The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-25

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and the proceeds sent to the Slate
treasurer.
Sec. 80. Every dispenser when he
sells a package containing liquor shall
put cross mark in ink on the label
or certificate thereon extending from
top to bottom, and from side to side.
When any liquor is seized because II
has not the necessary certificates and
labels 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 whiskey
is not contraband.
Sec. 40. That any railroad, steam
boat, express company or other com.
mon carrier shall incur penalty Of
treble the invoice price Of any alcohol
ic liquors lost or stolen in transit to
or from the dispensary, whether
shipped as released or not, such penal
ty to be recovered by action in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. Al. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to take or to solicit Or
ders, or to receive money from other
persons for the purchase or shipment
of ony alcoholic liquors for or to such
other persons in this State, except for
liquors to be purchased and shipped
from the dispensary, and any person
violating this section, upon conviction,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished by i'm
prisonment for term of not less than
three months nor more than twelve
months, or by fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $500.
Sec. 40. It shall be the duty of sher-
ifs, deputy sheriffs and constables
having notice of the violation of any
provisions of this act to notify the cir
cult solicitor of the fact of such viola
ton, and to furnish him the name of
any witness within their knowledge,
by whom such violation can be prov
en-. If any such officer or solicitor
shall willfuly fail to comply with the
provisions of this section, he shall,
upon conviction, be fined in a sum not
less than $100 nor more than $500, and
such conviction shall work forfeit
ure of the Office held by such person,
and the court before whom such con-
viction is had shall, in addition to the
imposition of the fine aforesaid, order
and adjudge the forfeiture of his said
Office.
Sec. 43. That in any indictment for
the sale of intoxicating liquors it shall
bs competent to charge a series of
sales on the same or on divers days up
to the finding of the true bill to one
person, or to different persons, nam
ing one aud stating the others to be
in the same court, as was
formerly the practice in indictments
for retailing liquor without license in
this State, and the prosecuting officer
shall not be required to elect which
particular sale he will rely on, but
may offer proof of all, and proof of
any one or of all the sales will sustain
a verdict: Provided, Upon trial and
conviction or acquittal no oIher bill or
indictment will lie for any sale occurr-
ing prior to bill found on the case
tried, and the punishment shall be in
such case as for one sale: Provided,
further, That this section shall not be
SO construed as to prevent the prose.
cutting officer from giving out several
bills of Indictment for several sales in
the first instance if he thinks best to
do SO.
Sec. A. That whenever in this act
it is provided that process shall issue
upon an affidavit based on informa
ton and belief, the affidavit shall con-
tain a statement setting forth the
sources of information, the facts and
ground of belief upon which the affi.
ant bases his belief: Provided, That it
shall not be necessary to set forth the
sources of information, the facts and
the grounds of belief in the affidavit
upon which a warrant of arrest shall
issue, but it shall only be necessary in
cases of search warrants.
Sec. 45. That chapter I, title VII, OF
the code of civil procedure of this
State, entitled ''Of Provisional Rene
dies in Civil Actions" shall not apply
to any officer or person having duties
to perform under this act, and in no
case shall an action lie against any
such officer or person for damages to
person or property, asprovided in said
chapter.
Sec. 46. The governor shall have the
authority to appoint one or more State
constables at q salary of not more than
81 per day and such expenses as the
governor may deem proper when on
duty, and two chief constables at not
more than So each per day and such
expenses as the governor may deem
proper, and also one or more detectives
at reasonable, compensation, to see
that this act is enforced, the same to
be paid from the 1ispensary fund in
the same manner as the salary OF the
State commissioner.
Sec. AZ That this act shall be pub
lie act and shall 60 into effect imme
diately upon its approval by the gov
ernor, and that all acts or parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act be and are
hereby repealed. ,
Sec. 48. The State board of control
elected under this act shall not take
charge until April 1st, 1896.
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