Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-02
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY,
By Judge JnO. L. Buckley.
DELIVERED IN GREENE COUNTY,
November 18th, 1910.
Continued from last week
GAMBLING.


country. which is participated In by
large number of men, women, boys
and girls for amusement and gain is
the crime Of gambling, which is for
hidden and discouraged by the law
makers of the State of Mississippi.
Oftentimes the habit is acquired at
social gatherings which eliminates
into wreck and ruin of many happy
families of this country. 1t causes
men and boys to steal and embezzle
the funds of their friends and employ
ers; hence, the law says IF any per-
son shall encourage, promote or play
at any game, play for amusement. for
money, or other valuable thing, etc.,
he is guilty of gambling, and shall be
punished with a fine from $500 to
$500. co."
Should any officer gamble with
public funds entrusted to his care
and keeping, he shall be fined $4,000
and imprisoned IN the county Jail
twenty days and removed from office.
The law is very severe on adults
gambling with minors. which is in
deed wise, in order to protect the
youths of the country. The offense
is made felony under our statute,
and the maximum penalty being two
years IN the penitentiary.
The most common gambling among
negroes and some white people is a
game known as craps or dice. 1t is
very demoralizing, and the most of
the homicides committed by negroes
originate in crap game.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
A criminal statute which is more
frequently violated and fiagrantly ig
nored by the merchants and other
citizens of this State is the one which
forbids the sale of cigars and tobacco
to minors. 1t is unlawful to sell,
barter, deliver, or give any cigar,
cigarette, smoking tobacco or snuff
to any child under the age of eigh-
teen years unless previously author
lied in writing by the parent or
guardian of such child. The punish.
ment is from twenty dollars to one
hundred dollars, or jailed from one
week to three months.
DRUNKENNESS IN OFFICE.
The officers of this State are sup
posed to be men Of integrity and So
briefly, therefore, Section 1909 makes
it crime for any officer to be guilty
of habitual drunkenness or drunk
while IL the actual discharge of his
official duties, or when called upon to
perform them. The penalty on con-
viction is removal from Office.
COCAINE.
A growing evil among the negro
race is the use of cocaine. 1t deadens
the sensibilities and makes them era
zy and causes them to commit MUIR
der and other crimes. The laws of
1910 very wisely and righteously re-
gulate the sale in this State. No
physician, druggist or other person
shall sell or give away cocaine in any
quantity whatever to any person
licensed physicians and dentists ex-
cepted) unless he has prescription
from a physician, which prescription
shall not be re-filled. Any violation
of this statute subjects the offender
to term in the State penitentiary
from one to ten years.
CARRYING CONCEALED
WEAPONS.
When any one except an official
conceals pistol on his person, he
has murder in his heart, and is
ready to bring sorrow and un-
happiness upon some human
family by taking the life of some
loved one. Nearly every negro un-
der thirty years of age 10 this coun-
try is the owner of fine pistol, and
he habitually carries it concealed on
his person, ready to commit bru-
tai murder. The state forbids the
carrying of concealed weapons by
making it a crime and punishable by
a fine from SIS. 90 to $4,000, or i'm
prisonment of the courty Jail for
threr month, or both, in the discre-
ton of the court.
The law requires all concealed wea-
pons forfeited to the State upon con-
viction. which shall be delivered to
the sheriff who shall FORTHWITH
publicity destroy the same.
Gentlemen, make it your especial
duty to find as many indictments as
possible for this dastardly and de-
testible crime, and I promise you to
greatly swell the crowd on your pub
lie roads.
l find tendency among the
officers in some parts of the Distric.
not to comply with the law requii'
ing them to destroy these implement
of Hades. I expect to make then
realize very perceptibly the necessi' !
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