State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-99 > 27 > 99-27-39

§ 99-27-39. Payment by liquor dealers of penalty to state, county, or municipality.
 

Any person who may sell or give away malt, vinous or spirituous liquors unlawfully, or who shall allow the same to be sold or given away at his place of business, for any purpose whatever, or shall knowingly permit any person not interested in or connected with such business to keep and drink or give away at such place of business any vinous, malt or spirituous liquors, shall be subject to pay to the state, county, city, town or village, where the offense is committed, each, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00). The state, county, city, town or village, or any taxpayer of the state, county, city, town or village in the name thereof, or the state tax commission, or any tax collector within the county acting for them, may sue for and recover civilly, either jointly or separately, each said sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00); and such civil suit may be commenced by attachment without bond. 
 

Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 2121; 1930, § 2000; 1942, § 2639; Laws,  1910, ch. 134; Laws, 1912, ch. 256; Laws, 1962, ch. 588, § 16, eff from and after Jan. 1, 1964.
 

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-99 > 27 > 99-27-39

§ 99-27-39. Payment by liquor dealers of penalty to state, county, or municipality.
 

Any person who may sell or give away malt, vinous or spirituous liquors unlawfully, or who shall allow the same to be sold or given away at his place of business, for any purpose whatever, or shall knowingly permit any person not interested in or connected with such business to keep and drink or give away at such place of business any vinous, malt or spirituous liquors, shall be subject to pay to the state, county, city, town or village, where the offense is committed, each, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00). The state, county, city, town or village, or any taxpayer of the state, county, city, town or village in the name thereof, or the state tax commission, or any tax collector within the county acting for them, may sue for and recover civilly, either jointly or separately, each said sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00); and such civil suit may be commenced by attachment without bond. 
 

Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 2121; 1930, § 2000; 1942, § 2639; Laws,  1910, ch. 134; Laws, 1912, ch. 256; Laws, 1962, ch. 588, § 16, eff from and after Jan. 1, 1964.
 


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Mississippi > Title-99 > 27 > 99-27-39

§ 99-27-39. Payment by liquor dealers of penalty to state, county, or municipality.
 

Any person who may sell or give away malt, vinous or spirituous liquors unlawfully, or who shall allow the same to be sold or given away at his place of business, for any purpose whatever, or shall knowingly permit any person not interested in or connected with such business to keep and drink or give away at such place of business any vinous, malt or spirituous liquors, shall be subject to pay to the state, county, city, town or village, where the offense is committed, each, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00). The state, county, city, town or village, or any taxpayer of the state, county, city, town or village in the name thereof, or the state tax commission, or any tax collector within the county acting for them, may sue for and recover civilly, either jointly or separately, each said sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00); and such civil suit may be commenced by attachment without bond. 
 

Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 2121; 1930, § 2000; 1942, § 2639; Laws,  1910, ch. 134; Laws, 1912, ch. 256; Laws, 1962, ch. 588, § 16, eff from and after Jan. 1, 1964.