The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-28
Notice Of Election.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

Nouce iS hereby given that an elec-
don viii be held at the voting pre-
cincts prescribed by law In said coun-
ty on Tuesday. August IL. 1909. aa
provided In the following Act:
AN ACT TO prohibit the manufacture,
sale. barter. exchange. giving: away
to induce trade. the furnishing at
) public places OF otherwise iispos-
Ing Of alcohol spirituous. vinous or
malt liquors or beverages. OF other
nouors or beverages by whatsoever
name called. which if drunk to ex-
cess will produce intoxication, ex-
cept for sale of alcohol In certain
cases upon certain conditions. and
except the sale OF wine for sacra-
mental purposes. and to provide
penalties for. the violation thereof.
Section 1. BE II enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
South Carolina. That all alcoholic
uouors and beverages. whether man.
ufactured within this State or else
where. or any mixture by whatsoever
name called. which " drunk to excess
win produce lntoxication. are hereby
declared to be- detrimental. and their
uss md consumption, to be against
the morals. good health and safety OF
the state. and contratand. That Il
shall be unlawful for any person.
nrm. corporation or association with
In this state to manufacture. sell.
.bartes. exchange. receive. accept. give
away to induce trade. deliver. store.
Keep In possession In this State, fur
hlsh at public places or otherwise dis
pace OF any Hpirituous. malt. vinous.
fermented. brewed or other LIQUORS
and heveraees. or any compound or
mixture thereof which contains alco-
hoi and Is used az beverage. and
which IL drunk to excess will pro-
duce intoxication. except az herein
afser provided.
Sec 2. That Wholesale druggists
may lawfully sell In wholesale guam
titles to retail druggists and to public
or charitable hospitals or to medical
pharmaceutical colleges. and In no
other way. pure alcohol for medical
purposes only. or grain alcohol to be
used by chemists or bacteriologists
actually engaged In scientific work
ind for such purposes only. and such
wholesale druggist shall at the end
OF each month In which any such
sales have been made, nls with the
clerk OF the court In the county In
which they do business. statement
"a writing under oath giving the
name OF the purchaser. the price
paid. the date of sale. and the guam
tiS ard character Of the alcohol sold
That n said wholesale druggist max
tne such sale u not a resident OF the
state OF South Carolina. then such
statement shall be filed In the ONCE
pf the clerk Of tho court Of the coun-
~ In which the purch aser resides.
Sec. 3. That any retail druggist
whose place Of business Is located in
any Of the Incorporated towns or
cities Of the state. who is himself q
registered or licensed pharmacist.
may sell. In the manner herein set
out. upon Ming a bond In the sum OF
1ivs thousand dollars. to be approved
by the clerk OF the court. In which
county such druggist does business
conditioned for a faithful observance
OF the. provisions OF this Act. such
bond TO be approved by the clerk OF
the court. pure alcohol for medical
purposes only. grain alcohol to chem
lists and bacteriologist actaIly engag-
ed In scientific work. and for such
purposes only and wine 10 be used for
sacramental or religious purposes
only: Provided. That nothing herein
contained shah prevent such drug
Bists from using alcohol In the COM
pounding of prescriptions or other
medicines. the sale OF which would
nor subject him to the payment of
special tax required by liquor dealers
by the government of the United
states: Provided. further. That MOTH
int herein contained shall prevent
such druggist from compounding or
ssiling medicinal preparations manu-
featured In accordance with formulas
prescribed by the United states Phar-
smacopoeiae and National Formulary
which contain no more alcohol than
IL necessary To extract the medicinal
properties OF the drugs contained I'm
such preparations. and no more al
cohoi than II necessary to hold the
me- dicinal agents In solution. and
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