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unci Our Niitlvo CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, MAjlClI VOLUME. VII THE LAW AS J TO LIQUOR. . Tlljtf 9V1*Xj TKXT OV TIIK NK\y, l>lSl?KNSAItY LAW. s/ ^ j Tbcro Are Some Clmngei lu the Old / Law. .A Provision us to Imported Liquor. tCONCLUPBD FROM LAST WKKK.^ Sec. 15, No person, Arm, association or corporation shall mauufaoture for sale, or keep Jor wile, oxchange, bartoi. or dispense, any liquors containing al cohol for any purpose whatsoever, otherwise than is provided in thie aot. Any pferson, firm, association or cor poration desiring or intending to manu ? facture or distill any liquors contain ing alcohol within this State eliall first obtaifc from the State board of control * permit or license so to do ; and it shall be unlawful for any such person, firm, association or corjKjration to manufacture or distill auy liquors con taimng alcohol within this State with ' ont having such permit or liccnse. ^ Any violations of tho terms of tbo per * Bait or licenso shull authorize and war rant the seieuro of the product on hand at aagr distillery or plaoe where liqnors containing, alcohol aro mauufactured ; Provided, Tho Unitod States baa no lien or claim upon , tho samo. And in , ^the application for a permit or lioenso to mautiftvoture liquors containing al oohol, the applicant ah?ll givo tho State full power upon any violation of IhiB aot to seize and take possession of any product on hand at tho distillery or place-.whore such applicant shall manu facture such liquors, and shall auth orize tho Btoto to pay the United States government Iho .tax upon tbo same if unpaid, and to disposo thereof as pro vided herein, for contraband goods. IgveTy package, barrel or bottle of such liquor shipped beyond the limits of this State shall havo thereon tho certi ficate of iho State board of control atiowing the name, other wi so it shall bo Jiabls to confiscation, and tbo railroad carrying it shall bo punished as in seo tion.3: And provided, That any per son shall havo the right to make wine ifor his or her own ukq from grapea or other fruits. Tho inspector appointed by the Stato board of control, a? herein provided, shall have the right to enter and^fcamine af any and all timea not forbiddeu by the United States Uws, any distillery, brewery or place whfero liquors containing ulcohol is manufac tured withiu tho State. Any manufac turer, distiller or brewer who may re fuse to allow tho inspector or constable to enter and examin<j> hisplacc of busi Sness and its appurtenanccs at ?uoh timcB as tho inspector or constable may" > deem proper shall forfeit his permit or lioense. Skc. 16. Every?<Jipponser sball keep ? strict account of all liquors reccivod by ?3m from tho State commissioner, n aHiook kept for that purpose, which ?kail be subject at all timos to the in* ?? speetion of the circuit solicitor, any peaco officer or grand juror of tho county, or of any other citizen and ttioh book shall show the amount and kfnd of liquors prooured, tho date of ' receipt and. amount sold and the amount on hand of eaoh kind for each month. Such book shall be produoed by the party keeping the same, to be used as evidence on trial of any prose^ oution against him on notice duly ?erred that the same will be required as evidence. &tc. 17. The payment of the United Btat^ajspecial tax as a liquor seller, or notice Of any kind in any place of re ft sort, or in any store or shop indicat ing thatalcobolio liquors are there sold, kept or given away, sball be held to be ? prima facie evidenco that (ho person or persons paying eaid lax, and the parties displaying such notices are acting in violation of this act, and un lees said person or paitics are selling! under appointment as prescribed byj this act they shall bo punished by fine of not less than $100 nor jnorej than $500, or by imprisonment for term of notjess than three months norl more IbarifiT riiontBs. Conviction in] the United States courts of illicit sale Of liquors shall be taken as prima facie evidenco of violation of the provisions of this aot, and any distillor or manu facturer of liquors containing alcohol so oonvietod in the United States courts | ?ball by reason of conviction forfeit the perrpit or license granted by the t)oard of control in addition to the other penalties herein provided. Bio. 18. Licensed druggists conduct ing drug stores and manufacturers of proprietary medicines are hereby authorised to purchase of dispensers ol the counties of their residonco intox icating liquors (not inoluding malt) for the purposo of compounding medi cines, tinctures and extracts that can not be used as a boverage. The dia pensor sha'l uot charge sUch licensed druggists more than 10 per cent. . net profits for liquor* so sold. Such por - chaser shall keep a record