Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered section to read:
/ SECTION __.A. Section 61-6-4160 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 61-6-4160.
It is unlawful to sell alcoholic liquors on Sunday except
as authorized by law, on statewide election
days Christmas Day, or during periods proclaimed
by the Governor in the interest of law and order or public
morals and decorum. Full authority to proclaim these periods is
conferred upon the Governor in addition to all his other powers.
A person who violates a provision of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished
as follows:
(a) for a first
offense, by a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for
sixty days;
(b) for a second
offense, by a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for
one year; and
(c) for a third or
subsequent offense, by a fine of two thousand dollars or
imprisonment for two years."
B. This SECTION takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.