Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-20
A NEW LIQUOR law
The Carey-C -Cothran Measure
As5Adopted
PROVIDES FOR COUNTY OPTION

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PROVIDES FOR COUNTY OPTION
.Full Text Of the Measure. ]. as it Passed
the General Assembly and Signed
BY Governor Ansel.
Be IL enacted BY the general as
sembly of the State of South Caro-
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.ssctica l. That aless:n!ie ,:anors
and beverages, whether manufactur-
ed within this State or elsewhere,
not having been tested and found, to
be pure and freecfrom poisonous and
y deleteriors tnatters..- 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. ,rs z.e,;s:f Z :
8 On fand after the anDroval 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 ssirituous, malt, vinous, ferment-
ed, brewed (whether lager or rice
beer or other liquors and beverages,
or nv compound or mixture thereof
which may contain alcohol and is
i used as a beverage, is hereby pro-
hibited, except in incorporated cities,
and towns of this State, III 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 q period not less
than three months nor more than,
six months, or by fine of not less
than $100 nor more than $500.
oSection 2. The question whether
the liquor and beverages mentioned.
I. in section / of this act may be sold
in any county in this State s6al! 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
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
j. provided for shall be paid to the
county treasurer, to sbe applied to
the county school fund o.. to the
roads and bridges. Such election
shall be ordered by the county super
visor of such county upon there being
S.fltsi with him. before the first. day,
,.of May Of such year. and. peti--.
..tiicn in ~ writing praying for such:
election signed by one-fourth Of the;
. qualified voters, Of su,h county. Ex-
cept in the county Of Colleton, where,
athe petition shall be signed by one
ssiStth He shall give 30 days notice
'sbJS ertisaments off, such & eleetien,i
aid the same shall BE bel and seonss
.drleted by the same officers and under:
J. the rules and regulations provided
I by law for general State elections.
Successive elections under this sec
ton. 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
tile. year 1907 such election may be
held upon such day as may be apr
pointed by the county supervisor,
upon similar notice, in the same man
ner and by the same officers: Pro.
vided- 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, Darling.
ton. Marion and Newberry such cleo
may be had during the year 1901,
upon such day as may De appointed
by the county supervisor and in the
county of Laurens such election may
be held to vote upon dispensary or
no dispensary at the: general election
to be held in November, 1908, 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: Provl-
ded, further, That any county voting
in a dispensary shall have the right
to vote out said dispensafy; 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 Lauress and Edgefeld may vote
upon the question of dispensary or
no dispensarys at the general. .alection
in the year 1908, in the mode herein
prescribed.
ssSectlon 3. At such election the
election commissioners for such coun-
ty shall at each voting precinct there
in provide one ballot box in which
the ballots must be cast. Any per-
son who is qualified electer Of such
county may vote in such election.
-zzl:t:ae,ef,yoter who may be in favor of
the salsQf liquor and beverage in
such: count aasts, g ballot .on
which shall; be printed the words
For sale and every voter opposed
shall cast ballot upon which shall
be printed the words, Against sale.:
Every voter who NAV be in favor OF
the application Of one-third Of the
dispensary profits to the county
school fund Shall cast a ballot upor
whoch shall be printed the words
For school fund.-. and every votel
opposed thereto, but in favor of its
on,,p1:oo tim to roads and hrldpeS