The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-25

of this act shall be held unconstitutional
or invalid, that shall not affect or
destroy the validity or constitutlonallty
of any other section, provision, clause
or part Of this act and the remaining
portion or portions Of said act shall be
enforced without regard to the invalid
section, provision or clause. And this
act shall be lberaly construed, SO as to
accomplish the purpose thereof, as stated
in the preamble.
Sec. IL No person shall be excused
from lestifying in any prosecution for
violation OF this act, but no disco .ery
OF evidence made by such person shall
be used against him in any criminal
prosecution.
Sec. I5.-In prosecutions under this
act for unlawful shipment of alcoholic
liquors ana bcvrages delivered herein
tie offcnse shall be held to be commit
ted in any county of the State through
which and 70 which said alcoholic
liquors and beverages have been carried
or transported. or in which they have
been unloadcd, or to which they have
been conveyed or delivered
Sec. II. That any common carrier,
person. firm or corporation, or any SER
want OF cmployc thereof, knowingly vio-
lating any OF the provisions OF this ct,
or failing to comply with any require
mcntS thereof. shall be guilty OF mis-
dcmcanor. punishable for the first Of
tense hy a fine OF not less than one
hundred ($loo) dollars or more than
five hundred $500 dollars. or by i'm
prisonmcnt in the county jail. or con-
fncment AT hard labor for not less than
thirty (3oy days or more than SIX Coz
nonths. or both: and for the second and
every subsequent conviction OF violation
OF the provisions Of this act, the fine
shall be not less than one hundred
(sIoo) dollars. nor more than five thou
sand (S3,ooo) dollars. and the punish
ment not less than six months, nor more
tI1or two (oO wears or both
Sec. IS. Nothing contained in this
act Shall prevent any person from pro-
curing and donating to any church, con-
gregation or synagogue wines for sac
ramentaI purposes. Nothing herein
contained shall interfere with the manu-
facture sae and transportation of alco-
hol as now provided by law.
Sec. I6. That it shall be unlawful for
any person. firm, corporation or asso-
citation witnin this State to manufacture
sell, barte>, exchange, give away to in
duce trade, deliver. store. keep in pos.
session II. this State, furnish at publit
places, or otherwise dispose OF any
spirituous. malt, vinous, fermented
brewed or other liquors and beverages
or any compound or mixture thereof
which contains &lcohol in excess Of one
per centuu OF alcohol
Sec. u. Wholesale druggists may
lawfully receive and sell in wholesale
quantities to retail druggists and to pub
lie OF charitable hospitals or to medical
or pharmaceutical colleges, and in no
other way, pure alcohol for medical
purposes only. or grain alcohol to be
used by chemists or psychologists ac-
tually engaged in scientific work and for
such purposes only, and such whole
sale druggists shall at the end Of each
month in which any such sales have
been made file with the clerk Of court
OF the county in which they do business.
a statement in writing, under oath, Civ
ing the name of the purchaser, the
price paid, the date of sale, and the
quantity and character Of the alcohol
sold. Ii said wholesale druggist max
ing such sale is not a resident of the
State of South Carolina, then such
statement shall be filed in the office Of
the clerk of court of the county, in
which the purchaser resides.
Sec. IS Any retail druggist whose
place OF business is located in any OF
the incorporated towns or cities Of this
State, who is himself registered or
licensed pharmacist, or who regularly
employs a registered or licensed phar-
macist, may sell it. in the manner here
IN set out. upon fling a bond in the sum
OF one thousand dollars, to be approved
By the clerk OF the court in which such