vinous or spirituous liquor
contrary to law, in such boat, house,
out-hOuse, building or tenement, with
out giving immediate Information
thereof and prosecuting the offender,
such owner, lessee, or occupant, shall
be liable to indictment, and on con-
viction, may be fined not more than
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more than one month, or both.
LIQUORS NOT TO De TAKEN TO CERTAIN
PLACES, ETC.
| 26. VinOus. spirituous or malt liq-
uOrs, shall not, on any pretence what
soever, be sold within any county
prison, or the penitentiary, nor shall
any kind of such liquors be brought
into any county prison, or into the
penitentiary, for the use of any con-
vict or prisoner confined therein,
without written permit, signed by
the physician of the penitentiary or to
such prison, specifying the quantity
and quality of the liquor which may
he furnished to any prisoner, the name
of the prisoner for whom, and the
time when the same may be furnished
and that the same is necessary as &
medicine, which permit shall be de-
livered to and kept by the warder
or jailor. A Permit shall not bt
granted, unless it shall satisfactorily
appear to such physician that the liq
nor allowed to be furnished is neces
sary for the health of the prisoner fo
whose use it is permitted, which shall
be stated in such permit. Any per
son who shall sell in, or bring to
penitentiary or county Jail, an,
spirituous, vinOus or malt liquors con
trary to this section, and every keep
er or other officer, employed in o
about any such prison or penitentiary
who shall suffer any such liquor to b
sold or used therein, contrary to TIN
section, shall on conviction, be sub
ject to imprisonment, not exceedin
one year, in the county Jail, or to
fine not exceeding three hundred dol
lars, or both, and every sheriff o
other officer so convicted, shall for
felt his Office.
PENALTY FOR SALE OF ADULTERATED
LIQUORS.
81. If person shall sell any yinous
malt, alcoholic, intoxicating or spirit
nous liquors, prepared by him or hi
agent, or knowing it to be prepared
according to any certificate or fOrmuli
for adulteration, or shall adulterat
the same, such person shall be subjec
to Indictment therefor, and upon con
yiction, shall be imprisoned in tn
penitentiary not less than one year
nor more. than five years.
LIST OF LICENSES TO BE FURNISHED GRAM
JURY.
. %. The tax collector of each county
aud the mayor of each city, town o
village, on the first day of every tern
of the circuit conrt, shall furnish th
grand jury. or district attorney, wit
list of all persons who have obtain
, ed licenses to retail liquors within tn
county, city, town or village, With
one year next preceding such court
with the date of each license and fo
] failing to furnish snch list, the ta
collector or mayor shall be fined fift
! dollars. ON motion of the district al
torney, whose duty it shall be to max
such motion.
CARD PLAYING, DICE THROWING, ETC, PRt
HIBITED.
30. If person who sells liquol
| under license so to do shall perm
r or suffer dice throwing. or other gan
/; of chance, or card playing, or billiar,
0 or pool table playing in his dral
Q shop, or on his premises, or in any a,
}, joining apartment, subject to his col