The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-23

missioners of Elections for such Counties
be authorized and required to appoint a
Commissioner Of Registration in each
township, who shall serve without COM
pensation, and likewise appoint three
DAYS in which such Commissioners OF
Registration shall register all male cili.
zens residing in their respective precincts
over the age of twenty one years, and
give to them certificates of registration,
which shall be delivered to the Managers
of Election when such voter deposits his
ballot. The Commissioners of Election
for said Counties shall give fifteen days
notice by publication in one or more
County papers of the name of such Com
missioners of Registration, the days upon
which and the places at which such reg.
istration shall be had. The books of the
registration shall be open for inspection
by the public, and shall be, on the day
preceding the election, turned over to
the Managers of Election. A separate
book shall be kept for each poll; and no
person shall be allowed to register or vote
| in such election who has been convicted
of any crime which disquali6es under the
Constitution, and who is not citizen OF
the State and a resident of the County
for six months preceding the election.
The County Commissioners shall furnish
the necessary blanks and books required
herein.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of holding
ssid election the Commissioners of Elec:
tiop, for State and County officers, in said
Counties, are hereby required to appoint
three Managers of Election for each vot-
ing precinct in the Counties, aud pu6-
lish list thereof fifteen days before such
election, stating the time and places OF
such elections, and the question to be
voted upon, and the form of ballot there.
on as follows: Those who favor the
granting of license to sell spirituous
liquors in such Counties shall vote bal.
lot with the words "no prohibition"
written or printed thereon, and those who
oppose such license shall vote ballot
with the word prohibition" written or
printed thereon. In case any Manager
so appointed or refuses or fails to serve
in such election, said Commissioners of
Election shall have the right to appoint
some other person to take the place of
such Manager 80 refusing to serve. The
Commissioners of Election shall furnish
the Managers with suitable ballot boxes
aud the necessary stationery for conduct.
ing the. election, and the said Managers
shall qualify as for State elections. They
shall proceed to count the ballots as soon
az the polls close, aud shall lodge with
1.-The said Commissioners of Election the
ballot boxes containing the ballots and
poll list, with a certified statement of the
result of the election, by.two o'clock p.
m. on the day following the election.
The Commissioners and Managers of
Election shall serve without compensa-
ton in this election, but the County
Commissioners for such County shall,
from the County funds, defray all neces-
sary expenses incurred by the Commits
sioners of Election herein ordered.
Sec. 8. That the Commissioners of
Election shall tabulate and declare the
result of said election aud publish such
result in the County papers, and file q
certificate thereof with the statement, by
precincts, in the Office of the Clerk of
the Court for Anderson County and
Laurens County, respectively, which shall
be deemed and taken to be notice to all
the citizens of the said Counties as to the
result of the election therein.
SEC. 4. That if the majority of the
electors voting in such election shall vote
"no prohibition" then the Council of
such city, town or village in such County
shall continue to grant licenses for the
sale of spirituous liquors under the pro.
visions of law as now existing in such
city, town or village.
SEC. 5. That if a majority of the elec-
tors, voting in such election, shall vote
"prohibition," it shall not be lawful for
the County Treasurer or the Council of
any city, town or village in such County
to grant any license for the sale of spir-
ituons, malt or Intoxicating liquors.
SEC. 6. That if majority of the elec.
tors, voting in such election, vote prohi.
bition, it shall be misdemeanor for any
person, or persons, except druggists, to
sell any spirituous, malt or intoxicating
liquors, except domestic wines, as now
provided by law in such Counties, with
out municipal license, and any person
violating this law, upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned for term of
not less than thirty days, or more than
twelve months, and fined in the discre-
tiou of the Court.
Sec. Z. That if a majority of the elec.
tors, voting in such election, vote prohi-
bitiop, it shall be misIemeanor for any
person to give away, barter or exchange
spirituous or malt or intoxicating liquors
in connection with any business conduc
ted by such person in such Counties
without municipal license, and upon
conviction thereof such person shall be
imprisoned for term Of Lot less than
thirty days or more than twelve months,
and fined in the discretion of the Court
SEC s. That if a majority Of the
electors, voting in such election, vote
prohibition, it shall be misdemeanor
for any person to keep any spirituous or
malt or Intoxicating liquors in any room
or house in said County in which a
United States license to sell the same is
posted without q license under the State
laws also, and upon conviction thereof
such person shall be imprisoned for not
less than thirty days nor more than
twelve months, and fined in the discre-
ton of the Court.
SEC. 9. If majority of the voters in
such election vote prohibition, it shall be
the duty of every railroad agent in such
Counties TO keep separate book, in
which he shall enter every barrel, keg or
package OF spirituous, malt. or intoxicat.
ing liquors received at his station by
freight or by express, the date of its
receipt, the cousignee, the character of
spirits marked on it, and the amount
contained in it, which said book shall be
open to public inspection. Any railroad
agent neglecting to keep this book cor.
rectly shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding two hundred dollars
or imprisoned for term of not more
than two months, Or both fined and i'm
prisoned, in the discretion of the Court.
Sec. 10. If majority of said electors
vote "prohibtion," it shall be misde.
meanor for any person to have any spir.
ituous or malt intoxicating liquor shipped
to him, or her, in such Counties marked
in any way calculated TO deceive as to
its contents, aud any person convicted OF
VIOLATING this aection shall he imprisOned