The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21

whose place of business IS located II
any of the incorporated towns Of
cities Of the State may lawfully sci
alcohol in quantities not gr'S1 ater thar
five (5) gallons to be used IL the arts
or for scientific or mechanical pur
poses, and such druggist may sell, in
like quantities, to chemists or bacterl'
ologists engaged in scientific work,
and for such purposes only, and such
druggists may sell in quantities,
not greater than one-half gallon. wine
used for sacramental or religious pur-
poses only. That any person desiring
to purchase alcohol for the purpose
set out in this section, shall sign a
written or printed statement, giving
his name, residence, occupation and
the purpose for which he intends to
use said alcohol, and he shall certify
that said alcohol is purchased in good
faith for such purposes and no other,
and that said druggists shall, at the
end of each month. file. with the clerk
of court of the county in which he is
engaged in business, all such state
3 ents, with a certificate under oath,
that said statements contain true
statement of all such sales.
Section 7. That it shall be unlaw-
full to sell wine for sacramental pur-
poses except to a minister, pastor,
priest or regularly constituted officer
of a regularly organized religious
congregation or church. Any person,
desiring to make such purchase, shall
sign written or printed statement,
giving his name and residence and the
name and location of the church for
which such wine is purchased, and he
shall certify that said wine is purchas-
ed in good faith, to be used for sacra-
mental or religious purposes, and no
other. That snch statement SHALL be
filed, as provided for in the next pre-
ceding section, in the office of the
clerk of the court.
Section s. 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 properly
indexed by him in book kept for that
purpose, when shall at all times be
open for public inspection, and GER
tilted copy of such record, or the
original statement or prescription
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 collect for each prescrip-
ton fee of five cents, and for each
statement, other than prescription a
fee of fifteen cents, which shall be
raid by the party filing the same.
Sec. g.. That in addition to the re-
ouirements hereinbefore prescribed,
all Ii censed and registered druggists
selling alcohol by prescription shall
keep a record thereof, which shall
bear the true dates of the sales, the
names of the persons to whom sales
| were made, the names of physicians
| or surgeons upon whose prescription
each were made such records shall
be subject at all; times to the inspec-
| tivn of the solicitor Of the district,
the sheriff and other peace officers OF
the county, the mayor and police OIL.
GERS of the city or town in which said
licensed and registered pharmacists g
business is located, and all other per-
| sons, and each druggist making any
| such sales shall be required to report,
under oath, to the Circuit Judge pre-
siding at each term of court Of the
county in which said druggist is ell
| gagged in business, true statement OF
] such facts, and also file on Monday
morning of each week list of the al.
cohol sold by him, to whom sold and
by what physician prescribed, with
the chief of police and the mayor OF
| intendent of the municipality, and
post one copy in some public place in
such municipality.
Sec 10. That nothing in this Act
shall prevent the sale of wood or de-
natured alcohol.
| Sec. II. That any person who VIC.
lates any of the provisions of this Act
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof be fined in a
| sum not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, OF
imprisoned at hard labor for a period
of not less than three months, nor fol-
more than one year; and for the Sec
ond or any subsequent offense, upon
conviction thereof, shall be impris'
oned at hard labor for not less than
one year nor more than five years.
Sec. 12, That any druggist or ply
sician who violates in any way the
provisions of this Act shall, in addi-
tion to the punishment herein pro-
vided, have their license revoked for
a period of lot more than one year
| for each offense.
Sec. 13. That this Act shall not
have the effect of preventing the in
| dictment, prosecution and conviction
of any person who has been guilty OF
the violation of the present criminal
law relating to the dispensary or pun
ishment therfor, as now provided by
law for offenses heretofore committed.
Sec. IA. This Act shall take effect
on the first Tuesday in August, 1909:
Provided, That in the counties then
having dispensaries an election shall
be held on the third Tuesday in Aug
ust, 1909, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether the dispensaries located
therein shall be reopened, and such
election in each of said counties shall
be held and conducted Ly the same
officers and under the rules and regu-
lations provided by law for general
elections,
Sec. Is. At such election the elec-
tion commissioners for Such county
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