The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-04
,SON, s. c., WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 4, 1899.

the goods. All packages must be
plainly marked. so that they can be
identified.
II. When any team is seized for
transporting liquor at night. or any
liquors or personal property is seized,
under search warrant or otherwise, the
constable Selling the same shall have
an inventory and appraisement made
by three sworn appraisers. provided
the property is worth more than $50.
The constable will then publish Il
notice for three weeks in three public
places, describing the articles, etc, and
requiring any person claiming them to
appear and make claim within so days
from the date of the first publication
Of the notice. If no claim is made
within 80 days. the constable or other
officer can sell the same. without fur
thcr advertisement, to the highest bid
der. In giving the notice for the three
weeks, the constable should state in
same that il the property is not claim
ed within 80 days and bond filed with
the State board, the property will be
sold, giving the place where it will be
sold, and when sold. The bill for keep
of team may be paid from heproceeds,
and the balance RENTED to the State
treasurer. A complete statement,
showing gross proceeds, expenses, and
the sum remitted, must be mailed to
the clerk in the executive Office.
1S. Constables may any express,
or other cars, or boats, in the State, for
the purpose of searching for the con-
traband liquors, and it may examine
the books and way bills Of the trans
portation companies. Constables may
use teams or horses in order to pursue
and capture teams OF persons trans
porting liquor when they could not
succeed otherwise, but may not use
teams to drive over the country in
search of work. Only when reasona-
bly, sure of accomplishing good work
may the expense of teams be incurred.
19. 1t is the duty of all sheriffs. mag
'istrates, and magistrates .constables to
enforce the dispensary law (see Section
29), and they are entitled to half the
value of the contraband liquor they
seize; but twhen the State constables get
them to serve warrants, or merely to
assist them in arrests searchers, they
are not entitled to this commission and
it will not be allowed.
%. The proprietor, and his aids and
assistants, in any establishment where
liquors are sold contrary to law, may
be arrested and prosecuted.
81. Constables will study the law and
enforce its various provisions with
vigOr.
%. Constables will report daily to
their immediate superior, who is re-
quired to examine the same and for
ward to the executive office.
/. %. Constables must be courteous to
all, but will refrain from talking un-
necessarily about their official plans
and business to the public. They owe
no apology or explanation to any one
for doing their duty. !,
"a. Constables will refrain from the
use of liquors to excess, on pain OF ex-
pulsion..
25. When constables get case
against violators of the dispensary law,
they should see that the witnesses are
bound over and urge the prompt hear
ingof the case, especially if they are
witnesses themselves. SO that if they
are called away the case will have been
disposed of and they will not have to
return to attend the trial. When it can
be done, cases should be brought with
in the jurisdiction of the magistrate
and finally disposed of. Attendance on
the circuit court by constables is ex-
pensive and takes much of their time.