The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-02-18
NO ALTERNATIVE
:. OF FINE is LEFT
Lilies Bill Confused With Another
Measure.
WHEREIN THEY DIFFER.
Bill Regulating Volume of Liquor
Purchases Allows Fine on First
Offense.

The following is the text of the
Lilies bill, providing for chaingang
sentence for selling Intoxicating Ii
quors, as it passed both houses:
"Section 811. 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 shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
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 a 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 60 days for suhse-
quent offenseS, upon such terms and
conditions as he may see fit to inn
pose, but in each and every case any
person convicted of the violation or
any of said laws shall be required to
serve at least 80 days for the first CT
fense and 60 days for any subsequent
offense of the sentence imposed Ipon
him: Provided, That the provisions of
this act shall not apply to cases nov
pending or to offenses committed
prior to the passage of this act.
"Sec. 2. That this act shall take eff
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the same are hereby, repealed"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 i'm The
State of Sunday, carrying the follow
ing headline, First Offe nders May
Escape Gang-LileS Bill is Passed
Amended so as to Allow Payment of
Fine, is altogether misleading and is
calculated to get blind tigers in trou-
BILE. The Lilies bill positively elimi-
mates the option of fine in the pen
atty for the violation of the laws of
the State relative to selling liquor.
The senate amendment struck out
the words storing and transporting
liquor in order that the bill would
conform to the Carlise measure regu-
lating the storing, transporting, ETC.,
of liquor.
"The Lilies bill provides a straight
chaingang sentence for the illicit sale
of liquors in South Carolina and the
judge has no discretionary power in
imposing sentence except that for the
first offense minimum of 80 days on
the chaingang may be imposed"
The error Mr.. Sellers points out
arose from confusing the Lilies bill
to regulate the sale of liquors with
that introduced by Senator Carlisle of
Spartanburg, to govern the importa-
tion and storing of whiskey and beers.
The lattermeasure allows the alter
native of a fine, ranging from 800 to
$500, for the first offense. The i'm
prisonment in Jail or at hard labor
which may be imposed upon first of
tenders is not to be less than 30 days
nor in excess of six months. SSubse-
'ent offenses are to be punished by
il or chaingang sentences of six
months to two years, together with
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $4,000. This bill received a fa-
vorable report in the house, where it
now awaits second reading.
AS indicated above, the Lilies bill
to prohibit the sale of whiskey i'm
poses straight Imprisonment sentence
at hard labor. 1t has passed both
houses.-Tuesday's State