of the. uses to whidt the same aio devoted, giving the kind and quality so used, ana quarterly they shall make aarffflle with the county auditor and with the ooanty board of control eworn reports, giving a full and true statement of t be quan tity and kinds of such liquors purchased ana used,"*hc uses to which the same have been devoted, and giving tbe r- name of the dispenser |rom whom the was purchased, and the* dates and quantities so purchased, together with af itvotef of each kind sUtl in stoek and kepiior aueh compcttndinga. If aid Ikyased. druggist shalfclL barter, gfye away or exchaage. or in ahyman " of said liquors for any pur autnoriied bj thin "Jf upon encucouvioiioa ihc clerk of tho oourt *hall, within 10 days after such judgement or ordor, transmit to the board of pharmaceutical etaminere the certified reoord thereof, upon ro oelpt of wfcjoh tho said board shall strike the name of said druggist from the list of phormaoiats and .rovoko hla certificate: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize tho manufacture or salo of any preparation or compound, uuder any name, form or device, which may be used as a beverage which is intoxi cating ii its eharaoter: And provided, further, That tho State commissioner shall bo authorised to sell to manufac turing o he uniita und wholesale drug gasta alcohol by tho barrel at not ex oceding 10 per ceut. above the net coat. o j Bko. 19. If any. person shall make any falso or fictitious signature or sign any namo other thsn his or her own to any paper required to be signed by this act without being authorized to do so or make aoy false ktatomcnts iu any papor, request or application signed to proonre liquor undor this aot, tho per son so offending shall bo guilty of a misdomeanor and upon conviction ithereof shall be punished by a fino oi not moro than $35, or bo imprleouod Jnot more than 30 days. s Sec. 80. It any disponser or his jclork shall mako falso oath \toycbnnj I any matter required to bo aWrt to undor the provisions of this aot, tlio person so offending shall, upon con\ic tion, bo punished as provided by * forporjury. If any county dispouser shall procure any intoxicating h(ll)?'*J from any other person than the Btato commissioner, or mnko any falwo re turn to the county auditor, or UBO.nuy request for liquors for moro thau 0110 sale, in anv such oaso ho shall bo doom - od guilty of a misdemoanor and upon oonviotion bo punished by a fine of $500 or six months' imprisonment. Bec. 21. Every person who shall, directly or indirootly, keop or main tain by himself or by associating or oombiaing himself with others or who ?hall in any manuer aid, assiBt or abet in keeping or maintaining any club or other place in which anv intoxicating liquors aro received or kept for iigo, barter or eale as a beverage, or for dis tribution among members of any club or association by any meaps what <Y?r, and every person who sbaU barter, sell, assist or abet , anothOr in rcoeiving, bartering or selling any al coholic Ichors so repel vod. or kept, ahiKbo dMmea guilty of ? "isJe meanor, and upon convictiou thorcof shall be punished by a fino of not low than $100 T??ijnore than &'00, oi by impriaonmentf^lterift of Jofc le,s? than three months nor more than U months; provided, that the Stato boarc of control shall have tho power, Ttpon a proper showing, and under siioh rules as they may. adopt, ^ ?xempt hotels, where tourists or health seekers resort from being considered nuisances ?r as violating this act by reason of any manager of such hotels dispensing liquors bought from the dispensary y the bottle, either night or day, before any such exemption shall fee granted tho' State board of control shall require the manager of Bnob bO' tel to give a good and sufficient bond in the penal pom of $9,000 oonditionod for the observance of all the rules, reg ulations and restrictions prescribed and imposed - by the said board and with all the requirements of this aet> and it shall be lawful for any consta ble or officer thus employed under this act to onter saoh hotel and , search it for contraband liquors at any time, day or night without a warrant. Sao. 22. All places where alcoholic liq uors are Manufactured, sold, bartered or givcn?wey in violation of this aot, or whe*fe persons are permitted to re sort for the purposo of drinking alco Uolio liquors as a beverage, or wbero alcoholic liquors are kept 'or sale, bar tor or delivery in violation of this aot, are hereto declared to bo common nuisancOepflnd any person may go bo fore any magistrate in tho countjcand swear out an arrest warrant on ^rfion: al knowledge or on information and belief, charging said nui&ance. giving tho names of witnesses against tlio keeper or manager of such place and his aids^ffi assistants, if any, and each megStr.to ?b?ll direct ?ucU?r rest