The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-01-10

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swithsoshgrs. Of who shall 10 any man
sner aid. .sasssst or sabet in keeping OF
uaiutaining any club room or other
place IN which any intoxicating liquors
are received or kept for use, barter or
sale as beverage. or for distribot'oo
or division among the members OF any
club OF association by any means what
ever. aud every person Who shall re-
ceiye. barter, sell, assist or abet sn-
other in receiving. bartering or selling
auy alcoholic liquors 80 received or
kept, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-.
deineaoor, aud upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by ine not to ex-
cseded one hundred dollars, or thirty
days imprisonment: Provided. That
the Stsse Board of Control shall have
the power. upon proper showing aud
uuder such rules as they may adopt. to
exempt hotels where the tourists or
healthseekers resort. from being con-
aidered nuisapces or as violating this
Act By reason Of any manager Of such
hotels dispensing liquors bought from
the Dispeusary. BY the bottle either
night or day. among the bona hde
guests Of such hotel; but before any
such exemption shall be granted the
State Board Of Control shall require
the manager Of such hotel to give q
good and suf6cien. bond in the penal
sum of three thousand dollars. condi-
toned for the observance Of all the
rules. regulations and restrictions
prescribed and imposed by the said
board aud With ali the requirements of
this Act aud it shall be lawful for any
constable or officer thus empowered
under this Act to enter such hotel aud
search it at any time, day or night.
without a warrant for contraband
liquors
SEQ. %. All places where alco-
holic liquors are sold, bartered or given
away 10 violation Of this Act. or where
persous are permitted to resort for the
purpose Of drinking alcoholic liquors as
q beverage, or where alcoholic liquors
are kep. for sale. barter or delivery in
viol..ion Of this Act, are hereby
declared to be common nuisances. aud
any person may 60 before any trial
justice 10 the county and swear oas an
arrest warrant, on personal knowledge
or on ineormstion and belief. charging
said nuisance. giving the names Of
witnesses against the keeper or mana.
ger Of such place and his aids and
assistants, if any. and such trial justice
shalt direct such arrest warrant either
to the aheriff Of the county or to soy
special constable. commanding said
defendant 70 be arrested aud brought
before him to be dealt with according to
Law. add at the same time shall issue q
search warrant. in which the premises
in question shall be particularly
described, commsndiog such sheriff or
constable to thoroughly search the
premises snd to seize all alcoholic
liquors found thereon, and dispose Of
them as provided in section 50, aod
shall also seise all vessels, bar fixtures,
screens, bottles, glasses and sppurten.
.oces apparently used or suitable for
use IN retailing liquors. to make com
plese inventory thereof, aud deposit the
same with the sheriff. That under the
arrest warrant the defendant shall be
arrested aud brought before such trial
Justice and the case shall be disposed
of as in case Of other crimes beyond his
jurisdiction, except that when he con-.
mi;s or binds over the parties for trial
to the next term Of the court of general
sessions for the county he shall make
out every paper in the case in duplicate
and file one copy Of the proceedings
With toe clerk of the court for the
eoauty and Immediately transmit the
other copy to the solicitor Of the circuit
vhereupoo said solicitor shall at once
apply to the circuit judge at Chambers
within that circuit, for an order re-
ssraioing the defendants. their servants
or agents from keeping. receiving.
barteriog. setting or giving away aoy
alcoholic liquors until the further order
of the court. Such circuit judge is
hereby authorized. empowered aud
required TO grant the said restraining
order without requiring bond or
undertaking upon the bearing or receipt
by him of said papers from the said
trial by the hands Of the solicitor aud
any violation Of said restraining order,
before the trial Of the case, shall be
deemed . contempt Of cour. and
punished as such BY said judge or
court, IS for the violation Of an order OF
Injunction. Upon conviction Of said
defendants of maintaining said nuisance
at the trial. they. or any of them. shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeaOor,
punishable By imprisonment in the