The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-14
TEMPERANCE IN CHARLESTON.

At q meeting in the city of Charlestcn II
on last Monday night, in the interest OF
temperance, Judge A. G. McGrath pre-
sided and opened tho meeting in n hean-
tifnl and eloquent address, .fter which
Col. Edward McCrady, jr., introduced
the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas, in and by the laws of the
State 1t is prohibited to sell spirituous
liquors behind or within any screen,
booth, or other place Of concealment, or
to furnish, sell or give any Intoxicating
drink to any person when drunk or al
ready intoxicated, or to n minor, or to
any insane person:
And, whereas, alike in and by the
laws OF the State and ordinances of the
city, 1t is unlawful for any person to sell,
trade or barter any spirituous or malt
liquors, cider or wine on Sunday, or to
keep open on that holy day uny barroom,
liquor saloon, or any place for the sale of
wine, malt or spirituous Liquors within
the limits Of the city;
And. whereas, these laws are openly
violated. and the evil of intemperance.
which they were intended to check, and
IN some measure to control, 10 greatly on
the increase;
/. Resolred, That the public sentiment
OF this community reaftirms these laws
and will maintain them.
2. Resolved, That the authorities and
officers charged with the execution of
these laws are expected to enforce them,
ana w.;' receive the support of the pub
lie in the discharge of their duties.
8. Resolred, That for the better inior.
nation of the public and the reminding
OF those concerned ofthe penalties incur.
red by their violation that the laws of
the State End ordinances Of the city now
OF force, as collated and prepared in n
paper herewith submitted, be published
In the Ne,cs and Courier.
Speeches is favor ii their passage
were made by Col. McCrady, j. J. Prin-
gle, Rev. w. f. Junkin, u. D., and Mr..
l.. b. Haynes, after which they were
unanimously adopted. The object and
scope of :hc meeting was admirable. It
Is upon the very safest and most promis
ing line of battle against intemperance,
and we should be delighted to see other
communities in tho State pursue the samo
policy. Tho laws now upon our statute
books, If enforced, would in n very large
measure relieve our State of the most
damaging effects Of the liquor traffic,
and in our judgment tie temperance
workers should for the present confine
their labors to securing the enforcement
OF the present laws, together with the
cultivation of proper and controlling
moral and social sentiment against In.
temperance. In the zeal to secure new
legislation, for which public opinion is
not yet ready, it is more than likely that
We are pursuing shadow and neglecting
ihe substance which We already have.
LIN order that the very stringen. laws we
now have on the subject may be moro
generally unden .ood, we give below o
synopsis of some of Its most inportnnt
provisions:
Section z of 'an act to regulate the
sale of intoxicating liquors and to alter
and amend the law in relation thereto,"
approved March 10, 1874, provides that
furnishing any intoxicating drink by
sale, gilt or otherwise to person of
known Incorporate habits, or TO person
when intoxicated, or 10 q minor, or an
insane person, for use as beverage, shall
be q misdemeanor, punishable By fine of
net less than $40 nor more than 800,
and imprisonment for not less than ten nor
more than thirty days. In addition to
the criminal oaense, the same section
provides that If any blood relation,
guardian, committee, or member of the
hmily, or the Trial Justice of the town.
ship in which q person resides, gives
written notice to persons aelling intoxi.
eating liquors, forbidding them from fur
nishing to such person any liquors, then
If the party to whom such notice 10 gwen
furnishes TO such person for use as bey.
erage any intoxicating liquors within
three months from the date of such
notice, such party furnishing tho same
shall be responsible for any injury to the
person or property Of such person from
the effects OF the liquors so furnished,
and where the wife gives such notice she
ahall also be entitled TO recover such
damages as q court or jury may award for
the maintenance of herself and family
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