The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-07
BLIND TIGERS.
Heavy Hh by the New Federal Code
Which Regulates tae
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SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR .
Into Prohibition Territory, Which
Goes Into Effect on the First OF
January-Railroads and Express
Companies Incur Severe Penalties
If They Violate the New Code.

COmpAAucS AheoA oS'~AS -
If They Violate the New Code.
Another phase in the great cam
paign against liquor will come to
the fore the first of next month, when
the revised penal code of the Unit
ed States is to become effective.
Many of the changes made in the
penal laws by the Sixtieth congress
were of minor interest, but the sec
ton relating to the shipment Of in
toxicating liquors into dry terri
tory contained new legislation, the
result of which will be to make the
United States factor in prosecut-
ing violators of the act.
In thickly settled communities the
local authorities, as rule, are able
to deal effectively with offenders, but
in certain sections Of the South and
West, where settlement is sparce, the
task is not so easy, and the members
of congress from those sections in
sisted that the federal government
should come to the aid of the local
authorities.
Three. sections of the new codih-
cation relate TO the liquor traffic.
The most important provision is that
on and after January /, every ship
ment Of Intoxicating liquor shall
bear the name of the consignee, the
nautre of the contents of the receipt
acle and the quantity contained
therein. It lis a notorious fact, 80
say persons who have had expert
.ence in attempting to drive out
"blindrIisers,,.. that practically all
the liquor now shipped into pro-
hibited territory is labelled as some
other commodity, or not labelled at
all, and frequently addressed TO per-
sons other than the consignee.
The federal authorities already
have sent out notice to- all manufac-
turers Of intoxicants that their wears
must ber labelled on the outside Of
the package on: and after the first
Of the new year. setting forth the
nature of the contents and the ez-
act amount in each package. II Is
believed that if the local authori-
ties cooperate with the federal gov
ernment in the enforcement of the
law it will be a comparatively easy
matter to suppress the blind tigers.
It is pointed out that from now
on they can not exist without violat-
ing the federal statute, and the as
sumption of the department of JUS
tice is that would-be violators will
not care 10 take the chance Of fall
ing into the clutches Of the federal
courts.
1t has been alleged from time TO
time that in some Of the States
where the sale of intoxicating liquor
has been prohibited in one way o"
another the railroads and express
companies assisted the violators Of
the law by acting as buying or SELL
ing agents, or both. Congress, With
the idea Of putting a stop to this
practice, provided as follows:
ANY railroad company, express,
Company or other common narrier.
or any other person, who. in con-
nection with the transportation OF
any spirituous, vinous, matted, fer
mented, or other intoxicating liquor
of any kind, from one State, ter
ritory or district of the United States,
into any State. territory or district
of the United States, or from any
foreign country into any State, ter
ritory, or district Of the United
States, shall collect the purchase
price or any part thereof before.
on, or after delivery, or shall in any
manner act as the agent of the buy
er or seller Of any such liquor. for
the purpose Of buying or selling or
completing the sale thereof, saving
only in the actual transportation and
delivery Of the same, snail be fined