The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-10

TO the SOuIty 1IcdSQI6T a pOnQ IN the
penal sum of 5000, with good and suffi-
Gent sureties conditioned that he will
well and truly obey the laws of the
State of South Carolina, now or here
after in force, in relation to the 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 appointment is
made and will not sell intoxicating liq-
uors at a price other than that fix
ed by the State Board of Control Said
bond shall be for the use of the State
and county or any person OF persons who
may be damaged or injured by reason
of any violation on the part of the obli-
gor of the law relating to intoxicating
liquors purchased or sold during the
term for which said appointment is
made
The said bond shall be deposited with
the County Treasurer, and suit thereon
shall be brought at any time by the So
licitor or any person for whose benefit
the same is given; and in case the con-
ditions thereof, or any of them, shall be
violated, the principal and sureties
thereon shall also be jointly and several
ly liable for all civil damages, costs and
judgments that may be obtained against
the principal in any civil action brought
by wife, child, parent guardian, en-
ployer or other person under the provi-
sion of the law. All other moneys col
lected for breaches of such bond shall be
distributed as other funds arising from
the dispensary. Said bond shall be ap-
proved as other official bonds for the
county.
County Dispensaries How Located
Sec. 7. There may be one OF more
county dispensers appointed for each
county, the place Of business of each of
whom shall be designated by the county
board, but the State Board of Control
must give consent before more than one
dispenser can be appointed in any coun-
ty; and when the county board desig-
mates locality for dspensary, twenty
days public notice of which shall be CIV
en-, it shall be competent for a majority
of the voters of the township in which
such dispensary is to be located, to pre-
vent it's location in such township by
signing a petition or petitions, addressed
to the county board requesting that no
dispensary be established in that town
ship. The county board may in it's dis
erection locate a dispensary elsewhere
than in an incorporated town in the
counties of Beaufort and Horny, and no
others, except such as are authorized by
special Act of the General Assembly:
How Cities and Towns May Secure Dis
pensaries.
Provided, however, That any county,
town or city wherein the sale of alcohol
ic liquors was prohibited by law prior to
July l, 1898, may secure the establish
ment of dispensary within it's borders
in the following manner. Upon petition
signed by one-fourth of the qualified vo-
ters of such county, town or city, wish
ing dispensary therein, being filed with
the County Supervisor or town or city
council respectively, they shall order an
election, submitting the question of dis
pensary or no dispensary to the qualified
voters of such county, town or city,
which election shall be conducted as 9TH
er special elections; and if a majority
of the ballots cast be found and declared
to be for a dispensary, then dispen-
sary may be established in said county,
town or city: Provided, That dispensa-
ries may be established in the counties
of Williamsburg, Pickens and Marion,
and at Seneca and other towns now in
corporated in Oconee County, without
such election or compliance with the
other requirements of this Act: Provid-
ed, That nothing in this Act contained
shall be so construed as to prohibit per-
sons resident in counties which shall
elect to have no dispensary from procur-
ing liquors from dispensares in othcr
counties, or county dispensers from ship
ping same to their place of residence un-
der proper labels or certificates: Proyid-
ed. further, That nothing in this Act
shall be construed to repeal an Act en-
titled 'An Act to allow the opening of
dispensaries in Pickens and uconec
Counties" approved December Is, 1894
Oath of Dispensers.
sec. s. If the application for the posi-
ton of dispenser be granted, the appoint
ment shall not be made until the appli-
cant shall make and subscribe an oath,
before some officer authorized BY law TO
administer oaths, which shall be endors-
ed upon the bond, to the effect and tenor
following: Il, do solemnly
swear Cor affirm) that 1 will well and
tlLly perform all ana singular the con-
diuons of the within hor d, and Keep AM
PEI form the trusts Contiued in ms to
purchase, keep, and sell intoxicating
| liquors. I will not sell, give, or furnish
to any person any Intoxicating "q1o!s
9th erwise than is provided by law. and
especially 1 will not sell or furnish in
toxicating liquors to any minor, intoxi-
Gated person, or persons, who are in the
| habit of becoming intoxicated; and l
will make true, full and accurate re-
| turns to the County Board of Control,
GA the first Monday of each month, of
all certificates and requests made to or
received by me, as required by The Law,
returns show every sale and delivery Of
such liquors made by me, or for me,
during the month embraced therein, and
the true signature to every request re-
ceived and granted; and such returns
shall show all the liquors sold or dei.v-
cred to any and every person as return
ed"
Bond of Dispensers.
Upon taking said oath and the oath Re.
quired by the Constitution, and filing
| bond as hereinbefore provided, the Coun-
ty Board of Control shall authorize him
to keep and sell intoxicating liquors rs
in this Act provided; and every appoint
ment so made shall specify the building
giving the street and number or loca-
ton, in which intoxicating liquors may
be SOLD by virtue of the same, and the
length of time in which the same shall
be in force, which in no case shall ex-
coed twelve months. Appointments made
under this Act shall be deemed trusts
reposed in the recipients thereof, not as
a matter of right, but of confidence, ano
may be revoked upon sufficient showing
by order of the County Board of Con
troll; and upon the removal of any coun-
ty dispenser, or upon the demand of the
County Board of Control, he shall i'm
| rna 10 al mr. the County