The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20

January, April, July and October in
every year, the county dispensary
board shall file with the clerk Of
court a sworn statement Of the pro-
fits of each dispensary in the county
fcr the three months preceding said
dates respectively, which shall be
recorded by him in a book kept for
that purpose, and published forth
with by said board, once in a news
paper published within. the county.
me board shall file a copy thereof
with each Of the following officers:
The county treasurer, the county sup
ervisor, mayor or intendent where
the dispensary is located, and the
county superintendent Of education;
and upon tie said days shall divide
the profits into three equal parts;
one-third to be paid to the county
treasurer for ordinary county expen-
ses; one-third to the county treas
urer for the county school fund, or
for roads and bridges rs may be de-
termined by the election provided for
in section Of this act and one-third
to the treasurer Of the municipality
in which said dispensary is located,
for ordinary expenses, except in the
counties Of Abbeville, Union, New
berry and Lancaster, where the pro-
fits shall be equally divided between
the counties for ordinary county pur-
poses and the town OF city where
dispensary is located for municipal
purposes; and in the county of
Georgetown, where one-tenth shall go
to the public schools and the balance
shall be equally divided between the
county for ordinary county purposes
and the city of Georgetown for NUM-
cipal purposes; and in the county of
Oraneeburg, where one-half Of the
profits shall 60 to the municipality
where such dispensary is located and
the balance to be equally divided be-
tween the public schools of the coun-
ty and the county for ordinary coun-
ty purposes; and in the counties Of
Lee Bamberg, Fairfield, Richland,
and Florence, here one-ffth shall go
to the public schools in the said
counties and the balance to be equ-
ally divided between the town or city
where the dispensary is located and
the county for ordinary county pur-
poses; and in the county of Sumter
10 per cent Of the entire profits de-
rived in the said county from all dis
pensaries located therein shall 60 to
the general school fund; of the pro-
fits that remain one-half thereof
that arise from each and every dis
pensary in said county sail 60 to
the county for ordinary purposes, and
the town or city in which a dispen-
sary may be located shall retain the
other one-half for ordinary purposes;
and in the county of Charleston,
where one-half shall 60 to the city
ane one-tenth to the school fund, one
fifth to general county fund and one
fifth to sanitary. drainage commls-
sion Of Charleston county for drain
age purposes and working the pub
lie roads; and in the county Of Hamp-
ton, where one-half Of the profits
shall go to the general county fund,
one-fourth to the town OF municipali-
ty in which said dispensary is locat-
ed for the ordinary expenses of the
town 5nd one-fourth to the county
treasurer for the county school fund.
"Sec. 10. Licensed druggists con-
Quoting drug stores and manufacture
ers Of proprietary medicines, are
hereby authorized to purchase alco-
hol for the purpose of compromising
medicine tinctures and extracts that
connot be used as a beverage.
"Sec. 20. Any parent, husband.
wife, committee or Guardian giving
the notice or request provided for III
this act shall have a right of action
against any dispenser violating such
notice or request, and may sue for
and recover damages therefor on the
bond required Of such dispenser.
"Sec. q. All alcoholic liquors IN
possession OF any person Tor unlaW-
full use shall be seized without war
rant, and if no action to recover
same is begun, within 80 days from
such seizure, or if such action be be-
gun and the judgment Of the court
be adverse to the plaintiff, then such
liquors shall be forfeited to the coun-
ty in which same is seized, if there
be dispensary in said county, and
disposed Of as the county dispensary
board may deem best; but if there
be no dispensary therein, such llqu-
ors shall be destroyed publicly by
the sheriff Of the county.
"Sec. %. Upon affidavit, which
may be Oh information and belief, to
the affect that countraband liquor is
being unlawfully concealed, kept or
stored in any place, search warrant
may be issued by any magistrate OF
the. county empowering any officer OF
person who may be deputized to
enter the said place by day or night
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