The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-28
An Ordinance.
To Prohibit the Drinking Of
Alcoholic Liquorsin Public
Places and Receiving and
Keeping Same for Unlaw-
full User

ful User
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and Al
dermen Of the Town of Lancaster,
in Council assembled. and BY the
authority Of the same.
Section 1 That it shall be unlawful
for any person to drink any alcoholic
LIQUORS in any store. restaurant, livery,
or eale stable, blacksmith or wood
shop, or any other public place, within
the corporate limits of the Town Of
Lancaster. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm. or corporation. or
other owner of any such place or
places, to permit or low, the drink
ing Of any q coholic liquors in an.
such place or places.
That all places where persons are
permitted to resort for the purpose OF
drinking alcoholic liquors are hereby
decla nuisances aud the keeper.
manager or owner of any such place
shall be lab to the penalties herein
after set forth.
Section 2. That all alcoholic liquors
in possession of any person, firm or
corporation for unlawful use shall be
seized without warrant, and il no ac-
| tion is commenced for the recovery
| OF same, within thirty days from such
seizure, or if such action be begun,
and the judgment of the court be ad-
verse to the plaintiff, then such liquors
shall be destroyed, publicly, by the
sheriff of the County or by the Chief
| of Police of the said Town.
Section 8 That it shall be unlawful
/ for any person, firm or corporation to
sell, offer for sale, or solicit the pur-
chase OF, any alcoholic liquors Any
where within the corporate limits OF
SAID Town.
Section 4. That every person who
shall, directly, or indirectly, keep or
maintain by hims elf, or by sssocistins
with others, or who shall in any man
ner aid, Yssist or abet in keeping or
maintaining any club room or other
place in which any coho'ic liquors
are received or kept for unlawful use,
barter. or sale as a beverage, or for
distribution or division among the
members of any club or association by
| any means Whatever, anu every pei oon
who shall receive, barter, sell, assist.
or abet another in receiving, barter
ing or selling, any alcoholic liquors,
so received or kept, shall be liable TO
| the penalties hereinafter set forth.
| Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any club, company, association, or
corporation, Or any chartered COM
papy now in existence, or hereafter
| TO be incorporated, for social, literary
or other purpose, within the Town of
Lancaster, to buy. sell keep for sale.
| exchange or barter, any a'cohollc
LIQUORS fr any purpose whatever,
either 20 members or to other persons; !;
and any member or members know
ingiy belonging toany club, company,
ass ociation or corporation receiving
and dispensing Intoxicating liquors,
shall be liable to the penalties herein
after set forth.
Section 6. Upon affidavit, which
may be on infOrmationa and belief, To
the effect that contraband liquor is
being unlawfully concealed, kept or
stored in any place. a search warrant
may be issued by the Mayor OF said
Town, empowering any policeman, or
other person who may be depu,ized. to
enter the said place by day or night,
and to search the said premises for
the purpose of seizIng the said con-
traband liquors therein concesled
kept. or stored, which said liquors
when so seized, shall be disposed of "a
herein be fore provided. Provided that
no dwelling house may be searched in
the night time
Section z That any violation OF
any Of the provisions of this ordinance
shall he punished by fine OF not
more tn n one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment for not more thar
thirty days.
Done and ra flied in Council this
25th Sept, 1907
r f. WYLIE,
Mayor
Attested by
JOHN CRAW WORD
Clerk and Treas.