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

The following is the text of the bill
providing for the holding of an. election
in Anderson County, upon the question
If license or no license, which was in.
rroduced 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:
THE Anderson delegation, TO whom
was referred bill to provide for an
election upon the prohibition of the sale
Of spiri,uous liquors in Anderson County
and to make the result of such election
-ifrctual, respectfully report that they
have carefully considered the same, and
recommend that the same be placed on
the calendar without recommendations.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
II. G. ScuDDAY, for delegation.
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION
UPON THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE
OF sPlRITUoUs LIQUORS IN ANDENsoN
COUNTY, AND TO MAKE THE RESULT
OF SUCH ELECTION EFFEcTUAL.
BE it Enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, 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 adver.
Using the time and places and Managers
of Election for at least thirty days, sub.
nit to the qualified voters of said County
on Thursday after the second Monday III
August, 1885, between the huurs of eight
a. m. and four p. m.. the question as to
whether the sale Of spiriluous or malt
liquors shall be permitted or not in said
County; and all such voters as are op.
posed thereto shall vote ticket with the
word prohibition" written or printed
thereon, and such voters as are in favor
of permitting the sale thereof shall vote
a ticket with the words "No Prohibition"
written or printed thereon; and if a
majority of the persons voting in said
election shall vote in favor of mo Pro.
hibition," then licenses shall continue
to be granted in such cities, towns and
villages in said Cuunty as now license
the sale thereof, subject as heretofore to
the local option law; but if a majority
of the persons voting in said election
shall 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
said 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 liquors
without license.
Sec. 2. That the said Commissioners
of Election shall appoint three Managers
to conduct the election at each precinct,
who shall be sworn, and conduct the
election in all respects the same as State
elections are conducted, including the
qualification of electors, except that said
Managers shall return to the said Com
missioners of Election on Friday, the day
following said election, 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 tabulate and
declare the result of such election, and
file certified copy of such result, under
their hands and seals, in the Office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for
Anderson County, and such Clerk of
Court shall thereupon serve copy Of
said return upon the Mayor or Intendant
of each incorporated city. town or village
in said County, and shall likewise pub.
lish, for two weeks, The result in one or
more newspapers published in said
County.
SEC. i. If a majority of said voters
vote in favor of prohibition, it shall be
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 period than to Decem.
Der 31st, 1885.
SEC 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts
be, and the same are hereby, repealed,
so far as they may affect the operations of
this Act