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?OHUS IUP I III II II TO PASS FUSE BUUL, WAJfT WO MUl f) f} WON fc. rlhd A?b?1 Paused Measure, Acftio*, or Take ap Work ttW fett} to Provide for Slate Purposes Indlca #jv> I*** * W? ae Bereral Colombia, Fab. 20.?The general asamte*>iy u sjfrsnrawtlp la a hopeless MMhUh en the vewerei appropriation tMt. The senate pasted the free con Mh4ea ratPOrt today, carrying 8 1.2 mllla levy and a TWrnl 6Y $2,913,761, while the house adopted a concur twfit rjfchfcoif. mrrddttced by Mr htosoc et Abbfcv^lm, fejtfcitfmittlng the MBU th thw ' Committee Tor the p?r Mm* hf reducing W appropriations. The feOolhtlon Wak hdeptad by a Vote at Tito It. Should the senate ref?se V desto** with the house resolution Itt fcfener+1 appropriations measure will *| tilled, as the "parnahisntary" *&ehcr Was aptfled to the Moore rteefttttoft in the house which pre eeadas ltd reconsideration, except by tshdfilmbus eonsejft, which canhot be ft moke as if present session will haVi to continue for two More Weeks into another eppreprlatton bill can be ratroe'oeed and passed, or that there will have to be an extraordt nhry sesstoa of the general assembly la take eere of the appropriations. iow4>*r. it all aepende on what the *** *** If ? will compromise ena? adopt tl* resolution, and the free eeftferenee Cuts out all approprta eseept those approved In the tilt there will be an adjourn sine die wtthla tile next few Columbia, Feh. 2?.?Both houses of the peaeral assembly sparred for time yesterday morning, waiting for free eoaferonea reports on the entsngled prehibHImi proposition and the ap JlllltMl* Bfn. Although the sen lUi M of the conference group on WOra in consultation the of the morning the was net called until 3 irterfcoen. The com? ment of dlf Cwu "houses oh ?a'system workable by _ a State guarantee of t|tle. ^continued until next sessioa. to require State colleges to gtfre preferential enrollment to stu? dents from South Carolina over appli? cants from other States was passed and ordered enrolled for ratification. A bni wajiWhined to permit the invest? ment* of trusts funds in farm loan bonds, tills was lost by a vote of 11 t> 12. The Rector-Riddle bin from lie house to provide for the consoli? date of rural graded schools was | heated and ordered enrolled for rati? fication The bin carries with It ah epptoprtetlon of $lft.50O In the or ftftuai draft this was $200,000. Pro v eion was made in the appropriation measure for this bill m anticipation of | Its passage, a bin to amend an act Dieting ti tne affidavits which meet he gtvsn by parenU with children werllng cotton mills was passed to Wird reading, this Is to make the Slate law conform to that passed by congress last year, whereby goods esaaufactured by the employment of children under 10 years old would be dented transportation in Interstate OeUmble, Feb. 20 ?The bill ere etleef the State highway department which after much dtecunton has pass ed both houses, is really ths work of W. t*. McCutchsn of Sumter, al? though the bill goes under title of the Brlce-ftlakler bill. Mr. McCutchen who tj In the house from Sumter drew a bill and Intended introducing ft but when there were so many State highway measures AM not do so. The hseae could not determine exactly tihet It wanted so a select committee of five was appointed to which mat? ter was referred. The select commit? tee reported Mr. MeCutchen's bill which was sdopted. The senate pass? ed the Sink lee-B rice bill. The house amended It with the McCutchen bill The free conference report wss prac? tically the McCutchen bni. so really It is Representative W. I, McCutchs?. of Sumter Who Is responsible for th< get In the form in which it wss pass Columbia. Peb. ID.?Income Or re rmpts other than of an Intrsntate na? ture can not be Included in the as? sessment egathst railway corpora? tions by the South Carolina tax com? mission under a decision filed yester? day by Judge Mendel L. Smith in the ftienlend csunty court. The case in question Is that of the Southern Rail wdy company sgalnst A. W. Jones John P. Derhsm and W. O. Query members of the South Carolina t* . TEXT OF Bll MM! Mil. MEASURE WHICH HAS BECOME LAW RELATING TO LIQUOR IN STATE. Allows Purchase of One Quart of Whiskey h>f?> lsfcessn Only IW Me? dicinal Psjwossm^'entd Gallon of Wtno Tor Sacresniisl "nQerUHcatcs Munt be Issued by Judge of Pro hate and Filed with Common Car? ries?* Columbia. Feb. 21.?The DuRant quart a month liquor bill, modified In free conference, was adoptsd by both houses of the general assembly yes? terday. Provisions of the measure are that a quart of whiskey may be procured each month on certificates issued by the judge of probate. The permit is Issued upon payment of a fee of 10 cents, accompanied by af? fidavit that the whiskey is for medi? cinal pyrposes. A gallon of Mine may be procured each month by con? gregations for sacramental or relig? ious purposes. Women, not the heads of families, students and minors are excluded from the provisions of the bill. Punishment tor violation Is not to exceed en* year's Imprison? ment or a fine of $1,000 Or both. The law le to become effective within 60 days. It reads: "Section 1. It shall he unlawful for any person, firms, corporation or company to receive, store, keep, or have in possession, or to