The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-14
LIQUOR LAW TIGBTENED
JUDGES OF PROBATE FURTHER
RESTRICTED.
Truth of Affidavits Must BE Ascer-
tained.-Violation Malfeas.
ance of Office.

COlulu Uld, T Gu. 1U.-Dy dill dCI VI
the general assembly, passed in the
house Of representatives yesterday
and ordered enrolled for ratification
the law relating to the issue. Of per-
mits under the quart-a-month act was
somewhat frightened to further check
abuses. AS amended the law the law
requires that permits shall be issued
only in the office of the judge of pro-
bate and by him personally. No ad-
tional fee in excess of 10 cents shall
be charged and it is made incumbent
upon the Judge of probate to ascer-
tain the truth of statements contain
ed in the afidavits. Otherwise per-
mits are not to be issued Violation
is punishable under the charge of
malfeasance in Office The bill was
passed by a vote of Sc to 90. Pro-
visions of the law are that any per-
son desiring to import alcoholic Ii
quors under this act shall apply to
the judge of probate of the county
and file with him an affidavit that he
has not received any like permit dur
ing the same calendar month and
containing one of the following state
ments:
(a) The amount and kind of al
coholic liquors desired, not exceeding
one quart; that the consignee is not
a minor nor a student of any institu-
tion of learning, and, if woman, that
she is the head of a family; the Of
flee of the common carrier from
which delivery is desired, and that
same is the nearest office of said
common carrier to the residence of
the applicant, and that same is de-
sired for medicinal purposes; or
(b) Applicant is a minister, pas
tor, priest, rabbi, or regularly con-
stituted officer of regularly organ
lied religious congregation or church
and the name and location of
the church or congregation for which
the same is desired, and that the
same is purchased in good faith, to
be used for sacramental or religious
purposes, and no other, the amount
and kind of alcoholic liquors, not
exceeding one gallon of wine; or
(c) That the applicant is the head
of family of the Hebrew faith, is
not a minor, the amount and kind
of alcoholic liquors desired, not ex-
ceeding one gallon of wine, and that
the same is desired for religious pur-
poses during Passover. This applica-
ton shall only be filed during the
month of March of any year.
Upon receipt of such affidavit and
payment of fee of 10 cents the said
probate judge shall issue permit
under his hand and official seal to
receive the alcoholic liquirs specified,
which permit shall contain the name
of the consignee, the amount and
kind of alcoholic liquors and the Of
flee of the common carrier from
which delivery is to be made.
The said probate judge shall keep
record of all permits in a perma-
nently bound book, in which the
names of the applicants are entered
alphabetically, and said permits shall
be numbered consecutively and the
number, the name of the consignee,
the amount of alcoholic liquors, and
the office of the delivering carrier
and date of said permit shall be en-
tered on said record. The said pro-
bate judge shall, out of the fees re-
ceived, procure the permits and rec
ords, herein required to be kept, and
shall keep the remainder as his COM
pensation for the issuance of the said
permit; Provided; That in no case
shall the probate judge issue such
permit unless he is satisfied of the
truth of each statement contained in
the affidavit herein required, nor
shall such permit be issued by 9TH
er than the probate judge personally,
and within the precincts of his office.
Any violation of the provision of this
act by the probate judge shall sub
ject him to prosecution and penalties
as for malfeasance or misfeasance of
office: Provided, further, that the
charge for issuing such permit and
taking the affidavit required to OBJ
tain the same shall not exceed 10
cents, and no charge in addition to
this amount shall be made by the
Judge of probate or any clerk or as
sistant for taking the affidavit re-
quired for such permit, nor shall any
officer be designated by the judge OF
probate to take such affidavit.
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