The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-12

like transactions, and the personal
connection, if amy, Of any member Of
the various county dispensary boards,
dispensers, OF other employees there
of, or any other citizen or official of
tie State in the present or past with
any other corporation, concern, or III
dividral contracting with or supply
ing any Spirituous or Intoxicating IL
quolS or other goods or commodities
70 the said several county dispensary
boards. to take testimony, and to have
access to all the books, vouchers and
other papers Of said institutions and
establishments, or any officer or en-
ployee thereof. That for the pur-
poses cf this investigation. the said
committee is hereby authorized and
'empowered to take full possession of
the office or offices Of any county dis
penaary board Or Of any place where
alcoholic liquors are manufactured,
baHtled, handled, or sold under the
terms cf the present dispensary law,
and to exclude tl1erefro1n any mem
ber or members of the county dispen-
sary board, any dispenser, or other
person Wlronsoever in charge of or
employed in the manufacture of such
business for such time as may be nee
essary to thoroughly examine all
books. papers, documents. vouchers,
OF other things wherein connected
.therewith, as provided for in this Act.
Section 3. That said committee is
hereby authorized and empowered to
elect marshal, who upon being
sworn, shall be, and become peace
officer of the State, and invested with
all the power of sheriffs and consta
bles in the service Of any and all pro-
cesses issued by the said committee
aforesaid, and with the power to ar
rest and irnprison upon the order of
said committee any and all persons
who shall fail or refuse to obey amy
legal order of said committee, or who
shall be guilty of amy disorderly con-
duet in the presence of sand commit
tee during any session thereof, or who
shall be guilty of any contempt Of the
said committee.
Section /. That said committee be,
and are hereby, authorized and en-
powered to call before them by sum-
mons or notice, in such form as the
said committee may adopt, and to be
served by the marshal of said COM
mittee, or such other officer of the
State as may be by the committee
required, such person or persons as
the committee may deem proper, and
to require such person or persons to
answer upon oath, any and all ques-
tions that the committee may deem
relevant and may PROFOUND to ham, or
them, and failure or refusal Of such
person or persons to obey such sum-
mons or notice, or 10 answer such
question or questions, such person or
! persons shall be deemed in contempt
: of the authority of said committee,
and may be imprisoned upon the Or
! der of said committee in the common
jail, and to be held there until he or
them shall comply with the order of
the said committee, provided, that no
Testimony given by such person, shall
be used against him in a criminal pro-
secution.
| Section ). That said committee be,
and the same is hereby, authorized to
send for and to require the produc-
tion of any and all books, papers or
other documents or writings which
! may be relevant to an investigation,
and to require said person or persons
in custody or possession of said papers
to produce the same before the said
committee. and any person or persons
who shall fail Or refuse to act on the
order or notice cf said committee
,, to produce said books, papers or other
documents or writings, shall be deem
ed guilty of contempt of said commit
; tee and be punished as provided in
: Section I. Said committee shall have
! power to administer necessary oaths,
and any person who shall, after being
sworn bafcre said committee, swear
falsely shall be deemed guilty OF per-
! jury and upon conviction shall be
: punished as provided by law.
Section 6. That said committee be,
and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to order amy county dispen-
i.sary board to withhold the payment
of any claims against any or all OF