The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20

more than u months, or by fine OF
rot less than $l00 or more than $500.
"Sec. &c. Any wagon, cart, boat
or any other conveyance, together
with horses, mules or other animals
and harness accompanying the same,
transporting liquors or beverages at
night, other than regular passenger
or freight steamers and railway cars,
shall be liable to seizure and con-
fscation, and the same to be duly
advertised and sold and the proceeds
sent to the county dispensary board,
to be applied as hereinbefore direct
ed as to the profits.
"Sec. q. Any common carrier, or
It's agent or servants, or any person
who shall carry or transport alcohol
ic liquors or beverages for unlawful
use to any place or county where
manufacture or sale Of alcoholic
liquors is prohibited, shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
on conviction, shall be fined not less
than 500 and not more than $500,
or be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than 80 days or more than
two years, or by both, in the discre-
tion of the court.
"Sec. %. Any person who shall
in this State offer for SALE or solicit
the purchase Of any Of the liquors
or beverages mentioned in section l
Of this act, other than for personal
use, whether for present or future
delivery, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
in a court of competent jurisdiction
shall be punished by fine of not less
than $1O0, or imprisonment for not
less than three months.
"Sec. %. All places where per-
sons are permitted to resort for the
purposes Of drinking alcoholic liqu-
ors or beverages are hereby declared
nuisances, ard the keeper OF manager
of such places, upon conviction shall
be punished as provided in section
l of this act.
"Sec. 80. Every person who shall
directly or indirectly, keep OF main
tain by himself or by associating or
combining with others, or who shall
in any manner aid, assist or abet in
keeping or maintaining any club
room or other places in which
any alcoholic liquors or beverages
are received or kept for unlawful
use, barter or sale as beverage, or
for distribution or division among
the members of any club or assocla-
ton by any means whatever, and
every person who shall receive, bart
er, sell, assist, OF abet another IN
receiving, bartering or selling any
alcoholic liquors or beverages so re-
ceived or kept, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punish
ed by fine Of not less than 800 or
more than $500, or by imprisonment
for a term of not less than three
months nor more than - months.
"Sec. 81. 1t shall be unlawful
for any club, company, association
or corporation, OF any chartered
company now in existence, or here
after to be incorporated, for social,
literary, or other purposes, within
this State, to buy, sell, keen for sale,
exchange, barter any liquor, wine,
beer. bitters or other Intoxicating
spirits for any purpose whatever,
either to members or to other per
sons or members, and any member
knoingly belonging to any club
company, association or corporation
which receives and dispenses intoxl-
eating spirits contrary to the provls-
ions of this, section, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before a masls-
trate, shall be fined in sim not less
than $50 nor more than $50, or I'M
prisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding 80 days, for each and
every offense.
"Sec. 80. The payment of the
United States special tax as "a liquor
seller, or notice Of any kind in any
place of resort or in any store OF
Shop, indicating that alcoholic llqu-
ors are there sold, kept or given
away, shall be held to be prima facle
evidence that the person or persons
paying said tax and the parties dis
playing such notices are acting IN
violation of this act, unless said per-
son or parties are selling under ap-
pointment as prescribed by this act,
they shall be punished by a fine OF
not less than 500 nor more than
$500 or by imprisonment for term
of not less than three months, nor
more than - months. Conviction IN
the United States court OF illicit
sales of liquor shall be taken as
prima facie evidence Of violation OF
the provisions Of this act: and any
distiller or manufacturer OF liquors
containing alcohol so convicted IN
the United States court shall, by
reason of such conviction, forfeit the
permit or license granted him herein.