The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-07-05
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ORASoEBvRo, 8. G.,
July ls.. 1873.
Editor Orangc5ury Mc,cs

that shere IN law to protect the inno-
cent from being oaught or taken In by
gambling land sharks or hoartloss and
remorseless vendors of alcoholic poisonu.
Chap. LxXIx, $40. 2, of tho s.a.uss
at Large, says of gaming tables, &o.
"Any person or persons who shall set
up, keep, or use, any gaming table com.
monty called A. B. G. or e. O., or any
gaming table known of Distinguished by
any other letters, or by any 6gures, or
roley poioy table to play a. rouge aud
ao~, or any faro bank of the like kind,
or Of any other kind for the purpose of
gaming, (excspt the games of billiards,
bowls, chess, draughts, and baokgam
moH,) upon boihg convicted thereof,
upon indictment, shall forfeit sum not
exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, aud not
less than two hundred dollars"
SEQ. l6 OF the same chapter, speaks
as follows Of the duties Of certain OF.
fcers:
Each Sheriff, Depaty Sheriff, Corop-
sr aud their deputies, and every Trial
Justice and all Conssables, shall, b.tore
they be qualified to ace id their aud each
of their respective Offices, in addition to
their respective caths OF otioo. take an
oath to enforce and, TO the extent Of
their power and ability, carry into effect
this chapter, oDd, in all cases, TO bring
to justice violations OF the same when.
ever such violations shall como within
their rioV and knowledge"
So much for gamblers aud the duty
of Sho,iffs, Deputies, Coroners aud
Trial Justices.
Now sb to tavern, licenses. Let nc
see how much tho Town Council have
regarded the law of the land in regard
10 granting licenses.
Chsp Lxxx, Sec. 2 os said Act
says:
"No person shalt DO licensed TO keep
tavern, but such as shall be rscom.
mendsd by at least six respectable free
holdefs Of the neighborhood whore said
tavern 10 PROPOSED to DO Kept, who shall
certify that the psison % recommended
By thsm-is Of good re,uts fot heass.y
and sObriety, ard 10 kno1n 10 the psf.
sous Recommending to have at least two
ApSre bgdA- and 4.IAaaaaae -hsddiar. more
than arc required for The family 81 he
said applicant, and is veil provided With
house.soOn, Stabling aud prcvendsr.7
SEQ. l3 OF the same Act gives the
penalty:
ANY poraon who shalt violate the
license laU Of this State, a. to the sale
Of sPitituous liquars, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined iu q sum not l,ss
tha treble the amount Of the prics Of
liccnso prescribed, and, at the time oil
the cotnmission Of the otfopse, existing
for the local Jurisdiction wherein such
ofense 10 committed, and shall be im.
prisonsd as che discretion of the Court.
The isih Section Is for the Pretestlon
II the worshippess Of God:
"No persou OF persons shall hereafter
retail, cell % otherwise dispose of, any
spiritueua or other Intoxicating liquors,
within ono mile of any church, meeting
houac, or other place sst apart for the
Scfship Of Almighty God, on ahs dsy
or dayS Of ~Orahip, undsrshs pslal.y of
City dollars. to bo recovered By action or
Indictment, in any Court having juris-
diction thereof, the money 70 he applied
20 she Use Of tbs Cssnty 10 which suoh
act shall be committed: Provided nsuer-
Meless, That this Section shaI not be
considered to intcrftrc with or affect tho
rights Of persona who may reside within
one mile of such place Of worship, aud
who may be licensed to retail such
liquors according to Law, SO az to pre-.
vent their rstailing at their own houses"
The foregoing extracts from the
gambling aud liquor Law Of the State
will show that our legislators have made
ample provisions for tho protection of
tn" cosamunisy from sWo Of the most
fsarssl evils ksows TO humanity. The
law 10 perfect; let the Sons II Tempe
ranse act il is their duty. Ono vigo-
rcus prosecution carried on By them
againss shs violators Of che liquor law
will do more good ,han forty meetings
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