Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
ORDINANCE NO 1888.

AN ORDINANCE to regulate the
seizure and destruction of intoXi-
eating liquors, kept Or offered for
sale in violation Of law, and sci
Zure and sale Of vessels and ap-
planes connected Herewith.
Sec. /. BE it ordained by the
mayor and board OF aldermen Of the
city of Hattiesbnrg, that there shall
be no property IN any Intoxicating
liquors kept or offered for sale, in
violation of Law, or in the vessels or
appliances connected Herewith.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
on the affidavit of any creditable per-
son, that he has reason to believe,
and does believe, that Intoxicating
liquors are being kept and offered for
sale, or to give away or are being
given away, or sold in violation of
law, in any room or building, desig-
mated In the affidavit, it shall be the
duty Of the mayor or police Justice to
issue search warrant directed to
the marshall or to any policeman,
commanding him to enter the place
designated, by breaking if necessary,
and search for and seize such liquors
and such vessels and appliances, and
hold the same until disposed of by
law. The writ shall be returnable at
a time to be stated therein, not earl
Ter than five days.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained that
if any person shall claim the liquor
thus seized, he shall OH or before the
return day, make affidavit of 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 officer who
issued the writ, and if the liquor be
not over 5000 90 in value he shall try
the claim; but if the value thereof
exceeds that sum, he shall send the
same to the circuit court for trial !;
and in either case, the person who
made the affidavit may be admitted
to prosecute the suit.
Sec 4. Be it further ordained.
that If no clam be interposed on or
before the return day, the mayor u
police Justice shall order that the
liquor seized be destroyed, and the
officer having charge thereof shall,
forth with execute the order. If a
claim be interposed the facts shall be
fully investigated and if the affidavit
be sustained an order tor the destruc-
ton of the liquors shall be entered as
above, and if the affidavit be not sus-
tanned the liquors shall be delivered
up to the claimant. In case the aft
davit be sustained against the claim
ant cost shall be taxed as in other
cases and Judgment for the costs tC
the amount of one dollar for the
mayor or police justice and one dol
lar for the officer executing the writ
and ten dollars tor the afiiant shall
be entered up against the claimant
and in case of the destruction of the
liquors seized the vessels and appli
ances may be sold and the proceed.
turned into the city treasury; anG
proper process shall issue to enforce
the Judgment.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
that this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage for the reason
that liquors are reported to be KEEP
for sale and sold in violation of Law
within the city.
Adopted and approved this It'll
day of Augustl 1908.
J. W. MONTAGUE,
Attest: Mayor pro tenn.
A. FARLEY, Clerk of Hattiesburg
/, clerk of the city of Hatties burg
Miss, certify that the foregoing is
true copy of ordinance No. lSS n
adopted and approved by the may
and board of aldermen in regula
session Aug. II. 1908, as appears o
pages 157-l5S-I59 of the municipal
minutes, book I'D"
Given under my hand and seal c
office this 18th day of August. 1908
A FARLEY,
augl2 Clerk of Hattiesburg