The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-08
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record shall be guilty OF misde-
!meanor.
j Any railroad. express company.
!, steamboat company, or transporta- :,
ton company who shall not require
}, some one OF its employees to keep
such record, shall b fined not less
than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars for every day or por-
ton thereof during which such fail Z.
lure shall continue.
4 Sec. 80. Mo person or Arm. and no
|, corporations other than corporations
j to engage in the transportation OF
merchandise. as common carriers,
shall bring into this State, for use
in this State, from any point without
this State, or transport from one point
to another in this State. or from any
point In this State to any point with
out this State, any ardent spirits, ana
no common carrier shall. except as
hereinafter provided. bring into this
State, from any point without this
State, or transport from one point to
another within the State. any ardent
spirits except as follows: One quart
Of distilled liquors, or three gallons OF
beer, or one gallon OF wine. may be
brought to any person not student
; at a university. college or any school
in this State, nor . minor nor re-
; this State, for his own use, and not to
be used contrary to the provisions of
; this act: provided every container In
which such ardent spirits. wine or
beer are carried shall. except as here
ltnafter provided, have a card not less
than six by twelve inches, upon which
shalle bstated in letters not less than
lone inch high, the kind and quality
or ardent spirits, wine or beer that II
- l~a
undertaking the transportation OF
Iardent spirits from any point without
this State to any point within this
State. or from one point to another,
within this State, shall keep an Alpha
Ibeticaliy arranged book, in which shall
J be entered before the delivery thereof.
the name OF every shipper and person
Ito whom ardent spirits are shipped,
/. 1.-The amount and kind received. and
upon delivery. the date of delivery
} and to whom delivered. After this
record In made there shall be an at
} fidayit In duplicate by the constgnee,
which shall state that the consfgnee
is not a student. minor or female
(not the head of family, that ardent
! spirits received were ordered by him.
; THAT he had not, within thirty days
/. previous. received any ardent spirits
of any kind whatever, from any place
; whatever. contrary to the provisions
r.. this act and that the ardent spirits
then received are for his own use at
his own home. This AFFIDAVIT shall be
, made In duplicate, signed by the CON
signee and sworn to before justice
/. of the peace notary public or com
missioner In chancery, or before an
! agent of the transportation company.
ali of which agents dealing with
!. ardent spirits. shall. for the purposes
aforesaid fwithout charge thereforel.
he authorized to administer an oath,
and one original shall be sent on or
before the fifth day of the month foi.
flowing, to the clerk of the court OF
the city or county having jurisdiction
of criminal cases. If any employs
charged with the duty of keeping the
record required by this section snail
fail to keep said record, or shall de-
liver the ardent spirits transported To
any nerson other than the consignee,
or to such eonsignee, before he has
signed his name and made the afnda.
lvtt required by this section, or shaa'
! fail to file the AFFIDAVIT as herein re-
quiIsd. he shall be guilty OF mis-"
den1eanor.
! ANY person falsely representing him.
! self to be consignee of ardent spirits
under this section. and receiving or Of
fering, or attempting to receive the
same and any consignee making a false
: affidavit, shall be guilty of a. mfsde-
meanor.
Provided tina. any consignee may
authorize in writing, person
not OF incorporate habits or not ad-
dicted TO the use of narcotic drugs, nor
a minor or a female. to receive for
him such ardent spirits. Such per-
son shall sign the receipt or record.
: as agent for said consfgnee. provided
that the said written authority shai'
= be accompanied by the affidavit OF the
consiEnee as hereinbefore required
provided II shall be unlawful for any
: common carrier to deliver ardent
: spirits TO any person on Sunday, or
before s O'Clock i'm the morning or
after o'clock In the afternoon OF any
other day.
1t In further provided that nothing
In this act shall be construed 70 pro-
hibit any person travelling from one
point to another within the state, Q.
from without the State. TO any point
within the State, from carrying IN
hts baggage for he bona fide use OF
himself or his family. and not as a
means of evading the intent and mean
ing OF this act. and not to be used
contrary to the provisions of this ACT
. ardent spirits not In excess OF one
quart, which bona fide baggage 1t shall
> mot be necessary to label or mark, as
provided In this act. It shall be un-
lawful for any person to bring Into
1.-THE State from any point without the
State. whether in his personal baggage
: or otherwise, within q period Of thirty
days. more than one quart or ardent
spirits, and any justice OF the peace
police justice or Mayor of any city or
town upon complaint and Information
: given under oath that afiiant has cause
. to believe and does believe that any
: person 10 violating this provision OF
this act shall issue his warrant d.
dectiag such person and his baggage
to be brought before him for exami-
nation in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act.
: Record requier to be kept by this sec
ton, by common carrier shall, during
the business hours Of such common
: carrier, be open to the inspection OF
any State, county or municipal ofiicer,
or any deputy of any such officer. or
! to any person.
Sec 40. No person In this State shall
receive OF accept delivery from any
railroad, steamboat. express company
: or transportation company Of any kind
or from any person whomsoever. any
: ardent spirits brought into this. State
7 or ardent spirits transported from one
point to another within this State