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vassers for Laurens County, Res
pondents.
PETITION
PETITION:

pOuuelitS.
PETITION:
The petition Of the above named
Petitioners respectfully shows to the
Court:
I. That J. ". Little, L. A. Arm
strong and NJ. L. Nash, are citizens,
free-holders, taxpayers and qualified
electors, residing in the County Of
Laurens, State aforesaid, and that
they are the members composing the
Laurens County Dispensary Board,
holding said office under a commission
from the State.
II. That C. D. Barksdale, A. G..
Owings and Conway Dial have been
duly appointed Election Commission
ers, and County Board Of Canvassers
for Laurens County, holding said Of
fices under and by virtue of a COM
mission from the State.
III. That in pursuant to an Act of
the Legislature, entitled, can Act to
declare the law in reference to and
to regulate the manufacture, sale,
use, consumption, possession, trans
portation and dispositino Of alcoholic
liquors and beverages within the
State, and to police the same" ap-
proved February 18th, A. D., 1907,
petition was circulated in Laurens
County for the purpose Of securing
the necessary number Of qualified
electors to call an election to vote
upon the question Of ''For Sale," or
"Against Sale,' Of alcoholic liquors
or beverages in the County Of Laur-
ems, State aforesaid.
". That there is a special provis-
sion in the Act Of the Legislature
above referred to, giving the Counties
Of Laurens and Edgefield the right
to vote upon the question of Dispen-
sary, or no Dispensary at the General
election, in the year, 1908, in the
mode provided therein.
Y. That the Act Of the Legisla-
ture above mentioned requires that
a written petition containing one
fourth Of the qualified electors Of
any county desiring to vote upon the
question of Dispensary, or no Dis
pensary, or "For Sale" or "Against
Sale,' of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages shall be filed with the County
Supervisor before the first day Of
May in the year in which the election
is to be had.
VI. The Constitution of 1895, Art.
II, Sec. 4 (b), provides, that there
shall be an enrolment Of every elec-
tor in this State once in ten years;
and an Act Of the Legislature, entit-
led, can Act to provide for holding
Elections in this State" approved
the 9th day of, March, 1896. provides;
that the first general enrolment I'M
der the Constitution Of 1895 shall be
in the year 1896, and the same Act
further provides, that the next gen
eral enrolment shall be in the year,
1908; thus making two. years in ex-
cess Of the time stipulated under the
Constitution for the enrolment of
electors of this State.
VII. That the written petition as
is provided for in the Act of 1907,
above referred to, for the purpose Of
authorizing the County Supervisor to
order an election in Laurens County
to vote upor the question Of "For
sale or "Against Sale,'' Of alcoho-
lie liquors and beverages was filed
before the Board Of Registration for
LaurenS County had open their books
for the enrolment Of electors as is
required under the Constitution of
1895, and provided for in the Act
of 1896 above referred to, approved
the 9th day of March, A. D., 1896,
and that said petition does not con-
tain one-fourth of the qualified elec-
tors. as is provided for and requir-
ed by the Act of the Legislature
above mentioned, approved on the
18th day Of February, A. D., 1907.
VIII. That the County Supervisor
for LaurenS County has ordered an
election to be held on the 3rd day of /
November, 1908, for the purpose Of |
voting upon the question of "For
Sale,' or "Against Sale.' Of alco-
holic liquors and beverages in Laur-
ems County, and that the petition fill
ed with the said Supervisor before
the first day of May, 1908, for the
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