Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-11


50 Hl Z asnotal ltdsSs No. 25, of, Nay 90
1897 md on aud saftek kthe siirs
|day Of Jenuasy the dlstil illatic ;spir.
ituoas M ilitary Disbriot, will be
subjeot 20 such tons as are sinl-
3|sposed by tloIla@s Of tho United .ststos, sand
tho States Of Northtand South Carolina.
s|srespectiYelys "
af1fl. paragraphs'SY Land SIIS of General
Orders No, s2, dated May 30, 1866 aro aro:
yokod 3 saad1the power to grant liccnsos for
i the sale fsapiftuous or Intoxicating liquors is
Erlcnliittod tolthe proper local authorities, to
Etake effect OH and after tho first day of Janu-
ary, 1868, and to be subject to tho following
conditions
l. The municipal authorities in granting tho
license, shall be answcrableIthat the partics!to
whom such liccnscs are granted, together with
their surotics, shall bo responsible persons,
and of good moral standing ia the communi
ty, and that both principal and surcitics shall
be able to qualify individual in double the
amount of the bond required, aud that the
bond shall be lion upon tho personal proper
ty of both principal and surcties, and upon
proof of default shall warrant the summary
seizure and sale Of so much Of the property
of either or both, as may be necessary to sat
!s!y the forfeiture CT !;mc aid costs
2. Drunkenness or disordcry conduct on
the promises, shall work the forfeiture of the
license and of the penalty of the bond.
g. The owner or keeper of any bar room,
saloon or other place.at which Intoxicating lio,
uors arc sold, and all others 7pcrsons! interes-
ted or connected Herewith, shall be regarded
Ms principals in any action Of damages grow.
ing out of any assault, riot, affray or other
disorder occurring on the premises, or direct,
ly traccable thereto.
A. All bar.rooms, saloons or other places at
which intoxicating liquors arc sold, shall be
closed on the day or days of any general or
| local election and for tho twelve hours next
preceding the opening and next succeeding
the closing Of the polls at such election and
the shcriifs of Counties and Districts, and the
chief of police ,of cities aud towns, shall have
power to direct the closing of bar.rooms and
other places for the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
whenever it may be necessary in their judg-
ment to preserve order and quiet
8. The proceeds Of all licenses, forfeitures
and fines, under the local regulations, or un-
der the provisions Of military orders, will be
devoted to the support of the poor, and as
soon as realized, will bojturncdI over to the
commissioneJs;or overscers of the poor Of the
District, County city or town, in which they
accrued, and,the commissioners or overseers
will, at the egd of each mouth, report to the
Provost Mkshal General of the District, The
| amount Mount reo4vea7b a7by them during the month,
specifying fhe. names of the parties from
whom it was received
6. The penalties imposed by this order, or
by any local equations, may be enforced
in any civil or military court, and upon con-
viction, the court may award to the informer,
a sum not exceeding fifty percent. of the for.
fciture or iue. And it is mado tho duty Of
all shcrifs, constables, and coroncrs of Coun-
ties and Districts, and the police of cities and
towns, to be vigilaut in the enforcement Of tho
police regulations, and the provisions Of this
order in relation to the sale of Intoxicating
liquor.
The provisions of this paragraph will be
held to apply to such licenses granted under
General Orders No. 32, to inn.kccpcrs as re-
main unexpired after tho, 1st Of January,
1868.
~. 10 promote the speedy trial of priso-
ners confined for minor offences, and dimin-
ish the cost of their maintenance, all commit
ting magistrates will, on the 18th and last
days of each month, report to the Judge of
their County or District Court, all commit
ments made by them during the preceding
half month, specifying the date of commit
ments, the names of the prisoners, and the
offences for which they were committed, to
the end that the judges may, whenever in
their opinion the number Of prisoners or other
considerations of public interest call for it
hold special terms of their courts for the pur.
pose of disposng Of such cases. The addi
tional expense Of holding such special terms
will be charge upon the State Treasury, and
the accounts therefor will be audited aud pad
as accounts of o sinilar character arc now au
dited and paid, and if the salaries now paid
tho judges should be inadequate, in gicw O.