The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 01, 1991, SPRING Sports and Fashion Issue, Page 5, Image 11
From Staff Reports
Most students are choosing to go further than
Myrtle Beach for Spring Break, but the city's laws
concerning such Spring Break pastimes as drinking
and sleeping on the beach are similar to Florida hots
passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee
engaged in the necessary discharge of duty, or
to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended
for merchandise. (Code 1966, Sec. 19-10)
Sec. 9-1-34. Automobiles ? Sleeping in
It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep in any
automobile or other motor vehicle in the city between
the hours of 9 p.m. and sunrise. (Code 1966, Sec.
21-6)
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pots such as Key West and Daytona.
However, many students are planning to flock to
Myrtle Beach during Easter weekend, when these
laws are sure to be strictly enforced.
So, to make sure your Spring Break or Easter vacation
is spent on the beach and not in a jail cell, check
out the following excerpt from the city of Myrtle
Beach's Code of Laws.
Sec. 7-2-3. Drinking Prohibited in Specified
Places
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city
to:
Publicly engage in the drinking of alcoholic liquors,
beer, ale, porter, wine or any other similar malt
or fermented beverage.
Engage in the drinking of alcoholic liquors, beer,
ale, porter, wine or any other similar malt or fermented
beverage upon any premises upon which an
athletic contest is being conducted.
Drink alcoholic liquors, beer, ale, porter, wine or
any other similar malt or fermented beverage on the
premises of any retail, wholesale or manufacturing alcoholic
liquor business or business establishment.
(Code 1966, Sec. 6-4)
Sec. 7-10-4. Sleeping on Public Beach after 9:00
p.m. Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep on the
public beach within the city between the hours of 9
p.m. and sunrise. (Code 1966, Sec. 6-4)
Sec. 8-1-13. Riding on Portion of Vehicle not Designed
for Passengers
No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion
thereof not designated or intended for the use of
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Sec. 9-3-4. Carrying of Certain Weapons
Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to
carry, either concealed or not, any pistol, dirk, slingshot,
metal knuckles, razors or other deadly weapons
used for the infliction of injury to person or property.
Upon conviction thereof, besides that penalty as may
be imposed by the court, he shall forfeit the weapon
to fhp. ritv fPrvlp. 1Q66 -4A
Sec. 9-1-7. Breach of the Peace; Disorderly Conduct;
Drunkeness in Public
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any
breach of the peace, conduct himself in a disorderly
manner, be publicly drunk or under the influence of
intoxicating beverages, be loud and boisterous or conduct
himself in such a manner as to disturb the peace
and quiet of the public. (Code 1966, Sec. 21-9)
Sec. 9-1-33. Trespass
No person shall enter upon the lands or premises
owned or in possession of another after notice from
the owner or person in possession prohibiting an
entry.
I No nerson shall cnfp.r nnon the. lands nr nrp.misps
owned or occupied by another for any other than a
legitimate cause.
No person shall fail or refuse to leave lands or premises
owned or occupied by another, after being requested
to do so.
No person shall enter in or upon private or public
property for the purpose and design of creating or inciting
a disturbance, or when any entry might be calculated
to create or incite a disturbance. (Code 1966,
Sec. 21-36)
Sec. 16-7-110. Wearing Masks and the Like
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nu pciaun uvci 10 ycaia ui age Mian appeal ui enter
upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road public way
or highway of this State or upon the public property
of the State or of any municipality or county in this
State while wearing a mask or other device which
conceals his identity. Nor shall any such person demand
entrance or admission to or enter upon the premises
or into the enclosure or house of any other person
while wearing a mask or device which conceals
his identity. Nor shall any such person, while wearing
a mask or device which conceals his identity, participate
in any meeting or demonstration upon the private
property of another unless he shall first have obtained
the written permission of the owner and the occupant
of such property. (1962 Code - 16 - 114).
Travelers beware
Break at beach
can be 'cheezv'
By DAVID BOWDEN
Viewpoint Editor
Spring Break means living it up, and Myrtle Beach is the best place in
South Carolina to do just that. I live in Conway (Jewel of the South),
fifteen or so miles from the Grand Strand. Hopefully, this qualifies me to
write this article, which is meant to provide a guide for those who are
planning to spend Spring Break in M.B.
Directions are easy. To get to Myrtle Beach, go through Conway, take
Highway 501 past Coastal Carolina College (home of S.C.'s best basketball
team, the Fighting Chanticleers) and follow the traffic jam. ,
Myrtle Beach is world famous as a beach resort. An old Playboy article
said it was one of the Top 10 Places to Meet Women in the nation.
Myrtle Beach is even the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question (I think the
question was "Where is the best place to get fluorescent Party Naked
t-shirts?")
However, Myrtle Beach cops are not friendly, and North Myrtle Beach
cops are Nazis. I speak from personal experience. Those that speed in
North Myrtle are asking for trouble; God help you if you drive drunk
(that is not from personal experience). It is easier to use fake IDs in
Myrtle Beach than Columbia, if you shop around.
The Beer Blast (Bud Fest, whatever they are calling it these days)
stinks. It is a tourist trap. Unless you want to see thousands of drunks
beating each other ud or wallowing in their own sick. I would not advise
the Blast. There are plenty of decent parties and clubs to go get drunk at
besides that.
The best bars and nightclubs are up in northern Myrtle Beach and
North Myrtle Beach proper. For those so inclined, Mother Fletcher's and
Xanudu have wet t-shirt contests every week, or so I have been told. The
strip joints are on Highway 501 going into downtown Myrtle Beach.
My personal favorite beach access is at 28th Avenue South. It is near
Myrtle Beach State Park and Myrtle Cinema 10. There is also a jet-ski
rental nearby. All in all, 28th is less touristy than other beach areas can
be.
The northern and southern tips of the Grand Strand (Cherry Grove and
1 Surfside respectively) also have less crowded beaches. During Spring
Break, these two locales will be fairly exciting so check it out.
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dozens of cheezy carpet golf courses. There are alsowater slides, bumper
boats and go-cart racing courses for the true athlete.
Finally, there is the heart of Myrtle Beadh, the Pavilion. If your idea of
fun is waiting in traffic and hitting on drunken members of the opposite
sex, this is the place for you. The Pavilion should be intolerably obnoxious
around Spring Break, so be forewarned.
Here is a list of things to avoid at the Pavilion and environs: the Ripley's
Believe or Not Museum, any Coke machine (75 cents a pop), and
for the love of God, do not ever go to Can-Am Gift Stores. They will
harass you into buying a crappy Led Zeppelin t-shirt or poster, I
guarantee.
This should give the reader some idea of what to expect at the beach.
If you want classy atmosphere, go to Hilton Head; if you want to kill a
few brain cells, go to Myrtle Beach.
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