The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-08
WILL IT PROHIBIT?
rHE ONLY WAY TO FIND our Is TO
TRYlT.

No Intoxlcants to be Sold Exec pit for Med
icinai, Mechanical, Scientific aud Sac "a
mental Purposes, and then to be Sold
b7a State Commlssioner.
COLUMBIA c., Nov. 30.-Although
there are score or more OF prOhibi-
ton measures introduced, or waiting
to be introduced, in the General Assem-
bly,. There Is more interest centering
around the "Childs bill" than all of the
rest of them put together, and this Is
due to the fact that Mr.. Childs is the
leader of the Prohibition party Of the
State, and although not now member
Of the Legislature, he is supposed to
direct the Prohibition forces in that
body, and if any bill goes through at
all, it is generally believed that it will
be the one prepared by the man who
has given the most carefuI study to the
question.
Some days ago r. solution was in
troduced by Mr.. Hill to refer all prohi-
bition bills to a special committee of
thirteen. On motion of Mr.. Ashley,
the committee was enlarged to one
from each county.
A synopsis of the hill follows. 1t
has had some minor amendments inter-
polated siuce it was first prepared by
MIR. Childs and his committee, and sec
ton providing for the appointment
of liquor commission has been en-.
larged 80 AZ to provide for the manner
in which the commission shall import
liquors, and the penalties for inpOrta-
tiOns that are una AthOriZed, or that
have not the proper certificates On the
package or packages III which 1T is con-
tanned.
1t Is, as NIr. Childs has intended, an
iroG clad bill, as will be seen by peru
s?' OF its numerous sections,
PROVISIONS OF TIE BILL.
Section provides that the manlltac-
ture, sale, git, barter, or exchange, or
the keeping or offering for sale, Rlft,
age, within this State, OF any liquors.,
or any compound or mixtures thereof,
shall be misdemeanOr, punishable by a
fine of from 500 to 81 600 and lmpriS
onment i'll the county Jail for from one
month to one year for each O1fenSe; and
for the second and every successive Of
Tense the party shall be guilty OF a fel-
ony and be put in the penitentiary for
from one year to two years.
Section 3 provides that within ten
days after the approval Of the act, with
the advice and consent Of the Senate,
the Governor shall appoint Il commits
sioner, known by him to be IL total ab-
stainer, who shall purchase all intoXi-
cants for lawful sale, and furnish the
same to the permit holder to be Scld by
them for me licinal, mechanical, scien-
tllic and Sacramental purposes, SAID
commissioner 30 hold Office for two
| years. Full provision is made fOr bOld
| cost OF liquor, resignation, etc.
| Section provides that the Governor
shall notify the county commissioners
Of the name and place Of Lusint So OF
| the commissioners.
Section 3 provides that if any permit
holder shall purchase liquor from any
other person than the commissioner, or
shall adulterate the liquors, he shall
forfeit to the country from $50 to $lCO
and costs.
Section provides that the commits
sioner shall keep record of names, H.
quOrS and prices and report the same
to the Governor every October to be
by the latter, laid before the Legisla-
ture.
Section provides that all permits
shall be procured from the county COM
mlsjloners at any meeting and shall
continue in force one year. Persons
applying for renewals must show to
the satisfaction of the county conn mis-
sioners that they have during the pre-
ceeding year complied with provisions
OF the act. Parties may appear and
resist the same.
Section provides that notice Of ap-
plication for permit must be published
once Il week for three weeks, the last
of which shall be from ten to twenty
days before the meeting.
Section 9 provides that aDDlipat1Dne
for permits shall be sworn to and pro-
Vldes that the applicants Shall show
that they are not addicted to the use
OF lntOXiCantS, etc.
Section 10 provides that applicants
shall give bond in the peuel sum of
81 900 foi truly observing the liquor
laws and paying fines for violating
them. and Will not sell liquors at Il
charge exceeding thirty per cent OF the
cost. Full provision Is made Tor the
suit on the bond.
Section II provides that all applica
tlons shall be signed by ore-third OF
the freehold voters of the town, city OF
ward, and they shall certify TO various
stringent requirements.
PROVISION lS made for argument and
procedure at meetings OF the county
board. The form Of application is
given. Permits shall be deemed trusts
as q matter Of confidence and may he
revoked at any time. The applicant
shall pay all costs of presenting his
case to the board. A fee Of 81 shall bC
taxed Tor the filing of the petition and
81 for entering the order OF the county
commissioners approving the bond, and
| witnesses shall be entitled to mileage
and per diem as in other cases in the
Court of Common Pleas
Full provision is made for the man.
ner in which liquor shall be transport
ed from the State commissioners tO
the permit holder.
Before delivering any Intoxicating
liquors to any person Il request must
be presented to the permit holder, Civ
ing date, and the age and residence of
the sigher, for whom the liquor is re.
qulred, quantity and kind OF liquor
and for what use it is desired, and that
neither the applicant nor the person
Tor whose use it is required habitualy
uses 1ntoxicantS IS beverage. The
permit holder may refuse the request
unless he personally knows the appli-
cant and that he is telling the truth.
Requests for liquor shall be made