The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-18
NO ALTERNATIVE
OF fine IS LEFT
LILIES BILL CONFUSED WITH An
OTHER MEASURE.
Bill Regulating Volume of Liquor
Purchase Allows Fine on
First OffenSe.

TIE State
The following is the text of the Lilies
bill pro,iding for Changing SEN
tence for selling intoxicating liquors.
as it passed both houses:
Section S11. Any person who vio-
lates any of the provisions Of any law
OF this State prohibiting, relating TO
or regulating the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors snail be guilty of a misde'
meanor, and, upon conviction thereo1'
shall be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than six months, nor more
than two years; and for any subse-
quent offense, upon conviction, shall
be imprisoned for term Of not less
than a year. nor more than five years.
Provided, That any circuit judge may,
in his discretion, suspend all OF such
Imprisonment except 80 days for the
first offense and so days for suose-
ouent offenses, upon sucn terms ana
conditions as he may see fit to I'M
nase but in each and every case any
aa7son convicted of the violation C
any of said laws shall be required TO
serve at least 80 days for the first OIL
tense and so days for any subsequent
otyanse Of the sentence imposed upon
him: Provided, That the provisions
of this act shall not apply to cases
now pending or to offenses committed
prior to the passage of this act,
Sec 2. That this act shall take ef-
feet Immediately upon its approval by
the governor, and all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed
Ben B. Sellers of the house made
the following statement yesterday:
"The news article appearing in The
State of Sunday, carrying the follow
ing headline, First Offenders May
Escape Gang-Liles Bill is Passed
so as to Allow Payment of Fine IS
altogether misleading and is calculat-
ed to get blind tigers into trouble. Tne
Lilies bill positively eliminates tne
option of a fine in the penalty for the
violation of the laws of the State re-
3atiye to selling liquor. The senate
amendment S, ruck out the WORDS
storing and transporting liquor IN
order that the bill would conform to
the Carlisle measure regulating the
storing transporting, etc., of liquor.
THE Lilies bill provides straight
cnaingang sentence for the Illicit sale
of louors in South Carolina and the
iudge has no discretionary power IN
imposing sentence except that for the
first offense a. minimum of 80 days on
tbe chaingang may be imposed"
The error Mr.. Sellers points out
arose from confusing the Lilies Dill
4o regulate the sale Of liquors with
that introduced by Senator Carlisle OF
spartanburg, to govern the importa-
ION and storing Of Wniskey and beers
The latter measure allows the alter
native of fine, ranging from $1OO to
$500. for the first offense. Tne I'M
nrisonment in Jail or at hard labor
which may be imposed upon first Oh
tenders is not to be less than 80 days
nor in excess of six months. Subse-
ouent offenses are to be punished by
iail or changing sentences OF SIX
months to two years, together with a
fine of not less than 800 nor more
than $4,000. This bill received ia
rorable report in the house, where II
now awaits second reading.
AS indicated above, the Lilies bill
to prohibit the sale of whiskey I'M
noses straight Imprisonment sentence
at nard labor. 1t has passed both
houses