If any person shall in any manner threaten with bodily harm, intimidate or coerce another person to prevent said person from lawfully trading or carrying on business, including buying or selling, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year in the county jail or be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-83
Threats or coercion to prevent lawful conduct of business
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Concerned Citizens of Vicksburg v. Sills (1978)
Most recently applied in Concerned Citizens of Vicksburg v. Sills (February 1978)
Codes, 1942, § 2384.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 384, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved February 9, 1966
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