The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-04-01
NUMBER 6.
be required.
THE SAME; MANAGERS, CLERKS AND
BAlLIFFS.


10. The managers, clerks and bailifs
Of the voting precincts IN tho county,
shall be appointed by the commissioners,
and they shall have and exercise like
powers. privileges and immunities aud
discharge the like duties and be under
like obligations as are devOlyel upon
such officers of general aloction held in
pursuance OF law but their reports and
returns shall be made to the comm mission-
ers by whom they were appointed.
THE SANE; ExPENsEs, ETC., BALLOTS,
BOxEs, ETC.
40. The commissioners, managers.
clerks, bail;ffs aud Others shall receive
tho same compensation for holding such
an election as is provided by law, to be
paid them for general election, and the
same shall be allowed by tho B0srL Of
Supervisors and paid ont Of tho county
treasury and the commissioners shall be
entitled to the custody and possession Of
the ballot boxes, registration books, poll
books and other books and property of
the county tor the purpose of conducting
and concluding snch election.
BALLOTS.
Al. One of the commissioners shall BE-
designated by tho Board of Supervisors
TO prepare the ballots; which shall con.
form to all the requirements Of law and
shall read "For the sale" and "Against
the SALE" and the tickets shall be paid
for at public expense.
THE SAME; MANAGERS To REPORT RESULT
TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND CON-
MissIoNERs TO SUPERVISORS.
~. The managers shall ascertain the
result ut their respective precincts, AID
they, or one of them, shall by noon of the
second day after the election deliver to
the commissioners ut the cOnrt house, .
statement of the whole number OF votex
cast tor and against the "sile;" and the
commissioners shall canvass the return
50 made, and shall ascertain and deter
mine the result in the county, and shall
within ten days after the election make
written report to the Board Of Supervi-
sors under oath, of The result SO declared
by them, which report shall bs recorded
on the minutes of the Board as soon as
may be, aud it shall then be filed in tho
office of the clerk Of tue Board, aud he y
record thereof.
THE SANE ELECTIONS NOT TO DE oPrExEK
THAN EVERY TWO YEARS.
43. When an election is once held under
| the provisions Of this chapter, other
elections may he held, but not within
two years of the last preceding one.
THE SANE TWO FULL YEARS OF NO SALE.
"A. In case Of an election under this
chapter, resulting "For the Sale" in q
county where proceeding election had
resulted ''Against the Sale," license
shall not he granted after the last elec-
ton until the eud Of the two years from
the expiration Of the last license grante
in the county.
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45. If a majority of the legal votes cast
ut any election held under the provisions
OF this chapter, shall be against the sale,
then it shall not be lawful for the Board
of Supervisors or the municipal authori-
ties OF any city, town or village in the
county, thereafter to graut license to any
person to sell any OF the liquors. bitters
Orlriaks mentioned in the first section OF
this chapter to any per on whatever; nor
shall the sheriff or tax collector receive
any privilege tax from any person for so
doing, or graut or issue any license for
such s;lles; aud any license thereafter
granted, shall he utterly void. But this
section shall not prevent the holding Of
another election, after the expiration OF
two years or the issuance of license there
after, If such election vesnlt for tho sale.
| But an election held under this chapter
shall not operate to repeal any local pro-
hibltOry law now in force.
| THE SANE II ELECTION RESULT FOR THE SALE.
46. II u majority of the legal votes cast
| ut any election held under The provisions
| of this chapter shall he for the sale, then
licenses to sell the liquors, bittes aud
drinks may DO granted in the county,
subject to all the provisions Of this chap
ter ON the subject. until another election
shall be held resulting against tho sale.
COURTS TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF CERTAIN
MATHIS.
AZ. In all prosecutions for selling, bar
teiing or giving away liquors, bitters or
drinks, under any law, the court shall
take judicial notice of whether or not It.
oenses to sell can be lawfully graBted in
the comfy, and of the result of "local
option" elections.
HOxE-NADs WINES.
| 49. Any person may sell wine made of
grapes grown by himself in any quantity
not less than ono gallon, ut the residence
or vineyard of the seller. to u sober per-
sou who is not in the habit of becoming
Intoxicated, without paying any tax or
obtaining any lisccnse; this section shalt
not apply In amy county IN which an
election has been, or shall be held on tho
subject Of the sale Of liquors and which
resulted or which results ''against the
sale," so long US the result Of such election
is IL force; aud In ull prosecutions for ths
sale OF liquors, bitters or drinks without
license the defendant who seeks to defend
himself nnder this sectisn shall assume
the burden Of proving that his case falla
within its provisions.
EXTENT or TEE CHATTER.
Tho MsxnvtuiOrSa ssf tlHlu aha nj xNvsN-
hibiting or regulating the sale, barter
aud giving away Of liquor, bitters aud
drinks shall extend to all itiueant ven-
,lers OF liquo,s, bitte,s aud drinks, and to
all steamboats,, water craft aud RAILROAD
cars, except transient stesmb0ats passing
or temporarily stopping at point whero
the sale Of liquors Is licensed ut the tlme,
The local laws now in force prohibiting
the sale, barter or giving away OF n
quOrs, bitters or drinks, shall remain In
force until amended or repealed; and in
each of the counties in which an election
Eas been held, resulting ''against the
SALE" under the act Of the Legislature,
known a. tho "local option act,n (laws
1876, PIP. 35-40,) approved March II, 1854.
and the result OF which election has not
been reversed By second or Aubsequent
election under Uil net, tho sale. barter
and giving away Of liquor, bitten ant
drinks, aud the granting Of licenses
therefor shall bo aud remain unlawful
until an election shall be held In such
c0anty, resultiug 'stor the sAle," under
the pvovixiOus VI this chapter. QAeucea
committed belorc this chapter takss Of
! fect shall be prOsccntel aud pnnished
! under the laws in force at the tine, Of
| their Oommlni0n but Ill tho provisSA&A