The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-21
LOCAL OPTION.
Each County Can Vote for or
Against the Oispensary.
PASSED BY A BIG MAJORITY.
Under the Provisions Of the Law
the People Can Say
Whether they WansPro-
hibition or Not.
hibition or Not.

Senator Archer's bill which passed
the Senate at the last session, came up
in the Eause on Tuesday. The bill pro-
vides that one or more dispensaries for
the sale Of alcholie liquors may be
established in every county in this
State, the locality where same shall be
operated to be designated by the COVER
nor: Provided, That in those counties
where the sale of liquors is now pro-
hibited by law no dispensaries shall be
established, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. Any county may secure the
establishment Of dispensary or dis
peusaries within its limits. or the re-
moval of dispensary or dispensaries
therefrom, in the following manner.
Awritten petition, signed by one-fourth
of the qualified voters Of such county,
shall be addressed to the governor,
praying for an election upon either the
question Of the establishment Of the re-
moyal Of dispensaries therein. Said
petition shall have attached thereto
certificate of the supervisors Of regtstra-
tion for such county. to the effect that
the same has been signed by one. fourth
Of the qualified voters thereof. The
original petition shall be filed in the
Office Of the clerk of the court Of COM
mon pleas Of such county for tho inspee.
ZION Of any citizen; and the clerk shall
forthwith forward to the governor a
certified copy thereof. Upon receipt
Of such copy, which shall be fled with
the 60 yernor at least 80 days prior to
such election, the governor shall order
the commissioners Of elections for
State and county officers Of said
county to place a box at each poll.
ing precinct in said county at
the next ensuing general election for
the purpose Of submitting to the quail
fed voters Of such county the question
Of the establishment or the removal OF
dispensaries within its limits. Said
boz shall have affixed to it label with
the words 'sDispensary Election" writ
ten or printed thereon. The form Of
the ballot to be voted in said box shall
be "Dispensary" OF mo D.spensary,
and if a majority Of the ballots cast be
.'dispensary," then one or more dis
pensaries may be established in such
county; but if q majority Of the bal
lots cast be mo dispensary," then no
dispensary shall be established therein,
and any dispensary already established
shall be closed. Said elections shall
be conducted in the same manner as the
elections for State and county officers,
and the result thereof shall be certified
to by the said commissioners Of election
and forwarded to the governor. The
bill passed by the following vote:
Y.as-Speaker Gary, Ashley, Baeot,
Bailey, Bolta, Browning, Colcock, Cos
grove, Dargan, Davis, Dendy, Estridge,
Floyd, Henderson, Hill, Hollis,
Hydrick. Jackson, q. E. johnson,
Leverett, Lockwood, Lotion, Mann,
Marion, VIM. L. Maul1in. Mccullough,
McDill, MCLAUGHLIN, Means, Miley,
Mitchell, Montgomery, Moses, Nettles,
Prince, Pyats, E B. Ragsdale, J. W.
Ragsdale, Geo. W. Richardson, Henry
B. Richardson, c. E. Robinson, 4; B.
4. Robinson, Rogers, e. ?. Sanders,
Sawyer, Simsins, Sinkler, E D. Sui.h,
Jeremiah Smith, j. l.. Smith, Stack
house, Stevenson, Strom, Suber, ": d.
Thomas, W. j. Thomas, Warn, VerdleI'
Wharton. Whisonant, Williams. Wl!-
son, Wimberley, Wingo, Wirkier: n
Il. Woodward, Wyche, Suug.-6S.
Nays-BAtes, Bell, Back, Blease,
Brantley, Caughmau, Gross, Crum,
Dean, Dukes, Epps, n. G. Evans
Fairey, Gamble, CAN'T, Cause. Graham,
Hofmeyer, W. J. johnson, Jones,
Lyles, Magill, Manning, Lsban Maui
din, Mccoy, McCraW, MeLaarin,
Mobley, Moss, Peurifoy, E L. Sanders,
Sharpe, G.. P. Smith, Theus, Thinner
man, West, Wolfe.-3S.