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An Act to regulate the granting of Licenses to retail Vinous and Spiritous Liquors. 1854 137 (1854)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0293 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSPPI. CHAPTER 42. AN ACT to regulate the granting of Licenses to retail Vinots and Spirtous Liquors. SEc. 1. .e it Cnacted by t1he Lcgist'Gure of the State No license of Mississippi, That it shall not be lawful for the granted Board of Police of any county, or the corporate titonof- authorities of any city or town, in this State, to grant gal voters. license to retail vmous or spiritous liquors to any person or persons applying for the same, unless the person or persons applying for the same shall first produce a petition for the issuance of such a license, signed by a majority of the legal voters resident in the Police district where such liquors are to be sold; and if such liquors are to be sold within the limits of an incorporated town, then by a majority of the le- gal voters resident therein. SEe. 2. Be it further enacted; That the said Boards Eond. of Police,before issuing any such license, shall require and take bond from the applicant, with two or more sureties, to be approved by said board. payable to the president thereof, and his successors in office, in the penalty of five hundred dollars; conditioned that the person to whom such license shall be'granted, shall keep a quiet, peaceable, orderly house for retailinr spiritous liquors in said district, city, or town (as the case may be,) and shall not permitor allow gam- ing to be carried on in such house, or on the promises thorounto belonging, and shall not retdil or otherwise dispcose apiritous liquors to slaves or Indians; and whenever at any time such bond shall bccome forfeited, the same shall be put in suit and prosecu- ted, and the amount recovered, shall enure to the benefit of the common school fund of the county; and upon a violation of the conditions of said bond, the said board of Police shall have full power, atall times, to revoke and annul such license so granted, if said Board shall be of opinion, after causing the person having any such license, to appear before said Board, and due investigation had thereon, that the conditions have in anywise been forfeited; and up- on such license being so revoked, the amount of money For the :einainder of the time said license has to run out from such revocation at the rate paid for sai d license when theywere issued, shall be return- ed to the person or persons whose license issued has :1317

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