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

i A~~s'eA SAe~AN~&SASS~O
At a meeting in the city of Charleston
on last Monday night, in the interest ot
temperance, Judge A. g. McGrath pre-.
sided and opened the meeting in beau.
tiful and eloquent address, after which
Col. Edward McCrady, jr., introduced
the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas, in and by the laws of the
State it is prohibited to sell spirituous
liquors behind or within any screen
booth, or other place of concealment, OF
to furnish, sell or give any Intoxicating
drink to any person when drunk or al.
ready intoxicated, or to a minor, or tc
any insane person;
And, whereas, alike in and by the
laws of the State and ordinances of the
city, it 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 any 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, is greatly on
the increase;
l. Resolved, That the public sentiment
of this community reafirms these laws
and will maintain them.
2. Resolued, That the authorities and
officers charged with the execution Of
these laws are expected to enforce them,
and will receive the support of the pub
lie in the discharge of their duties.
8. Resolved, That for the better infor.
nation of the public and the reminding
of those concerned ofthe penalties incur.
red by their violation that the laws OF
the State and ordinances Of the city now
of force, as collated and prepared in q
paper herewith submitted, be published
in the Neacs and Courier.
Speeches in favor of their passage
were made by Col. McCrady, J. J. Prin-
gle, Rev. W. F. Junkin, D. D., and Mr..
L. B. Haynes, after which they were
unanimously adopted. The object and
scope of the meeting was admirable. 1t
is upon the very safest and most promis
ing line of battle against intemperance,
and we should be delighted to see other
communities in the State pursue the same
policy. The laws now upon our statute
books, if enforced, would in very large
measure relieve our State of the most
damaging effects of the liquor traffic,
and in our judgment the temperance
workers should for the present confne
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
the substance which we already have.
In order that the very stringent laws we
now have on the subject may be more
generally understood, we give below a
synopsis of some of its most important
provisions
Section Of can 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, gift or otherwise to person of
known incorporate habits, or to person
when intoxicated, or 10 minor, or an
insane person, for use as beverage, shall
be misdemeanor, punishable by fine of
not less than $40 nor more than $100,
and Imprisonment for not less than ten nor
more than thirty days. In addition to
the criminal offense, the same section
provides that if any blood relation,
guardian, committee, OF member of the
family, or the Trial Justice Of the town.
ship in which person resides, gives
written notice to persons selling intoxi-
eating liquors, forbidding them from fur
nishing to such person any liquors, then
if the party to whom such notice is given
furnishes to such person for use as bev.
erage any intoxicating liquors within
three months from the date of such
notice, such party furnishing the 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
shall also be entitled to recover such
damages as a court or jury may award for
the maintenance of herself and family
during the time her husband is unable to