The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-04-15
SOUTH CAROLINA LIQUOR LAW.
Not More Than a Gallon a Month
to Any Person or Firm.

Not More Than a Gallon a Month
to Any Person or Firm.
At the request of Senator E G Epps
we re-publish the following act
for the information of all who may
feel concerned in the intra and inter
State liquor traffic:
An Act to Regulate the Shipment OF
i Spirituous, Vinous, Fermented or
Malt Liquors or Beverages Into
This State; and to Provide Penal
ties for the Violation of this Act:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That it shall be un-
lawful for any person. firm, corpora
ton or company, to ship. transport
or convey any Intoxicating liquors
from point without this State into
this State, or from one point to an
other in this State, for the purpose
of delivery, or to deliver the same
to any person, firm, corporation or
company within this State, or for
any person. firm. corporation or
company to receive or be in possess
ion of any spirituous, ,vinous, ,ferment-
ed or malt liquors or beverages con-
tanning more than one per cent of
alcohol, for his, hers, its or their
own use or for the use of any other
person, firm or corporation, except
as hereinafter provided.
Section 2, Any person may order
and receive from any point without
the State not exceeding one gallon
within any calendar month, for his
or her personal use, Of spirituous,
vinous, fermented or matted liquors
or beverages.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, express COM
pany, corporation or other common
carrier to deliver any package con-
tanning intoxicating liquors or bev-
erages containing more than one per
cent of alcohol. to any person other
than the consignee and in no case
shall any railroad, express company.
corporation or common carrier or
person or agent of such railroad,
express company, corporation or
other common carrier or person be
liable for damages for non-delivery
of such liquor or package until the
consignee appears in person at the
place of business of the common
carrier and signs in person for the
package.
Section 4. Any person. obtaining
any such package under false or
fraudulent pretext of any kind or
any agent of any common carrier
delivering package contrary to the
provisions of this act, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not less
than one hundred dollars, or more
than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for not
less than thirty days, or more than
six months, or both in the discretion
of the court.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any intoxicating liquors or beverages
to be stored or kept in any place of
business or club room or house in
this State whether for personal use
or otherwise, and the liquor or bev-
erages herein allowed to be import
ed if stored, must be stored in the
home or private room Of the person
or persons so ordering.
Section 6. Nothing in this act
shall prevent the shipment or trans
portation of alcoholic liquors or bev-
erages to or from any dispensary
authorized by the laws Of this State
to sell same, in the county of such
dispensary.
Section Z. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
be subject to a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment for not less than three months,
or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Section 8. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the sale or
transportation of alcohol under and
in accordance with the statutes of
this State, as contained in Criminal
Code of 1912, Sections 7S9, 800,802-
8l2 inclusive.
Approved February 20, 1915.