warrant either to the sheriff of t county or to any special constablo, commanling said defendant to be ar rested and brought beforo him to bo deaUjrith^ording to Uw, W slwU issue a search warrant in which tho premises in question shall be particu larly described, commanding such sheriff or oonstable to thoroughly search the premises in quention and to seise all alcoholic liquors found there on and dispose of them as provided in section 88 and to seize all vessels, bar fixtures, screens, bottles, glasses ana appurtenances apparently used or vuitable for use in retailing Uquors, to make a complete inventory thereof and deposit the same with the sheriff. That under the arrest warrant the defen dant shall be arretted and brought be fore auch magistrate and the ease ahall be disposed of as in case of other crimes beyond his jnrisdjettoo, fixeept that when he commita or binds over the parties for trial to the next term of^ courtTtof general seasons Jor tho ooun tj he shall make out every paper in the ofcs* in duplicate tad filo one with the cletk of the eonrt for the oounty, And immediately transmit the other to the aolicitoL-ii-lfe* etten it? where-, upon said^wJficitor shall at once apply to any sirenit Judge at chambers with in that oireuit, or to the nearest cir cuit jodgo if there be none ia that cir cuit, for oft order restraining the do ? (andante, their servants or agents, memm mtfcodsss, ?ppwwweewe u gr^ifi HkimM ipKmrfw witlnml rwlriag s*b??d or ? tatoog apontfco hWiiH Of r?9f<pt hyj ?thn ot saui papers trorn ttto court of tho 6*ld magistrate by tho hands of tho solicitor ; ami any violation of said re straining order beforo tho trial of tho ease ahall bo doomed a contempt of court and punishable as audi by said judge or oourt, or any other circuit judge, ?is for the violation of an order or in junction. Upon conviction of said do* fondants of maintaining aaid nuisance at tho trial, thoy or any of thorn shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punitthablo by imprisonment in tho ioui?ty jail for a term of not less than hrco months, or a fino of not lesa than <200 or by both, in tho diftoretion of tlio court, and tho restraining order iliall bo made perpetual. The arti cles covered in tho inventory, which wero retained by Jh_o sheriff', #hall bg forfeited ta tho State and Bold, aud tho net proceeds sent to tho Stato troasnror, and tho sheriff shall forth with proccod to dispose of tho alcohol ic liquors covered by said inventory as provided for in this aot as when other liquors aro seized. Liquors seized as hereinbefore pro vide;!, and tho vessels containing thorn, 'hall not bo taken from tho custody of ? Uo officers in possession of tho sarao >y any writ of replevin or other uro rfcs while thonroceodings herein pro vided QIC. pending. ? No Bint shall lio for damages alleged .o arise by seizure and detention of liquors under this aet. Any person violating tho terms of any restraining irder granted in such proceedings lmll bo punished for contempt by a ino of not less thai^' $200 nor more ban $1,000, aud'by imprisonment not ss than 00 days nor moro than ono ear. In contempt proceedings arising out <f tho violatii-u of <vny injunction granted uuder tUo provisions of this ?ct, tho couit, or in vacation, any jiitlpo thereof, shall havo power to try ?utniuarily aud puuibli tlio party or urtiea guilty, as required by law.* Tho ftldavita ujfKin which tho attachment or contompt issues Hhall make a prima acio ease for tho Statu. At tho liear ng Upon tho chargo of contempt, "ovi .enco may bo oral or iu tho form ot \ ? iHdavita, or both, The dofondnDt shall not necessarily c discharged upon his denial of the act stated iu tho moving papers. # Tho clerk of court shall, upon tho *pp]icativn of either party, issuo Rub ? uepas for witnofses, and- except as abovo sot forth, tho practice 111 aucii oontomi*t proceedings hhall coufonn as noarly as may to tho practico in tho court of common pleas. That when any solicitor neglects or refuses to perform any duty, or to tako vftny steps required by him of t^ie pro visions of tho proccding j section, or by any of the provision^ '<>(, this net, tho attorney general, ^-on his own motion, or by request of tho governor, shall in person, or by his assistant, proceed to the locality and perform such neglected duty, and tako such stops as are nooessar/' iu tho placo of of such solicitor, an J' at his discretion oause a prosecution^ to bo instituted, not only in the matter so neglectd, but also a prosecution against the solicitor for malfeasance or misfeasanco in office, or for official misconduct, or for other charges justified by facts and V? pursue the proseoution to tho extent of a conviction and dismissal from offioe of any snch solicitor. And in such event tho attorney general shall be, aud is horoby authorized and