The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-27
new LIQUOR LAW
The Full Text Of the -carey-CotEl-
ran 5iI! as It
FINALLY PASSED

The General Assembly and Signed
by Gov. :insel. It Provides for
Local Option Between County
Dispensaries and Prohibition.
Does Away With the State Dis
pensary.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the State Of South Carolina:
Section l. That alcoholic liquors
and beverages. whether manufacture
ed within this State or elsewhere, not
having been tested and found to De
pure and free from poisonous and
de'eterioIs matters as hereinafter pro-
vided. are hereby declared to be de-
trialer tai. and their use and consum p
ton to be against the morals, gooo
health and safety Of the State, and
contraband:
On and after the approval OF tlils
act, the manufacture, sale, DarCer,
exchange, receipt or accepj ance lo5
unlawful use delivery. storing ano
keeping in possession IN tnis oCa.e "
anv Spirituous, malt, vlnous, Ieilne!iu.
ed, brewed (wnether lager OF lice
beer) 0 other liquors ana beverages.
or any compound or mixture tnereo55
which may contain alcoho! auo IS useo
as a beverage, is hereby prohibited,
except in Incorporated cities, and
towns of this State, in counties where
in !he same may be permitted as here
matter provided. Any person convict
ed of violating this section shall be
punished by imprisonment at hard
labor for a period not less than three
months nor more than six months, or
bv a fine Of not less than SlCO nor more
than $500
section 2. The question whether
the LIQUOR and beverages mentloneo III
section one Of this act may be sold IN
anv county in this State shall be de.
termned at a special election to be
held in such county on the first Tues
6ay following the first Monday in
November Of any year in which a
gene al election for State and county
officers is appointed by law to be held,
and at such elections there snail also
be submitted the Gus sstlon Whe ther
one-third Of the license fees and ois,
persary profits as hereinafter provided
for shall be paid TO the county treasur,
er, 10 be applied to the county school
fund or to the roads and bridges. Such
election shall be ordered by the coun-
tv supervisor Of such county upon
tlere being fled with him before the
urst day ofMay cf such year, and petit
tion in writing praying for such elec-
tion signed by one-fourth OF the quail
fed voters of such county. Except 10
the county ofCol!eton, where the peti-
tion shall be signed by one sixth. BE
shall give 50 Gays notice oy advertise.
ment Of such election, and the same
shall be held and conducted by the
same officerS4anG under the rules and
regulations provided by law for gener
al State elections. Successive cleo
tions under this section is permitted,
but they shall not be held in any one
county upon the same question oftenel
than cnce IL four years: Provided
That during the year 1907 such cleo
tion may be held upon such day a
may b. appointed oy the county super
visor, upon similar notice. in the same
manner and by the same officers: Pro
vided, further, That in counties that
have heretofore voted upon the ques
tion of dispanSary or no dispensary un
der existing laws, such election shall
not be held prior to the first genera
election held after four years from the
date said counties voted upon the
question, except that in the counties
Of Union, Horry, Darlington. Marion
and Newberry such election may be
had during the yea 1907, upoa such
day as may be appointed by the county
supervisor and in the county Of Laur-
ems such election may be held to vote
upon dispensaIv OF no d!spensary at
the general election to be held IL Nov.
emoer, 1908, upon similar petition and
notice in the same manner and by the
same officers as above provided: Pro
vided, That any county IN which
disoensary is now located may nave
the right to vote On the question OF
the removal Of the dispensary in the
manner provided in this act: Provio-
ed, fur1h her, That any county voting
in a dispensary shall have the right to
vote out said diSpenSary, at any general
election occurring four years Or more
after it's establishment, IN the same
manner in which it was voted in: Pro
yi6ed, That the counties OF Laurens
and Edgefelo may vote upon the Ques-
ton OF dispensary or no dispensary at
the general election in the year 1908,
in the ode herein prescribed.
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election commissioners for such eoun
ty shall at each voting precinct there
in provide one ballot box in which the
is a qualified elector OF such county
may vote in such election. Every
voter who may be in favor Of the sale
Of LIQUOR and beverage in such county
shall cas- a ballot on which shall be
printed the words, For sale and every
Voter opposed shall cast a ballot upon
which shall be printed the words.
Against SALE Every voter who may
be in favor OF the application Ct one
third Of the dispensary profits to the
county school fund shall cast ballot
upon which shall be printed the
words, For school fund.- and every
voter opposed thereto, but in favor OF
its applil cation to roads and bridges,
stall cast ballot upon which shall be
printed tine words For roads and
bridges.
Section I. II a majo 'ity Of the
ballots cast in such election be For
sale it shall be lawful for such liquors
20 be sold in said county as herein
after provided until the result OF such
election be reversed by subsequent
election.
Section 5. II the sale of alcoholic
liquors and beverages be authorized
by sucn election, the governor, upon
recommendation Of the county board
of education Of such county. # the re-
suit of the election as to application
of prof be in favor OF county school
fund or the county board OF commls.
sioners, if such results be in favor OF
roads and bridges, the mayor or inten-
1oor of the nirv or town within which