The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-05
THE :DlSPENSARY BILL.
THE LAW ON THE WHISKEY oUES-
.-.. TON RECENTLY PASSED.

oss0 ~AANoA "AoP0hao"ty OhAt GO hudAly
passed by the two houses Of the General
Assembly:
A bill to prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of Intoxicating liquors as bev.r-
age within this State, and to prescribe
the sale thereof for medical, scientl
fic and sacramental purposes, except
as herein permitted.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
g1ouse of Representatives Of the State
}of South Carolina, now met and sitting
In General Assembly, and by the
authority Of tile same:
Section 1. That on and after tho first
day of May, A. d. 1893, tho manufac-
ture, sale, barter or exchange, or the
keeping or Offering for sale, barter,
trade or exchiDRe. within this State of
any sp1ritous, malt, vinous fermented
or other Intoxicating liquors, or any
compound or mixtures shereof, by
whatever name called, which will pro
duce 1ntoxieation, by any person, busi-
ness firm, corporation or association,
shall be regulated and conducted as
provided in this act.
Sec. z. The Governor shall within
thirty days from the approval OF this
act. appoint a commissioner, believed
by him to be an abStainer from intoxi-
cants, who shall, under such rules and
regulations as may. be-. madeA by 1.-The
plate boaTdkof control, purchase all in
toxicating LIQUORS fortls wfu ul,sale,in this
state, giving preference to manufac-
n turerB ind brewers In the State, and
4 furnish the same to such persons as
may be designated as dispensers there
|aof, to be sold as hereafter prescribed in
slthls Sct. Said commissioner shall re-
sSstde and have his place Of business in
81 the city OF Columbia in this State, and
hold his office two years from appoint
nt. and until another Is appointed In
NBtead subject to removal for. cause
She State board Of control. He shall
~ 4fy and be commissioned the same
q ub6 6ler officers, and receiving an an.
nual Salary of 1900, payable at the
Is provided for the pay mt mt Of salaries
Of State officers. He shall be allowed
u bookkeeper, who shall be paid in the
same Mahner a salary of ,2CO and
such other assistants as in the opinion
Ut the board of control may be dee med
necessary. He shall not sell to the
county dispensers any Intoxicating or
fermenttd liquors except such as have
been test. by the chemist OF the South
Carolina College aud declared to be
pure and unadulterated. He shall not
receive from said county dispensers for
huch liquors sold to them more than so
per cent. above the net cost thereof,
and all amounts 80 received by, him
from said sales shall be by him paid
over to the Treasurer OF the State
monthly, under such rules as may he
made by the. State board of control to
insure the faithful return of the same;
and the Stats Treasurer shall keep a
separate account with said fund, from
which the commissioner shall draw,
from time to time, upon warrants duly
approved by the said board, the am
cunts necessary to pay the expenses In
Cured in conducting the business OF
euid aReDcy. All rules and regulations
governing ,he said commissioner In the
purchase Of oxicating liquors, or In
the performances of any OF the duties of
his office, where the same are not
provided for by law, shall be prescribed
hy u State board of controt, composed
OF the Governor, the comptroller gen.
erHl and the attorney general. He
shall, before entering upon the duties
OF his office, execute bond to the State
treasurer, with sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the attorney general, In
the penal sum of $4,000 for the faith
fuI performanace Of the duties Of his
office. In ali purchases or sales of in
toxicatlng liquors made by said COM
missioner, as contemplated in this act, ,
the commissioner shall cause certlfi-
cate 70 be attached to each and every
package containing said liquors, when
the same Is shipped to him from the
place of purchase, or bv him to the
! county dispensers, certified by his Of
ticial signature and seal, which certlh-
cate shall state that the liquors con-
9Stained in said package nave Deen
1 State of South Carolina, or to be ship.
! ped out Of the State, under the laws OF
said State, and without such certificate
q anv package containing liquors which
shall be brought into the State or ship
ped from place to place within the
State BY any railroad, express company
! or other common carrier shall be re-.
] aarded as intended for unlawful sale,
\Snd upon conviction thereof such COM
mon carrier shall be liable IN penalty
lOf $500 for epch offense, to be recovered
Sgainst said common carrier In any
court Of competent jurisdiction by
complaint proceedings to be instituted
by the solicitor for nny circuit, with
whom evidence of the violation may
be lodged by any citizen having knowl-
edge or information OF the violation;
and any person knowingly attaching
or usinR such certificate without the
authority of the commissioners, or any
counterfeit certificate for the purpose
of securing the transportation of any
Intoxicating liquors into. out of or with,
in this. State In violation OF law, shall
upon conviction thereof be punished
by a fine of not less than $500 and i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than one year for each offense. Said
\ commissioner shal. make a printed
quarterly statement under oath, com,
mencing August 1, 1893, of all liquors
sold by Kim, enumerating the diffsren,
I kinds and quantity Of each kind, the
price paid and the terms Of payment
4 and TO whom sold. Also, the names
( of tho parties from whom the iida9,' s,
nesg and date Of purchase. which state
ment shall be filed with the State boart
of control. =,
before shipping any liquor to count.
diapensers cause the same TO be pu