The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-22
THE NEW CODE on LIQUOR SALOONS.

The new Code prepared by Messrs.
billiard and Campbell is now
being discussed aud passed BY the Leg
i~slature of this State. Some OF the most
important features of the Code on the
iiquos saloons Ia as follows.
IfnS local option has been held result.
ing against the sals.p the seeker utter
license proceeds as under the old petition.
IL a local option election has been held
which resulted "for the SALE" be must
still proceed to get up his petition OF y
majority of the legal voters. as provided
by the Campbell Code, instead of IS real
estate owners as under the local option
law, subject to counter petition. A signer
of u counter petition may not have his
name erased there from after 1t is filed
within U year.
Power to grant license is still invested
in boards Of supervisors ana municipal
boards.
In supervisors districts, tho minium IL
cense fee is 500, with no limit as H. max
imuin, half of the money to 90 into the
county treasury aud the other half into
the State.
In cities the minium is : $500, in towns
$1,000 and in villages 500, with no max
imnm prescribed, One-third OF which goes
to municipality, 0ne-third to the county
and one third to the State.
An important amendment Of the old
law provides that ''if q majority of The
free holders. who are qualified roters, of any
supervisory district, city, town or village,
petition the boarL Of supervisors or muni-
cipal authorities against the granting Of
license, then no license shall he granted
for IL months.
Petitions for license must be published
as heretofore. "A newspaper publication
in which the nan es are crowded, or prop
er capital letters dispensed with, or IN
which any thing else is done, or omitted,
to prevent or which prevents the publ
cation from being easily read, shall he in.
valid.n
Any signer of a counter petition or per.
son who objected to granting of license,
may appeal from the decision Of license
granting power, to the Circuit Court, on
giving bond in the sum Of $500 with two
sufficient s~urities.
Money paid by an applicant for license
shall not BE- refunded to him GU any pre-
| tense or claim whatsoever.
A violation of any of the provisions OF
| the bills fnrfeits license, and summary
judicial proceedings are provided for, by
which any citizen may petition the CIR,
cult Judge, chancellor or justice Of the
peace aud have the question settled nc.
cOrGing to facts. If the petition be adj
judged untrue and DO dismissed, a iudg
mcnt ior $50 aud costs shall DO rendered
against the petitioner in favor Of de.
PENDANT.
For selling without license, or giving
away liquor to induce trade, ETC., or foi
I violating the law under which the Ii
cense is issued, the offender may be iinei
not less than $25 nor exceeding $500, OF
be impriso ned in the county Jail not les,
than one week nor more than three
months, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
TIE penalty for adulteratiug liqusr |,
not less than one nor more than five years
in the penitentiary.
Indictments shall not be quashed fl,
lack Of form, and prosecuting officer,
shall not be required to elect on which
CONT they shall proceed to trisl.
For a saloon keeper to allow a screel
or other device Of concealment ID BIZ
place Of business, or to carry on any othc,
business in a room used for retailing, O
to permit any minor to come in and 70
main IN his dram shop Is made a INSIDE
meanor and subjects him to y fine of no
less than $50 nor more than $500, and I'M
p%risonment in the county Jail not les
than ono day nor more than three months
Any person may sell wine made o
grapes grown by himself, in any quantity
not less than one gallon at tho residence
or in the vineyard of the seller, to a NO
Der person who is not in the habit OF be
coming intoxicated, without payiag on,
tax or obtaining license, bnt this doe
not apply to any county that has votet
"agafnst the sale,n 80 long us the result
of the election is in force.
Local laws now inforce prohibiting TIL
sale. remain in force until amended o
repealed, and in all counties in which
local optiol elections have been hell re
sulting against the sale, no sale can b.
lawful until an election is held resulting
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