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

holding OF another election, after the expiration
of two years, or the issuance of license there
after If such election result for the sale. But
an election held under this chapter shall not
operate to repeal any local prohibitory law now
in force.
THE SAME; IF ELECTION RESULT FOR THE
SALE.
Sec 4S. Ii majority of the legal votes cast
at any election held under the provisions of this
chapter shall be for the sale, then licenses to
sell the liquors, bitters and drinks may be
granted in the county, subject to all the pro-
visions of this chapter on the subject, until an
other election shall be held resulting against
the sale.
COURTS TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF GER
TAIN MATTERS.
Sec. A. In all prosecutions for selling, barter
Ing or giving away liquors, btterS or drinks,
under any law, the court shall take judicial
notice of whether or not licenses to sell can be
lawfully granted in the county, and of the result
of local option" elections.
HOMEMADE WINES.
Sec. 4s. Any person may sell wine made Of
grapes grown by himself in any quantity not
less than one gallon, at the residence or vine
yard of the sell r, to a sober person, who is not
in the habit of becoming intoxicated, without
paying any tax or obtaining any license; this
section shall not apply In any county In which
an election has been, OF shall be, held on the
subject of the sale of liquors and which resulted
or which results against the sale" so long as
the result of such election is in force; and in all
prosecutions for the sale of liquors, bitters or
drinks without license the defendant who seeks
to defend himself under this section shall assume
the burden of proving that his case falls within
its provisions.
EXTENT OF THE CHAPTER.
Sec 49, The provisions OF this chapter pro-
hibiting or regulating the sale, barter and giving
away of liquor, bitters and drinks shall extend
to all itinerant vendors of liquors. btters and
drinks, and to all steamboats,, water craft and
railroad cars, except transient steamboats, pass
ing or temporarily stopping at point where the
sale of liquors is licensed at the time. The local
laws now in force prohibiting the sale, barter
or giving away of liquors, bitters or drinks,
shall remain in force until amended or repealed
and in each Of the counties in which an election
has been held, resulting against the SALE" un-
der the act of the Legislature, known as the
local option act" Claws 1885, pp 35-400 ap-
proved March II, 1885, and the result of which
election has not been reversed by second or sub
sequent election under said act, the sale, barter
and giving away OF liquor, bitters and drinks
and the granting of licenses therefor, shall be and
remain unlawful until an election shall be held
in such county, resulting ''for the SALE" under
the provisions of this chapter. Offenscs COM
mitted before this chapter takes effect shall be
prosecuted and punished under the laws in force
at the time of their commission but all the pro-
visions of this chapter forbidding the sale bar
ter and giving away of liquor btters and drinks
shall be in force in the entire State from the
time they take effect, as 70 offenses thereafter
committed; and all local or special laws authoriz-
ing or regulating the sale of liquors are repealed
and all charter rights so to do are abrogated
This chapter shall not affect any license in force
| at the time of its adoption, and the dram shOl
of such licensee may be carried on in the same
building and under the same license until its ex.
pration.