The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1896-03-21

fine OF not less than $500 and imprison-
ment In tho penitentiary for not less
than one year for each offence.
SEC. 4. The State commissioner
shall, before shipping any liquors to
dispensers, except lager beer, cnuse
the same to be put into packages of
not less than one half pint nor more
than five gallons and securely seal the
same, and it shall be unlawful for the
dispenser to break any OF such pack
ages or open the same for any reason
whatever. He shall sell tho packages
only, and no person shall open the
same on the premises; provided, this
section shall not apply to malt liquors
shipped In cases or kegs or bottles
thereof shipped in barrels; and such
malt liquors may be sold by the county
dispenser in such quantities of not less
than one pint, rs he may see proper !:
crowded, The same shall not be
drunk on the premises. Dispensers
shall open their places of business and
sell only in the day time, under such
rules AS may be made by tho State
Board OF Control, or by TIE Couny
board OF Control with approval of State
Board of Control.
SEC. B. 1t shall be the duty OF the
the State Board of Control to appoint
County Board Of Control composed
OF thred persons believed by tho said
boare not to be addicted to the use of
intoxicating liquors. The persons so
appointed shall hold their office for n
term OF two yenrs, and until their sue
cossors are appointed, and shall be
subject to removal for cause by tho
State Board OF Control. Said County
Board OF Control shall make such rules
as wiz be conductive to the best man.
aSement of the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in their respective counties:
Provided, All such rules shall be sub
mitted to the State Board Of Control
and approved by them before adoption.
The members OF the County Boasd of
Control shall quality AID be commits.
stoned as are other county officers
without fees therefor.
SEC. 6. Applications for positions Of
county dispenser shall be by petition,
singned and sworn TO by the applicant,
and filed with tho County Board of
Control at least twenty days before the
meeting at which the application is to
be considered, which petition shall
state the applicants namo. place of
residence, in what business engaged.
and in what business he has been en-
gagged two years previous 10 fling Pc
htlon; that he is qualified eleotor of
this State and resident OF the county;
that he has never been adjudged gull.
ty OF violating the law relating to in.
toxIcaing liquors, and is not keeper
OF restaurant or place OF public
amusement, aud that he is not addict.
ed to intoxicating liquors as n bever-
nge. The appointment shall be made
only on condition that the applicant
shall executeYto the County Treasurer
n bond 10 the penal sum of three
thousand dollars, with good and suffi.
cient sureties, conditioned that he will
well and truly obey the laws OF the
State OF South Carolina, now or here.
sfter in force, in relation 10 tho sale
OF Intoxicating liquors; that he will pay
all fines, penalties, damages and costs
that may be assessed or recorded
against him for violations OF such laws
during the term for which said an.
pointment is made, and will not sell