The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-02-22
NO LIQUOR FOR BEVERAGE
QUART PER MONTH ON CERTIFI.
CATE.
Measure as Agreed on by Free Con
ference Committee Passed by
House and Senate.

quart a month liqIor bill, modified
in free conference, was adopted by
both houses of the generah hassembly
yesterday. Provisions of the meas
ure are that a quart of whiskey may
be procured each month on certifi-
Gates issued by the judge of probate.
The permit is issued upon payment
of fee of 10 cents, accompanied by
affidavit that the whiskey is for
medicinal purposes. A gallon of
wine may be procured each month by
congregations for sacramental or re-
ligious purposes. Women, not the
heads Of families, students and mi
nors are excluded from the provisions
Of the bill. Punishment for viola
tion is not to exceed one years i'm
prisonment or a fine of $1,000, or
both. The law is to become effective
within 60 days. 1t reads:
"Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, corporation or
company to receive, store, keep, or
have in possession, or to ship, trans
port, or convey any alcoholic liquors
from any point without the State in
to this State, or from one point to
another in this State, or to deliver
the same to any person, firm, cor
poration or company within this
State, except as hereinafter provid-
ed.
"Sec. 2. Any natural person over
the age of 21 years, except as here
matter forbidden, may order and re-
ceive or transport in his personal
baggage from any point without this
State not exceeding one quart of al
coholic liquors containing not more
than so per centum by volume of al
cohol within any one calendar month,
for medicinal purposes for his or her
own use or the use of his or her i'm
mediate family, and not more than
one gallon of wine for religious pur-
poses.
"Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any common carrier to deliver or any
person to receive any package con-
tanning such liquors in the night
time, which shall be construed to
mean from sunset to sunrise.
"Sec. 4. It shall be the duty OF
the common carrier to keep a true
and correct record of all alcoholic
liquors transported and delivered by
them to any person or persons, and
to file with the clerk of court of the
county in which such liquors are de-
livered, at least once week, veri-
fed statement, either printed, plain
ly written or typewriter in dupli-
cate, clearly stating what liquors
were delivered by it since its last
statement, the date on which the said
alcoholic liquors were delivered, the
name and postoffice address of the
consignee, the place of delivery, and
the kind and amount of alcoholic Ii
quors delivered, and the Cancelled
permits upon which said deliveries
were made. Said report and permits
shall be kept in condition for con-
venient reference for two years and
then destroyed.
Provides for Publicity.
"Sec. 5. Such common carrier
shall permit any person to inspect
and examine from time to time said
records. kept as required in the pie
ceding paragraph, as and when they
may make reasonable request there
for, and any person shall have d
right at any time to examine and in
spect the reports filed by such COM
mon carrier in the Office of the clerk
of court or other officer as herein
provided.
"Sec. 6. Any peace officer shall
have the right at any time to inspect
all packages of alcoholic liquors in
the possession of any common car
rier in this State, and seize such as
are being transported for unlawful
sale or in violation Of law.
"Sec. 7. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or any common carrier,
servant, agent or employe thereof,
to knowingly ship or transport from
without this State into this State, or
from any one point or place in this
State to another point or place in this
State, any trunk, valise, or package
of any kind, containing any alcoholic
liquors, unless the true nature and
character of the contents OF such
package is clearly and legibly mark
ed on te outside thereof in letters
at least one inch high. This pro-
vision shall not apply to one quart or
less of such liquors in the baggage OF
a passenger and carried for his per-