Letter from Mayor of Scooba, Mississippi H. Woods Jr. to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 4, 1874

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Letter from Mayor of Scooba, Mississippi H. Woods Jr. to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 4, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Barrett, Frederick Woods, H., Jr.

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Legislation Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. Revised Code of the Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi (1871)Voting

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Bars (Drinking establishments)Retail Stores Retail Stores--Alcohol

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City Council Members Mayors Secretaries Selling--Liquors

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Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Kemper County. Scooba

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United States
Postal Card.
WRITE THE ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE—THE MESSAGE ON THE OTHER

[stamp: SCOOBA
NOV
10
MISS]

[image: cameo]
U. S. POSTAGE
ONE CENT

To His Excellency, Gov. Ames,
Jackson,
Miss

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Scooba, Nov. 10. 1874

You excellency do me honor to have my com-munication of last week an-swered, as there are applic-tions to the Board for license to sell liquor by the gal. & the board thinks it requires a petition from a maj. of the voters & Females over 18 years to obtain a license of any kind to sell liquor, while the applicants think it only requires a personal application from them. they having failed so far to obain that major-ity of the voters & females over 18 years.

Respectfully

H Woods Jr
Mayor of Scooba

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Mayor office
Scooba Miss Nov. 4, 1874

Sir;

Will you do me the honor to inform me whether or not a "license" to sell intoxicating Liquor as pr. act of Legislature 1873, page 97, must be obtained as "licenses" to retail are obtained. Our Board of Alderman are under the impression "that a "license" to sell intoxicating liquor can only be obtained by petition as dericted in Rev. Code 1871—p. 545, together with Acts of 1874—p. 29;" and as at the next meeting of our Board there will be such applications, we desire to act in accordance with law. I under-stand the Board of supervisors of our county think and so act—that no petition of any kind is necessary to the granting of a license to sell by the Gallon

Very Respectfully,

H. Woods, Jr.
Mayor

To
Gov. Ames.

I hope your excellency will pardon me when I say that under the meeting of our Board of Supervisors—in granting "Gallon Licenses", with [?] business—without Money or without price—that liquor establishments are passing up with alac-nity & in great abundance—Retail shops, are their licenses expire are charged in " Gallon shops"—thats how to pay no license.

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Ans. Nov. 13"/₇₄

~~Gov~~

Will you answer this for me—to me
and oblige Yours truly

~~Barrett~~

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Kemper County.

From H Woods jr
Address Scooba Miss
Dated Nov. 4" 1874
Received ,, 6" ,,
Answered ,, 13 ,,

SUBJECT:

Granting License

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

FRED. BARRETT,
Private Secretary.