The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-20
A BIG RAID IN PROSPECT.
THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL,
AFTER STORED LIQUORS.

| s5clLuFe Oh StOreu In2ntntnG ana the
ConfiscatiOn of fConveyances.
Columbia Register, Feb. 13.
All whiskey in South Carolina, in
quantities OF five gallons and over, will
be declared contraband, and will be
seized as such, after the 23d of this
month, unless the packages, jugs or
kegs have certificate from Commits
sioner Trailer attached that they are
not contraband. The Commissioner
is prepared to furnish certificates to
private citizens or concerns which have
the prescribed quantity on hand.
| These certificates will not cost any
thing.
Certificates will not be issued to
former saloon keepers unless the
| authorities are satisfied that it is not
the intention of these men to violate
the law by having this much whiskey
on hand. If it is desired to move the
whiskcy out of the State, however, the
certificates will be issued. ADplica-
tion has already been made by several
men who intend to take their stocks of
whiskoy to another State.
1t is understood to be the purpose of
the State authorities to make big
raid on contraband whiskics just as
soon us the 23d rolls around. They are
in possession of good deal of informa-
tion about whore whisllcy is stored
and will use this information for all
it is worth. 1t would not be surprising
if the State does not have to rent
another building in which to store
| these seizures.
The law on the subject of contra
band whiskies is Il long one but an
Interesting one. Not only whiskcy in
J 4 fixed place is subject to cOntiscation
hnt that in transit will be seized. The
vchlcl" ISed in conveying or transport
ing it. unless it is train OF stcamt Oat.
can be cOnliscatcd also.
The following are the sections of the
law relating to seizures
Section }3. That no person. except
as provided in this Act. shall bring
into this State, or transport from place
to place within this State. by wagon,
cart on other vehicle, or by any other
means or mode Of carriage. any liquor
or liquids containing alcohol, under Il
penalty Of one hundred dollars or i'm
| prisOnment for thirty days. for each
Oilcnsc upon conviction thereof. as for
a misdcmcanor. Any servant, agent
or employee of any person, corporation
or association, doing business in this
State as common carrier. or any per-
son whatever. Except an officer sciZing
or cXaming tho same) who shall re-
move any Intoxicating liquors from
any railroad car vessel or other
vehicle of transportation at any place
other than the usual and established
stations, wharvcs, dcpots or places of
| business OF such common carrier with
In some incorporated city or town
where there is Dispensary. and then
only for such Dispensary, or who shall
aid in or consent to such removal, shall
upon conviction be subject TO a penalty
of fifty dollars or imprisonment for
thirty days for every otfense: Provid-
ed, That said penalty shall not apply
to any liquor in transit when changed
from car to car to facilitate transporta-
tion across the State: Provided,
That this section does not apply to
liquors purchased for Dispensary
and bearing the proper label or ccrti-
cate. All liquors in this State, except
Dispensary liquors and those passing
through consigned to points beyond,
shall be deemed cOntraband and may
be seized in transit without warrant.
And any steamboat, sailing vessel
railroad, express company or other
common carrier transporting or bring
ing into this State for sale on use
therein, except by the Dspcnsary,
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dollars ana costs for each oifensc, to be
recovered by the Solicitor of the Cir
cult, or the Attorney General, by an
action brought therefor in any court of
competent jurisdiction. The State
constablcs, sherifs, municipal police,
or any lawful constable may enter any
railroad car, or express car, or depot,
or steamboat, or other vessel, without
warrant and make search for such con-
traband liquors, and may examine the
way bills and freight books of said
common carries, and any one intcrfcr-
ing with or resisting such officer shall
be punished by Il fine not exceeding
500 or Imprisonment not longer than
thirty days.
Sec. 81. That any person detected
openly or in the act of violating any
of the provisions of this Act shall be
liable to arrest without warrant Pro-
vidcd II warrant shall be procured
within Il reasonable time thereafter
Sec. 30. That violations of any Of
the sections OF this Act, where punish
mcnt upon conviction is not especially
provided for, the person or persons or
corporation SO convicted shall be
punished i'm the discretion of the court
trying the same. All alcoholic liquors,
other than domestic wine and in
| HudiUlUy more JIlilO uNc 8'll OnS, Wnlcll
do not have on the packages in which
they are contained the labels and GER
tiiicatcs going to show that they have
been purchased from State officer
authorized to sell them are hereby de-
clarcd cOntraband, and on seizure will
be forfeited to tho State as provided
in Section 81: Provided, That this
section shall not apply to liquor held
by the owner of reg stored stills.
Persons having more than five gallons
of liquor elsewhere than at his on her
home, which they wish to keep for
their own use, may throw tho protcc-
tiOn OF the law around the same by
furnishing an inventory Of tho quantity
and kinds to the State Commissioner,
and applying for certificates to ailix
thereto. After sixty days from the
approval of this Act any liquor found
in the State, not having such ccrtit-
Gates may he seized and coniiscatcd.
Persons having more than they wish
to use may obtain certificates to ship
beyond the limits of the State. ANY
person atliXing. or causing to be affixed,
to any package containing alcoholic
liquor any imitation stamp or other
printed or engraved label on device
than those furnished by the State
Commissioner shall for each oifcnsc
be liable to Il penalty Of ten days
imprisonment on twenty-five dollars
fine.
Sec. 36. Every person who dispos-
| scSSCS or rpScups from "A constable IN.