empowered to appoint one or more additional assistants, who shall each have while actually "em ployed tho same compensation, to bo paid fronrthe ^litigation fund of the attorney general. Any doty herein imposed upon a solicitor may be performed with equ^l force and effect by the attorney geueral or other person authorized by him to perform such duty. _ Sho. 28. The manager of every re gistered distillery of liquor in this Btato shall report quarterly to tho Btute board of oontrol, showing tho number of gallons of eacli kind of liqnor on hand, manufactured or dis posed of during tho quarter; and if the said report fail to corroapond with the return of said distiller tothoUuitod States revonuo colloctor of this State, or it is shown and said manager haa disposed of liquor contrary to tUis adtf<, said distillery shall be deomed to bo a common nuisance and the said manager and his aiders and assistants and the premises shall bo procoeded against as in this act provided as to place where liquors are soltj contrary to (his act. Sue. 24. In-^11 places where liquors are unlawfully kept or stored, the same not being in an opon house or exposed to viow, aud a search being necessary, upon affidavit to that effeot or on information and belief that con traband liquors aro in snoh place, a search warrant may be issued by a justice, judge or magistrate, or mayor or in&endant of a city or - town, to whom application is made, empower ing a constable, or any person 'who may bo deputized, to enter the sakl place by, day tim^f or in^ thojaight time, and to'seap&i ana examine Ino said premwM^ the purpose of seiz ing tho samcontraband liquors there* in concealed, kept er stored, which said liqnor when to seized shall he ^disposed of as hereinafter provided! y 13XC. 25. That any of tbs liquors itet ' fonrtb in {Section one (l) of this act, which are contraband, may be seized aim taken witbont Warrant by "anj,, constable, sheriff or policeman while in tran#t or after ' arrival,. whether in possession of a obmmon carrier, depot agent, express agent, private person, firm corporation or association, and reported to the State commissioner at once, who shall dispose of the same as hereinafter provided: Provided, That liotort iMMbaatd onteids t hm . 8itti. owned aid conveyed as personal bag K?ga, shall be exempt from seizure win the quantity does not exoeed one declared uulawful, and uuy obligation, noto or indebtedness contracted in their sale or transportation ia declared to bo absolutely null and void, uor> Khult any action or suit for tho recov ery of tho same be outortainod iu any court in thin State. Hko, 27. That tho proceeding* agaiust liquor ho illicitly kept, atom), hold, delivered, elsewhere than at Iiih or her residence, transported or beiug transported, shall be considered a pro ceeding iu rem, unless otherwise here in provided. ?oBki'. 28. That tho carriage, trans portation, removal, Halo, delivery or acooptauoo of auy of the Raid liquors iu auy package, cask, jug, box or othor package, under auy other than tho proper name or brand kuown to tbo trade at) designating the kind and quality of the contents of the ca*k?, packages or boxoa containing tho same, or the oausing of such carriage, trans portation, possession, romoval, sale, delivery or aoceptunce, shall work tho forfeiture of said liquors or liquids and casks or packages, and the porson or p orson s bo offending, knowingly, bo subject to pay a lino of not less than one hundred dollars nor mora than livo hundred dollars, or impriBonmeut for tho term of not less than six months nor more than ono year, aiul tho wrongful name, address, mark, stamp or stylo on such liquor whon seized shall bo considered evidence prima facio of guilt. Tho books and way bills of the com mon carrier may be examined to traco said liquor to tho shippor, who shall oo liable, upou conviotion, in a like penalty. Heo. 29. Tlmt nil constables, deputy constables, bherifl*8, magiBtrates or mu nicipal policouion shall huvo tho right, power and authority, and it shall be their iluty, whenever th*?y are in formed or HUBpoot th.it any such bub picioua package in possession of a common carrier contains alooholio liquors or liquids, to detain the raiijo for examinationfor the term of twen ty-four hour? withoutany warrantor process whatever. Any constable, deputy coustable, sheriff or magis trate who shall neglect or refuBo to perform the duties reqlvirod by, this Act Bhull be subject to Hiispoiarfon by tho governor. Any s^oriff or magis trate seizing any alcoholic liquors or liquids us required by this Seotion blmll be paid ono-half tho value of said liquor or liquids so Boon as tho Ramo shall have been received at the Stato dispensary, approved and disposed of according to law. fc>KO. 3l). That any interferonco by any person with, obstruction or rosis tnnco