The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-06
UNCLE SANS new LIQUOR Law.
After January | Parties Must Order
in Their Own Name.

IVY III opiIi S8ioii'l't viz Us 'i'>
has increased from time 10 time to
great extent, business always
improving in the different counties
of the State after being added TO
the dry column. The Jug trade
business is Low known to all
sections of South Carolina and
there are MANY gallons of whlskey
brought into this State 10y that
method from Richmond, jackson.
vile and other cities.
On the first day of the year the
new law by Congress regulating
the Interstate shipment of in,
toxicating liquors went into effect.
1t will stop certain esaslons OF
penal laws now practiced in the
dry counties.
This bill was one of the most
important liquor measures ever
passed by Congress and is of IN
terest to South Carolnians III
that the State is almost dry.
The new law will abolish the
Iobn Zoe business. Everybody
must order his own whiskey.
The law is AS follows:
"Sec. 23S. Any officer, agent. or
employee of any railroad company,
express company, or other common
carrier, who shall knowingly de-
liver or cause to be delivered to
any person other than the person
TO whom it has been consigned,
unless upon the written order in
each Instance Of the bona tide con-
,ignee, or to any fictitious person,
or to any person under fctIouS
name, anv splrituous, vlnous,
matted ,fermented or other intoyicat-
ing liquor of any kind which has
been shipped from one State, terri
tory, or district of the United
States, or place noncentisuous to
but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, into any other State,
territory, or district of the United
States, or place noncontiguous to
but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, or from any foreign
country into any State, territory,
or district of the United States or
place noncontiguous to but subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, shall be
fined not more than five thousand
dollars, or imprisoned not more
than two years, or both.
"Sec 239. Any railroad company,
express company or other common
carrier, or any other person who in
connection with the transportation of
anv spirituous, vinous, matted, fer
mented or other Intoxicating liquor
of any kind from one State, territory
or district of the United States, or
place noncontiguous to but subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, shall col
lect the purchase price or any part
thereof before, on or after delivery
from the consignee Oh from any 9TH
er person, or shall in any manner act
as the agent of the buyer or seller of
any such liquor, for the purpose of
buying or selling, or completing the
sale thereof, saving only in the act
ual transportation aud delivery of
the same, shall be fined not more
than five thousand dollars.
"Sec 24O. Whoever shall know
ingly ship or cause to be shipped
from one State, territory or district
of the United States, or place non.
contiguous to but subject to the ju-
risdictlon thereof, any package of or
package containing any spirituous,
vinous, matted, fermented or other
intoxicating liquor of any kind, un-
less such package be so labeled on the
outside cover as to plainly show the
nature of it's contents and the quanti-
ty contained therein, shall be fined not
n4orc than five thousand dollars, and
Il L.