The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
THE NEW DIsPENSARY BILL.
Provisions OF the Iron-Clad and Boiler
Riveted Law Proposed by the
Administration.
News and Courier.

the right to constables on information
or beliefto enter any house where liquor
is thought to be (private or otherwise
The following is an outline of the new
bill 20 declare the law and further reg
ulate the use, sale, consumption, trans
portation and disposition of alcoholic
LIQUORS within the State and to police
the same:
Section declares the manufacture,
sale, barter or exchange, receipt, ac-
ceptance, delivery, storing, keeping in
possession within this State of any
spurious, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed, (whether lager or rice beer) or
other liquors or any compound or mix
ture thereof by whatever name called
or known which contain alcohol and
is used as beverage by any person,
firm or corporation, the transportation,
removal, the taking from the depot or
other place by consignee or other per-
son or the payment of freight or ex-
press or other charges by any person,
firm or corporation upon any spurious,
malt, vinous, fermented, brewed,
whether lager, rice or other beer) or
other liquors or any compound or mix
ture thereof by whatever name called
or known, which contain alcohol used
as beverage, except as hereinafter
provided, is hereby prohibited under a
penalty of thirty days. imprisonment
or one hundred dollars fine for each
offence, except when bought from a
State officer or in the possession of one.
Such liquors are declared to be against
the morals, good health and safety Of
the State, and may be selzed wherever
found without warrant and turued
over to the State commissioner.
Section provides that any place not
exposed wholly to view may be search
ed by warrant from Judge, justice,
trial justice, mayor, intendant Of a city
or town, by day or night, upon affidavit
of information or belief that liquor is
there. ..-
Section 8 provides that any Of the
liquors set forth. in Section ! may be
seized and taken without warrant by
any State constable, sheriff or police
man while In transit or after arrival,
whether in possession of common
carrier, depot agent, private person,
firm or corporation or association and
reported to the State commission.
Section declares notes, contracts
and bills, ETC., for liquor, freight
charges, etc., absolutely null aud void,
and no suit for same shall stand.
Section 5. That the proceedings
against liquors illegally kept, stored,
sold, delivered, transported or being
transported, shall be considered pro-
ceeding in rem unless otherwise herein
provided.
Section 6 provides fine Of $500 or
Imprisonment for six months for trans
porting or keeping liquors in jugs not
properly marked with name of liquor,
ETC., and the party to whom it is ship
ped. Anything not so marked is taken
as prima facie evidence of guilt.
Section gives constables, policemen,
deputies, ETC., the right to detain any
package on information or suspicion
without warrant and the examination
Eof the same.
Section provides fine of $500 OF
six months imprisonment for inter
ference with, resistance to, or obstruct-
ing a constable.
Section 9 provides that the constable
upon seizure Of goods valued at more
than $50 may have the same appraised
by two residents of the county, give
notice of sale by description of goods
and the forfeiture to the State if not
called for within thirty days from the
first notice. The claimant must give
the State commissioner penal bond of
$500 for the costs of condemnation.
The liquor forfeited is to be tested and
sold, if pure, through the dispensary;li il
not outside the State,
Under $50 the bond may be Sl00, and
the claimant in all cases must show
that he has complied with the law
Section 10 provides that all liquors
coming into the State are 10 be subject
to the law just as liquor produced in
the State.
Section II provides a punishment oi
sl0G or thirty days imprisonment fol
any person who brings liquor into the
State by any means, and that any per-
son, agent of a corporation or anybody
else who shall remove liquor from the
cars or vessels, except at regular depots
rand as consigned, or any who shall aid
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thirty days. imprisonment, though
LIQUOR may be changed from car to cal
to facilitate transportation. Any cor
poration bringing liquor into the State,
except for the dispensary is to be fined
$500, and costs for each offence. Agents
of the State may enter any car or vessel
and examine suspected goods without
warrant.
Section 12 provides that any person
guilty of violating this Act may be
arrested without a warrant.
Section l3 provides punishment in
! the discretion of the Court when nc
| penalty is named by the Act.
Section IA gives the Governor power
to appoint the State commissioner
within thirty days after the approval
of the Act and at the expiration o1
every twoyeas, the appointment 10 be
nfirmed by the Senate. He is to bf
an: sbstainer. He may be removed by