The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-04
NEW DISPENSARY LAW.
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State for sale or use therein, except by
he Dispensary, shall suffer penalty
If $500 and costs for each of1enSe, to
)e recovered by the Solicitor Of the
Circuit Court, or the Attorney General,
~ an action brought therefor in any
court Of competent jurisdiction. The
State constables, Sheriifs, municipal
police or any lawful constable may en-
Ter any railroad car, or express car, or
depot, or steamboat, or other vessel,
without warrant and make search for
such contraband liquors, and may ex-
anime the way bills aud freight books
OIL SAID common carriers, and any one
interfering with or resisting such Oil.
Ger shall be punished by Il fine not ex
ceedirg 500 or imprisonment not lon u.
ger than thirty days.
sec. "a. That amy person detected
openly violating aLy Of the provisions
OF this Act shall be Liable to arrest
without warrant, provided. warrant
shall be procured within Il reasonable
time thereafter.
Sec 80. That violations of any OF the
sections OF this Act, where punish nent
upon conviction Is not especially pro-
Vided for, the person or persons or cor
poration 80 convicted shall he punisnpd
III the discretion Of the court trying
the Same. An alcoholic liquors, other
Than domestic wine, aud IN quantity
more than five gallons, which do not
nave on the packages in which they are
contained the labels ana cprtilicar es 90
lrg 10 show thai they have been pur
chased from State officer authorized
fO Snll than harnhy Innlnr,I
traoand, and Oh SriEure will be forfeit
ID TO the State as provided in Section
81: Provided, That this section shall
not apply to liquor held ny the owners
Of registered stills. Persons having
more than five gallons of liquor else,
where than at his Or her home, which
they wish to keep for their own use,
may throw tho protection Of tho law
around the same by furnishing an In.
Ventory OF the quantity and kinds to
the STATE Commissioner, and applying
FOR certificates TO aifiX thereto. After
sixty days from the approval OF this
Act any liquor found in the State not
having such certificates may be seized
and coniscated. Persons having more
than they wish to use may obtain Ger
tlllcatCs TO ship beyond the liIuits Of
the State. Any person alliXing, or
causing TO be affixed, to any package
containing alcoholic liquor any imita
tlon stamp or other printed or engraved
label or device than those furnished by
the state Commissioner shall for each
offense be liable to penalty of ten
days imprisonment or $50 line.
sec. 80. Every person who disposseses
or reScues from a constable or other
officer, or attempts SO to do any alec.
holic liquor taken or detained by such
officer charged with the enforcement
of this law, shall, upon conviction be
thirty days or pay a fine Of
500.
Sec. 81. Any person handling contra.
band liquor in the night time or deliY-
erlng the same, shall bp guilty OF a
and on conviction, shall
be punished by Imprisonment for
thirty days or 300 fine.
Sec. IS. Any wagon, cart, boat or
other conveyance transporting contra
band liquor at night other than regular
passenger or freight steamers and rail
way car, Shall be liable to seizure and
conliScaLion; and to that end the officer
shall cause the same TO be appraised by
three diSinterested citizens, and unless
recovered by claim and delivery pro-
ceedlngs and suitable bond, shall be ad.
Vertlsed and sold and proceeds sent to
the State Commissioner.
Sec. 81. Every Dispenser, when he
sells package containing liquor shall
put cross mark In ink on the label or
certificate thereon, extending from the
top to the bottom and from side to
side. When any liquor is seized be-
cause it has not the necessary certili.
Gates and lables required by this Act,
the burden Of proof Shall be upon the
claimant of said spirits to show that no
fraud has been committed and that the
wh1skey Is not contraband.
Sec. 40. That any railroad, steamboat
express company or other common car
rler shall incur q penalty OF treble the
Invoice price OF any alcoholic liquors
lost or StoleD in transit TO or from the
Dlspensary, whether shipped IS re-
leased or not, such penalty to be rccUv-
cred by action in any court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction.
Sec. Al. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to take or to solicit orders
or to receive money from other persons
for the purchase or shipment of any
alcoholic liquors for or 20 such other
persons in this state, except for liquors
to be purchased and shipped from the
l)lSppnsary, and any person violating
lulS SecIlOu upon CONVECTION, Shall ne
deemed guilty OF a mIsdtmeanor. and
shall be punished by imprisonment not
to exceed thirty days or 10y a Iine not to
exceed $1O0
Sec. AZ. 1t shall be the duty Of Shrr.
IFS, deputy sherltls and constables hay
ing notice of the violation of any of
the provisions Of this Act, to notify
the Circuit Solicitor Of the fact Of such
violation, and to furnish him the
names of aaY witnesses within their
knowledge by whom such violation can
be proven. If amy such officer or So
lcltor shall wlliully fail to comply
with the provisions of this section, he
snail, upon conviction, be fined a sum
lot less than 300 nor more than $500;
md such conviction shall work
orIeiture Of the Office held 10y such
person; and the court before whom
uch conviction i5 had shall, in addi-
ion to the imposition Of the fine afOre-
aid, order and adjudgc the forfeiture
f his said Office.
Sec a3 The Governor Shall have au- |
horlty TO appoint one or more State |
onstables at a salary of So per day |
nd expenses when on duty, and two
hief C0notables at &2 each per day and
SpenSe5 to sec that this Act is en-.