Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-08
TERMS---$2.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Sec Is, Every county dispenser

Sec. ID. Every county dispenser
shall keep a strict account of all Ii
quors received by him from the State
commissioner, in a book kept for that
purpose, which shall be subject at all
times to the inspection Of the circuit
solicitor, any peace officer or grand
juror of the county, or of any citizen,
and such book shall show the amount
and kind of liquors procured, the date
of receipt and amount sold, the amount
on hand of each kind for each month.
Such book shall be produced by the
party keeping the same, to be used as
evidence on trial of any prosecution
against him, on notice duly served that
the same will be required as evidence.
Sec. 16. The payment Of the United
States special tax as liquor seller, or
notice of any kind in any place of re-
sort, or in any store or shop, indica-
ing that Intoxicating liquors are there
sold, kept or given away, shall be
held to be prima facie evidence that
the person or persons paying said
tax and the parties displaying such
such notices are sellers of Intoxicating
liquors, and unless said person or
parties are selling under permit as per-
scribed by this act, they shall be pun
ished as provided for by this act.
Sec. II. Licensed druggists conduct
ing drug stores and not holding per-
mits, and manufacturers of proprietary
medicines, are hereby authorized to
purchase of county dispensers of the
counties of their residence, Intoxicating
liquors (not including malD for the
purpose Of compromising medicines,
tinctures and extracts that cannot be
used as beverage. Such permit hold
ers shall not charge such licensed
druggists over 10 per cent. net profit
for liquors so sold. Such purchaser
shall keep record of the uses to which
the same are devoted, giving the kind
and quantity so used, and on or before
the tenth of each calendar month they
shall make and file with the county
auditor, and with the county board of
control, sworn reports of the proceed
ings calendar month, giving full and
true statement of the quantity and
kinds of such liquors purchased and
used, the uses to which the same
have been devoted, and giving the
names of county dispenser from whom
the same was purchased, and the
dates and quantities so purchased,
together with an invoice of each kind
still in stock and kept for such COM
poundings. If said licensed druggist
sell, barter, gave away or exchange
or in any manner dispose of, said IL
qrors, or use the same for any purpose
other. than authorized in this section,
he shall, upon conviction before any
court of general sessions, forfeit his Ii
cense and be liable to all penalties,
prosecutions and proceeding at law
and in equity provided against per.
sons selling without permit, and
upon such convictions the clerk OF
the court shall, within ten days af-
ter such such judgment or order,
transmit to the board of pharmaceuti-
cal examiners the certified record
thereof, upon receipt of which the said
board shall strike the name of the said
druggists from the lists of pharmacists
and cancel his certificate : Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize the manufac-
ture or sale of any preparation or
compound, under any name, form or
device, which may be used as a bever-
age, which is intoxicating in its char
aCter.
Sec. 1S. That the sum of $1,000, if
so much be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated for the purpose of purchasing
and of supplying liquors to be distrib-
uted to county dispensers under the
provisions of this act, to be expended
by the State treasurer upon the requi-
stion of the State commissioner, with
the approval of the State board OF con-
troll: Provided that the amounts ad-
vanced to each county dispenser shall
be considered loans to be refunded out
of the profits derived from the sales Of
liquors by the county dispenser therein.
Sec. 10. If any person shall make
any false or fictitious signature, or
sign any name other than his or her
own to any paper required to be sign
ed by this act, without being author
lied so to do, or make any false state
ment in any paper, request or applica-
cation signed to procure liquor under
this act, the person so offending shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction therefor shall be punished.
by Il fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500 and costs of prosecution, or
be imprisoned not less than thirty days
nor more than six months.
Sec. 90 If any county dispenser or
his clerk shall make false oath touching
any matter required to be sworn to
under the provisions of this act, the
person so offending shall upon convic-
tion therefor, be punished as provided
by law for perjury. If any county
dispenser, under the law, shall pur-
chase or procure any intoxicationg Ii
quors from other person than the State
commissioner, or make any false return
to the county auditor, or use any re-
quests for liquors for more than one sale,
in any such case he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemcanor, and, upon con-
viction, punished by fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $500, and i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for not less
than ninety days nor more than one
year, for each oilense.
Sec. 81. Every person who shall di-
rectly or indirectly, keep or maintain,
by himself or by associating or COM
bining with others, or who shall in any
manner aid, assist or abet in keeping or
maintaining any club room or other
place in which any intoxicating liquors
are received or kept for the purpose OF
barter or sale as beverage, or for
distribution or division among the
members of any club or association by
any means whatever, and every person
who shall barter, sell, or assist, or abet
another in bartering or selling any in
toxicating liquors so received or kept,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, be
punished by fine of not less than 500
nor more than $500, and by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not less than
ninety days nor more than one year.
Sec. 90. All places where intoxica
ting liquors are sold, bartered or given
away in violation of this act, or where
persons are permitted to resort for the
purpose of drinking intoxicating Ii
quors as beverage, or where intoxi-
eating liquors are kept for sale, barter
or delivery in violation of this act, are
hereby declared to be common nui-
sances; and if the existence of such
nuisance be established, either in a
criminal or equitable action, upon the
Judgment of a court, or judge having
jurisdiction, finding such place to be