The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
LOCAL OPTION BILL.
It Provides That Each County
Shall Decide for Itself
THE WHlsKEY QUESTION.
Proposed Regulations for County
Dispensarias and Licensed
LIQUOR blishments'

Senator Apett, Of Clarendon, VIII 10
t-oduce IN the Senate at the coming
meeting of that body bill to sutmu
at general election the questions OF
prohibition, diSoensary and hcen>e I"
the quail fed electors of each c"ua'y
and 10 regulate the sale. u>e, coA>umt p
tion TRANSPORTATION and dis, O>'il"n ot
inroxicarn. aud al.ohosic liquors II"
those counties adopting dl>peu>ary OF
llceuse, aud to prohrblt TIE SAL G,e' 5
conSunptiou. >porJatoa ano us
nosifion of alcoholic aud lntoX'catins
I;onors IN the counties adoptlng prohi-
b.tion and provide penalties FOR Viola
tion Of same. i,
Section one of the bill prohibits the
manufacture, sale, barter or exchange.
receipt or acceptance for unlawful use,
deliv. ~. storing aud keeping In posses
sion in this State any lllGorS which
contains alcohol and i used as oever
age, except as hereinafter provided un
der a penalty of not less than three nor
more than twelve months at hard LABOR
IN the State Penisentiary, or to pay
foe of not less than one hundred DOL
lars nor more than five hundred dollars,
or both 6ne aud imprisonment IL the
discretion of the court, for such ctense.
one-half OF the fre in each case 20 go
to the informer.
Section two provides that at the next
general election 10 this State the fol
lowiog questions shall be submitted to
the ouAh6ed electors of each county,
to Wit: lsu. The question of prohioi-
ton. 2ad. The question OF dlSpen,
sary. 3rd. The question OF Il :enSe
authorized by the constitution in order
that il may be determined by v'te of
the people what shall be The rcgula ions
in each county pertaining to the h4uor
question aud the result Of the election
shall determine the s;stem adopted IN
each county. This section also provides
the manner of holding said elections.
Section three provides that 10 the
county or counties in which he maj'-i-
ty of the qualified electors as deter
mined by the proper officers and so de-
clared BY them, IS for prohibition, the
manufacture, sale, barter or exchange.
receipt or acceptance, for unlawful use,
delivery, storing aud keeping 10 pos
session within such county or counties
Of any spirituous, malt, Vinous, fer
mentvd, brewed (shether lager or rice
beer) or other liz lots, any compound or
mixture thereof, by whatever name
called or known which contains alcohol
and is or may be used as beverage, Is
hereby prohibited, under q penalty OF
not less than three months nor more
than twelve months at hard labor in the
State Peniteutiary, or pay hne Of not
less than Sl00 nor more than SoOO. or
both fine and imprisonment IN the dis
cretion Of the court, for each ofenSe,
one half of the fine IN each case TO be
paid to the informer.
Section four provides that in the
couuty or counties in which the majori-
ty Of the qualified electors, as ceter
mined by the proper officers and so de-
clared by them. is for diSpensary, a
county board Of control is hereby ere
ated, which shall consist Of the couoty
supervisor; the foreman OF the grand
jury, and one citizen Of the county who
shall be tax payer and OF good
moral character and temperate habits,
to be selected by the may or or intend
ent of the county seat Of each county,
to continue IN o6 ;e for two Years, aud
shall be subject to removal at any time
10 the discretion Of SAID ma or or iu-
tendent. The membership Of the board
shall receive for their services three
dollars per day, and shall not charge for
more than three days in each month.
The supervisor shall be the chairmtn Of
the board. Meetings for the trausac-
tiJn of business shall be held each
month, bu, other meetings may be
called by the chairman when the busi
ness demaods it. THIS section goes on
to prescribe the rules uuder which the
di>peDsary shall De run. which are very
siAilar to the pr sent diSpenSary rules,
except that the county board has con-
plete control of the sale of ali liquor ia
the county and the entire mana ement
Of the dispen>ary, fixing the price Of the
liquor sold, etc. All the profits arising
from the liquors shall go to the free
schools of said county.
Section five provides that there may
be one or more dispensary appointed
for each county by the County Board of
Control and the place of business of
each shall. be signated by them The
section also preScribrs the qua iicationS
of persons who are to be elecled dispea-
sers. Any Que applying for the posi-
ton Of dispenser shall state his name,
place of resideuce, in what business
now engaged and in what business he
has been engaged two years previous to
fling petition: that ne is a qualified
elecror of this State aud a resident OF
the county; that he has never been id
judged guilty Of violating the Law IN
relation TO Intoxicating liquors; is no.
keeper Of restaurant or place of
amusement, and that be Is not addicted
to the use Of Intoxicating liquors ss q
beverage. The al poiut;neu5 shall be
made only on the conditions that the
applicant shall execute TO the county
treasurer bond IN the penal SUR IF
Eve thousand dollars, with good aud
sufficient surcties conditioned that Ee
will we'll and truly obey the laws Of the
State of South Caro!ina, now, or here
after enforced, in relation to the eale
Of icsoxlcatiog liquors; that he will
faithfully account for ali liquors Of any
kind received by him as such officer;
that he will pay all fines, penalties,
damage asd cost that may be assessed
or recorded against him for violation Of
such laws during the term for whicl.
said appointment is made, and he will
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