The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-08
THE WAR ON wHIsI1EY.

ituous liquors, and VT reproduce it, as
many of our readers may have forgotten
its provisions which, if enforced, would
certainly curtsil the evil Of whiskey
drinking in South Carolina:
The Act to regulate the sale of intox-
iceting liquors, approved March 10, 1874,
provides: -
:, I. That it shall be misdemeanor,
punishable with fine and imprisonment,
to wilfully furnish "any Intoxicating
drink, by sale, gift or otherwise, to any
person Of knoaon Incorporate habits, or to
a,,y person whe,, drunk or intoxicated, or
10 a minor, or to any insane person, for
use as a beverage"
II. That it shall be lawful "for any
member of che family, or blood relation
or guardian" of an Incorporate person,
minor or insane person, or for any Trial
Justice of the township, to give notice
in writing to any person or persans "en-
gagged in retailing, selling or having in
toxicating liquors, Jorbidding hi,a or them
from furnishing such incorporate person,
nsinorio1' insane person NTH Intoxicating
liquors"
III. That any person who shall furnish
or cause to be furnished, within three
months of the time of such notice, "any
Intoxicating liquors to such Incorporate
person, minor or insane person, to be
used as beverage" shall be held sew
orally "responsible for any injury to person
or property which may occur in conse-
quence of such furnishing, and any one
aggrieved may recover damages against
the person 50 furnishing by an action in
stituted in any court Of this State having
Jurisdiction Of civil actions"
Nv. That in case any wife shall give
such notice, "she shall be entitled to recover
Of the person furnishing Intoxicating liquor
to her husband" damages ':tor the main.
tenanct Of herself and family during the
period when her husband, by reason OF
such furnishing, is incapable of provid-
ing for the proper support of her Or
them."
v. That any person who shall sell in
toxicating liquors, to be drunk on the
premises when sold, whereby a person
Shall become intoxicated, shall, besides
the liability previously described, .'de
liable to pay to the acSfe, parent, child or
guardian of the person so found intoxi.
Gated the sum of FIVE dollars for every
such offence"
vi. That whenever any riot or other
breach of the peace shall occur at any
place where intoxicating liquors are sold
the proprietor or keeper shall be deemed
and taken to be an alder and abettor in
such riot or other breach of the peace,
and shall be liable to be prosecuted and
punished as such, unless such person can
show that such riot or other breach OF
the peace was not caused by the persons
engaged therein becoming intoxicated on
said premises"
The provisions of this Act are very
good, but the evil is of deeper root than
the lack of legislation. The fault is
with public opinion and with society.
Whenever the moral sentiment of COM
munity is brought to bear against intem-
perance the evil can be checked, but so
long as it respectable to become intoxica.
Gated, and so long as society receives
without condemnation the man who gets
drunk, SO long will all laws to repress the
evil be of no avail. If there is temper
ance reform it must come from the
determined disapprobation of the moral
and and benevolent portions of society
condemning intemperance. 1t would,
however, be good idea to enforce the
above law, for by the exhibition of the
determination to suppress intemperance,
there would be something fcr this
public sentiment to rally around and ex-
press itself upon. There has been a de.
cided Improvement on this subject
recently about Anderson, but there is
still room. The temperance workers,
the ministers in their pulpits and the
ladies who rule society, should make a
determined and united fight upon whis.
key. With such a combination great
moral, social and material Improvement
may be worked in the inculcation Of
principles of sobriety, without which nc
people can be prosperous, respected or
happy.