Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-30
WHISKEY
REGULATIONS
How the Law Effects COnSign-
eeS Of Liquor to Tennes-
see Points.

The new laws passed at the recent
session Of the legislature presents
some very interesting points regard
ing shiuments Of whiskey in Tennes-
see. The following instructions we've
sent out by the General Superintend-
ent of the Southern Express Company
Oct, 1S, to all its agents
"PacSages containing not more than
one gallon of intoxicating liquors may
be accepted at points without the
state Of Tennessee to be delivered at
noints within the State of Tennessee
to cousignee for his personal use or
for the use of the members of his fam
ilv residing with him; such liquors
may be transported for priests or min
listers of any religious sect for sacra-
mental purposes or for dealers who are
authorized under the Statutes OF Teh-
nessee to ship Intoxicating liquors
from points within the state TO
points without the State of Tennessee
'The above are the only exceptions
to the rule that no such liquors shall
be transported or delivered within OF
into the State of Tennessee.
"Sueh liquors as may be transported
as above authorized shall be delivereh
only to the consignee; that means not
on the order of the eonsigpee.
Before making delivery, the nes-
tination agent of this Company snail
require the consignee to sign and DE-
liver to him written statement IN
substance as follows:
'.I hereby S"state that my name Is
.; that my Postoffice ad-
dress is. Tennessee; tha'
am more than 81 years of age; that
| am the consignee to whom package
containing g............o or mtoxlcaeihe
liquors wits consigned at..............
on the. day of......', WI .
to be used for. r.....................
Signed and dated at. t..................
Tennessee, this. -. day OF. ....,..
1871. ;.
s.It is the duty of the destination
agent TO Keep a record OF all liquors
delivered and file with the county
court clerk a statement in writing set
ting forth the date on which said liz
nor was received and delivered. thu
name and postoffice address of th'
shipper, and the consignee, the place
of delivery and to whom delivered
and the kind and amount OF intoxica
4,oc, l;ouor daliverpd
"No liquor shall be Transported
from ous point in Tennessee to anoth
er point in Tennessee.
From this it would seem that th
Exnress companies are going to lent
their assistance to the upholding o
1.-The laws, and these regulations VII
effectnally put the bootlegger out 0
business
Now, then is the time for all law
abiding people to give them proper en-
couragement by cheerfully complying
with the regulations of the EXPIRES
comnaniss, The rules will not worl
hardship on any man who is willini
to do his part toward upholding tn
laws, Dub ~ Az q hOIhulJ ntAchS 80 -
bootlegger VINO sells to the small boy
and to anyone without discrimination
No one can send an order to the agen
for his package now for the reaso
that the one bringing the order canno
sign the Certificate as the origina
pnrcbaser. This is "the unkindes
ent of all to the bootlegger, who
times past managed to never have t
sign his name for anything.
State wide prohibition now begin
to loom no and only needs the encoul
agement Of law abiding people
make il thoroughly effective all owe
Tennessee.
Interstate shipments of one gallo
or less may be delivered to any one
heretofore for personal use, and unde
the before stated restrictions