The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

work and for such purposes only. ano
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 purposes set
out in this section shall sign 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 pur-
poses and no other, and that said drug
gist 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
statements, with a certificate under
oath that said statements contain true
statement of all such sales. :.
Sec I. That itshall be unlawful to sell
wine for sacramental purposes except
to minister, pastor, priest or regular
ly constituted officer of regularly or
san,Zrd 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 puir,,
chased, and he shall certify that said
wine is purchased in good faith, to be
used for sacramental or religious pur-
poses, and no other. That such state
mcnt shall be filed, as provided for in the
next preceding section, in the office OF
the clerk of the court.
| Sec s. That all statements or pre-,
scriptions 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 tpurpose,
which shall at all times be opened Tor
public inspection. and certified copy
of such record. or the original state
men. or prescription, with the certifi-
cate of the clerk Of the court lndorSed
thereon, showing that it has been re-
corded, shall be Primd .focie evidence Of
the facts recited therein. For making
such record, the clerk of the court shall
be entitled to charge and collect for
each prescription fee of five cents,and
for each statement other than pre-
scription a fee of fifteen cents, which
shall be paid by the party filing the
same
Sec 8. That in addition to the require
ments hereinbefore prescribed. all IL
censed and registered druggists selling
alcohol by prescription shall keep rec
ord thereof, which shall bear the trto'
dates of the sales, the names of the pc
sons to whom sales were made, the
names of physicians or surgeons upon
whose prescriptions each was made;
such records shall be subject at all times
to the inspection of the solicitor of the
district. the sheriff and other peace Of
ficers of the county, the mayor and po-
lice officers of the city or town in which
said licensed and registered pharn1a-
cist's business is located, and all other
persons. and each druggist making any
such sales shall be required to report,
under oath. to the circuit judge presid-
ing at each term of court of the county
in which said druggist is engaged in
business, true statement OF such facts,
and also file on Monday morning Of each
week list of the alcohol sold by him,
to whom sold and by what physician
prescribed. with the chief of police and
The mayor or intendant of the munich
pality, and post one copy in some public
DlaCS SuCIl
Sec 10. That nothing in this act Shall
prevent the sale of wood or denatured
alcohol.
Sec IL. That any person who violates
any of the provisions of this act Shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
Viction thereof be fined in asum not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned at
hard labor for period OF not less Than
three months nor for more than one
year; and for the second or any SUBJ
sequent offense, upon conviction there
of, shall be imprisoned at hard labor
for not less than one year nor more
than five years.
Sec IL. That any druggist or physic-
ian who violates in any way the pro-
visions Of this act shall, in addition to
the punishment herein provided, have
his license revoked for period OF not
more than one year for each offenSe.
Sec l3. That this act shall not have
the effect of preventing the indictment,
prosecution and conviction Of any per-
son who has been guilty of the VIOLA
tion of the present criminal law relat-
ing TO the disp4nsary or punishment
therefor, as now provided Dy law for
offenseS heretofore committed.
Sec IA. This act shall take effect on
the first Tuesday in August, 1909: Pro-
rided, That in the counties then having
dispensaries an election shall be held
on the third Tuesday in August, 1909,
for the purpose of determining whether
the diSpensarieS located therein shall
be rcopened, and such election in each
of said counties shall be held and con-
Quoted by the same officers and under
the rules and regulations provided by
law for general elections.
Sec Is: At such election the election
commissioners for such county shall at
each voting precinct therein provide
one ballot box in which the ballots
must be cast. Any person who is a
qualified elector Of such county may
vote in said election. Every voter who
may be in favor of the sale Of liquors