The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-03-04
FULL TEXT OF "GAL-
LON A MONTH" ACT.
THIS IS THE MEASURE WHICH
WILL BE VOTED ON NEXT
SEPTEMBER.

WILL BE VOTED ON NEXT
SEPTEMBER.
The gallon a month" act of the
General Assembly under the bill
looking to have South Carolina re-
ce;ve the benefit of the Webb-Ken-
yon act has been signed by Governor
Manning.
The text of the act follows:
BE it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima:
Section /. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm, corpora
ton or company to ship, transport or
convey any intoxicating liquors from
a point without this State into this
State, or from one point to another
in this State. for the purpose OF de-
livery, or to deliver the same to any
person, firm, corporation or company
within this State, or for any person,
firm. corporation or company to re-
ceive or be in possession OF any splr-
,ituous, vinous, fermented or malt
liquors or beverages containing more
than per cent of alcohol, for his.
her. its or their own use, or for the
use of any other person. firm or cor
poration, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec 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,
yinous, fermented or matted liquors
or beverages.
Sec 8. It 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 l per
cent of alcohol to any person other
than the consignee, and in no case
shall any railroad. express company,
corporation or other common carrier
or person be liable for damages for
non-delivery of such liquor or pack
age until. the consignee appears in
person at the place of business Of
the common carrier and signs in per-
son for the package.
"Sec 4. Any person obtaining any
such package under any false or
fraudulent pretext of any kind, or
any agent of any common carrier
delivering a package contrary to the
provisions of this act shall. upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than
S1OOpr more than $500. or be I'M
prisoned in the county Jail for not
less than 80 days or more than SIX
months, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
tSec 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 liquors or bever-
ages herein allowed to be imported,
if stored must be stored in the home
or private room of the person or
persons so ordering.
"Sec 6. Nothing in this act shall
prevent the shipment or transporta-
ton of alcoholic liquors and bev-
erages to or from any dispensary
authorized by the laws of this State
to sell same, in the county Of such
dispensary.
Sec Z. Any person violating any
provisions of this act shall be SUBJ
iect to a fine of not less than 500
or imprisonment for not less than
three months, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
Sec 8. Nothing herein contain
ed shall prevent the sale or trans
portation of alcohol under and in
accordance with the statutes of this