Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
CAREY DISPENSARY Law.
Text Of Bill to Abolish State whisky
Machine.
WHISKY TO Be SOLD BY COUNTIES.
New Measure Was Favorably Report
ed to the House Last Monday, and
Is Now Receiving Consideration at
the Hands of the Members.

ed to the House Last Monday, and
Is Now Receiving Consideration at
the Hands Of the Members.
The dispensary committee of the
house yesterday decided to make a
favorable report on the Carey bill,
which provides for local option as be-
tween county dispensaries and coun-
ty prohibition and calls for the state
dispensary to be abolished. The COM
mittee also made an unfavorable re-
port on the Richards bill, which
abolishes the state board of dispen-
sary directors but retains the state
dispensary under a form somewhat
like that of the Raysor- Manning bill.
which came up last year and was de-
feated. No action was taken on the
Nash bill, which provides for prOhi-
bition.
"a bill to declare the law In refer
ence to and to regulate the manufac-
ture sale, use consumption, posses
sion, transportation and disposition
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within this state. and to police the
same.
"Section !, Be 1t enacted by the
general assembly Of the state Of
South Carolina:
THAT all alcoholic liquors and
beverages whether manufactured
within this state or elsewhere. not
having been tested and found to be
pure and free from poisonous and
deleterious matter as hereinafter pro-
vided, are hereby declared to be det-
rimental, and their use and consump-
ton to be against the morals, good
health and safety OF the state and
contraband.
ron and after the approval 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 and mixture there
of which contain alcohol and 1t Is
used as beverage. is hereby prohib-
tied: except in incorporated cities or
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 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 9. The questions, either or
both, whether the liquors and bev-
erages mentioned in section l of this
act may be sold or manufactured In
any county in this state shall be de-
termined at special election to be held
in such county on the first Tuesday
following the first Monday in Novem-
Der of any year in which a general
election for state and county officers
is appointed by law to be held. And
at such election there shall also be
submitted the question whether one
third OF the license fees and dispen-
sary profits shall be paid to the coun-
| ty school fund or to roads and
bridges. Such election shall be or
dered by the county supervisor or
such county upon there being filed
with him before the first day OF May
of such year a petition in writing
| fa, al H.
er or both of such questions, signed
by one-third of the qualified electors
Of such county. He shall give 80
days notice by advertisement Of such
election, and the same shall be held
and conducted by the same officers
and under the rules and regula-
tions provided by law for general
state elections. Successive elections
under this section are permitted, but
| they shall not be held In any one
county upon the same question often
er than once in four years
| provided, That during the year
1907 such election may be held upon
such day as may be appointed by the
county supervisor, upon similar no.
tice, in the same manner and by the
same officers.
| Provided, further, That In coun-
ties which have heretofore voted up
on the question Of dispensary or no
dispensary under existing laws, such
election shall not be held prior to the
first Tuesday following the first Mon
day i'm November. 1908.
| "Sec. g. At such election the cleo
ton commissioners for such county
shall at each voting precinct therein
provide one ballot box I'm which the
ballots must be cast. Any person VINO
| Is a qualified elector of such county
may vote in said election. Every vo-
ter who is in favor Of such manufac-
ture in the county, II such election
be upon the question of manufacture,
shall cast a ballot upon which shall
be printed the words For manufac-
ture;' and every voter opposed shall
cast a ballot upon which shall be
printed the words, Against manufac-
ture' Every voter who Is In favor or
the sale of such liquors and beverages
in the county. II such election be up
on the question Of sale. shall cast
ballot on which shall be printed the
words, For SALE and every voter op-
posed shall cast ballot upon which
shall be printed the words, Against
sale
Every voter in favor Of applica-
ton of license fees to county school
fund shall cast a ballot for county
school funds and every voter in favor
of application to roads and bridges
shall cast a ballot for roads and
bridges.
Sec. 4. If a majority of the bal
lots cast in such election upon the
question of manufacture be For
manufacture 1t shall be lawful for
any person. firm or corporation to
manufacture and sell such liquors
and beverages within said county as