Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-04-16
The New License Law.

from any law which has heretofore pre-
vailed in it. We give below careful
analysis Of its provisions:
SEC. |. Provides that the provisions
ofchapter so, title Is, part.l, Of the
Revised Statutes in regard to licenses
are only to be applied to the granting of
such inside the limits of Incorporated
towns and villages.
Sec. 2. Licenses to retail liquor in
towns and cities, at price not less than
$75, may be granted upon the recon-
mendation of six taxpayers. A bond is
required of 81, 900 for the keeping of an
orderly house, etc.
SEC. 8. Licenses may be granted by
town authorities to retail beer and wine
at price not less than S25. The bond
10 be $500.
SEC. 4. Applicants for county license
to retail spirituous liquors, must file a
petition with the clerk of court, fifteen
days before the meeting of the first or
second term of court,.n each year, NAM
ing where he intends to retail liquor,
with the certificate of. six respectable
taxpayers that he is temperate and Of
good moral character, paying the clerk
fee of 81. The clerk will then submit
the petition to the next grand Jury, who
shall report whether or not license shall
be granted and fix a uniform price for
licenses for the year The Judge shall
then order certified copy Of the recon-
mendation of the grand jury to be sent to
the county commissioners, unless some
good reason should be presented to the
contrary. The county comm loners
shall then issue a license upon the pay
ment of not less than $50. The retailer
must give a bond for due observance of
the law of 81 900, with three good sure
ties.
Sec. 5. The county commissioners are
authorized to grant licenses to sell beer
and wine, folsa fee not less than $25,
without the intervention of the grand
jury.
Sec. 6. Licenses must be exposed in
place of business. Selling without
license is made misdemeanor, punisha-
bic by fine of not less than $50, or i'm
prisonment for not less than one month,
or both.
Sec. 7. Selling to drunkardS, to in
toxicated persons, minors or the insane
is made misdemeanor, punishable by
fine of not less than $40, and imprison-
ment for not less than 10 days. Any
member ola family or blood relation, or
guardian, or any trial justice may give
notice to the seller Of intoxicating liquors
forbidding the sale of liquor to any in
temperate person or minor, and if within
three months the order is disregarded,
the seller is made responsible to anyone
aggrieved or damaged by the intoxication
so produced. A wife having given notice
as above may recover such damages as
jury may allow for the maintenance of
herself and children during the time her
husband may be incapable Of supporting
the family by reason of such sale. The
bond of the seller is also liable tor these
penalties,
Sec. s. Persons found drunk in any
public place may be fined five dollars or
imprisoned five days, by intendants or
trial justices. The wife, parent or child
of any person made drunk may recover
five dollars from the seller Of the liquor
for each offenSe.
SEC. 9. Keepers of drinking saloons
are to be considered as participators in
any riot which may occur at or in their
places, and may be punished as aiders
and abetters in such riot.
SEC. 10. Forbids the sale of liquor,
beer or wine on Sunday.
SEC. II. Licenses may be granted to
sell liquor by the quart by the county
commissioners without the application to
the grand jury, at price not less than
$50, the liquor not to be drank on the
premises.
SEC. -. No druggist, or other person