The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20
The Carey-C Cottran, Measure
As Adopted
PROVIDES FOR COUNTY OPTION
Full Text Of the Measure as it Passed
the General Assembly and Signed
by Governor Ansel.

possession, disposition and trans
pertation Of alcoholic liquors and
beverage within this State, and to
police the same.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly Of the State Of South Caro-
lima:
Sec. l. That all alcoholic liquor
and beverages, whether manufactur-
ed within this State or elsewhere,
not having been tested and foand, to
be pure and free from poisonous and
deleterious matters as hereinafter
provided, are hereby declared to be
detrimental, and their use and con-
sumption to be against the morals,
good health and safety of the State,
and contraband.
On and after the anproval Of this
act, the manufacture, sale, barter,
exchange, receipt Or acceptance for
unlawful use delivery. storing and
keeping In possession in this State Of
any spirituous, malt, vinous, ferment-
ed, brewed whether lager or rice
beer) or other liquors and beverages.
or any compound or mixture thereof
which may contain alcohol and is
used as beverage, is hereby pro-
hibited, except in incorporated cities,
and towns of this State, in counties
wherein the same may be permitted
as hereinafter provided. Any person
convicted 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 by a fine Of not less
than 500 nor more than $500.
Section 2. The question whether
the liquor and beverages mentioned
in section I of this act may be sold
in any county in this State shall be
determined at a special election to
be held in such county On the first
Tuesday following the first Monday
IN November Of any year In which
a general election for State and coun-
ty officers is appointed by law to be
held, and at such elections there shall
also be submitted the question
whether one-third Of the license fees
and dispensary profits as hereinafter
provided for shall be paid to the
county treasurer, to be applied to
the county school fund or to the
roads and bridges Such election
shall be ordered by the county super
VISOR Of such county upon there being
fled with him before the first day
of May of such year, a petit
tion In writing praying for such
election signed by one-fourth of the
qualified voters Of such county. Ex-
eept in the county of Colleton, where
the petition shall be signed by one
sixth He shall give 80 days notice
BY advertisement of such election,
and the same shall be held and con-
Quoted by the same officers and under
the rules and regulations provided
By law for general State elections.
Successive elections under this Sec
tion is permitted, but they shall not
be held in any one county upon the
same question oftener than once In
four years: Provided, That during
the year 1907 such election may be
held upon such a day as may be aP-
pointed by the county supervisor,
upon similyar petition and notice
in the same manner and
by the same officers: Pro-
yided, further, That in counties that
have heretofore voted upon the ques-
ton of dispensary or no dispensary
under existing laws, such election
shall not be held prior to the first
general election held after four years
from the date said counties voted
upon the question, except that in the
counties of Union, Horny, Daring
ton, Marion and Newberry such cleo
by the county supervisor upon
similar petition and notice in the
same manner and by. the same Off
GERS as above provided: Provided,
That any county in which dispen-
sary is now located may have the
right to vote on the question OF the
removal of the dispensary in the
manner provided in this act: Provi-
ded, further, 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 its establishment, IN
the same manner in which it was vot-
ed in: Provided, That the counties
of Laurnes and Edgefeld may vote
upen the question of dispensary or
no dispensary at the general election
in the year 1908, in the mode herein
prescribed.
ssSection 3. At such election the
election commissioners for such coun-
ty shall at each voting precinct there
in provide two ballot boxes IN which
the ballots must be cast. Amy per-
son who 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 III
sncb county shall east a ballot In a