Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-11
THE NEW WHISKY LAW.
Not Exactly Intended to Operate As An
Educational Qualification.

Not Exactly Intended to operate AS An
Educational Qualification.
In some strange, mysterious way,
says the Greenville News, the idea
has got abroad through the rural dis
tricts that Uncle Sans new law reg
ulating the interstate shipment of
whisky provides that every letter or
dering whisky must be in the con-
signee's own handwriting.
This means little to the average
person but has caused CONSERVATION
among the illiterates, Of whom there
are not a few In this enlightened
country. They seem to believe that
the government has manufactured
the maxim who cannot write, neith-
er shall he drink" and expects them
to live up to 1t.
When the various counties in this
state recently voted out whisky there
remained the consolation that the
state could not prevent persons or
dering their whisky from other
states, as some had done previously
But when the report comes that even
this fountain has been cut off from
its source Of supply those who can
not come up to the requirements are
naturally highly indignant. To them
1t appears to be conspiracy to take
away, for no apparent reason, a large
part Of the pleasure Of their lives.
From many parts Of the country
come stories Of the population Of the
rural districts gathering to take a
brief course in the mysteries Of chirog-
rapny, just enough to enable them
to write an order for whisky. Some,
especially those lacking in q sympa-
~ fo % dr,f NJ
welfare workers to encourage this be-
lief, believing that 1t will 60 long
way toward obliterating illiteracy
now so prevalent among the south
ern people.
The belief that whisky must be or
dered in ones own handwriting Is
erroneous. It Is perhaps due to q
misconstruction Of the section that
provides that no whisky shall be de-
livered to any person other than the
bona fide consignee, except on an or
der in his own handwriting. The new
law was passed at the instance Of pro-
hibitionists and its purpose Is to limit
as far as possible the shipment OF
whisky into prohibition territory. II
forbids &C. o. D." shipments, or
dering under fictitious names, send
ing whisky in plain packages, etc.
Lie l0AI VI TIC IlcW law IONOWS.
Sec. 23S. Any officer, agent, or
express company, or other COM
mon carrier, who shall Knowingly
deliver or cause to be delivered to
any person other than the person to
whom 1t has been consigned, unless
upon the written order In each in
stance Of the bona fide consignee, or
to any fictitious person, or to any
person under a fictitious name, any
spirituous, yinous, matted fermented,
or other intoxicating liquor Of any
kind which has been shipped from
one state, territory, or district Of
the United States or place non-contis.
uous to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, into any other state, terri
tory, or district of the United States,
or place popcontigqous to but sub
ject to the Jurisdiction thereof, or
sa% se sag ss4rcpEE fSEssp Or eaSSn STc into S as
United States or place noncoptigu-
Gus to but subject to the jurisdic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not more
than FIVE thousand dollars, or Inn
prisoned not more than two years, or
"Sec. 2ss. Any railroad company,
express company, or other common
carrier, or any other person who, In
connection with the transportation Of
any spirituous, yinous, matted, fer
mented, or other intoxicating liquor
Of any kind from one state, territory,
or district Of the United States, or
place noncontigupus to but subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, into any 9th
er state, territory, or district Of the
United States or place n9ncontigq-
eus to bqt subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, OF from any foreign countFy
Of the United States, Or place han-
contiguous TO but subject TO the jq-
risdiction thereof, shall collect the
purchase price or any part thereof
before, On, or after delivery from the
censignee, or from any other person.
or shall in any manner act as the
agent Of the buyer OF seller Of any
such liquor, for the PURPOSE Of buy
ing or selling or completing the sale
thereof, sewing only IN the actual
transportation and delivery of the
same, shall be fined. not more than
five thousand dollars.
Sec. 240. Whoever shall know
ingly ship or cause to be shipped from
one state, territory, or district of the
United States, or place noncontigu-
Gus to but subject TO the jurisdiction
thereof, or from any foreign country
into any state, territory, or district
Of the United States, or place nom
contiguous to but to the Jurisdiction
thereof, any package Of or package
containing any spirituous, vinous,
matted, fermented, or other intoxi-
eating liquor Of any kind, unless
such package be so ylabeled on the
outside cover as to plainly show the
name of the sconsignee, the nature
of its contents, and the quantity con-
taihed therein, shail be 2 fined not
more than five thousand dollars; and
such Hduor shall cbe forfeited to the
United States, and may be- seized and
eondemned by like ypreceedingsa as
thbse provided by law'for the setzs
dre eand forfeiture of property +iff-
Ported into the United Estates con-
Hafy to' law " u ) o.