The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-24


citation, or any keeper, manager and
assistant. servant or member of said
club or organization, guilty of viola
ton of this section shall be proceed,
ed against as provided in Section 57e
of Criminal Code of South Carolina
and be subject to the fines and penal
ties therein provided.
Sec B. All charters heretofore
granted to any clubs, organizations
or associations of the kind and nature
of those referred to in the preceding
section are hereby repealed and no
such organization or association shall
be chartered in the future OF be grant
ed by privileges or immunities.
Section 578 of the code calls such
places nuisances and provides for re-
straining orders and contempt pro-
ceedings and punishment for con-
tempt.
The section of the dispensary law
as it has existed for several years is
sufficiently stringent if it were en-
forced. If this cannot be enforced
how are you to enforce another law.
The trouble is not with the law on
this point but with it's execution.
Here is the provision about clubs in
the code of laws 1902:
Sec. 577. Every person who shall,
Directly or indirectly, keep or main
tain by himself, or by association or
combining with others, or who shall
in any manner aid, assist or abet in
keeping or maintaining, any club
room or other place in which any in
toxicating liquors are received or kept
for use barter or sale as beverage, or
for distribution or division among the
members of any club or association
by any means whatever. and every
person. who shall receive, BAXTER, sell
assist, or abet another in.'receiying,
bartering or selling, any alcoholic Ii
quors so received or kept, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine Of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for a term of not less than three
months nor more than twelve
months.
Mr.. Taylor has had the following
bill prepared and 7 presume will in
troduce it today or tomorrow. 1t pro-
poses to take from those who are
selling on liens and mortgages the
enormous profits which it is claimed
they charge those who are forced to
buy supplies and necessaries on cred
it. It would be we'll if it could go
further and require all who purchase
such supplies to pay for them:
A bill to regulate the profit that
shall be charged. taken agreed upon
or allowed upon goods, wares, and
merchandise sold upon credit and
secured by lien or chattel mort
gage.
Section I. No greater profit shall
be charged taken, agreed upon or al
lowed upon goods, wares and mer-
chand;se sold upon credit and secur-
ed by lien or chattel mortgage than
ten per cent. upon the cash marked
price thereof
Sec. g. Any person or corporation
who shall receive, or contract to re-
ceive as profit any greater amount
than is provided for in the preceding
section shall forfeit all profit and the
cost of the action and such portion
Of the original debt as shall be due
shall be recovered without profit or
costs. and where any amounts so
charged or contracted for has been
actually received by such person OF
corporation, he or she, or they shall
also forfeit double the total amount
received in respect of profit to be col
lected by separate action or allowed
as counter claim in any action to
recover the principal sum.