Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-02-13

any intoxicating liquors is made in
the State of North Carolina shall be
construed and held to be the place of
sale thereof, and any station or place
within said State to which any person
shall ship or convey any Intoxicating
liquors for the purpose Of delivering Or
carrying the same to a purchaser shall
be construed to be the place of sale:
Provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to prevent the delivery of
any Intoxicating liquor to any licensed
and registered pharmacist in SUFFICIENT
quantities for medical purposes only.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as making it unlawful to
sell to any minister of religion or other
officer of a church wine to be used for
religious or sacramental purposes.
Sec. 6. That nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent the coun-
ty commissioners or governing body of
any city or town from prohibiting the
sale OF spirituous. vinous, fermented
or malt liquors or Intoxicating bitters
by any licensed and registered phar-
macist in their respective counties,
cities or towns: Provided further, that
said county commissioners or govern
ing body of any city or town may levy
Especial a privilege tax upon any licensed
pharmacist licensed to sell spirituous,
vinous Or malt liquors.
Sec. 7. That all laws or parts FLAWS
in, af hi at ho 10
same are hereby, to the extent OF such
conflict, repealed: Provided, however,
that nothing in this act shall operate to
repeal any of the local or special acts of
the General Assembly Of North Caro-
lima prohibiting the manufacture or
sale or other disposition OF any of the
liquors mentioned in this act; but all
shall continue IN full force and effect
and in concurrence herewith; and in
dictment Or prosecution may be had
either under this act or any special or
local act relating to the same subject:
Provided, that, if the provisions of Sec
| tions one to nine (exclusive) Of this
act shall tail to go into effect on the
first day of January, one thousand nine
hundred and nlne,' because Of the fail
ure of majority OF the votes cast in
the election hereinafter provided for to
| be Against the Manufacture and Sale
of Intoxicating Liquors. then this act
shall not be construed as a repeal OF
any laws under which prohibition OF
dispensary has been esta blished; nor
icl, of Of
license where prohibition or a dispen-
sary now obtains.
Sec. s. Any person violating any OF
the provisions OF this act shall be guilty
of misdemeanor.
| Sec. 9. That the foregoing provis-
ions of this act shall go into effect on
the first day Of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and nine, if a majority OF the votes
east at the election hereinafter pro-
vided for shall be Against the Manu-
facture and Sale of Intoxicating
Liquors.
See. 10. That, on the last Tuesd ay
in May in the year of our Lord one
| thousand nine hundred and teight, an
election shall be held in the several
election precincts in each county Of the
State of North Carolina to determine
whether the provisions of sections one
to nine (inelusive) of this act shall be-
come effective. Said election shall be
conducted and held under the same
rules and regulations and in the same
! YllQ N a TO off
and. unless otherwise provided in this
act, the general laws regulating elec-
tions, as set ttorth in chapter ninety OF
the Revisal Of one thousand nine hun
dred and FIVE of North Carolina, and
the amendments thereto, shall be ap-
election every person qualified to vote
for members of the General Assembly
shall have the right to vote. At each
election precinct there shall be ballot
box provided for the purpose of said
election, which shall be labeled in plain
Manufacture and Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors" In all other respects said
| ballot box shall be in conformity with
the general laws regulating elections,
as set forth in chapter ninety of the
Revisal of one thousand nine hundred
and five of North Carolina and the
amendments thereto. At said election
| every qualified voter shall have the
right to vote a written or printed bal
lot, or ballot partly written and partly
printed, bearing the words "For the
Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating
Liquors. or written or printed bal
lot, or a ballot partly written and
partly printed, bearing the words
Against the Manufacture and Sale