The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-07
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! quarterly the remainder OF each coun-
/ Us profits equally Between the towns
fro.a which they come. the general
county fund and the county school
fund. The license money coming from
tCharleston is after 10 per cent. comes
out OF it for the general school fund
to go back one-third to the city. one
third to the county and one-th!rd to
the county school fund.
Sections 8, and arrange Cor the
county to vote on the matter-by pc
t;tion of one-third of the qualified
electors, the elections to be determin-
ed by qualified electors alone.
Section I, which has been SO gener-
ally rid;culed. provides: NO sale or
delivery shall be made if the person
selling it knows or has reason to be-
ceives 10 per cent. Of the profits from
lieve that the purchaser is a minor,
or is intoxicated. or is in the habit Of
using intoxicating liquors to excess, or
if the parent. husband, wife, commit
tee, or guardian has made written re-
quest that no sale or delivery be
made to such purchaser"
Sections and forbid Sunday sales
or drinking on the premises, or sales
in less than half pint.
Sections 10, Il and u require the
same past record for dispensers as the
present dispensary law and make the
same regulations as to the manner
and time Of sales, except that no re-
quest blanks must be secured.
Section 13 specifies that every bond
required by this act shall be executed
by a responsible surety company la
censed to do business in this State"
Sections IA, Is, 16, II, IS and 10
require the governor to appoint upon
the recommendation of the legislative
delegation county boards Of three for
the wet counties for terms of two
years, the pay to be So a day and
cents mileage for not more than ten
days in a month. The board elects the
dispensers for terms Of one year.
Board members and dispensers are to
give $4,000 bond each, the board to do
the purchasing. Sales are to be for
cash. the credit Of the county being
pledged for purchases.
Sections 20 and 21 provide the man
ner in which a city or town, not
county seat, may secure a dispensary
in a wet county. A majority Of the
qualified electors voting may vote one
on the call5of a petition signed by one
third such electors. Towns Of less
than 1000 population must stay dry,
the elections not to occur oftener than
once in four years.
Section 25 gives the persons REFER
red to in Section the right to recover
damages against the dispenser on his
bond.
In Sections 26, q. 2S and % it is
provided that dispensaries shall be
closed by the governor or mayor or
intendent whenever the public good
NAV demand, licensed druggists are
permitted the use Of alcohol in COM
pounding medicines, not beverages or
Intoxicating in character, and drink
ing resorts are declared nuisances, the
keeper or manager being liable to
punishment.
Section 80 abolishes the whiskey
drummer.
Section 81 provides for the winding
I'D of the affairs Of the State dispen-
sary by a board of five. one appointed
by the governor and two each by the
speaker Of the House and the presi-
dent of the Senate, the balance after
paving the debts of the concern, to be
turned into the State treasury. The
dispensaries now in operation TO be
continued Dy county DOeiIOS ePPo-1ieS
by the governor and to get their
stocks from the present State dispen-
sary. The commission Of FIVE is not
to receive pay after august l. next,
Section 80 referring to licenses was
stricken out.
Section S3 initiates the North Caro-
lima law in prohibiting q common car
i.ier or any person from transporting
alcoholic liquors Cor unlawful use
to any prohibition county.
Sections So and Sc provides for the
seizure ana confiscaton Of liquors as
under the dispensary law, except that
seized stuff instead OF being used or
sold is to be destroyed.
Section 34 provides for the closing
of dispensaries in counties going dry.
! Section 81 prescribes the manner in
which Charleston may vote in and
operate license system on petition OF
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