Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-31
DRAM SHOPS.
The New Code Chapter as Final
ly Adopted.
UNLAWFUL TO SELL IN LESS. QUAINT
TIES THAN ONE GALLON WITHOUT
LICENSE

SEC. 1. 1t shall not be lawful fol
any person to sell, barter, or give
away to induce trade any vinous, al
coholic, malt, intoxicating or spiritous
liquor, in a less quantity than ono
gallon, without first having obtained
a license in the manner directed by
this chapter but any person having
obtained license to sell in less
quantity than one gallon, may sell in
a greater quantity under such license.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GRANT
LICENSE.
2. The boards of supervisors shall
have power to grant license to any
person resident within their respec-
tive counties, and not within city,
town or village, to sell by retail, such
liquors, and In any quantity, within
such county, and to assess and 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,
and not less than six hundred dollars,
for period of twelve months and all
sums received for such license shall
be paid into the State Treasury.
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES OF TOWN TO
GRANT LICENSE.
8. The corporate authorities of every
city, town or village, shall have pow
er to grant to any person, resident in
such city, town or village, license to
sell by retail, in any quantity, such
liquors, within the same, for the period
of twelve months and to assess and
collect such tax therefor, as they may
see proper, not less than one Thousand
two hundred dollars if in city, OF
nine hundred dollars if in town, OF
six hundred dollars if in village,
having reference to the situation OF
the place, as affOrding more or less
profit to the applicant; but cities and
towns may levy an additional tax not
less than twenty-five per centum oi
the State license tax for municipal
purposes.
LIMITATION ON POWER TO LICENSE.
4. If a majority of the qualified vo-
ters in any supervisors district, or
city, town or village, petition the
board of supervisors or the authorities
of the municipality against the grant
ing of license to retail liquors, such Ii
cense shall not he granted to any ap-
plicant, within the bounds of such
district, city, town or village, for
twelve months after said petition is
so presented, or if issued by the tax
collector, on payment of a privilege
tax, after he has been notified by the
board of supervisors, or the authori-
ties of the municipality, not to issue
such license because of such petition
of majority of qualified electors, ii
shall not protect the person selling
4 under it, from conviction for selling
illegally, and snch tax-collector shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, as TO each
license so illegally issued by him.
PETITION OF MAJORITY OF LEGAL
VOTERS REQUIRED.
5. A license shall not be granted to
any person to retail liquors in less
quantities than one gallon, unless the
applicant shall first produce a petition
for the issuance of such license, re-
commenting the applicant TO be OF
good reputation, and a sober and suit
able person to receive such license
which petition shall be signed by q
majority, exclusive of those who may
sign counter petition, of the quail.
fed voters resident in the SUPERVISOR
| district where the liquors are intend
/ ed to be sold, or if such liquors be in
tended to be sold within the limits o
any city, town or village, then by
such majority of the qualified voters
resident therein and all such peti
tions, after being presented and filed
shall remain on file one month for con
sideration, and the reception of com
ter petitions, before being acted upon
i COUNTER PETITIONS.
| 6. Any number of the qualified
voters in the supervisors district, o
city, town or village, may petition
against the grant of license to an ap
plicant, or against the grant Q
license generally, and any name
found on a petition for license, an,
also on counter petition, shall b
counted against the granting of Ii
eense, and the voter shall not after
ward, for twelve months, have tn
right to Withdraw from the counte
petition.
PETITION FOR LICENSE TO BE PUBLISH
ED.
z. A license to retail liquors shal
!, not be granted unless the petition
! therefor, with the full names of TIN
petitioners, be published, so as to b
easily read, for three weeks during
the month which it is required to re
main on file. The publication must b
made in some newspaper in the coun
ty and If there be two judicial distric
in the county, in some newspaper Q
the district where the dram-shop |
| to be located, at the expense of tho ap
plicant, if there be a newspaper willinI
to publish it, publish therein; but
there be not newspaper in the coun
} ty willing to publish the same. then
copy of the petition and the name
shall be conspicuously posted for sal
time in three or more public places j
the municipality or district where
: is proposed to sell the liquors.
newspaper publication in. which th
names are crowded or proper capita
letters are dispensed with, or IN whic
laDyfl,ino else is done, or omitted, [