The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-08
Heavy Hh By tie New Federal Code
Which Regulates he
SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR
Into Prohibition Territory. Which
Goes Into Effect on the First Of
Observation-Disclosures and Express
Companies Incur Severe Penalties
ff They Violate the News Code.
If They Violate the Ncw Code.

Another phase IN the great cam
paign against liquor will come to
the fore the frst Of next month. wheo
the revised penal code Of the Unit
ed States Is TO become eEective
Many of the changes made IN the
penal laws oy the Sixueth congress
we're OF minor interest. but the sec
ton relating to the shipment Of IN
toxica:ing liquors into dry terri
,ory contained ne~ legislation. the
result Of which will be TO make the
United States factor 10 pTosecut-
ing viola:ors OF the act
IL ,h!ckly settled communities the
local authorities. as rule. are able
70 deal effectively with offenders. but
in certain sections o. 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 loca!
authorities.
Three sections Of the new cod!f-
cation relate 10 the !iGuo. traac.
The mos, important provision is tha,
on and at,e. January /. every ship
nent OF intoxicating liquor shall
bear the name os the cons.gnee. the
nau,re OF the contents OF the receipt
acle and the quantity contained
therein. It is notorious fact. so
say persons who have had expert
ence In attempting TO drive ou.
"bliud tigers" that practically al!
the liquor nov shipped into pro-
hibited territory is labelled as some
other commodity. o. not labelled at
ell. and frequently addressed to per.
sons othe. than the cons!snee-
The federal authorities already
have sen, out notice 70 al! nauutac-
tu.e.s OF in,oxicsn:s that the.. wears
! must be labelled on the outside o!
the package on and after :he first
OF the new year. sitting forth The
nature Of the contents and the ex
act amour. in each package. Il /:
believed that Il the local authors
ties cooperate with the federal gov
e.nn1ent in the enforcement OF tbs
law il will be comparatively cas-,
matter TO suppress the blind tigers.
/: is pointed out that from ooU
on they can no, e1sit without violat
!us the fedora! statute. and the as
sumption OF the department OF jus
tee Is :ha: woIld-be viola;ors vii
no, care 20 take the chance Of fall
ing into the clutches Of the fedora
courts.
| II has kecn alleged from time e
time that in some OF the State:
where the sale o: Intoxicating liquo'
has been prohibited In one way o.
another the railroads and cxp3cs.
companies assisted the violators o
the Law by acting as buying or sell
Ing aseots. OF both. Congress. wit,
the idea of putting stop to thi
practice. provided as follows:
Any railroad company. express
Company Or other common nagvier
o: any other person. who. IN COD
rection with the transportation o
any sp;r!tuous. v.nous. matted. fer
men.ed. or other Intoxicating liquo
OF any kind. from one State. ter
r!;o.y or district o. the Coited States
into any State. territory o. d:stric
OF the United States. or from an,
foreign country into any State. ter
r:,ory. or district OF the Unite!
States. shall collect the purchase
price or any part thereof before
OF. or af:c. delivery. or shall IN al!
name. act as the agent Of tie buy
er or seller OF any such liquor. fol
the purpose OF buying o. selling 0,
completing the sale thereof. saving
only in the actual transportation anc
delivery Of the same. shall be finet
not more than $1,000