Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-09

ana more aggressive requests VI
the Prohibitionists, the local OPP
tion law, was passed, entitled 'An
act for preventing the evils of in
temperance by local option in any
county in the State by submitting
the question of prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors to the
qualified voters of each county,
to provide penalties for its viola
ton, and for other purposes.
Substantially this law, with i'm
portant notifications and more
rigid restrictions, constitutes our
present admirable statute on dram
shops
sWhat do you consider the
more valuable of our present
law!8 >
"They are several, and as fol-
lows
"First-The local option elcc
ton is by counties, and cannot be
held within two months of any
county, State or national election.
"Sccond- d-The election is or
dered on the petition of one-third
of the qualified electors of the
county, and cannot be held with
less than fifteen days nor more
than forty days after the issuance
of the order.
"Third-The election is con-
Quoted just as other elections, with
our qualified suffrage and Aus
tralian ballot.
"Fourth-No second election
shall be held in county until
two full years from the expira-
ton of the last license.
"Fifth-If county votes for
the sale, before license can be
granted in any municipality or
supervisors district, a majority
petition of the qualified voters,
with their full names 81 gned by
themselves, shall be presented,
filed for one month and published
for three consecutive weeks in a
county newspaper.
"Sixth-When a counter peti-
ton is filed, Il name on both petit
tions is counted against license,
and no name can be taken off a
counter petition for II months.
"Seventh-Should license be
granted, bond must be given and
a privilege tax paid, as follows:
In a city of over 1000 inhabitants,
not less than S1200; in town
not less than 5000; in village or
in the country, not less than 5000,
which sums are to be paid into
the State treasury; but cities and
towns may levy an additional tax
of not less than 25 per centum of
the State license tax for munich
pal purposes. They can exceed
the 25 per centum to any amount.
"Eighth-The license is for
one year, is not transferable, and
the particular place or house
where the liquors are to be sold
must be designated.
"Ninth-Any citizen can ap-
peal from the decision of the board
of supervisors or municipal au-
thorities in granting license to the
circuit court, if signified in writ
ing within five days from the rem
dition of the decision.
"Tenth-Any violations of any
one of the numerous provisions
of the law, if proven, vacate the
license, and the person is not per-
mitted to carry on the business of
retailing liquors; nor is the Ii
cense money recoverable.
"Eleventh-Debt for liquor is
not collectible by law-'All notes
or securities given therefor, un-
der whatever pretense, shall be
void.
"Twelfth-No screen, or screen
door, or anything or device by
which persons in the dramshop
may be hidden from public view,
is allowed.
sThirteenth-The business can
only be carried on in the front
part of the building.
NFourteenth-A minor is not
permitted to come into and re-
main in the dramshop. Boys un-
der 21'years old cannot therefore
be employed there, or allowed to
enter for any business.
"Fifteenth-No games of any
kind are allowed on the premises
or in any adjoining apartment
controlled by license.
.Sixteenth-No person is al
lowed to solicit orders for the
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