The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-11-13

misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment hereinafter provided for.
vi. 1t shall be unlawful for any club,
company, association or corporation, or
any chartered company now in exist
ence or hereafter to be Incorporated for
social, literary or other purposes, within
the limits of the town of Kingstree, to
buy, sell, keep for sale, store, exchange
or barter, any liquor, wine, beer, bitters
or any other intoxicatings pirits for any
purpose whatever, either to members or
to other persons, and any member or
members. knowingly belonging to any
club, company, association or corpora
ton which receives and dispenses intox-
icaiing spirits or beverages contrary to
the provisions Of this section, shall be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by
fine or imprisonment hereinafter pro-
vided.
VII. Any person or persons, firm,
company or association receiving. deliv-
ering or handling contraband liquors or
beverages specified in Article hereof,
for unlawful uses or purposes or intend
ed for unlawful uses or purposes in the
night time within the limits of the town
of Kingstree, S c, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor and upon conviction there
of shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment hereinafter provided:
VIII. Any wagon, cart, boat or otner
conveyance, together with horses, mules
or other animals and harness accompa-
nying the same, transporting intoxlcat-
ing liquors or beverages at night within
the limits of the town of Kingstree, S c,
other than regular passenger or freight
steamers or railroad cars, shall be liable
and subject to seizure by the officers OF
the said town, and to that end such OFF,
Ger or officers shall cause the same to
be duly advertised for sale for period
of ten days, including the publication of
such advertisement in one issue OF q
newspaper published in said town, and
sold before the City Hall of said town,
at public outcry to the highest binder
for cash, and the proceeds thereof shall
be paid over to the Treasurer OF the
said Town for the use of the said Town.
IY. All alcoholic liquors in the pos
session of any person, firm, corporation
or association within the limits Of the
srid town of Kingstree, S G, for nnlaw-
full use shall. be seized without warrant,
and If no action to recover same is be-
gun within thirty days from the date OF
such seizure, or If such action be begun
and the judgment of the Court be ad-
verse to the plaintiff, then such liquors
shall be forfeited to the town in which
the same is seized, and shall be destroy
ed publicly by a policeman of said town.
Provided, however, that if County Dis
pensary shotld be located within the
town of Kingstree, S c, then such llq-
uors so seized shall be delivered to the
County Dispensary Board Of Williams
burg county to be disposed OF by them
as they may deem best.
x. Upon affidavit which may be made
on information and belief to the effect
that contraband liquors or beverages
are being unlawfully concealed, kept Or
stored within any place within the said
town of Kingstree,S S c. search warrant
may be issued by the Mayor, or in his
absence, by the Mayor pro tempore, OF
the said town, empowering any officer
or any other person whom he may duly
deputize therefor to enter the said place
by day or night and search said premi-
ses for the purpose of locating or seiz-
ing the said contraband liquors or bev-
erages therein concealed, kept or stored,
which said liquor when 80 seized shall
be disposed of as hereinbefore provided
for in Article TX for the disposition of
unlawful liquors. Provided, that no
dwelling house shall be searched in the
night time.
XI, Any person or persons detected
in the act of violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be liable
and subject to arrest without warrant:
Provided, a warrant for such person or
persons thereafter shall be procured
within a reasonable time thereafter.
XII. Any person who dispossesses or
rescues from any policeman or other
officer of the said town, or who attempts
40 to do, any alcoholic liquors or bever-
ages taken or detained by slch officer
charged with the enforcement of this
ordinance, shall be guilty of q misde-
meanor and upon conviction Thereon
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment hereinafter provided for.
XIII. Any interference by any person
with. obstruction or resistance of, or
abusive language to, any officer or any
other person of said town in the dis
charge of the duties hereby enjoined, or
the use of abusive language by any
such officer or persons to any other per-
son or persons, shall be deemed a mis-.
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment as hereinafter provided.
XIV. That any person or persons,
firm, company, corporation or associa.
ton violating any of the provisions Of
this ordinance and convicted therefor
shall be punished for each offense not
less than One Hundred Dollars (SlOO. 00)
or by Imprisonment of not less than
thirty (3O days.
XV. That all ordinances or parts Of
ordinances inconsistent with this ordi-
nance be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Passed and ratified in Council assem-
bled this 4th day of November, AID, 1913.
w R SCOTT,
Mayor of Kingstree, S G..