Bonds of W. H. Brister, P. D. Woods, and T. A. Lewis; July 1864

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Bonds of W. H. Brister, P. D. Woods, and T. A. Lewis; July 1864

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Brister, William H.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Johnson, Peter Lewis, T. A.Woods, P. D.

Events

Distillation Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors (Approved April 5, 1864)Political Office--Appointment to office

Organizations

Boards of Police

Occupations

Commercial agents Legal Profession--Judges Legal Profession--Judges. Justices of the peace Selling--Liquors

Places

Mississippi--Yalobusha County

Vital Statistics

Disease and illness

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The State of Mississippi,
COUNTY OF Yalobusha

Know all Men by these Presents, That we W H Brister Principal, and P D Woods and T. A. Lewis Sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Mississippi in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, to be paid to the said State, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 26^th day of July A. D. 1864

Whereas, The above principal obligor has been appointed by the Governor of said State agent to dispense liquors, in the County above named, according to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors, and to declare distilleries to be public nuisances, and to authorize the same to be abated, and for other purposes"⁠—approved April 5th, 1864. Now if the said principal obligor shall faithfully discharge the duties of such agency, and account and pay over to the State all money arising from sale of said spirits, and properly dispose of all spirituous liquors placed in his charge, and at the termination of his agency shall deliver to the State all that has not been previously sold and lawfully disposed of, then this obligation to be void, else to be and remain in full force and virtue.

W H Brister [SEAL]
P. D. Woods [SEAL]
T A Lewis [SEAL]

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The State of Mississippi,
COUNTY OF Yalobusha

I, W. H. Brister, having been appointed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi an Agent to dispense spirituous liquors in the said County for medical use, do solemnly swear that I will, without fear, favor or affection, dispense all spirits placed in my hands, or which may come within my control, in strict accordance with the law under which my appointment is made, and without any evasion, subterfuge or chicane of any sort.

W. H. Brister

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27^th day of July A. D. 1864

Peter Johnson
Mem. & Pres of the Board Police
Yalobush co Miss

To his Hon. Go,v, Cha^s Clark

you will preceieve that only one of the sureties in the foregoing bond has been sworn this ommission was caused from sickness and being unexpectedly called off I therefore add my Certificate Certifying that I know the within named P D Woods I certify that the signature is genuwine and that the said Woods is worth many times the ampt that your bond requires

Peter Johnson
Mem & Pres Board Police
Yalobusha Co Miss

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF Yalobusha

Personally came before the undersigned ~~Justice of the Peace~~ ^a member of Board Police^ in and for said County, T. A Lewis one of the Sureties in the above bond, and made oath that they ^he is^ are worth the sum of Five Thousand Dollars in property in this State over and above their debts and liabilities.

Sworn to and subscribed this 27^th day of July A. D. 1864

Peter Johnson
Mem. & Pres., Board of Police
Justice of the Peace
Yalobush Co &c.

Bond
Yallobusha
W^m, Brister
No. 36

filed 27 Aug

Approved
Cha^s Clark
Gov