The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-03-06
SEARCH AND SEIZURE Law.
The Full Text OF The Bill That is to
Become a Law.

A bill to be entitled IAN act to act
to secure the enforcement of the
laws against the sale and manufac-
ture Of Intoxicating liquors.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm, corpora
ton, association, or company, by
whatever name called, other than
druggists or medical repositories
duly licensed thereto, to engage in
the business of selling, exchanging,
bartering, giving away, or other
wise handling spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors in the State of North
Carolina. Any person violating the
provisions Of this act shall for the
first offense be guilty Of a misde-
meanor and punished in the discre-
ton of the court, and fer the second
offense guilty of a felony and fined
not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars
and imprisoned in the State prison
not less than four months or more
than two years.
Section 2. That it shall he un-
lawful for any person, firm, corpor-
alton, sassociation, or company by
whatever name called, other than
druggists and medical repositories
duly licensed thereto, to have or
keep in his, their, Or its possession,
spurious Or vinous liquors at the
same time in one Or more places in
quantity exceeding one gallon for
purpose Of sale. Or to have or keep
in his, their or its possession, malt
liquors at the same time, whether in
one or more places, in quantity ex-
ceeding five gallons for the purpose
Of sale, or to receive within one
week mere than three gallons Of
spurious or vinous liquors Or fifteen
gallons of malt liquors for the pur-
pose of sale. Any person, firm or
corporation violating the provisions
OF this section shall be held and
deemed to have it for the purpose
of sale in violation Of section one Of
this act. and it shall be prin1a facie
evidence that he, they Or it, are en-
gagged in the business Of selling in
toxicating liquors: Provided, that
this section shall not prohibit any
person keeping in his possession
wines and elders in any quantity
whenever such wines and elders have
been manufactured from fruit and
grapes grown on the premises of
the person in whose possession the
said wines and elders may be.
Section 3. Upon the fling of
complaint under oath by a reputa-
table citizen, Or information by
officer charged with the execution
of the law, before justice of peace,
recorder, mayor or other officer au-
thorized by law to issue warrant
charging that any person, firm, cor
poration Or association, or company,
by whatever name called, has in his,
their, or its possession, at place Or
places specified more than one gal
lon of spurious liquors Or more than
five gallons of malt liquors for the
purpose Of sale, warrant shall be
issued commanding the officer to
whom it is directed to search the
place or places described in such
complaint or information and if
more than one gallon of spurious
or vinous liquors or more than five
gallons Of malt liquors be found III
any such place or places, to seize
and take into his custody all such
Intoxicating liquors described in
said complaint or information and
seize and take into custody all
glasses, kegs, pumps, bars or other