The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
MUST BE ENFORCED.

MUST BE ENFORCED.
That Il What Governor Tillmsn Say
About The dep psnsary Law.
COLUMBIA, S. c., January 2.-Tria
Justices of South Carolina begin tt
shake. If they dc no5 comply exactly
with what they are told to do they
will soon be discharged. It cannot be
very pleasant to stand in imminent
danger of losing ones place on &C
count of some body's notion that one
is not doing all he can to crush out
blind tigers"
The mandate has gone forth and to-
day Governor Tillman, who in this
case has a right to be prophet, sale
that some of the worthy justices woulo
be dismissed within the next sixty
| DAYS. Governor Tillman said be would
remove the first trial justice IN whom
be found the slightest inclination to de-
yiate from the law. he heard of any
of them patconizing "tllnd tigers" that
would be cause for immediate and un,
ceremonious removal.
Yesterday Governor Tillman devoted
most of his time to the municipalities
and providing for the pay of the State
constables. Today was trial justice
day. They were provided with full
and exact instructions. First of all
they got copies of the new law, and as
a kind of New Years supplement the
following Instructions.
Under the Act approved December 2
copy which is herewith sent you, the
duty will largely devolve on trial jus.
tices of enforcing the law. The stat
utes, as construed by the Supreme
Court, require that criminal cases com
ing within the jurisdiction Of trial JUS
tices shall be tried by jury on the
demand of the defendant, otherwise by
the trial justice himself. Jurors are to
be summoned by the conStables after
six names have been drawn from q hat
in which eighteen names have been
placed by the constable. 1t will be the
duty of trial justices to see that no
names are put in the hat except those
of men who will find verdict accord
ing to the evidence and not perjure
| themselves through prejudice against
the law. Trial Justices who do not act
with prom mptness and vigor and en-
deavor to enforce the law may as well
send in their designations, as no negll'
gence or favoritism will be tolerated
Enclosed will be found search war.
rant, as we'll as a form for beginning
nuisance proceedings under Section %
of the Act.
AS it is impossible for State consta.
bles to cover the entire territory, trial
justices are expected to see that their
constabies seize all contraband liquor
and make arrests of parties breaking
the law as provided by the Act Every
seizure thus made must be reported to
! the State Commissioner, who will send
a certificate for the shipment to him OF
the contraband liquor. For such work
constables will be paid a reason able
fee upon reporting the facts to the
Governor.
Special attention is directed to Sec
tion 20, giving the right to examine
suspicious packages.
Trial justices will in every case ar
rest and proceed against express agents
and railroad agents or other railroad
employees, who lay themselves liable
under the provisions of the law. The
right to search without warrant ap-
plies only to places.of business or pub.
lie places. In all cases where liquor is
believed to be in private residence
and is being sold search warrants must
be issued. Persons are not allowed to
buy in other States and bring into this
State any quantity greater than one
gallon.
The searches must be confined to de-
pots, and no car will be eutered to
make search, unless by express orders
of the Governor.
Attorney General Buchanan has pre-
pared the warrant. There is likely to
be trouble behind this document. It
reads as follows:
South NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a7lt
for Search Warrant.
Personally appeared who, be-
ling duly sworned, deposes and says
that he is informed by--and verify
believes from such information, and
his own observation, that in--(de-
scribe place, premises or house, there
is now deposited, stored and kept con.
traband liquors in violation of law, to
wit: (particularly describing the same)
and that said intoxicating and contra.
band liquors are there q ept, stored and
deposited by--his aiders and abet-
ors, without a permit, in violation of
the laws of the State.
Wherefore deponent prays that a
search warrant may issue, command
ing the search of said premises and
their appurtenances and that such con-
traband liquors may be brought before
this Court, and such action taken con-
corning the same as is authorized by
law.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
thiS--dsy of-189-
Trial Justice.
South Carolina, County - Search
Warrant.
To the Sheriff of the above County or
any Constable: Whereas, it appears to
me-, trial justice in and for the
county and State above named, by the
Information Of, that the follow
ing contraband Intoxicating liquors
are now unlawfully in the possession,
storage, and keeping of, and on the
premises occupied by --, IN the
State and county above named, the said
place be1ng--(here describe it) in
or near the town or city of--and
that the ssid----hath probable cause
to believe, and Is Informed and doth be-
lieve, that the said contrabano liquors
so Illegally kept are In the house (oG
other place appurtenant thereto) OF
These are therefore to authorize and
require you, with necessary and proper
assistants, to enter into the said house
(or other place appurtenant thereto) of
the said-:-aforesaid, and there dill
gently by day or by night search for
the said contraband liquors, and if the
same or any part thereof shall be found
upon such search, that you bring the
said liquors so found, and also seize
and bring all vessels, bar fixtures,
screens, bottles, glasses, and. appurte'
narces. apparently used or suitable for