The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
The following bills passed:

ment of school trustees in the several
Counties of the State.
To amend Section 2 Of an Act enti-
tied IAN Act to regulate the dieting
of all pri. oners before and after con-
viction when in the custody of the
Supervisors and Sheriffs of this State, !"
approved the 9th day of March, A. D.
1896.
A bill to require certain officers to
keep an itemized account Of their in
come by virtue of their Office, and to
require them to make aD annual re-
port of the same to the County Super
visor.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the Directors Of the State Pen
itentiary to furnish to the trustees OF
Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col
lege fifteen convicts.
Mr.. Mayfeld introduced bill dis.
posing of the Dispsnsary and substi-
tuting prohibition and local option.
In substance it is as follows: 1t for
bids the importation, manufacture and
sale of alcoholic liquors except for
sacramental. scientific and medicinal
purposes. 1t allows importation by
licensed druggists, to be sold only on
order of reputable physicians, selected
by the medical fraternity, and located
at the County seats, whose names
shall be certified to by the Clerk of
the Court and published for sixty days
in County newspapers, liquors to be
sold in no less quantities. than half
pint packages and under the same re-
strictions as now in force under the
Dispensary law. Any other person
importing liquors or selling in any
other manner than the one provided
shall be deemed guilty of misde.
meanor and fined not less than $99 or
imprisoned in the County jail for not
less than twenty-nine days for each
offense. Local option is provided
upon written application OF one-fourth
OF the qualified electors Of any Coun:
ty asking for On election, which shall
be held in the same manner as other
elections. II the sale is allowed by a
majority vote it shall be sold by otti-
GERS appointed by the County Board
of Commissioners and municipal au-
thorities, or be sold under licenses
granted by the Secretary OF State on
approved applications secured BY bond
for the faithful observance of the law,
and on this question the vote shall be
'By officers" or Under license" The
parties selling liquor under license
shall be approved of by the County
Board of Commissioners and munlclp'
al authorities of the place where the
sales are to be made. The County
Board shall fix fee which shall be
paid in advance and divided between
the County and Municipality. Appli.
cants shall make full declaration OF
capital proposed to be invested, etc.,
and the County Board shall approve
or disapprove the application. Bond
to the amount Of double the capital
shall be given. Liquors shall be pur-
chased at actual cost from the County
Dispensaries until their stock is ex-
hausted, then from the State Dispen-
sary until its stock is exhausted.
These institutions shall be closed as
rapidly as practicable. Purchases
may then be made as provided by the
! Privilege Tax Act from other parties:
Original packages are to be divided
into smaller packages containing not
lees than one half pint. Adulteration
| is forbidden. Only cash transactions
are allowed. The names OF all pur-
chasers shall be taken as in the Dis
psnsary at present. In case the cleo
ton shall be in favor of the sale by
officers the Board of County Commits:
sioners and the Municipalities shall
select the men and fix their salaries,
fix their bond and prescribe the rules
under which it is to be sold. They
shall also decide the amount of cspi-
tai to be invested and share the profits
as they may agree. The Privilege
Tax shall be at the rate of 40 per cent.
of the purchase price, and shall be
paid into the State Treasury. This
Privilege Tax shall be added to the
cost of all liquors bought from
County and State Dispensaries. 1t
shall be kept by the State Treasurer
for the benefit of the public
schools. Secretary of State shall pre-.
vide the tax labIes and they shall
be affixed to all packages. Liquor
manufactured in the State is subject to
the same Privilege Tax, which must
be affixed before it is removed or
stored. Any liquor found without
such liable shall be liable to confsca-
ton, and half the proceeds of the sale
shall be turned into the State Treasury
for the public schools, the other to the
County Trasury for ordinary County
purposes. Authority to enforce this
Act is given to the Sheriffs and NUM-
cipal officers. Sheritfs may be sus-
pended for failure to enforce it. The
Governor may suspend all authorities
ntrusted with the enforcement of
1.-THE Act, and appoint such others as
he may deem proper. All manufacture
ers of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages in this State at the time this Act
goes into effect shall be registered
with the Secretary of State and a full
exhibit of the business made. For
this REGISTRATION an annual fee of $25
is charged and no others shall be al
lowed to be established except as they
comply with this law and are licensed
by the Secretary of State. For such
license an annual fee of $25 is charged.
Mr. Mayield introduced another bill
in regard to the control of the whisky
traffic. 1t provides for the payment
by all persons or firms or corporations
transporting liquors in this State of a
privilege tax. The Senate then ad-
iourned over to Friday.