ship, trans? port, or convey any alcoholic liquors from any port without the State into this State, or from one point to anoth? er in this State, or to deliver the same to any person, firm, corporation or company within this Stats, except as hereinafter provided. "Sec. 2. Any natural person over the age of 21 years, except as herein? after forbidden, may order and re? ceive or transport in his personal bag? gage from any point without this State not exceeding one quart of al? coholic liquors containing not more than 60 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 Im? mediate family, and not more than one gallon of wine for religious pur? poses. "See 2. It shall he unlawful for any common carrier to deliver or any peaton to receive any package con Ujn^a^c^ liquors In the night time, cesamon Wrier to keep a true and correct record of all alcoholic liquors transported and delivered by them to any person or parsons, and to file with the Clerk of Court of the county in which euch liquors are delivered, at least once a week, a verified state? ment, either printed plainly, written or typewritten in duplicate, 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 po?t offlee address of the consignee, the place of delivery, and the kind and amount of alcoholic liquors delivered, and the canceled permits upon which said deliveries were made. Said re? port and permits shall be kept in con? dition for' convenient reference for two years and then destroyed. "Sec. 6. Such common carrier shall permit any person to inspect and ex? amine from time to time skid* rec? ords, kept as required in the preced? ing paragraph, as and when they may make reasonable request therefor, and any person shall have a right at any time to examine and Inspect the re? ports filed by such common 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 carrier In this State, and seise such as are be? ing transported for unlswful sale or In violation of law. "Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person or any common carrier, servant, agent or employee thereof, to knowingly ship or transport from without this State Into this State, or form nn;- one point or place In this State to another point or place In this StVe, any trunk, vallese, 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 marked on the outside thereof in letters at least one inch hlRh. This provision shall not apply to one quart or less of such liquors In the baggage of a passenger and c?rrled for his personal use or that of his Immediate family, or for sacramental purposes. "Sec. 8. In prosecution under th'??.? act for unlawful shipment or tran-i ?ommlsetonv and Thos. H. Peeples. at? torney general. In this action tho Southern railway sought to enjoin the tax commission from including interstate receipts in its determination of gross receipts fov business done Within the State for the fiscal year preceding, upon which is laid the annual license fee pre? scribed by section HC9 of the civil code, 1912. - I -1- p ~" portation of alcoholic liquors, the offense shall be held to be committed 1 in any county of the State through which or into which said alcoholic ITqu?rs have been carried or trans? ported, or to which they have been conveyed or delivered. "8ec. 9. No person shall receive any alcoholic liquors shipped to him with? in the State except at the office of the common carrier transporting same nearest the residence of the consig? nee. "Sec. 10. Any person desiring to im? port any alcoholic liquors under this act shall apply to the judge of probate Of the county in which he resides and nie 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: i "(a) the amount and kind of al? coholic liquors desired, not exceed? ing one quart, thus the consignee is not a minor nor a student of any in? stitution of learning, and if a wo? man, that she is the held of a fam? ily; the office of the common carrier from which delivery is desired and that same is the nearest office of sard common carrier to the residence of the applicant,' and that same is de? sired for medicinal purposes; or **(b) Applicant is a minister, pastor, priest, rabbi or regularly constituted officer of a regularly organized reli? gious congregation or church, and the name and location of the church or congregation for which the same Is desired, and that the same is pur? chased in good faith to be used for Sacramental or religious purposes, and no other, the amount and kind of al? coholic liquors not exceeding one gal? lon of wine; or "(c) That the applicant 1? the head of a family of the Hebrew faith, Is not a minor, the a mount and kind of alcoholic liquors desired not ex? ceeding one gallon of wine, and that the same Is desired for religious pur? poses for use during Passover, tills application shall only be filed during the month of March of any year. Upon tho receipt Of such affidavit and the Payment of a fee or It) cents the said probate Judge shall Issue a permit under his hand and official seal to receive the alcoholic liquors specified, which permit shah contain the name of the consignee/the amount, and kind of alcoholic liquors and the office of the common carrier from ? which delivery is to be made. ' "The said probate judge shall keep a record of ail permits issued in a ?