The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-31
Importing liquor.

A great many people have been making
inquiries as to what changes had been
made in the Dispensary law by the las,
Legislature. There were several minor
changes, but the principal one was in ref
erence to the importation of liquor which
reads as follows:
All alcoholic liquors in this State,
whether manufactured within this State
or elsewhere, not having been tested by
the chemist Of the South Carolina College
and found to be pure and free from poison
Gus, hurtful and deleterious matters, are
hereby declared to be of a detrimental!
character, and their use and consumption
are against the morals, good health and
safety of the State, and all such liquors
may be seized whenever found, without
warrant. and disposed of as hereinafter
provided. Any person resident in this
State intending to import for personal use
and consumption any spirituous, malt,
vinous, fern ept led, brewed, or other liquor
containing alcohol from any other State
or foreign country, shall first certify to
the chemist of the South Carolina College
the quantity and kind of liquor proposed
to bs imported, together with the name
and place of business of the person, firm
or corporation from whom it is desired to
purchase, accompanying such certificate
with a statement that the proposed con-
signor has been requested to forward a
sample of such liquor to the said chemist
at Colum bia South Carolina. Upon receipt
OF said sample the said chemist shall i'm
medistely proceed to test the same, and if
found to be pure and free from any pois-
ouous, hurtful or deleterious matters, he
shall issue certificate to that effect, stating
therein the names of the proposed con
signor and consignee, and Inequality and
kind Of liquor proposed to be imported
Hereunder, which certificate shall be
dated and forwarded by said chemist, post
paid, to the proposed consignor at his
place Of business. The said consignor
shall cause such certificate to be attached
to the package containing the liquor when
it is shipped in this State, and no package
bearing such certificate shall be liable to
seizure and coniscation; but any package
of spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed, or other liquor or liquid contain
ing alcohol imported into this State with
out such certificate, or any package con-
tanning liquor other than described in the
certificate thereto attached, or any pack
age shipped by or to any person or per-
sons not named in such certificate, shall
be seized and confscated as provided in
this Act Any certificate obtained from
the chemist as herein provided, shall be
used within sixty days after the date of
its issue, and shall be invalid thereafter.
1t shall be unlawful to use said certificate
for more than one importation, and any
person attempting to counterfeit said cer-
tificate, or to mako any improper use
thereof or who shall make any false
statement in obtaining or attempting to
obtain the same, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, aud, upon conviction, shall be
punished by Imprisonment for not less
than thirty days nor more than twelve
months, or to pay a fine Of not less than
one hundred nor moro than one thousand
dollars. Any person or persons convicted
of selling or otherwise unlawfully dis
posing of any liquor imported under the
provision ofGhis section shall suffer double
the punishment provided for a sale in
violation Of other provisions of this Act.
All expenses incurred in enforcing the
provisions or this section, including COM
pensation for such assistant chemists as
may be necessary to make prompt an
alysis and the express charges on samples
shall be paid by the State Board of Control
hereinafter provided for as an expense of
the State Dispensary established by this
Act. If the chemist of the South Carolina
College shall willfully fail or refuse to
make or have made an analysis Of any
sample sent to him in accordance with
this section. he shall, upon conviction
thereof before court of competent
jurisdiction, be fined one hundred dollars
for each onense.-Colun.dia Register.