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upon the delivery ofsuch bonds to the
State Board of Control, he shall trans
NIT the same with the duplicate list OF
description of the goods seized to the
solicitor of the circuit in which such
seizure was made, and the said solici
tor shall prosecute the case to secure
the forfeiture of said contraband liqu'
ours or liquids in the court having
jurisdiction.
Fourth. If Eo claim is interposed
and no bond given within the time
above specified, such liquors shall be
forfeited without further proceedings,
and the State commissioner shall have
the said liquors tested by the State
chemist, and if pure shall furnish the
same through the State dispensary. If
not pure the same shall be destroyed
by the chemist of the South Carolina
college, who shall make a report to the
State Board of Control of the amount
and kinds of liquors so destroyed:
Provided, That in seizures in quanti-
ties less in value than fifty dollars of
such illicit liquors or liquids, the same
may be advertised with other quanti-
ties at Columbia by the State Board of
Control commissioner and disposed of
as hereinbefore provided: Provided,
further, That the claimants OF such
liquors may give bond in one hun
dred dollars as when the value is fifty
dollars or over, and shall bear the bur-
den of showing before magistrate
that they have complied with the law
and that the liquor is not liable to
seizure.
Sec. 80. Thatal fermented. distilled
or other liquors, or liquids containing
alcohol, transported into this State, or
remaining herein for use, sale, con-
sumption, storage, or other disposition
shall, upon introduction and arrival
in this State be subject to the opera
ton and effect of this law to the same
extent and in the same manner as
though such liquors or liquids had
been produced in this State.
Sec. 33. That no person, except as
provided in this act, shall bring into
this State,. or transport from place
to place within this State. by wagon,
cart or other vehicle, or by any other
means or mode or carriage, any liquor
or liquids containing alcohol, under
penalty of one hundred dollars or i'm
prisonment for thirty days for each
ofense, upon conviction thereof, as
for a misdemeanor. Any servant,
agent or employee of any persons,
corporations or associations doing bust
ness in this State as common carrier,
or any person whatever Except an Of
fcer Selling or examining the same,)
who shall remove any intoxicating
liquors from any railroad car, vessel
or other vehicle of transportation at
any plnce other than the usual and
established stations wharves, depots
or places of business of such common
carriers within some incorporated city
or town where there is a dispensary,
or who shall aid in or consent to such
removal, or attempt to remove, shall
upon conviction be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or Imprisonment for term
of not less than three months nor
more than IL months: Provided,
That said penalty shall not apply to
any liquor in transit when changed
from car to car to facilitate transporta.
ton across the State: Provided, That
this section does not apply to liquors
purchased from a dispensary and bear
ing the proper label or certificate. All
liquors in this State, except dispensary
liq Iors and those passing through this
State, consigned to points beyond this
State shall be deemed contraband, and
may be seized in transit without war
rant. And any steamboat, sailing yes
sci, railroad, express company or other
common carrier transporting or bring
ing into this State, for sale or use
therein except by the dispensary, shall
suffer a penalty of $500 and costs for
each offense, to be recovered by the
solicitor Of the Circuit or the attorney
general by an action brought therefor
in any court of competent Jurisdiction.
The State constable. sheriff, munich
pal police or any lawful constable may
enter any railroad Car, or express car,
or depot, or steamboat, or other vessel,
vessel. without warrant and make
search for such contraband liquors,
and may examine the way bills and
freight books of said common carriers,
and anyone interfering with or resist
ing such officer shall be punished by
a fine of not less than 800 nor more
than $500, or imprisonment for term
lof not less than three months, nor
more than twelve months.
Sec. "a. That any person detected
openly or in the act of violating any
of the provisions of this act, shall be
liable to arrest without warrant: Pro.
vided, A warrant shall be procured
within reasonable time thereafter.
Sec. 35. That in case of conviction
of violations of any of the sections of
this act where punishment is not espe-
cially provided for, the person or per.
sons or corporations so convicted shall
be punished in the discretion of the
court trying the same. ALI alcoholic
liquors., other than domestic wine,
which do not have on the package in
which they ara contained the label and
certificates going to show that they
have been tested by the chemist and
purchased from State officer author.
lied to sell them are hereby declared
contraband, and on seizure will be
forfeited to the State, as provided in
section go y: Provided. That this sec
ton shall not apply to liquor held by
the owners of registered stills in bond