The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-28

county auditor. in packages of one hundred
each. TO the county dispensers from Tune tG tG
time az the same shall be needed, and snal
be numbered consecutively by the audltqr I
The blanks aforesaid shall be furnished 10 the
county auditor by the Siate Boa7d OF Contro
in uniform books like blank checks. and the
date of delivery shall be, endorsed by the
county auditor on each book, ana recslp'
taken therefor and preserved In his once
The county dispenser sha r presedIgSe nd Sook eP
cept the filing of the blanks therein, until re
turned to the county auditor. When return
| thereof is made, the county auditor snail EN-,
dorse thereon the date OF return, ana hie III, anu =
nreserye the same, to be used In the quarterly
| settlements between the county dispenser
and the county treasurer. All unused VI
mutilated blanks shall be returned sosd or ae, :"
counted for before other blanks are lssueu u
such county dispensers.
MONTHLY RETURNs-FoRM OF OATH.
Sec. Is. On or before the tenth day of each
month, each county dispenser shall make
| full returns to the county auditor OF all re.
quests filled by him and his clerks daring the
preceding month upon blanks to be furnish
ed by the State boark OF control LOT the Pur'
pose, and ompany the same WIN an o1n,l oatn !
auditor or q notary public, which snail pe IN
the following form: l. --, oelng
| duly sworn, state on oath that the requests
! for LIQUORS herewith returned are all that
were received and filled at my place OF 6usl.
ness, under my permit during the month OF
-, IS; that have carefully preserved
the same, and that they wele filled up, signed
and attested at the date shown thereon, rs
provided by law that said requests were NIL
ed by delivering the quantity and Kind OF II.
uuoSs required, and that no liquors nave oeen
sold or dispensed under my permit curing
said month except as shown by the requests
herewith returned, and that have faithfully
observed and complied with the provisions
of my bond and oath taken by me. thereon
endorsed, and with all the laws relatlng 10
my duties In the premises.
PENALTY FOR DISPENSERS FAILURE TO
MAKE MONTHLY RETURNS.
Sec. H. Upon failure OF any county dispen-
ser to make the returns 10 the audltor as
herein required, IL shall be the duty OF said
auditor to report such failure to the county
bourd of control, and the said board OF con-
troll. shall Immediately summon said delin-
quent county dispenser to oappear before them
and show cause why his permit should not De
revoked and II the cause shall not be SHOWN
TO the satisfaction Of the county board Of con-
troll, they shall Immediately annul said per-
nit and give public notice thereof; and the
solicitor shall proceed 10 enforce the peDa. ties
prescribed in this net for such violation
against said county dispenser at the next
succeeding term of court OF the county In
which such permit Is held, and any county
dispenser who shall sell or aispenseh h any 10, ID
been revoked shall. upon conviction thereof,
be fined not less than $500, and be imprisoned
In the county Jail for six months.
THE DISPENSERS BOOKS MUST SHOW HIS
WORK, AND BE EXAMINED BY
GRAND JURY.
Sec. Is. Every county dispenser shall keep
a strict account Of all liquors received by him
from the State com mi issioner, In boo Kept
for that purpose, which shall be subject at all
times TO the inspection OF the circuit solel.
tor and peace officer or grand jury OF the
county or of any citizen, and such book shall
show the amount and kind of liquors pro
cured, the date of receipt and amount solo,
the amount on hand or each KIND Tor eacn
month. Such book shall be produced by the
party keeping the same, to be used as evil
denSe on trial OF any prosecution against
him. on notice duly served that the same VIII
be required as evidence.
LIQUOR SELLERS TO BE PUNISHED FOR HAy-
ING UNITED STATES LICENSE.
Sec. l8. The payment Of the United States
special tax as liquor seller, or notice OF any
kind in any place of resort. or In any store or
shop, indicating that Intoxicating liquors are
there sold, kept or given away, shall be held
TO be prin,a fucie evidence that the person or
persons paying said tax and the parties are
sellers OF intoxicating liquors, and unless said
person or parties are selling under permit as as
as provided for by this act.
DRUGGISTS TO PAY ONLY TEN PER CENT.
PRoFIT-wHAT IS REQUIRED OF DRUG
G1srs-sEvERE PENALTY FOR v1o-
LAT1oN OF LAW.
Sec. II, Licensed druggists conducting drug
stores and not holding permits and manufac-
turers OF proprietary medicines. are hereoy
authorized 10 purchase OF county dispensers
OF the counties OF their residence intoxicating
LIQUORS (not including maltl for the purpose
of com pounding medicines, tinctures and ex-
tracts that cannot be used a. as s. r Deverhge. h e.
censed druggists over 10 per cent. net pronts
for LIQUORS SO sold. Such purchaser shall
keep a record Of the uses TO which the same
are devoted giving the kind and quantity so
used. and on or before the tenth of each calen-
dar month they shall make and file with the
county auditor. and with the county board OF
control, sworn reports Of the preceding calen-
Jar month giving a full and true statement OF
the quantity and kinds of such liquors pur-
chased and used, the uses 10 which the same
have been DEVOTED. and giving the names OF
county dispenser from whom the same was
purchased, and the dates and quantities 80
purchased together with an invoice OF each
kind still In stock and kept for such COM
poundines. II said licensed druggist sell, bar
ter, give away or exchange. or In any manner
any purpose other than authorized In this sec
tion. he shall, upon conviction before any
Court OF General Sessions, forfeit his license
and be liable TO all penalties, prosecutions
and proceeding at law and IN equity pre-, provioedd d
upon such conviction the clerk OF court shall,
within ten days after such Judgment or order,
transmit to the board of pharmaceutical ex-
ceint of which the said board shall strike the
name of the said druggist from the list OF
pharmacists and cancel his certfcate: Pro
vided, That nothing herein contained shall be
aI1fQ n
sale OF any preparation or compound, under
any name, form or device, which may be used
as a beverage which Is intoxicating In It's
character.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY STOCK
HOW REPAID.
Sec. IS. That the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars II so much be necessary, Is hereby appro-
priated for the purpose of purchasing and oi
supplying LIQUORS to be distributed to county
dispensers under the provisions OF this act. TO
be expended by the State Treasurer upon tne
reauisition of the State commissioner, with
the approval OF the State board of control.
Provided, That the amounts advanced to each
cnunty Ispenspr shall be considered loans TO
be refunded out Of the profits derived from
the sales of liquors by the county dispenser
therein.
NO FALSE sIGNATURES-HEAVY PENALTIES
Sec. 10. If any person shall make any false
or fictitious sign ature, or sign any name other
than his or her own to any paper required 10
be signed by this act, wi thout being author
ized SO 10 do, or make any false statement IN
any paper. request or application signed to
procure liquors under this act, the person so
offending shall be guilty OF misdeinehnGr,
ed by q fine Of not less than one hundred do,
lars nor more than five hundred dollars and
cost OF prosecution, or be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than SIX montlis.
FALSE OATH TO DE PUNISHED AS ERJURY-
MIST NOT BUY FROM ANY BUT STATE