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

may be necessary. The profits ans
ing from the operation as heretofore
ing from the operation Of such dis
pensaries shall be divided as provid-
| ed in section IS OF this act.
"Sec. 35. In the event that a dis
pensary be established under the pro-
visions of this act in any county, and
thereafter an election be held here
under resulting in the disestablish-
ment of the same, the county dis
pensary board in such county shall
Immediately close the dispensaries
therein, dispose of the stock on hand
for cash to some other county dis
pensary board or to purchasers out
! side of this State, apply the proceeds
thereof, with any other assets, to the
payment Of outstanding obligations,
and divide the net proceeds as here
inbefore provided for dispensary
profits.
"Sec. Sc. Any person, firm Or cor
poration now engaged under license
in the manufacture and sale Of alco-
holic liquors or beers, in counties
have not heretofore voted upon the
question of dispensary or no dispen-
sary, is hereby permitted and lie
ensed upon compliance with the fol-
lowing provisions, to continue such
manufacture and sale until an elec-
ton be held as herein provided, re-
sulting in the prohibition of such
manufacture, unless such license be
sooner revoked by the general assem-
bly,. Such license is hereby granted
upon payment annually in advance,
to the county dispensary board in
such county of a license fee gradual
ed as follows: For a distillery using
from three to so bushels Of grain per
day, $500; for a distillery. using
from so to 100 bushels Of grain per
day $1,000; for a distellery using
from 100 to 200 bushels per day,
81 800; for a distillery using from
200 to 600 bushels per day, $4,000;
and for a distillery using over 600
bushels per day, $4,000, and for
breweries and bottling establishments
manufacturing or bottling lager and
rice beer or other alcoholic or malt
beverages, the following sums, to-
wit: such establishments using from
one TO 10 barrels per day, $500; from
10 to 20 barrels per day, $1,000; from
20 to 40 barrels per day, $4,000, and
for those using more than 40 bar
rels per day, $4,000. Such licensee
shall file with said board a bond to
the State for the use of county in a
sum of not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000, to be fixed by the coun-
ty dispensary board, said bonds to be
based upon the size Of the establish
ments, with good and sufficient
surety conditioned upon the faithful
compliance with the law: Provided,
That no license is hereby granted to
any person, firm or corporation,
other than those now engaged in
such manufacture and sale in coun-
ties wherein dispensaries are now es-
tablished and in operation or to the
successor or successors Of any such
person, firm or corporation approv-
ed by the county dispensary board,
and no license shall hereafter be
granted except in such counties and
+ only to manufacturer and sell in one
city therein Of at least 10000 inhabl-
tants: Provided, further, That 1t
shall not be lawful for such manu-
facturer to sell such liquors and bev-
erases except in quantities and in
the manner prescribed in the con-
stitution: Provided, further, That
such manufacturers shall not sell
such liquors and beverages to any
person, firm or corporation within
the limits of this State, except to
county dispensary board. In the ap-
| plication for a permit or license to
manufacture liquors and beverages OF
beer, the applicant shall give the
county dispensary board full power,
upon any violation of this act, to
seize and take possession of any ma
cainery or product on hand at the
distillery or place where such appll-
can5 may manufacture sucn liquors
or such beers and shall authorize said
board to pay the U. S. government
tax upon the same and dispose there
Of as provided herein for contraband
goods. The license fees herein pro-
vided shall be divided as provided
for dispensary profits in sec. IS & "a
of this act; and the term manufac-
turer wherever used in this act, shall
include bottling establishments for
malt liquors and brewers of beer
may sell to such bottling establish
ments.
"Sec. 81. Any county may pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale here
inbefore licensed within its limits in
the following manner: Upon the pc
tition Of one-fourth of the qualified
voters of such county for an elec-
ton upon the question of manufae-
ture therein, being filed with the su-
/ pervisor of said county he shall order