The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-02-22
AFTER STORED LIQUORS.
Bla'RAioS ARE TO Begin AFTER Fri
....N.. DAY WEEK.

Hhs state BAnrd of Contrcl yVt)i Enforco
tho Law strictIy-Par,ies Who Hayah-
quor Stored HIust cot Certificates or
Have It soigod.
COLUMBIA s. g.. Feb. I3.-After
Friday week those who have liquors
stored away in quantities greater
than live gallons, aud who do not applv
TO the liquor comm issioner for certili
Gates to be placed upon them, will
make their places liable to scar ch and
all such property found thereon will be
seized and sold. Such is the action of
the State boardsof control at meet
ing held yesterday, acting under GER
tain sections Of the act.
AT this meeting yesterday there was
full attendance of tho members of the
board, and Commissioners Traxler was
present by invitation. 1t was decided
that Section 35 of the act shall be raid.
ly enfosced on an after the 23d. This
section reads as follows:
Section 35. That violations Of any of
the sections of this act. where punish.
ment upon conviction is not especially
provided for, the person or persons or
corporation so convicted shall ba pun.
ished in the discretion OF the couet try
ing the same. All ,alcoholic liquors,
other than dOmeetic wine, and in uran
tity more than five gallons, which do
not have on tho packages in Which they
are contained the labels and certificates
going to show that thev have oeen pur-
chased from a State officer author lied
to sell them are hereby declared CON
traband, and Oh seizure Will be forfeited
to the State as provided in Section 81
Provided, That this section shall not
apply to liquor held by the owners of
registered stills. Persons having more
than five gallons Of liquor elsewhere
than at his or her home, which they
wish to keep for Their own use, may
throw the protection of the law around
the same by furnishing an inventory
of the quantity and kinds to the State
commissioners, and applying for certifi
Gates to aflix thereto. After sixty DAYS
from the approval of this act any liquor
found in the State not having such
certificates may be seized aud confis.
| Gated. Persons having more than they
wish to use may obtain certificates to
ship beyond the limits of the State.
Any persons allixing or causing to be
| affixed, to any package containing al
coholic liquor any imitation stamp or
| device than those furnished by the
State ommissioner shall for each Of
fence be liable to peuallty of ten
days Imprisonment or twenty five
dollars line.
The State board fixes q specific day
IN order to allow all tn ,se 0Who have
such liquors stored away and who NAV
not be acquainted with this provision
| OF tho law, time to secure the required
| certificates from the State liquor com
missioner. The board holds that the
certificates cost nothing and can he bad
| by simply applying to Che comm ssion.
er as specified in the act. The members
OF the board say, whether as bluff
cannot be told, that they have infor-
nation Of where a great deal Of such
| liquor Is stored away In Columbia and
elsewhere, and if the application is not
| immediately made, an the certificates 8
not secured by the date named, men
will beput to work seiZing the stuff at
| once.
! The board decided not to allow the
| commissioner to issue any such creti-
ncates to former liquor dealers who
have taken out revenue licenses since
the dispenSary law went into effect,
claiming that they have the right to
make such refusal, under the following
section Of the act:
Section II. The payment Of the Uni
ted State special tax as a liquor seller,
or notice of any kind In any place of
resort, or In any store or shop, indicat-
Ing that alcoholic liquors are there sold
Kept or given away, shall be held to be
prlma facie evidence that the person or
persons paying said tax and the parties
displaying such notices are acting in
violation of this act, aud unless said
person or parties are selling undor per-
NIT as prescribed by this act they shall
be published by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or imprisment not
| more than thirty days.
| 1t remains to be seen how the scheme
will work out. II shows that some one
Is studying out the various phases of
the law with the view to brenking up
the blind tiger business, If posi- ble
| No action has yet been taken by the
Attorney Generals Office to carry the
local lioquor cases futher. Assistant
| Attorney General Barber is to have
control Of the matter and nothing is
going to be done until his return to the
city.
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