of, or ubusivo lurjguago to, any officer or person in the df&oharge of the duties hereiu enjoyed, or tho use of abusive lauguago by any such officer or person to any person or i>ersons, shall be deemod a misdemeanor, and the person or porsons bo offending shall, upon conviction, bo punished by a Hue of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term of not "lorfs than three months nor more thun twelve months. Hec. 31. Jn all eases of soizoure of any goods, wares, merchandise^ or any other property hereafter or heretofore, made as being subject to forfeiture under auy provisions of this act or any former actf; vjliich in the opinion of the officer or person making tho seizuro are of the appraised valuo of fifty dollars or more, tho said officer or ? person shall prooeed as follows: ' First. ? He shall cause a list containing a particular dis cretion ..of the goods, waves or mer chandiser seized to be propaieo . duplicate and au appraisement there -of to bo made by threo sworn apprais ers to be selected by him, who shall be rcspoctable and disinterested citi zens of th'o State of SQVJth Carolina re siding within tho county therein tho jtiizures was made. Said list and ap praisement shall- be properly attested by the said officer or peisou and tho said appraisers, for which seivice each of the said appraisers shall bo allowed tho sum of one dollar per day, notr< x coeding five days, to bo paid by tho State Board of Control. Second. If tho said goods nro bolieved by the officer making the seizure to bo of 1< ss 'value than fifty dollars, no appraise ment shall be made. The sai 1 officer or porson shall proocod to publish a notice lor fehree woeks, in writing, at threo plaocs in tho conuty where tho ftrizttre ? wus mnde, describing "the articles and stating the timo and plaoe and eauso of thgir seizure, and requiring any person claiming them to appear and make snch claim within thirty days from the date of tho first publication of snoh notice. Third, That any person claiming tho liquors or other property so seized as contra band within the timo specified in- tho notice ipav file with the State Board of Control a elaim, stating his interest in the artiolee seized, and may execute a bond to the State Board of oontrol in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, with suretios, to be 'spproyed by the said State-Board of Oontrol, condition* ' ed that in In* case of condemnation of the artioles so seized the obHgori shall pay all the costs and expenses of the proceedings to obtain such condem nation and npon the delivery of suoh bonds to tho State Board of Conteol, JifeAall transmit the same with the jfipTftate list or description of the goo/ls ^seized to the solicitor of the circuit ' in whieh snch seizure was mad#, and the said solicitor ahall pro seoute tbe ease to seeare the forfeiture of said contraband liqnora or liquids in the codrt having jarisyiotion. Fourth. If no claim is iotarpoaad and do bond (ires within the time above specified, inch liquors shall 6a forfeited without farther proceeding} j and tbe 3tate commissioner ahall bqjtfe the.aaid liquora- taot4*d by. tho But* chemist, sad if para shall furnish the same throngb the State dioypgy. It bv age dkaadg of Booth Ctrnllia logo, w ho ah all make n report to tlio State board of ooutrol of tho amount ami kinds of liqitora ho destroyed : Provided, aeisuiroaiu quantitioa loHrt m valuo tluvu fifty dollura of auoh ?illicit liquorfe or liquida, tho namo amy ho udvortiaed with other quantities at Columbhi by tho State hoard of control commiaaiouor ami diapoaed of-lia horo inboforo provided : Provided, further, That tho elaimunta of audi liquors may givo l>o ml in one hundred dollars ua whon tho valuo in 1\ f : y dolla.ra or over, ami Khali boar tho burden of allowing before a magistrate that they have complied with tho law sud that tho liquor in not liublo to aei/nro. Boo. M2. That nil fermented, diatillod or other liquora, or liquida containing alcohol, trauaported into thia State, or romniuing herein for use, sale, con sumption, k tor ago, or other disposition, ahall, upon introduction and arrival in thin State, bo aubjeet Ho tho operation and effect of thia law to tho sumo ex tout and in the same manner as though auch liquora or liquida had been pro duced in thia State. Sko. 33, That no person, oxoept as provided in this act, shall bring into this Stato, or transport from plaoo to piano within this State, by waqon, oart or other vohiolo, or by any other moans or mode ol carriage, any liquor or liquids containing alcohol, Oundor a penally of one hundred dollars or im priRonment for thirty days for each ofv Jeuso, upon conviotiou thereof, as for a misdemeanor. Any servant^ agent or eini>loyoe of any persons, Corpora tions or associations doing bueinois ih( this Stato as a common oarrier,\or