The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
TEE PROHIBITION BILL.
THEHOUSE PASSES IT AND SENDS IT
TOTrE SENATE.

TOTrE SENATE.
A Synopsis OF the Measure, Which is Very
Rigid and Exac;ing in its rrovi-i"ls---
How the Tcnbsrs Voted.
COLUMBIA. S. c., Dec l0.-The pro-
hlbition bill came up for final acton in
the House or last T.esday anG passed
It's third reading, which settles The pro-
hibition question so far as this branch OF
the General Assembly is concerned.
The opponents Of the measure made a
gallant fight against the bill on Tuesday.
but the forces OF the supporters Of the
bill remained unbroken, and when it
came to final test theV carried tue
measure BY vote Of 53 TO 81. The
following is the vote on the final pas
sage of the bill, the yeas representing
the advocates and the nays the orpo-
nents of the Dill:
Yeas--The Speaker and Messrs Attaway,
BooZer, Bowen, Bowden, BreaZeale, Brice,
Brown, Browning, BUST, Carpenter, Can
vile, Childs, Connor, Cox, Clum, Dubose,
Earle, Folk, Fowler, Fox, Fuller, Good
win, r. A. Graham, Gregory, ?. l.. Har-
din. Harrison, Hardy, Holman, Hu:to,
Jeffries, Mccall Mcintyre, J. l.. McLau'
rim, Mcmillan. McWhite, Moseley. Norton
Patterson, Richardson, Riley. Sarratt'
Scott, Stackhouse, Taylor, Todd, Iraylor-
Wigg, Whatley, Wilson, Whyte, EeldeI,
Youmans. Total, So.
Nays-Messrs Alderman. Anderson,
Barkley. Blease, Bremen, Burn, Dean,
Elder, Fields Finley, Gary, Ernest, era
ham, s. A. Hart, Harvey, Hazard, Hick-
lin. Hughes, Xinard, Kirkland, Mears,
Mooney, Moses, Patton, fayenel, Row
land, Rutledge, russell, Simons, Stanland,
Sullivan, Townes, Upper, Ulmer, Won
Kolnitz, Watts, Wolfe, Woodward. Total,
Absent and not voting-Nessrs Abney,
Bissell, Blake. Buchanan, Chandler, Cross
well, Oagsett, Dukes, A. II. DuPre, j. E..
DuPre, Eady. Evans Fickcn, F. B Gary,
Glenn Glover, Canter, j. Il. Iardin,
Haskell. Hough, Leaphart AcEaddcn, d.
w. McLaurin, Miley, Pitts, Rast, Robert
son, Sllanklin, Stokes, Williams, William
son, Wtcofskey, Woods and Zimmerman.
Total, 81.
The salient features of the bill are
summorized in the following:
On and after the first dav Of October,
1892, no person shall manufacture for
sale, sell, keep for sale, give away, ex-
change, barter OF dispense any into,Ii-
catiLg liquors, for any purpose wEa
ever, otherwise than as provided in this
act. Persons holding permits shall be
authorized to sell and dispense intoXl-
eating liquors for pharmaceutical and
medical purposes, and alcohol for srecl-
fc chemical purposes, and wine for sac
ramental purposes. but no other pur-
poses whatever. Notice OF an applica-
ton for permit or renewal thereof
must be published for three consecutive
weeks in newspaper regularly pub
lished and printed in the English lar
guage, and or general circulation in the
city or town where the applicant pro-
poses TO keep and sell intoxicating l.
quors.
Application for permits shall De made
by petitions fled IN the Office OF the
county commissioners at least ten days
before the meeting at which the appl:ca-
ton IS considered, which petition shal!
state the applicants name, residence,
business, and in what business ne has
! been engaged two years previous; the
place, particularly describing it, where
the buying and selling Of liquor is to be
conducted. that he is citizen Of the
United States and OF South Carolina;
that he is registered druggist, and now
is, and for the last twelve months has
been, lawfully conducting drug store
in the city or town wherein he proposes
30 sell Intoxicating liquors under the
permit applied for. and, as proprietor Of
such pharmacy, that be has not been
adjudged yuilsy ofvloia,ing the law, re-
latlng to Intoxicating liquors. within the
last two years; and is not the keeper OF
hotel, eating house, saloon. restau-
rant, or place Of public amusement; that
be is not addicted to the use OF intoXl-
eating liquors as a beverage, and has
! not, within the last two years, been IN
toxicated, or directly or indirectly en-
gsged, employed, Or interested in the
unlawful manufacture, sale. or keeping
for sale. Of Intoxicating liquors. and that
he desires a permit to purchase, keep
and sell such Liquors for lawful purposes
only.
The applicant is required 70 give boad
il the sum o. $1,000, conditioned that
be will well and truly observe and obey
the laws Of the State Of South Carolina
now or hereafter in force in relation to
the sale of Intoxicating liquors; that he
| will pay all fines, penalties, damages
and costs that may be assessed OF re-
covered against him for a violation OF
| such laws during the term FOR which said
permit or renewal thereof is granted.
and will not sell Intoxicating liquors un-
der his permit at charge exceeding IF
tv per cent. OF the cost price excluding
carriage and drayage.
The petition must be signed by three
feurths Of the freehold voters OF the
place and each person shall state that
he understands the petition, knows the
applicant to be what he has certified tc,
and that the permit Is necessary ior tie
convenience and accommodation Of the
people. Up 70 9 a. N. OF the day OF the
meeting at which the application IS con-
sidered, any resident OF the county may
file remonstrance against granting tie
permit applied for. Provision is mide
for argurnen of the matter with or with
out counsel, and it shall be decided las
the public good may require" There
shall not be more than one permit grant
ed to every 1900 inhabitants, and no
permit shall be granted to any druggist
VIII ,se place of business is outside OF al
| IN pcorroroto1 town Sr oity
The applicant shall endorse ca his
bond that he twill not sell, give, or ur-
.nish to any person any Intoxicating
liquors otherwise as provided by law,
and especially WILL not sell Or furnish Ill
toxicating liquors to any person who is
not known to him personally. Or dull
Unidentified, nor 10 any minor. i;;toX:c;.t-
ed person, OF persons who are il the
habit Of beccmin@ intoxicated; and nc
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