Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Proceedings for Intoxicating Beverage Offenses
§ 99-27-31. Common carriers, etc. to file statement of deliveries with circuit clerk; procedure to compel compliance

It shall be the duty of every railroad company, express company, or other carrier, and of every person, firm or corporation, that shall transport any of the alcohol or wine authorized, and who shall deliver such alcohol or wine or either of them in this state, to file with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which said alcohol or wine is delivered, a statement, either printed or plainly written, or typewritten on stout paper, correctly stating the date on which the alcohol or wine was delivered, the name and postoffice address of the consignee and consignor, the place of delivery, and to whom delivered, and the kind and amount of such liquors delivered, such statement to be filed within three days after the date of delivery of such liquor. If said statement is in writing, it shall be in a fair and legible hand, and the names of the consignee and the consignor and of the party who obtained delivery shall be truly ascertained and furnished in such way as to avoid mistakes in names. If any person, firm or corporation making delivery shall neglect to file with the circuit clerk such statement or statements, then it shall be the duty of the circuit clerk to make written demand upon such person, firm or corporation, to comply with the requirements of this section, such demand to be served by the sheriff and return made by him to the circuit clerk upon a copy of the original demand. Upon further refusal or noncompliance, it shall be the duty of the circuit clerk to promptly inform the attorney-general of the state of such failure or refusal, and it shall then be the duty of the attorney-general, either himself to file, or to direct and secure some district attorney or county attorney whose duty it is to prosecute crime in the county, to file a suit in the name of the state.

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