The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-14
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Sec 10. That nothing in this Act
shall prevent the sale " wood or de-
uatureG alcohol.
Sec. Il. Tnat any person who vlo-
shall be guilty OF d n;isderleanc", ard
upon col.victiCn thereof be fined IL
SUM not less than cre hundred dollars
ncr more tnau five hundrcu dollars, Or
in. orisoneti at tarC, labor iur a period
Of not less than three months, ntr for
more than one year; and Eyr The Sec
ORD or any subsequent otiCEse. lpon
conviction thereof, shall be ln;prls-
OneQ al hard labor for not less than
one year nor more than five ears.
Sec. -, That any druggist Or ply
siclan WEo violates IL any way the
provisions OF this Act shall, in addi-
rion to the punishment herein pro-
vided, have Jteir license revoked for
ueriod Of loC more than one year
for each oifense.
Sec. 13. That this Act shall not
have the effect Of preventing the i'll
dicrm ent, prosecution and conviction
OF an person who has been guilty Of
the violation of the present criminal
law rela ing to the dispensary or pun
ishment tnerfor, as now provided by
Law for offenses heretofore committed.
Sec a. This Act shall take effect
on the first Tuesday III August, 1909:
Provided, That in the counties then
having dispensaries an election Shall
be held on the third Tuesday in Aug
usJ, l909 for the purpose OF determin-
ing whether the Gispensaries 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 sIcn county
shall at each voting precinct therein
provide one ballot box in which the
ballots must be cast. Any person
who is,a qualified elecvor OF such coun-
ty may vote in said election. Every
voter who may be i'll favor of the sale
of liquors and beverages in such coun-
ties snail cast ballot in the box pro-
vided therefor, on which shall be
printed the words, ''For sale and man.
ufacture Of alcoholic liquors and beV-
erages," and every voter opposed
shall cast ballot upon which shall be
printed the words, against sale and
manufacture of alcoholic liquors and
beverages" If a majority of the bal
lots cast in such eleclion be For sale
and manufacture of alcoholic liquors
and beverages" it shall be lawful
for such liquors and beverages to be
sold in said county as hereafter pro-
vided: 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 reopened and conduct
ed under the provisions Of Ill Act en-
titled IAN Act to declare tae law in
reference to, and to regulate the man.
ufacture, sale, use, consumption, pos
session, transportation and disposition
of alcoholic liquors and beverages
= within the State, and to police the
same," approved the 10Th day OF Feb
ruary, 1907, and Acts amendatory
thereof: Provided, That all the pro-
visions and limitations Of the said Act
not inconsistent with this Act shall
remain in full force and effect in all
of the counties of this State: Provid-
ed further That in counties which
shall reopen dispensaries therein, the
county dIspensary board and dispen-
sers in office on June 80, 1909, shall
continue to discharge their several du-
ties as if such dispensary or dispensa-
ries had not been closed: Provided,
That in the counties which have here
tofore voted upon the question Of dis
pensary or no dispensary under exist
ing or previous laws and have no dis
pensary at this time, shall have the
right at any time after the expiration
OF four years from the last election on
the LIQUOR question to hold an election
upon the question OF dispensary or no
dlspensary, az provided Ill All Act en-
titled An ACT to declare the law in
reference to, and to regulate the man-
ufacture, Sale, use, consumption, pos
session, transportation and disposition
OF, alcoholic liquors and beverages
within this State, and to police the
same," approved February Is, 1907.
Approved the End day OF March, A.
D. 1909.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board of
Managers can administer the oath to
the other members and to the Clerk !;
a Notary Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Mana
gers elect their Charm an and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at : o'clock a. m. and close at
4o'clock p. n, except in the City of
Charleston, where they shall be open
ed at a. m. and closed at 6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and if none Of the Man
ayers attend, the citizens can appoint
from among the qualified voters, the
Managers, who, after being sworn,
can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the