The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-04-07
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the interment should be in the Jackson
cemetery, and in case rec uest was
granted, to make all arrangements.
Gov. LONGING sent a telegram to Mrs.
Stone conveying the earnest wish that
her husband should be buried at the
State capital. A similar request was
expressed in the following telegram:
STARKvILLE, Miss, March 26, 1900.
Mrs. J. M. Stone, Holly Springs:
In your great sorrow words are made
quate to convey the deep sympathy uni
versally felt in your great loss. You know
something of my own personal feelings for
your deceased husband and our past init
mate relations. Your sorrow, rest assured,
is one shared by the entire State, But the
special object Of this communication is to
express to you the desire Of trustees, faculty
and the entire student body, as well as this
community, to have your deceased hus-
band buried upon the college campus.
Representing. as he did, the highest type
of a noble manhood, it seems fitting that
his last resting place should be where the
onume to his memory would be q con-
slant reminder and inspiration to the
young men Of the State to initiate the rec
ord which he has left for honesty and I'M
finching integrity in the discharge Of duty.
Weare fully aware of your strong personal
preference, and that it would require q
great sacrifice of personal feeling on your
part to yield to this request, but we hope
you will be able to grant it on the altar of
duty to the young men of the State.
w. B. MONTGOMERY.
An ACT to authorize mayors and Justices
Of the peace in certain cases to take tes-
timony in regard to Unlawful retailing.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature Of the State of Mississippi, That
when any officer or five or more reputa-
BILE citizens of any county shall file a
petition with any mayor or justice of
the peace of any county, stating tnat
they have reason to believe, and do be-
lieve, that a certain person or persons
have knowledge touching a violation Of
the criminal law against the sale, bar
ter, or giving away of Intoxicating
liquors, or the unlawful keeping of the
same, and who shall deposit sufficient
money to cover the estimated cost of
the proceedings, or give bond to secure
the same, such mayor or justice of the
peace shall forthwith issue a subpoena
~returnable instanter, or on a day GER
tain not later than five days, for such
witnesses as may be named in said petit
ton to appear before him at the time
and place specified to answer all ques.
tions which may be ~propounded to him.
If any witness who has peer summoned
shall fail to appear and testify, the
mayor or the justice Of the peace may
issue au attachment returnable before
himself at such time and place as he
may designate. and said mayor or JUS
tice shall have full power to fine and
imprison for contempt any witness fail
ing to appear or refusing to testify as
we'll as for any other contempt.
Sec. 2. When said mayor or justice
shall be ready to take the testimony of
a witness or witnesses so summoned he
may do so IN private examination or in
public, OF he may admit such persons
as he may deem advisable, but all the
testimony so taken shall be in writing
and subscribed to under oath admins
tered by said justice, and any witness
swearing falsely shall be guilty of and
punished for perjury.
Sec. 3. The testimony SO taken shall
be filed with the circuit clerk of the
county on or before the first day Of the
circuit court thereafter and by such
clerk delivered to the foreman Of the
grand jury.
Sec. 4. The taking of such testimony
by such mayor or justice shall not pre-
vent the grand jury from making a
thorough investigation of any matter
inquired into before such justice of the
peace, nor shall the same in any way
bar any criminal prosecution not
finally disposed of and punished by
such justice of peace.
Sec. 5. If on investigation before
such mayor or justice of the peace il
shall appear that any person has VIC
lated the law against unlawful retail
ing or giving away of Intoxicating
liquors, or that any person is keeping
the same for unlawful purposes, it shall
be the duty of such mayor or justice
of the peace upon affidavit being made
to issue his warrant for the person OIL
persons supposed to be guilty and dis
pose of the same as other criminal
prosecutions before a mayor or justice
of the peace under the laws of the
State.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved March 10, 1900.
Masonic Notice.
MERIDIAN, Miss, March 20, 1900.