The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
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By J. L. POWER.
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ed for sale, or to give away or being
given away, or sold in violation of law,
in any room or building, designated in
the affidavit, it shall be the duty of any
| justice of the peace of the county in
which the place is situated, to issue a
search warrant directed to the sheriff
or any constable of the county, or if in
a municipality, to the sheriff, or any
constable or marshal or policeman
therein, commanding him to enter the
place designated, by breaking if neces'
sary, and search for and seize such
liquors and such vessel and appliances
and hold the same until disposed of ac-
cording to law. The writ shall be re-
turnable at a time to be stated therein,
not earlier than five days.
Sec. 8. If any person claims the
liquor thus seized, he shall on OR before
the return day, make affidavit as to his
ownership thereof, and that the liquors
were not kept for sale, or to be given
away, in violation of law, and file the
same with the justice, and If the liquor
seized be not over the value of 5000, the
justice shall try the claim. If the value
thereof be over 5000, the justice shall
send the claim to the circuit court of
the county for trial, and in either case
the person who made the affidavit may
be admitted to prosecute the suit.
Sec. 4. If no claim be interposed on
or before the return day, the justice
shall order the liquor seized, shall be
destroyed, and the officers shall forth
with execute the order. If claim be
interposed the justice or the circuit
court, as the case may be, shall fully
investigate the facts, and if upon such
investigation, it shall be found that the
liquors were kept to be sold or given
away in violation of law, an order for
the destruction of the liquors shall be
entered as above. Either party may
call for jury, and may have an appeal
as in other cases, and pending the ap-
peal the liquor so seized shall be held
by the officer to abide the final judg-
ment of the court. The justice shall
be entitled to 81 for issuing the writ,
and the officer 81 for executing and re-
turning the same; but if claim be in
terposed, costs shall be taxed as in
other cases, and if it be adjudged that
the liquors were kept for sale or to be
given away in violation of law, the sum
of $40 shall be taxed as cost against the
claimant, to be paid to the officer who
executed the writ, and if not paid, the
vessels and appliances seized shall be
sold to satisfy the same, and execution
may issue for all costs incurred.
Sec. 5. That this act take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 2. 1900.
! AN ACT to punish laborer, renter or share
cropper who has made one contract in
writing and makes a second contract
without giving notice Of the first.
Section l. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
any laborer, renter or share-crOpper
who has contracted with another per-
son for specified time in writing, not
exceeding one year, who shall leave his
employer or the leased premises before
the expiration of his contract without
the consent of the employer or landlord
and makes second contract without
giving notice of the first to said second
party, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be fined not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. 2. That this act take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March IL, 1900.
AN ACT to exempt from taxation the prop
erty, real and personal and the revenues
derived therefrom of religious or charit-
able societies, benevolent orders on the
lodge system and Of library associations
Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
all of the property, resi- and personal,
and the revenues derived therefrOm be-