any person whatever ^oxo>pt an officer seizing or examining the same) who shall remove any iutoxioatiug liquors from any railroad ear, vobboI or other vohiolo of transportation at any plaoo other than tho usual and established '.stations, wharves, depots or other plaoos of business of such common carriers within somo incorporated city of town whoro there is a dispensary, or who shall aid in or consent to snch removal, or attempt to remove, shall upon cou viction bo sentonood to pay a lino of not less than $100, nor'inoro than $500, or imprisonment for a term of not loss than threo months nor moro than 12 months; Provided, Thst said ponalty shall not apply to any liquor in transit when changed from car to car to facili I tato transportation acroes tho State : Provided,. That this section does not apply* to liquor purchased from a dis pensary and bearing tho propor label or cortifieato. All liquors in this State, oxoopt dis, ensary liquors and those passing through this Stato, consigned to points beyond thia Htato shall bo deemed contraband, and may bo soizod in transit without warrant. And any steamboat, sailing vo$bo1, railroad, ex pi^ss company or other common carrio^ transporting or bringing into this State, for sale or uso therein, except by tho dispensary, shall suffer a ponal ty qf $500 and costs for each offense, to b6 recovered by tho solicitor of the circuit or tho 'attorney general by an action brought therefor in auy court of compotent jurisdiction. Tho Stato constable, sheriff, municipal police or any lawful constable may /enter any railroad car, or express carT or depot, onteamboat, or other Vessel, without warrant.aud make search for snch con traband liquors, ana may examine tho way bills and freight books of said 'Common carriers, and anyone interfer ing with or resisting such officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than 3100 nor moro than $500, or imprison ment for a term of not less than throe montha, nor more than twelve mouths. Sbo. 34. That auy person detected openly or in tho act of violatiug any of the provisions of this act, shall be li tblo to arrest without warrant: Pro vided, A warrant shall bo procured within a reasonable time thereafter. Seo. 35. That i*n caso of conviction of violation of auy of the sootious of this act whero punishment is not especially provided for, tho porson or persons or corporations so convicted shall be punished in tho discretion of tho court trying the satno. All alco holic liquors, othor than domestic wine, which do not have on tho package in which they aro contained tho label aud certificates going to show that they have been tested bjf) tho chemist and purchased from a Htato officer author ized to sell them aro liorcby declared contraband, and on seizure will bo forfeited to tho State, as provided in section (30?): Provided, That this section shall not apply to liquor held l?y the owners of rcgistired stills in onded warehouses. Persons having ftquors which they wish to keep for their own uso may throw the protection of tho law around the same by furnish ing an inventory of the quantity and kinds to tho Stato commissioner and applying for certificates to affix there to. Any persona affixing or causing to be affixed to any pack ago containing alcoholic l quor any imitation stamp or other printed or engraved label or device than thoso furnished by the State board of control shall, for each offence, be liable to a penalty of 10 day* imprisonment or 825 fine. ,-y See. 36. Every person who dispos sesses or rescues from a constable or other officer, ur attempts so to do, any alooholio liquor taken or detained by sneh officer charged with the enforce* ment of this law shall, upon convic tion, bo imprisoned not Teas than three . months nor more than twelve months, or pay a fine of not less thsn $100 nor more than $500. Sue. $7. Any person handling con* traband liquor in the night time or de livering the sstiRr^all be guilty of a misdehseanir. and ok. conviction shall ; be punished byimprisoament for not leas than three moo^s nor more than twuvrraniu, oTWrnt* 3f im than $100 nor more than $600.^ f j any ether eonveyanc*,.. togelUer w ih hor-es, males, or other ammsl or Ml* ^aie, iQMMyor^nf Uqoocs a* ni . *v- < -A other than regular patMonger or freight ( steamer* and railway eara, Hhall bo lia l?lo to seizure and confiscation, aud to that eud tho otHoor shall oauao tho sumo to ho duly advortiaed ami sold, and tho proceeds bent to tho State treasurer. Sko. ?MU. Kvery dispenser Tfhen ho bolls h packagooontaiuiug liquor Hhall put a oross mark in ink on tho label or oortitloato thereon extending from tho top to tho bottom or from sid? to Hide. When any liquor i? KoUod beeauso it has not tho noceasary certificates and lahelH required hy this act. tho hurden of proof shall l>o upon the claimant of aaid spirits to bhow that no ftaud has been committed aud that tho whiskey in not oontrahand. , Sec. 40. That any railroad, bteam boat, express company or other com mon carrior Hhall incur a penalty of trohlo tho iuvoico prioo of any alco holio liquors lobt or Htoleu in transit to or from tho dispensary, whether shipped as released or not, buoh penal ty to ho recovered hy action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sko. <11. 