The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
Citizen Cannot IswfallY Keep Lsqaos at All

the camp OF the !lQucr CrinkeTs oy MS
charge 10 the Carey -Cothran law.
Last week the grand jury presented
the Elks' aud the Eagles clubs and
subsequently, indicted the managers OF
these TWO clubs for receiving and Stor-
ing whlskey in violation OF the Carey
Cothran &C: Grea. indignation was
expressed at the ''incignity heaped
upon the club members who forth
with proclaimed. their immunity from
prosecution because they are club men
protected by the interstate commerce
laws in the transportation. receipt and
sale OF whistles, provided the whiskev
Was ordered apd divided out according
10 such rules and regulations IS were
prescribed by the clubs.
But Solicitor Stol! aud the grand jury
couldn't see i, the way the clubs looked
a, il. Hence the presentnenc and the
raid on the clubs prior 10 the Specla!
presen,men. and bills of Indictment.
The following is the charge OF Judge
Memminser. in part:
Now. gentlemen. The coun@:! for the defend
ants you S,w pass up 20 mc-(aS he has ! fichs
10 do in order tha: the a;-entton OF the Judge
and the Jury may DC drawn eSpcciai!v 10 snch
points OF iaw ~ arc involved particularly IN Ihc
ca>c,- these few simple words. which. however.
rnake /, necessary for me 20 explain ;hc law on
This subject 20 you. and 20 make you understand
= Ht;!e more fully perhaps than you yet do eS
actly what this law ne2a>. He has asked me
10 charge you The term storing and EcepiA" 10
r~,>sr-,slon O. certain con,rabaad liquors used
in the d:>lenSary law involves the Idea OF CON
ttnui:y or eaoit-
Now. that II y co-rcc; statement OF the law
AZ :akcn FROM one OF tho decisions OF our >T-
,,N1e N.
whcre hi. State engaged in The sale OF liquor.
and that would be the Law app!lcaoie 10 !
county 10 the State which now ha> u'NpSn.
>arv bu, It is my DUTY 70 Charge you. %caNe-
yY,cn n, conceive X ~ b. The law. and aS you
rruSt r,.al,zc is the law under this statute. that
IN a county such ~ Sumter cc2nty. which mas
no diSpcnSary. that the mere TACT ot having
liquor !r possession. no mater 10. WA. pus IN.
rs,se nor how small cuanttT II may be- II nc
,,al OF course. you SnoI IL has been -cneraiiy
understood under :hc old dtSpcnSary saw lna'
nan had night 70 bring in liquor iro:n ahoShc.
State and have II for bis own PERSONA aS ;;n- anr
In vou- possession for your Own persona! uSS
and ,ha, Is the Law now 10 those counties when
have d!spen.arieS. but IL Is not the u" 10 'ae
counties which have no dispenSatS. SecH ~
Sumter county, and the reason OF that - THIS:
That ne interstate commerce clause OF ne con
S.itu.icn OF the United States designed 70 pro-
tee. commerce between the SsatcS .ptotec.
their commerce OF any article ccmiaS isom one
which 4. Is received cannot place any Sreatcs
restriction upon TIA: article coming from an.
othc, State .han IL had on the articles yeoduccd
by the State and offered ioT sa!e "a sas ..,iir..
Il n This State: that Is, in other TorcS. as IN
der the d!SpenSary Law the State oae.eu hqoos
for sale, ana man could SO TO the o:speasa.y
and buy liquor and Keep IL 10 nus pss'u. - VI
and store IL foc his owr personal use Inc .a"S
OF the United States said that 70 prohibit man
frora bringing liquor from another STATE and
Seep,rc IL IN his possession AID usins II ios MS
persona! use would DC diser:miaat,on a'hSs hisS
the laws OF the United States prohibit Ihey
nrohEbI, that one State shall favor the safe OF
s,uc In that State against the sale or use or
consumption 0! ss9e brought :io@ @ an snoin 2tas,
10 absolutely prohibit anything IKE liquor
which is declared 70 be detrimental 70 the pup
lie health and 30 declared In this statute. aho
declared 70 DC contraband- INC StaseS naSe y, =
s,,ocether. and 30 tha. when State aosolute.S
prohibits the bringing IN OF the scun aad INC
use of it by rs own citizens ano Inc seLhnG o'
I, under any law IN any State. shesc no S.s-
rriroinatfon as between the State and otaef
S,nte. and the laws OF the interstate commerce
are noc intcr.e-ed with. But when . State un
der,aSes TO absolutely prohibit. as II aces 10
This section Of the nc: that have reaa 20 you.
as 70 the acceptance and receipt o. storing OF
leeniny in possession OF liquor. absolutely ano
entirely. whether Il IS another Stae wnicn
tr,o fA{x SGasP such state Is EOS
sends iiouo! lHeo .n.G T.. aa-sS.ns ~ sorrn and
disctia.nasS .sso-a o,n,Ss: S;ate. even though
for persona! use, eoas. =, as.n !, 1, h,s
ute and no - aas - = ,,ss ~ o,herwfse-
possession .or pS,Sn ,.s -. - %. ~ WJ,Sn, .e,
fncsc w Ii.s ~ suo,r.S I,onor n he hrouyht
into Ssa.e wntca u.s.. -. ~ "A disncnS,w
liquor. as vas sne As ~ -. colo ~ ,se oricinai
act ana sI!o"S q, -. S-o,cS, hn, therc
pacSaSeS Stn,, "a So ~ ,Sas s.a,ute which made
NJ ,u,o- A ne sooa as tc ros into the State ants
was oe.ise NV "a ~ .,ereforr II the Nouo: was ever
S,.o,,.h, ;rorn anotner State into this State.
osIsyns ,a.;a ~. Ado Tor personai use, why then
~ ;n;.rS.a,e commerce Law projected ic for
tne NC So 20 wh;ie hcinc hrouch, from an
pe.so... - ,s.a .-r MN S,a.e and as the coun.
otoe. SsA;S S,..a SisnrnS,rr nro,ec, the LIQUOR
Ses 20. a ,Se Cro.e or county diSperSars,