The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-02
'NsARY LAW.
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Further Regulate the
sumption, Transporta,
,spositiop Of Alcoholic
liquors Within the State
coliua, and to Police the
.Besit enacted by the
,3use of Representatives
.-GGLe of South Carolina; now
d sitting in General Assembly,
by the authority OF the same:
Il the emapufacture, sale,. barter or
change, receipt, acceptance, deliv-
y, storing and keeping in possession,
within this State Of any spirituous,
malt, vinous, fermented, brewed
whether lager or rice beer) Or other
liquors Dreamy compound or mixture
hereof, by whatever name called or
no#n, which contains alcohol and is
corporation ! the transportation,
noval, the taking from the depot or
'er place by, consignee or other
,sOh or the payment OF freight OF
express or other charges by any per-
soE firm, association or corporation
upon, 4py.spiritpOus, malt, Iyinous, ,5fer+
mSnted 1reweq (whether lager Srice
o2other~ ~beer) Or other liquor Or any
compound mixture thereof. by what
ever name called or known, which con-
tains alcohol and is used as a beverage,
except as is hereafter provided, is here
by prohibited under a penalty of thirty
DAYS imprisonment or one hundred
ldollars fine for each offense. All such
Liquors, except when bought from u
State officer authorized to sell the
same or in possession of one, are declar-
ed to be contraband and against the
morals, good health and safety Of the
s@State, and may be seized wherever
found without warrant and turned over
to the State Commissioner.
Sec. 2. The Governor, the Attorney
General and the Comptroller General
shall, ex officio, constitute a\iState
Board of Control to carry out the pro-
visions of this Act
Seea 81 Thatthe Governor shall, at
thesexpiration ofthe term Of the$pre-
sent Commissioner, and at the expira-
tion&of every two years thereafter, ap-
point q E0mmiss ioner, which appoint
meiit shall be submitted to the Senate
at its next session for its1 approval /;
said Commissioner shall be believed
by the Governor to be an abstainer
from intoxicants, and shall, under suoh
rules and regulations as may be made
by the State Board of Control, pur-
chase all Intoxicating liquors for law
full sale in this State, and furnish the
same to such persons as may be de-
signated as Dispensers thereof, to be
sold as hereafter prescribed in this
Act. Said Commissioner shall reside,
and have his place OF business, in the
city of Columbia, in this State, and
hold his Office two years from appoint
ment and until another be appointed
in his stead. He, shall be subject to
removal for causesby the State Board
alf Control. He shall qualify and be
commissioned the same as other State
Officers, and receive an annual salary
N)f 5000, payable at the same time and
n the same manner as is provided for
khe payment of the salaries of State
officers. He shall be allowed a book
ikeeper, who shall be paid in the same
manner salary of $1,000, and such
+. other assistants as in the opinion of
the Board of Control may be deemed
=, afcessary, Ho shall not sell to the
'GPunty Dispensers any Intoxicating or
f9rmented liquors, except such as have
4 3o5Been tested by the chemist OF the
/ Stputh Carolina College and declared to
kh pure Z, Provided, That said State
Board of Control shall have authority
to appoint such assistants as they may
find necessary to assist the South Caro-
lima College in making the analyses
!required by this Act, and the said
Board of Control may fix such reason
able compensation, if any, as they Geem
proper for the SERVICES rendered Z by
such chemist or suoh assistants The
State Commissioner shall deposit all
amounts received by him from sales to
County Dispensers or others with the
Treasurer of the State unoer such
rules AS may be- made by the State
Board OF Control to insure the faithful
return of the same, and the State
Treasurer shall keep a separate ac-
cohnt with said fund from which the
Commissioner shall draw from time to
tilne, upon warrants duly approved by
th g chairman of said Board, 1.-The
amounts necessalyto pay the expenses
indurred irf contracting the business.
ALI rules and regulations governing
sal id Commissioner in the purchase of
Intoxicating liquors, Or in the per-
forlmance of any of the duties of his
office where the same are not provided
tte Board of Control. He shah,
,flore entering upon the duties of his
sAce execute q bond to the State
,asurer, with sufficient. sureties, to
approved by the Attorney General,
he penal sum of ten Thousand dol
($l0,000) for the faithful perfor-
ice Of the duties of his office. In
purchases or sales OF intoxicating
'ors made by said Commissioned as
emplated in this Act, tbe Com
sioner shall cause a certificate to be
chez to each and every package
aiming said liquors when thefsame
hipped to him from the place OF
'hase, or by him to theE County
,ensers, certified by his official
ature and seal, which certificate
state that liquors contained in
package have been purchased by
o. sale within the StateEof South
IA. or to be shipped oht of the
lnder the laws of said State
hout such certificate Any pack
aiming liquors which, shall be
out of the State, OF shipped
ce to place within khe State
'tod to the consignee by any
express company or other
carrier, or be found in the pos;
II any common carGer, shall
led as contraband aid maysb be
uithp,f ,yarrant fol- pprGv,ya