'lhat itbluill l>o unlawful for any pomm to talio or to solicit or ders, o^'to receive jnoueyv from other persona for tho purcliaao or shipment of auy idcoliolio liquors for or to such othor ptaaons in thia State, oxcopt for liquors t)> ho purohrsod and shipped from the diapcnaary, aud any person violatiuglhia section, upon couvictiou, shall/ bo dopinod guilty of a misde meanor, and shall l?u punished byttu-s> prisohmont for a term of not lean than three mouths nor more than twelve months, or by a flue of not leas than $100 nor more than $500. 8uo. 42. It ahull bo tho duty o^ sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and coustables having notice of the violation of any provisions of this act to notify the cir cuit solicitor of tho fact of nueh viola tion, and to furnish him the name of any wituCBS within their kuowlcclgo by whom such violation can be proven. If any suoh oflleor or solicitor shall willfully fail to comply with tho pro visions of this scction, ho hhall, upon oonviction, be lined iu n sum not leas than $100 nor more than $500, and suoh conviction shall work a forfeiture of tho office held by suoh porsou, and tho court before whom such couvic tiou is had fcliali, in addition to the imposition of the flntcfcfbresaid, order and adjudge t}.?e forfeiture of hia said O 111 CO. Sue. 43. That m any indictment for tho Rule of intoxicating liquore it fdmll bo competent to charge a series of sales on tho sMmoror ou tlivern days up- to tho ihx^iufj^oi tbo tmo hill to 0110 per son, or, -to different persons, naming ono ilnd stating tho others to ho un known, in tho same court, as was for m/rly tho ))ruotico in indictmout for ^/tailing liquors without lioonno in this State, and tho proBCCutiu* fcfllcor sbalHiot ho required to el3ct which particulr salo he will rely on, but may offer proof of all, and proof of any ono or of all tho sides will sustain a vordiot: Provided, Upon a triul ami conviction or acquittal no btb^r bill of indictment will lie for any Bah* occur ring prior to hill found on tho oano tried, and tho punishment shall bo in such ease as for ono sale: Provided, 'furthor, That this section shall not ho so construed as to ^prevent tho prone outing ofllcor from giving out sovejul bills of indictment for several salon in the first instance if ho thinks bout to do so. Sbo. 44. That whenever in this act it is provided that procoss shall ibhiio upon an affidavit based on information and beliof, tho affidavit shall contain a statement settiug forth tho sourcos of information, tho facts and ground jof belief upon which tbo affiant banes his beliof : Providod, That it shall not bo necessary to set forth tho sources of information, tho facts and the grouuds of bolief in the affidavit upon which is a warrant of arrest shall issuo, but it shall only be nocesaary /in casus -of search warrants. Hbo. 45. That chapter I, title VIT, of tho code of civil proeoduro^in this Htate, entitlod "Of Provisioniu dies in Civil Actions," shall not apply to any officer or person having duties to perform under this act, and in no caso shall an action lio agaitiBt any such officer or person for damages to persou or proporty, as provided in said chaptor. , 8e c. 40. Tho governor aboil have tho authority to appoint ono or more St^te constables at a salary of not moro thnn $'2 per day and such oxpenaes an the governor may deem prop or when on duty, and two chief constables at $ot more thi^n $3 each per day aud duch expends1 as tho governor may doom 'propet, andaldo ono ojr moro de tectives at reasonable compensation, to se^.that this yAct is enforced, the same to t>fr poktTrom the dispensary fund in tho (tamo manner as tho salary of tho State commissioner. Heo. 47. That this act shall boapnb lic act and effect imme diately upon its approval by the gov ernor, and that all acta or parts of acta inconsistent with this act be and are hereby repealed. ^ " Hko. 48. The Stato board of control elected under this act shall not take charge until April 1st, 1896. *> National Banks to (let a Bigger Margin. . Secretary Carlisle recently issued orders allowfbj united State* banks of deposits a larger margin ol United States deposits on the same amount of United States bondsiban hereto tore. Under tbia ruling governqfrot deposits hare increased daring the past week I about 91, <100,000. The government is abro lutely secured, ss heretofore, in all its deal ings with national banks designated as Uai ted States depositories. