The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-18

contained in the original packages,
the custom.house certificates of i'm.
portation and proofs Of marks on the
casks or packages corresponding
thereto, shall not be received as evi,
dence that the liquors. contained in
said packages are those actually i'm.
ported therein. ,aatc I'LL
Sec. II. If the owner, keeper or
possessor of liquors seized under the
provisions of this act, shall be un-
known to the officer seizing the same,
they shall not be condemned and de-.
stroyed until they shall have been
advertised, with the number and de-.
scription of the packages as near as
may be, for two weeks, by posting up
q written description of the same in
some public place; that if such liquors
are actually the property of any city
or town i'll the State, and were so at
the time of the seizure, purchased for
sale by the agent of said city or town,
for medicinal or mechanical purposes
only, in pursuance of the provisions
of this act, they may not be destroy.
ed; but upon satisfactory proof of
such ownership, within said two
weeks, before the justice OF judge by
whose authority said liquors were
seized, said justice or judge shall de-
liver to the agent OF said city or
town, an order to the officer having
said liquors ins custody, whereupon
said officer shall deliver them to said
agent. taking his receipt therefor on
tue back Of said order, which shall be
returned to said justice orjudge:
Sec. 13. II any person claiming
any liquors seized as aforesaid, shall
appeal from the judgment of any Jus.
tice OF judge, by whose authority the
seizure was made, to the district
court, before his appeal shall be al
lowed, he shall give a bond in the
sum Of two hundred dollars, with two
good and sufficient sureties, to prose.
cute his appeal, and to pay ali fines
and costs which may be awarded
against him; and in the case of anv
such appeal, where the quantity Of
liquors so seized shall exceed Ave
gallons, if the final decision shall be
against the appellant, that such Ii.
quors were intended by him for sale,
he shall be adjudged by the court a
common seller Of Intoxicating liquors,
and shall be subject to the penalties
provided for in section eight of this
act; and said liquors shall be destroy.
ed as provided for iii section eleven.
But nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to prevent any
chemist, artist or manufacturer, in
whose art or trade they may be me-
ccssary, from keeping at his place of
business such reasonable and proper
quantity Of distilled liquors as he
may have occasion to use in his art
or trade, but no. for sale.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of
any mayor, alderman, scloctman, as.
SCISSOR, city marshal or deputy or
constable; if he shall have intorma.
ton that any Intoxicating liquors are
kept or sold in any tent, shanty, hut
or place Of any kind for selling re.
frcshmcnts i'll any public place, on or
near the ground Of any cattle show,
agricultural exhibition, military mus
ter, or public occasion of any kind, to
search such suspected place, and if
such officer shall find upon tho premi.
seq any Intoxicating drinks, he shall
selze them, and arrest the keeper or
keepers Of such place, and take them
forthwith, or as soon as may be, be.
fore some justice or judge Of mum.
ciPal or police court, with the liquors
so found and seized, and upon proof
tha: said liquors are Intoxicating,
that they were found in possession Of
the accused, in tent, shanty or
other place as aforesaid, he or they
shall be sentenced to Imprisonment in
the county Jail for thirty days, and
the liquor 50 seized shall be destroy
ed by order of said justice or Judge.
Sec. Is. If any person arrested
under the preceding section, and
sentenced as aforesaid, shall claim an
appeal, before his appeal shall be al.
lowed, he shall give q bond in the
sum of one hundred dollars, with two
good and sufficient surctics, that he
will prosecute his appeal, and pay all
fines, costs and penalties which may
be awarded against him. And if on
such appeal, the verdict of the jury
be against him, he shall, in addition
to the penalty awarded by the lower
court, pay q fine of twenty dollars.
In all cases of appeal under this act,
from the Judgment of justice or
judge of any municipal or police
court, to the district court, except
where the proceeding is by action OF
debt, they shall be conducted in said