The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-01
RAILROADS 70 &c SUED,
Ssnssticnsl Actin or tho P..et ?: 73le
Stste,
The exnected sensation in disne,

The expected sensation IN dispersa-
ry circles did not occur Tuesday from
the attorney genera: !, Office as wss ex.
pec!ed, but It came frGT the executive
Office. Gov. EIierba expressed him
self very plainly AID biuntly on the
situation as far as il f1e2tS the dispen-
sary. He said thst The State would
begin proceedings a.once against those
railroads which nsd hauled original
package liquors lat0 he State under
the following sec:i22s Of The dispense
~ law:
In all pure &ses or saies Of intoxi
eating liquors made as contemplated
in this act, the State board OF control
shall cause certificate to De attached
to each and every package containing
said liquors when the same IS shipped
to tee Safe commissioner from the
place Of purchase, CT by Safe COM
missioner to the county dispensarieS,
certified By their official signature ard
seal, which certificate shall state that
liquors contained IN said packages
have been purchased by the State
board of control for sale and use with
in the State Of South Carolina, under
the laws OF said State, and shall also
cause to be attached to all such liquors
the certificate OF the chemist Of the
lSouth Carolina College that samples
Of the same have been tested as re-
quired by this act; and without such
certificates any package containing il
quors which shall be skipped fro"
place to place within the State, or de-
liyered to the consignee oy any rail.
road, express company. or other COM
mon carriers, or be found n the pos
session Of any com non carrier, shall
he regarded as contraband, and may
| be se:zed without warrant for confsc
ton, and s2ch common carrier snail
be liable to a penalty Of $500 for each
otfense, to be recovered against saio
common carrier 10 any court OF con
pe;eut Jurisdiction by summons and
com olalnt, proceeding TO be insti
tuted by the solicitor OF any circuit
with Whom evidence may be lodged
By any officer or citizen having knowl.
edge or information of the violation
and a0y person attaching or using
such certificate without the authority
of the State board Of control, Or any
counterfeit certificate for the purpose
of securing the transportation Of any
Intoxicating liquors within this State
in violation Of Law, shall, upon con.
viction thereof, be punished By fine
of not less than $500, and imprison-
ment ia the penitentiary for not less
than one year for each ofense.
The governor was asked how he
could proceed against the railroads
under Judge Simonton,s decision. He
replied that the decision referred to
individuals and not to railways. He
said proceedings would be commenced
forthwith il not sooner"
Continuing, the governor said: 81
am anxious to see the dispensary
sound and given a fair trial. Il it
pans out it will be all right; if not the
people can change it. believe it the
csst !iqlor law and 2 majority CT the
people favor it. Il am glad to see, "
he continued, that good many
towns opposed to the dispenssry law
are requiring licenses or demanding
half OF the profits IN keeping with the
dispenssry law" The governor was
asked to name these towns but he said
that he did not think it necessary now.
Asked as TO what he thought Of the
prohibition movement the governor
said: Il don't think it will amount
to anything. Betweenit it and nigh Ii
lcease The people will vote for prohibi-
ition, as under high license the law
Icould not be enforced. 1t would be
TOO much like the old barroom system
with SO many temptations to make
money and SO many ways to eTade
the law"
As to the possible action OF the legis,
laturs the governor seid that the pro
liabilities were that some amendments
would be made TO the disoensary law.
| What they might be ne did no! care
TO suggest, but he said that he @oUld
make soma recommendations IL his
message. As to what they would be
ne did not care to speak.
| Returning to the subject OF the suit
iagainst the railroads it was stated that
1.-THE suit would be brought into the
Estate courts and should an attempt be
made to carry the case to the UuIted
Estates court, the charters OF the roads
would be annulled under a sta:U:c
passed By the last iegislature.-Regis
ter.