The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-03-01
LILIES MEASURE PROVIDES CHAIN
GANG sENTENcE-ACTs ARE
EXPLAINED.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of South Carolina Peo-
pie, Gathered Around the state
Capitol. !
Columbia

bills passed by the. 1916 legislature
One is known as the Lilies bin and
provides a chaingang sentence for the
person convicted of selling liquors;
this measure has been signed by the
governor and is now in force; the sec
end bill is Senator CarEsle's S"o-
Quarts-a-month bill, which has not
been signed by Gov. Manning and
will not become effective until 20 days
after his signature The third is the
measure by Senators Carlisle and
Johnstone for the purpose Of valldat'
ing the prohibition referendum cleo
tion last September; this bill when
signed will 60 into effect at once,
In line Of the two quarts of spirit
uous liquors the consignee may pur'
chanse 60 pints Of beer, which CON
tains not more than five per cent. OF
alcohol, in any one calendar month
"And it shall be unlawful to have
such liquors and beverages except tor
ones own personal use or that OF his
immediate family, and then, OILY at
his usual place of residence" the bill
provides. 1t is specifically PROVIDED
that it shall be unlawful to store sucn1
liquors in any building IN which IS
conducted a cafe, restaurant, club, so
cial club or similar resort"
The common carriers through which
the liquors are transported are re.
ouired to keep a correct record OF all
consignees and file monthly, a state:
ment either with the judge of probate
or the clerk OF court; in Richland
county this report is given to the
clerk Of coart. ss.Peace officers are
given authority 10 examine the rec:
ords in the office; OF the common car.
rier. :.
1t is further provided that the pos
session by any one person Of more
than two quarts Of liquors or the pos
session Of any such liquors or beVer-
ages by, any one person at any place
other than his or her usual residence
OF the signing OF antoher's name as a
consignee shall be prima fac1e eVl'
dence of violation Of the law.
Any person. firm or corporation
convicted of violating the two-quarts'
a-month bill must suffer punishment
for first offense Of fine OF not less
than 500 nor more than $500, or i'm
prisonment for not less than 80 days
nor more than six months; and for the
seco! and every subsequent ofense a
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $4,000 and imprisonment Tor
not less than six months nor more than
two wears. Sacramento wines are ex-
empted.
Wholesale druggists are given the
right to sell to retail druggists. and
hospitals and quantity Of pure alcohol
for medicinal purposes only, provided
that e monthly sta -ement Of such sales
are filed with the clerk OF court. Be-
fore selling pure alcohol for medicinal
purposes, a retail druggist must file a
bond of $1,000 and fill only those pre-
scriptions made by a regular prac-
ticing physician Of the state. Such
prescription must be filed either on
the day of or the day after 1t is issued
by a physician and may not be filed
IT. drug store in which the physician
is financially interested.
Manufacturers of ginger-ale in pur-
chasing pure alcohol must first file a
bond of $1,000; such a product may
not contain more than one-tenth OF
one per cent. of alcohol.
The provision regarding the labelling
of satchels containing liquor was
stricken out in free conference, though
the section passed through ooth
houses.