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Florida's f Mo Psnooraifp Oottron tiott aHfrinnt at Onls, Jnas 16tb. Tbs Bovtbern apsst offer for the Caps Fsar M?i Tsllty Baulwy ts il>6i*?OVO, PALMETTO ' POINTERS. TO SKbVi TIIN O^, K. W. ?)u?!xo Stinonton OrdiM-H (ho ltoatl to ho l'ut on t tio Itlook Again* In .tho United Htatoa Oirouit Court ' .1 udgo Bimontoii sigued au order for tho Halo of tho Carolina, lvnoxvillo & Western Railroad at Groonvillo, ou tho 18th day of April, ai^l appointing Mr. \V, 0. Roattio special Master to mako tho sale. No lad for a smaller uum than. $510,000 will bo outortaiiiod aud tho bidder must dopoait with Special Mnhtyr Rcattio a certified check for85, 000. Thirt will bo tho second time within tho space of only a few woeks that this road will have boon otTored for salo. It is rumored that an oftort would bo made on tho part of tho Pott Royal and Western Carolina RailrOad tupurohaso the property. It iu also ?aid that the failure of tho^road to bo sold whou Iflet put up wire due to torno misunder standing and that thoro is no doubt but that the road will change hands this tunc. McLuurlii Talks Politics. Congrosmun John Ij. MeLaurin my a things are badly mixed in Houih Carolina, and that it in di lllonlt to say kwhat t Ut> outooiao will bo within tho next six monthH, Ho says thoro aro three factions in tho Democratic party iu thin State: First, thoro is a fact^Mk^hnt propon es to stick to tho IXomooratio party aud its namo and principles, and fol low tho national loaders nhorovor thoy may lend. Hooond, thoro is a faction that will follow Senator Tillman in any di rection that ho may decide to tako. Third, that thoro is Another faction who, while admiring Styiator Tillman, uiul being anxious to stand by him in. most things cannot soo their way clear lo follow him out of the Deiuooratio party if ho decides to bolt tho Chica go Convention. Mctliortlnta uiul Episcopalians. According to tho Now .York World * Almanac for 189(5 there are 600,764 ICpiscopalinus in tho United States, 2,-( 530,448 Methodist-Episcopalians, and, 5, I'il ,0iJG Methodists all together. Of Kuglinh npoakiug Episcopalians in the world thoro are 2*/200,000, Bud of ICuglinh sponkiity? Methodists 18,050,- , D00. By the last minutes of the South Carolina Conforonco thoro aro 72,571 white Methodists of tho Metbqdist Kpiscopal Church, South, in South Carolina. ? ? ? ?*** ???? Tho Privilege Tax Pnnif," Tho privilege t?x fund from Novem ber lunt to thiu..preso<nt timo amount* to about $40, 080 ? nearly double the ' amount oolleoted during tho same mouths in 1894-95, and it is expected the entire amounts collected this year will bo twioe that oolleetod last year. Clemson collego receives the full bene* fit of this t?x and this >ear will have on abundance of funds for the use at' tuo institution. '? ? ;4 Numerous Cnndtd^i. Tho recent Act of t^ie Legislature providing for ?, b>*nk exAmjner has brought forth literally hundreds of candidates for the place. Private Sec retary Gunter is receiving applications from, all over tbo State. The examiner , Ih to be appointed by a board, consist* ing eftho Governor, Secretary of State* Comptroller General aud State TrSas* nrer. This board has not yet met. ? ??? ? - llutle^ tti id Cameron. Ex-Senator Jlutler, of South C^ro li^a, says the Chicago Chroniole, -hasi dropped into a handsome ^ practice! since his retirement from the* Senate. In spite of the radical difference in> their political opinions, the friendship between Butler and Don Cameron has always been strong. It would be diffi cult to find two men more diametrioally opposite in habits taste and trays than these two representative men of the North and South. Saluda's Capital.; Tho following bids for the county seat of Saluda oounty have been sub mitted to the oommittee that haa the matter in charge: Emo?*y offers ^80 acres of land and 8160 in money; Mickles' ^ Roads offers every other lot in 900 acrca and #1,100 in money; Red Bank offers to give m sight for the publio building and land for Cstreets,! and build tho courthouse. South Carolina First; According to the Agricultural Dej partment's report, the mills of thbj State have taken a much larger pro portion of the current crop than-ther mills of any -other Southern State.] South Carolina lead* the Boutb is CO" ton manufacturing, and will eoitbi to lead as more new spindles anjl looa are put in motion here each veer than! in any other commonwealth in Dtodeul The governor Magwood to flJQhe inspector at U Mr. Jeffrey, superintendent of Gaffhey mill, is dead. Treasurer Mariu Tahtsd New OrteaaaSab-TvM Treasury advteas report that I T?ea?urer MoV*aa sod i '(row his 604* kintal in metis an axteaiaatton of that rtty." .TMt l.psetA I GeeSe Jft ma**i