The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Tile Prohibition Election B,iI.

The following is the text of the bill
providing for the holding of au.. election
IN Anderson County, upon the question
If license or no license, which was in-
'r"duced In the House by Mr. Scudday
and carried over to the next session of
the Legislature, together with the report
made By the Anderson delegation:
"Ihe Anderson delegation. to whom
was referred bill to provide for an
election upon the prohibition of the aala
"f sspri'rnus liquors in Anderson County
aud to make The result Of such election
-tiectual, respectfully report that thew
have carefully considered the same. and
recommend that the same be placed on
the calendar without recommendations.
All of which IL respectfully subrnitted.
II. u. ScuDDAY, for delegation.
BILL TO PROVIDE FoR AN ELECTION
UPoN THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE
OF sPiRITuous LIQUORS IN ANnENsoN
COUNTY, AND TO MAKE TIE RESULT
OF SUCH ELECTION EFFECTUAL.
Be Il Enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representative Of the State of South
Car"lina, now met and sitting In Gener.
al Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That the Commissioners of
Election for State and County officers for
Anderson County shall, after duly adyer.
Using the time and places and Managers
OF Election for at least thirty days, sub.
init to the qualified voters OF said County
on Thursday after the second Monday In
August, 1885, between the hours of eight
a. IN. and four p. n.. the question as TO
whether the Rale Of spirituous or malt
liquors shall be permitted or not in said
County; and all such voters as are op.
posed thereto s''"'l vote ticket with the
word Prohibition" written or printed
thereon, and such voters as are in favor
of permitting the sale thereof shall vote
ticket with tho words mo Prohibision''
written or printed thereon; and If q
majority of the persons voting in said
election shall vote in favor of mo Pro.
hioi.ion," then licensea shall continue
to be granted In such cities, towns and
Villages In said Cnunty aa now license
the sale thereof, subject as heretofore to
tho local option law but if a majority
OF the persons voting in said election
snail vote IN favor of prohibition, then
no license for the sale of any spirituous
or malt or Intoxicating liquors shall be
granted In any city, town or village in
sa'd County, nor In any part OF said
County, and any person selling any of
said liquors therein shall be subject to
all the fines and penalties now Of force
In this State for selling spirituous iiouors
without a license.
SEC. 2. That the said Commissioners
Of Election shall appoint three Managers
to conduct the election at each preciI,ct
who shall be sworn, and conduct tho
election in all respects the same as State
elections are conducted, including tbe
qualification of electors, except that eaid
Managers shall return to the said Com.
missioners Of Election on Friday, the doy
following said electi"n, the ballot boxes
with the ballots, the return of votes, the
poll list and all papers pertaining to the
election and such Managers shall serve
without compensation.
SEC. 3. The said Commissioners of
Election shall Immediately tabulats and
declare the result of such election, and
hie certified copy Of ruch result, under
their hands snd sea!s, in the Office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for
anderson County, and such Clerk of
Court shall thereupon serve a COPY Of
said return upon the Mayor or Intendant
of each incorporated city. town or village
in said County, and shall likewise pub.
'ish. for Two weeks, ths result in one or
more newspapers published in said
County.
SEc. 4. If majority of said voters
vote In favor of prOhihilion, it shall ba
unlawful for any license, to sell the
liquors aforesaid, to be granted after said
election In said County, and any licenses
which may then be in force shall not be
valid for longer psriod than to Decem.
ber 3lst. 1885.
!, SEC 8: That all Acts or parts of Acts
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
80 far az they may affect the operations Of
This Act.