Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-13
ORDINANCE No 1873.

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 APP
planes connected Herewith.
Sec /. BE it ordained by the
mayor and board OF aldermen of the
city of Hattiesburg, 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 liquor
and such vessels and appliances, and
hold the same until disposed of by
law. The writ shall be returnable at
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 $4,000 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 CLAIM be interposed on oil
before the return day, the mayor ol
police Justice shall order that the
LIQUOR seized be destroyed, and The
officer having charge thereof shall
forth with execute the order. If {
claim be interposed the facts shall b'
fully investigated and if the affidavl
be sustained an order for the destruc
tion of the liquors shall be entered a
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 othe
cases and judgment for the costs t.
the amount of one dollar for TIL
mayor or police Justice and one dol
lar for the officer executing the writ
and ten dollars tor the affiant shall
be entered up against the claimant
and in case of the destruction of tn
liquors seized the vessels and appli
ances may be sold and the proceed
turned into the city treasury; an
proper process shall issue to enforc
the judgment.
Section B. Be 1t further ordained
that this ordinance take effect fror
and after its passage for the reaso
that liquors are reported to be ker
for sale and sold in violation of la
within the city.
Adopted aud approved this lit
day of Augustl 1908.
J. w. MONTAGUG,
Attest: Mayor pro tenn.
A. FARLEY, Clerk of Hattiesbur
I, clerk of the city Of Hatties bur
Miss, certify that the foregoing is
true copy of ordinance No. lSs
adopted and approved by the may,
and board of aldermen in regul,
session Aug. II 1903, rs appears {
pages l57-l5S-l59 of the municip
minutes, book I'D"
Given under my hand and seal
Office this 18th day of August. 1903.
a. FARLEY,
augl2 Clerk of Hattiesburg.