Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-20
4 HEADQUARTERS.
rOMM sSA!:Y GENERALS DEPT !,

EoMMESA!;i GENERALS DEPT. ,. c.,
C"LrNAIA. $. c., March lG 1863.
ME PHowing regulate rs huv been adopt
L eh ~ the Governor Of The State to carry
INTO t'i"cA The Act OF the General Assembly,,
ratified ~ &crrnber Is, 1869. entitled AN Act
I" sn"pr.$ the undue disti.lnt "f spurious
liquors IRON thecereai grains III his Slnte;'
winch nut SprIzes the Governor. " hen sntisfuc-
t"r'!y into1ne,l thn. supply is ",<oiufcy ,yc.
eSSdTy TOR a3'd'cat purposes, I" contract with IL
pro- n'trfPer OF skilled and rcspm"SLkr n1nuts
IN any one q more Of the Districts, to uinnu-
tactnr. limited quantity of pure spirits al a
reasonable Prfc', strictly tor imc.iir,! lurposcs
Contracts tave been and Will he I: adc with
agents to Dist Quantity of pnre spirits of
90 per cent. IF"of, ut not over two dollars per
gallon; whosclnames will be published in the
Columbia pnpfrs and District paper. in which
me agent relXs.. NO other Frrson except
those so publFAed are authorized to dis,il; :;
and IT Is the duly of every captain. OF IN troll,
and they ars; required to report any vio olation
and also the duty OF all mngis strates to see
that the pr"visio1 of the Act are carried out.
All citizens are eA Ahestly requested TO report
any violation of III Act, ns the object of the
law Is to prevcntfhe' undue consumption of
grains for diStiluti0 II, thereby raising the price
Of the absolute nee ssnrcs Of life To The iarni,
lies of our brave sOl&ers, ~h0 are IN the field
battling for our iTdaRendcnce.
The agent shall NOD fonvey or cause to he
conveyed beJ "nd the 2pits Of this State. mud
shall dispose Of the sErits distilled by him,
under his liond, in qud&hfities of vc gallons
and under, to any petsbn on tkeir written
pledge that thdy relnir1 aud will use II only
aud strictly for medicibnf5 purposes, aud will
not convey or Cause TO R,c IeonveYe1 bryonfl
the limits of this State HE spirita purchased
and attached to snii nlebgr tho certificate Of
q regular prmct:cing physician, THAT tie pur-
chaser actually requires fnd hetbeieves will
use IT. only and strictly foS medical J.u, poses
When any, druggist, ply siSinn or .thcr person
desires to purchase owe ffe gallons of spirits
from the agent, they must first ri We o bond,
payable TO the State, witItwO VI more goou
securities, approved by iheSCierk OF LlieyC ur,
in treble the amount Of p4rcha-e, and lodge
the sam. with the agent co,tlitioned Ll,nt ti1sy
will not convey, or Cause tt.p .p,e conveyed be-,
yoRd the limits Of this Stat& The spirits pur-
chased. and that they will nd resell at a rrea.
ter advance than 10 per cenG over the agents
price, and only to such perss bus rs will give IL
written pledge that they nct&elly require and
will use il only and strictly f6 medicinal pur.
po.cs. accompanied by the c4tfcute of a re-
guiar praclicng physician. N the spirits are
needed, and lie believes will r. ucei strictly
for medicinal purposes. and kt tie subrur
casers will not resell the spirifSIpr convey or
cause the same to be convey ed beyond the
limits Of this State. III
BY order of the Governed
JOSEPH WALKER, .
Commissary Genl sl Of, >. G!
All papers in this state will nd Brt oncs and
send duplicate bills, with copy 6 advertise:
ment, to Tins Department.
Advertising bills against this Experiment
will be.setled quarterly. In oil d tyss .ddpli--
cate bills, viii, sopy.of sdyersisemel muss be
Msra6Is. ;rsss. 4s.;N .s,' - *