Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-03-04

to sell wine for sacramental pnr-
poses except to minister, pastor
priest. or regularly constituted of
iicer OF regularly organized relig-
ious congregation or church."
The section makes rigid guard
against impositions or evasions.
"Sec. 8. That all statements or
| prescriptions required by, this act to
be filed in the Office of the clerk of
the court shall be recorded and prop
erly lndexed by him in a book kept
Tor that purpose, which shall at all
times be open for public inspection.
and a certified copy Of such record
or the original statement or pre-
scription, with the certificate of the
clerk of the court indorsed thereon
showing that it has been recorded.
shall be prima facie evidence of the
facts recited therein. For making
such record the clerk of the court
shall be entitled to charge and col
lect for each prescription fee of 5
cents and for each statement, other
than prescription, fec of Is cents.
which shall be paid by the party fill
ing the same"
Section 9 provides for reports.
etc, so as to make the foregoing sec
tions operative.
"Sec. 10. That nothing in this act
shall prevent the sale of wood or de-
natured ALCOHOL
| "Sec. II. That any person who
violates any of the provisions of this
act shall be guilty of midemeanor
and upon conviction thereof be fined
IN n sum not less than $l00 or more
| than 5000, or imprisoned at hard
labor Tor period of not less than
| three months nor for more than one
Xear, and for the second or any sub
Sequent oftCnse. upon conviction
thereof shall he imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than one wear nor
more than five years.
| See. - That any druggist or
physician who violates in any way
the provisions of this act shall. in
addition TO the punishment herein
! provided. for not more than one wear
for each offense.
''Sec. l3. That this net shall not
have the effect Of preventing the in
dictmcnt, prosecution ard conviction
! or any person who has been guilty
OF the violation of the present criin-
mai law relating TO the dispcnsary.
or punishment therefor, as now pro
vided by law for offense heretofore
Sec IA. This act shall take effect
on the first Tuesday in August, 1909:
\ Provlded, That in the counties then
| having dlspenSaries an election shall
| be held on the third Tuesday in
August, 1909, for the purpose or de-
termning whether the dispensaries
located therein shall be reopened.
and such election in each of said
counties shall be held and conducted
by the same officers and under the
rules ana regulations provided by
law Tor general elections.
Sec. 10. AT such election the elec.
ton commissioners for such county
snail at each voting precinct therein
provide one ballot box in which the
ballots must be cast. Any person
who is qualified elector of such
county may vote in said election.
Every voter who may be in favor of
the sale of liquors and beverages in
'"Nh NouhtiSS SIdll cast ballot III
the box provided therefor, on which
shall be printed the words, For Sale
and Manufacture of Alcoholic
Liquors and Beverages and every
voter opposed shall cast ballot up
on which shall be printed the words,
Against Sale and Manufacture of
Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages,
If a majority of the ballots east in
such election be For Sale and Man
nfacture of Alcoholic Liquors and
Beverages, it shall be lawful for
such liquors and beverages to be sold
IN said county as hereinafter provid-
ed: Provided, That expense Of these
elections shall be borne by the
State
Sec. 16. In case an election as
herein provided shall result in favor
Of the sale of liquors and beverages.
The dispensaries in each county so
voting shall be rcopencd and conduct
ed under the provisions of an act
pl,fIt IpH San 70 Al.