|ilsaikaehtlV bound book, in which thjj Ppttfea 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 dellverying carrier and the date or said permit shall be entered oh said record. The said Probate Judge shall, out of the fees received, procure the permits ana rec-1 ords herein required to be kept, and! shall keep the remainder as his com? pensation for the Issuance of the said1 permit. "dec. 11. No common carrier shall deliver any alcoholic liquors to any] person until he has filed with the delivering carrier ? permit issued aal above provided and dated within two I weeks of said delivery, which permit 1 shall be Immediately cancelled by said common carrier. "Sec. 12. The making, uttering, or using of any false permit shall con? stitute the crime of forgery. "Bee. W. Whoever shall knowingly I transport or convey from one place I to another, or from one person to another, any alcoholic liquors known 1 by him to have been Illegally sold or procured, shall receive the samel punishment as If convicted of the il? legal sale of such alcoholic liquors. Charges of illegal sale of alcoholic liquors and illegal transportation! thereof may be Joined in the same in-1 dlctment. I "Sec. 14. It shall be unlawful fori any intoxicating liquors to be stored or kept excopt for one's own personal 1 use, or that of his Immediate family,! or for religious purposes, and then ? only at his usual place of residence] and only when the same shall have been procured in a lawful manner. The residence of a person shall be where his family resides; if he has a family residing in this State, and if not, at the place where he usually sleeps: Provided, however, That It shall he unlawful for any person to have In his possesion, or to store or keep, for any purpose, any quantity of such liquors in any room in which or in connection with which, there Is maintained or conducted and place of amusement, club house, fraternity ! house, lodge or meeting place, cafe, rest room, store, office, shop or fac? tory, and no such place shall be con? sidered a residence within the mean? ing of this act. "See. 15. Storage of any unusual amount or In ?n unusual way of any alcoholic liquors shall be evidence of violation of this act. "Sec. 16. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to deliver to ariV minor, or any person not tho consig? nee, or to nny wc ..an not the head of a family, or to any student of an in? stitution of leu ruing; or for any minor t A low priced car you want to keep! It is very seldom you find other cars selling for several an owhef of a low priced car times the Maxwell price, -?other than Maxwell own- The big roomy seats insure ers?who is not planning to the utmost comfort for the bity a more.expensive auto- allotted number of passen? mobile, gers. This is because inexpen- In these features which are sive cars as a rule are not predominant in higher priced Complete ? are not comfort- cars the Maxwell offers able ? are not satisfying in everything you desire. Be appearance. sides you have the wonderful ? . 1 economy in first cost and But the Maxwell answers operation, every requirement you make of your car. With electric The car you w a n t at a starter and lights, one man price which eliminates any top, speedometer, gasoline thought of extravagance or gauge, dash lamp, instrument sacrifice. That's why you board, etc. ?it is complete will want to KEEP THE and unusually convenient. MAXWELL. The handsome design com- Let us show you what the pares very favorably with Car will do, CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY or any person not the consignee, or any student of an institution of learn? ing to receive any package containing alcoholic liquors. "Sec. 17. The original record which common carriers are required to make under the terms of this act shall be kept in the county in which the de? livery of said alcoholic liquors is made and if practicable, at the same office making delivery, and said common carrier shall produce such records for the use and benefit of any officer of said county or of the courts of the State when requested so to do. "Bee. 18. Any violation of the pro? visions of this act for which no other punishment is provided, shall be pun? ished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. ??Sec. 19. The words 'alcoholic liqubrs' as used herein, shall be con? sidered to mean any liquor, beer, bev? erage, or compound, whether distilled, fermented, or otherwise, by whatso? ever name known or called, which will produce Intoxication, or which con? tains In excess of one percentum of alcohol and is used as a beverage. "Sec. 20. This act shall not affect any existing law regulating tho trans? portation for, or thfe receipt, storage, sale or use by druggists, hospitals and laboratories, or for scientific or me? chanical purposes of alcohol or pre? parations containing alcohol, or any IKw regulating the transportation and storage of medicines or extracts which shall remain as heretofore: And pro? vided, That this act shall not apply to alcoholic liquors required and used by hospitals or sanatoria bona fide es? tablished and maintained for the treatment of patients addicted to the use of liquors, morphine, opium, co? caine, or other deleterious drugs, When the same are administered to patients actually in such hospitals or sanatoria for treatment, and when the Same are administered as an essential part of