The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-09
rILLMAN TO TRIAL JUsr1oEs.
The officers Must Aid the Dispensary
I.aw-Decapitation Will Take Place
where Prejudice OvercOmes Duty.

lhW-DecapitattOn Will Take Place
Where Prejudice Overcomes Duty.
Columbia Register
The enforcement of the new Dispen
sary law is to begin with a vigor which
will have wide effect and which will
result in violators feeling the weigh,
of justice before great while. Every
piece of legal machinery in South
Carolina must work together. There
must be no tagging. No rust will be
allowed, and the pieces must move
together for the benefit of one great
whole. This is what the State board
OF control says, and the members are
In dead earnest.
Since the new law was passed the
fertile minds and vivid imginations OF
its opponents have been at work to find
means to override it's provisions to
find loop holes to encourage violations
by picking it to pieces, but every new
scheme is met with a counter move
] which is not looked for. One bright hope
for violators was that when they are
brought to trial they will find trial
justices in sympathy with them, and
that in the drawing of jurors it will be
on their cases. Governor Tillman an
nounces that the trial justice who
shows prejudice in any way will be de-
capitated without warning and that a
man will be put in his place who will
administer the law without feeling or
friendship.
The Governor impresses this fact on
the trial justices in the following i'm
portant circular Of Instructions which
he has mailed to every one of them:
COLUMBIA, December 80, 1898.
"Under the Act approved December
23d, copy of which is herewith sent
you, the duty will largely devolvo on
trial justices of enforcing the law
The statutes, as construed by the
Supreme Court. require that criminal
cases coming within the jurisdiction of
trial justices shall be tried by jury
on the demand of the defendant, other
wise by the trial Justice himself
Jurors are to be summoned by the con-
stable after six names have been drawn
from hat in which eighteen names
have been placed by the constrable.
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 q
verdict according to the evidence and
not perjure themselves through pre-
judice against the law. Trial Justices
who do not act with promptness and
vigor and endeavor to enforce the law
may as well send in their designations,
as no negligence or favoritism will be
tolerated.
Enclosed will be found form of
search warrant, as we'll as form for
beginning nuisance proceedings under
Section % of the Act
Gas it is impossible for State con-
stables to cover the entire territory,
trial justices are expected to see that
their constables seize all contraband
liquor and make arrests of parties
breaking the law as provided by the
nf Il,.-
be reported to the State Commissioner,
who will send IA certificate for the ship
ment TO him Of the contraband liquor
For such work constables will be paid
reasonable fee upon reporting the
facts to the Governor.
Especial attention is directed to
Section 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
under the provisions of the law. The
right to search without u warrant ap-
plies only to places of business or pub
lie places. In all cases where liquor is
believed ODE in a 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.
1.-The seachers must be confined to
depots, and no car will be entered to
make search, unless by express orders
of the Governor.
b. r. TILLMAN, Governor"
THE SEARCH WARRANT.
The blank form for search warrant,
enclosed with the circular, will be Of
interest inasmuch as it has been pre-
pared by the best legal talent of the
State. Every constable or other officer
will arm himself with one of these war
rants before making seizures. The
following is the blank form:
SOUTH CAROLINA, ,---- County.
Search warrant.
To the sheriff of the above county, or
any constable:
| Whereas 1T appears to me -- q
trial justice in and for the county and
State above namcd by the information
of --- --- that the following contra
band Intoxicating liquors are now un,
lawfully in the possession, storage, and
keeping of, and on the premises oc.
cupied by --- in the State and
being (Here describe it) in or near the
town or city Of -- and that the
said --- hath probable cause tc
believe, that the said contraband
liquors SO illegally kept are in the
house Tor other place appurtenant
thereto) of the said -.
These are, therefore, to authorize
and require you, with necessary and
proper assistants, to enter into said
house Tor other place appurtenant
and there diligently by day or by night
search for the said contraband liquors
and If the same or any part thereof
shall be found upon search, that yor
bring the said liquors so found, ant
also seize and bring all vessels, ba,
fixtures, screens, bottles, glasses, ant
appurtcnances, apparently used or suit
able for use, in or about such liquors
take q complete inventory of the same
and deposit the same with the sheriff
which said articles are there to remain
to be disposed of as required by tn,
provisions of the dispensary laws.
Given under my hand and seal, thi
- day of -- 1S9
-- IL. 81
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