The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20
LOCAL OPTION LAW.


House Of Representatives Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and BY the authority of the same, That
whenever number of the citizens of any
incorporated city, town or village in this
State equal to one-third of the number of
votes cast in the next preceding municipal
election therein, shall, in writing, on
or before the fifteenth day Of November
in any year, petition for an election upon
the question Of ''license" or "no license"
for the sale of intoxicating liquors therein,
the Council of such city, town or village is
hereby authorized and required to submit
such question to the qualified electors of
such city, town or village, at a special cleo
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Dirty Of said electors vote in favor of
.aicspse," then the Council of such city, town
or village shall grant license, according to
the laws now Of force in the State, for the
sale Of liquors in such city, town or
village for the ensuing year but if
majority of said electors vote in favor of
"no license" then it shall be unlawful for
the Council of such city, town or village so
voting to grant any license for the sale of
any spirituous or Intoxicating liquors, for
the ensuing year.
SEC. 2. Hereafter all licenses for the sale
Of spirituous o. intoxicating liquors in the
incorporated cities, towns or villages of this
State shall be granted in such manner as to
end on the thirty first day of December in
the year for which they shall be granted.
SEC. 3. That whenever majority of the
electors of any incorporated city, town or
village vote in favor of "liccnse," such Ii
cedse shall be granted from year to year
until another vote shall be had under the
provisions of this Act wi.ha different re-
suit and whenever majority of such cleo
tors vote in favor of "no censc," the Coun-
Gil Of such city, town, or village shall, from
year to year, refuse to grant licenses until
another election shall be held under the
provisions Of this Act with q different re-
suit.
SEC. 4. This Act shall not apply to any
city, town or village in which the sale of
ardent spirits is now or shall hereafter be
prohibited by legislative enactment.
/ SEQ. 5. That whenever the majority of
fsta&leetors of any such Incorporated City
tow6'or village shall vote in favor of enc
license" it shall be unlawful for any drug
gist therein to sell during the time when nn
license for the sale of spirituous liquors is
granted, any spiritucus or Intoxicating
liquors, bitters, or fruits prepared wit such
liquors, except upon the certificate of a
regular practicing physician in actual
attendance upon patient, such certificate
to contain the name of the patient, and
shall be filed by the druggist filling the
same, and kept for the period of one year,
subject to inspection at any time the Coun-
Gil of such city, town or village may direct.
| Sec, 6. It shall be unlawful for any
| physician to give a prescription for any
such liquors except when actually in bona
tide attendance upon q patient.
SEC. z. That any persons violating Sec
tions B and of this Act shall, upon con-
viction, be fined in q sum of not less than
two hundred dollsrs, or imprisoned for not
less than three months, or both fined ard
imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court
Sec. 8. All elections under this Ac. shal
be conducted according to the laws now
governing the municipal elections of the city
town or village in which they are held.
| SEC. 8. All Acts or parts of Acts incon-
sistent with this Act are hereby repealed, SO
far as they may interfere with the provi-
sions Of this Act.