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bly,. and by the authority OF the same:
Section l. That on and after the first day oi
| May, A. D. 1893. the manufacture, sale. barter
or exchange, or the keeping or offering for
sale, barter, trade or exchange, within this
State of any spirituous, malt, Vinous, fer.
mented or other intoxicating liquors. or any
| name called. which will produce intox xication
by any person. business firm, corporation or
association. shall be regulated and conducted
rs provided In this act
THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT A STATE COM
MISSIONER - HIS SALARY, $l,S00 - HIS
CLERKS, Sl,AO-PURE LIQUORS TO BE
soI.D-THE STATE TO GET so PER CENT
PROFIT FROM COUNTY DISPENSERS
HEAVY PENALTY ON RAILROADS
FOR ILLEGALLY CARRYING
wHISKET.
Sec. Q. The Governor shall within thirty
days from the approval Of this act, appoint a
coin missioner, believed by him to be an alb
stainer from tntoXlcants, who shall, under
the State board OF control, purchase all intox-
icating liquors for lawful sale in this State,
giving preference TO manufacturers and brew
ers in the State, and furnish the same TO such
persons as may he designated as dispensers
thereof to be sold as hereafter prescribed in
this act. Said com missioner shall reside and
have his place Of business In the city OF Col
umhia In this State, and hoid DIS once TWO
y
appoin ted In his stead subject to removal for
cause by the State board Of control. He shall
Qualify and be commissioned the same as
other officers, and receiving an annual salary
Of 81 SOO ayable at the same time and In the
same manner as is provided for the payment
Of salaries of State officers. He shall be al
lowed a bookkeeper, who shall be paid 10 the
same manner salary of 81 200 and such other
assistants as in the opinion OF the board OF
control may be deemed necessary. He shall
not sell to the county dispensers any intoxi
have been tested by the chemist of the South
Carolina College and declared TO be pure and
unaiulterateu. He shall not receive from
said county dispensers for such liquors sold
to them more than 50 per cent. above the net
cost thereof, and all amounts SO received by
him from said sales shall be by him paid over
TO the Treasurer OF the State monthly, under
such rules as may be made by the State board
of control to insure the faithful return Of the
same ana the State Treasurer shall Keep
separate account with said fund, from which
the missioner shall draw, from time to
time, upon warrants duly approved by the
said board, the amounts necessary TO pay the
expenses incurred In conducting the business
OF said agency. All rules and regulations
governing the said commissioner In the pur-
chase OF Intoxicating liquors, or In the per.
where the same are not provided for by law,
shall be prescribed by a State board OF con-
troll. composed OF the Governor, the Comptrol-
Ter General ard the Attorney General. He
shall, before entering upon the duties OF bis
office. execute O bond to the State Treasurer,
with sufficient sureties, TO be approved by the
for the faithful performance of the duties OF
his office. In all purchases or sales Of intoXi-
eating liquors made by said commissioner, as
contemplated in this act, the commissioner
shall cause a certificate to be attached TO each
and every package containing said liquors,
when the same is shipped to him from the
place Of purchase, or by him to the county
dispensers, eertaea sy ms Sciaa signatnre h
LIQUORS contained in said package have been
purchased by him for sale within the State OF
South Carolina. or to be shipped out OF the
State. under the laws Of said State, and with
out such certificate any package containing
liquors which shall be brought into the State
or shipped out Of the State or shipped from
place TO place within the State by any rail-
:oad, express company or other common car
rier shall be regarded as intended for unlaw-
full sale, and upon conviction thereof such
common carrier shall he liable In penalty OF
S5OU for each offense, to be recovered against
said common carrier in any court OF compe-
tent jurisd ction by complaint proceedings 10
be instituted by the Solicitor for any circuit,
with whom evidence OF the violation may be
lodged by any citizen having know ledge or
Information OF the violation; and any person
knowingly attaching or using such certificate
without the authority OF the commissioner,
or any counterfeit certificate for the purpose
OF securing the transportation OF any lptoxl.
ealing liquors into out OF or within this State
in violation OF law, shall upon conviction
thereof be pun ished by fine OF not less than
S500 and imprisonment In the peniteptiary
Tor not less than one year for each ofense.
Said com missioner shall make printed
quarterly statement under oath, commencing
August ], 1893, OF all liquors sold by him: emu.
merating the different kinds and quantity OF
each kind, The price paid and the terms OF
payment, and to whom sold. Also, the names
OF the parties from whom the liquor was pur-
chased, and their place OF business and date
OF purchase, which statement shall be filed
mi hos fof N
THE DISPENSER NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN
SEALED PACKAGEs-PACKAGEs FROM
HALF-PINT TO FIVE GALLONS.
Sec. 3. The State commissioner shall before
shipping any liquor to county dispensers
cause the same to be put into packages OF not
less than one-half pint nor more than fve gal,
Ions, and securely seal the same, and 1t shall
be unlawful for the county dispenser TO break
any such package or open the same Tor any
reason whatever. He shall sell by the pack
age only, and the purchaser shall not open
the III me on the premises. provided this sec.
ti0n shall not apply 10 malt liquors. shipped
In cases or bottles thereof or shipped In bar
rels.
COUNTY BOARD OF CONTROL HOW AP-
POINTED TERN OF oFFICE-RULEs TO
GOVERN.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the State
board Of control to appoint county board
of control composed OF three persons. be-
lieved by said board not 10 be addicted to
the use of Intoxicating liquors, who shall
hold their office for term OF two years. and
until their successors are appointed. Saio
county board of control shall be subject to
removal for cause by the State board 0I con-
troll. Said county board shall make such
rules as Will be conducive 10 the best man.
agement OF the sale of Intoxicating liquors
such rules shall be submitted to the State
board and approved by them before adoption.
Said county board OF control shall quallfy
and be commissioned the same as other Oh
ficers without fees therefor.
THE COUNTY DIsPEEsER MUST BUY HIS
LIQUOR FROM THE STATE DISPENSER
PENALTY FOR ADULTERATIoN.
Sec. 5. If any county dispenser, or his
clerk, shall purchase any intoxicating liquors
from any other person or persons In his or
their employ, or by his or their direction,
shall sell or offer for sale any liquors other
than such as have been purchased from the
State Commissioner, or shall adulterHte or
cause TO be adulterated any intoxicating,
spirituous or malt liquors which he or they
may keep for sale under this act, by mixing
with the same any coloring matter or any
drug or ingredient whatever. or shall mix the
same with other liquors Of different kind or
quality, or with water, or shall sell or expose,
! for sale such liquors SO adulterated, knowing
/ it. to be such. he or they shall be guilty OF a
J misdemeanor and be fined In sum OF not
less than two hundred dollars or imprson.
ed in the county Jail for not less than six
months.
WHEN PRESENT LICENSE MUST EXPIRE -
MALT AND vINoUS LIQUORS RAIL
ROADS PUNISHED IN CERTAIN
| CASES.
Sec. 6. That on and after the the first day
of July, 1888. no person, firm, association ol
corporation shall manufacture for sale, sell ol
keep for sale, exchange. barter or dispense
any Intoxicating liquors tor any purpose
whatever, otherwise than as provided In thi'