tho particular system or meth? od of treatment, and exclusively by or under the direction of a duly li? censed and registered physician of good moral character and standing: And provided, further: That shipments of Such liquors be shipped In tho rtame ?f such hospitals or sanatoria, ana that the amount of such ship? ment shall not exceed five gallons In afiy one calendar month, and no per? mit shall be required therefor. "Sec. 21. That any person, firm, or corporation manufacturing In this Itatc ginger ale or similar soft drinks i which there Is an alcoholic Ingre lent not exceeding one I bird of <?nc I per cent, may import alcohol into this State, or order and receive the same from another State in quantities not exceeding 10 gallons, for which no permit shall be required: Provided, That such person, firm or corpora? tion first file with the clerk of court of the county in which said manu? facturing plant is located a bond with an approved surety company as surety in the sum of $1,000 to be for? feited to the State upon proof of misuse of such alcohol or disposition of it otherwise than contemplated in this section for the manufacture of the said product. The solicitor shall bring action upon said bond upon in- | formation or belief as he may see fit. "Sec. 22. This act shall not affect any existing law regulating the manu? facture, sale or disposition of ethyl or methyl alcohol from sawdust, slabs or other wood substance, which shall remain as heretofore. "Sec. 23. Any person shall have the right to manufacture not exceeding five gallons annually of wine from fruits, berries or grapes, and to keep the same for his own use and that of his immediate family, or for sacra? mental purposes. "Sec. 24. The making of any false or untrue statement In any affidavit required herein, or the taking of such affidavit by any officer or person who knows same to be false, shall be deemed a violation of this act. "Sec. 25. That If fttr any reason any section, paragraph, provision, clause or part of this act shall be held un? constitutional or invalid, that fact shall not affect or destroy any other section, paragraph, provision, clause or part ef the act not in and of itself Invalid, hut the remaining portion shall be in force without regard to that so invalidated. "Sec. Should any agent or agents of any common carrier violate any of the provisions of this act, the said common carrier may be indicted, and upon conviction, fined for such violation, and in addition, such agent or agents may he personally tndicted, and upon conviction, lined or impris? oned, or both for the same violation. Jurisdiction of said common carrier, if a corporation, shall be obtained by serving upon said corporation a cer? tified copy of the indictment against it in the same way and upon the same persons as provided for the service of a summons In civil actions. "Sec. 2". Any buggy, wagon, auto? mobile, railroad car. bicycle, motor? cycle, or other vehicle, or any boat, launch or other vessel used In the il 1 legal transporting of alcoholic liquors, as herein forbidden, with the knowl? edge or consent of the owner thereof, or of the agent of such owner in charge of such vehicle or vessel, is hereby declared forfeited to the State, and may be confiscated by any peace officer, and after due advertisement, sold, and proceeds paid into the coun? ty treasury: Provided, That where said vehicle or vessel is of greater value than $1,000, the owner thereof may at any time before sale reedem same by paying into the county treas? ury the sum of $1,000 therefor. "Sec. 28. The act entitled 'an act to regulate the shipment of spiritous, vinous, fermented, or malt liquors or beverages, into this State, etc.,' ap? proved February 20, 1915, is hereby repealed. "Sec. 29. The provisions of this act are intended to be in addition to the existing laws on the same subject, and not intended and shall not operate as a repeal of any such laws except in so far as same are inconsistent with this act. ! "Sec. 80. This act shall take effect 60 days after its approval. "Sec. 31. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith arc hereby re? pealed." A $160 Hay Press for $20. It usually takes time to arrange for coperative purchase of improved implements or machinery, so it's none too early now to decide what lines you would like to buy in this way. Wo are constantly running up on ex ample? of the wisdom of cooperative purchase. Only a few days ago. for example, a friend remarked to us: "I bought a $160 hay press last year for $20." The statement was rather startling, but he at once' explained how he did It: "I paid $20 and sev? en other men paid $20 each, and I got just as much service out of the press as if 1 had owned it all by myself. So to all Intents and purposes, I simply bought a $160 machine for $20. And seven other men did the same thing." ?The Progressive Farmer. A number of the public spirited citizens of Sumter have in the past i two days made donations to a very I worthy cause. They have c?ntrlhdt ! ed funds for the purchase of a car j for the city nurse, and Mayor L.. D. Jennings, who seems to be at the head of the movement, is still work? ing on the proposition, which Is onej which should receive the attention; and assistance of citir.ens, as the city nurse Is doing n great work for goo4 in Sumter.