Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-20
LIE sEARgH AN1 sEIzuRK IAM.
Full Text of Statewide Measure
4 Finally Emerged From fhe Leeis
1alfTe HOPPER.


There has been q great deal OF talk
lab0nEthe new search and seizure law
passedsby the state legislature and
there is much confusion among the
people as to the provisions Of the law
which is hefaIded asAthe one thing
necessary to- putting into enectLthe
State prohibition law. The full text
Of the bill IS here printed inaorder
that everybody may have opportunity
Of getting acquainted with every pro-
vision Of the law before it goes into
effect April L.
TIL General Assembly Of North Car
Eolina do enact
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm. corporation asso4
cfatlons or company by whatever name
called other b druggists and medi-
cal repositories duly licensed thereto.
to- engage in the business OF selling
bartefing, giving away Tor the purpose.
Of direct or Indirect gain, or otherwise
handling spurious, xinous malt
Blquors il the State Of North Carolina.
Any person. Hrms corporation or asse~
citation violating the provisions Of this.
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec.2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person. firm. association or.
corporation by whatever name called
other than druggists n medical de-
positories duly licensed ther0to, to
have or keep in his, their or its possess
sion for the purpose of sale, any spirft-
Gus, Yinous or malt liquors; and proof
FOE any one of the following facts shall
constitute prima facie evidence OF the
violation OF this section:
First The possession Of license
from the government Of the United
States to sell or manufacture fntoxf
eating liquors or
Second. The possession OF more than
one gallon of spfrltuous liquors at any
one time, whether in b or more
places or
Third. The possession of more than
three gallons Of vinous liquors at any
one time. whether in nj or more
placessor
Fourth: The possession Of more than
I've gallons of malt liquors at anyone
time whether in one or D places;
or
Fifth: The delivery to such person
firm. association or corporation of
more than five gallons of spurious or
vineus liquors, or more than twenty
gallons of malt liquors within any four
successive weeks, whether in d or
more places; or
Sixth The possession Of intoxicating
IIquors@as samples to obtain orders
thereon. Provided that this section
shall not prohibit any person from
keeping in his possession wines and
elders in any quantity where such
wines and elders have been manufae-
tnred from grapes or fruit on the
premises Of the person in whose pos.
session said wines1and elders may be.
Sec. 8 Upon the fling Of complaint
under oath, by a reputable citizen od
information furnished under oath by
an officer charged with the execution
OF the law, before Justice of the
peace, recorder, mayor, or other Off
Ger authorized by law to issue war
rants, charging that any person. firm
Ecorporation, association or company
by whatever name called a in his
their or its possession at a place or
places specified, more than one gallon
Eof spirftuous or vfnous liquors or more
than five gallons Of malt liquors for
the purpose Of sale, a warrant shall be
ISSUED commanding the officer to whom
ri is directed to searchsthe place or
places described in such complaint on
s Information and if more than one gal
!. lon Of spurious O Tinuus liquors OF
more than i've gallons Of malt liquors
be found in n such place or places
to seize and take into his custody al
such Intoxicating LIQUORS described IN
said complaint OF information, and
seize and take into his custody al
glasses, bottles, kegs, pumps, bars ol