The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-02
STATE PROHIBITION
DEFEATED IN SENATE
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN
"WET" COUNTIES AUG. II.
Prohibition for Two Weeks-State
Referendum Rejected.
The State. Feb. q.

4ne OCaCe, rep. ~.
Refusing, by vote Of % to 9, to
adopt Statewide prohibition bill
and by a vote Of 81 to II to pass a
Statewide referendum bill, the SEN
ate yesterday passed the prohibition
measure with the Christensen and
Williams amendments, after lengthy
discussion as to what was really the
agreement Of the evening before. Dur
ing the discussion Senator Otis, one
Of the prohibition leaders, charged il
effect that there had been breach Of
faith among those who had reached
this compact, and asked the prohibi-
tinists to consider where they were in
the matter.
The bill as finally passed in the
senate to third reading provides for
State wide prohibition in the wet
counties Of the State from the first
Tuesday in August until the third
Tuesday in August, when an election
be held in the counties now wet. This
election is to determine the policies
of the wet counties as to whether they
shall retain the sale Of whiskey. The
right is reserved to the dry counties,
as under the Carey-Cothran act, to
vote upon the question once every
four years.
! The Christensen amendment as
adopted provides:
Christensen Amendment.
:. "This act shall take effect on the
first Tuesday in August, 1909; Pro-
vided, That in the counties then hav-
ing 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 reopened and such
election in each of said counties shall
be held and conducted by the same Of
ficers and under the same rules and
regulations provided by law for gen.
eral elections.
"Sec. Is. At such election the
election commissioners for such coun-
ty shall at each voting precinct there
in provide one ballot box, in which
the ballots must be cast. Any per-
son who is qualified elector Of such
. county may vote in said election. Ev-
cry voter who may be in favor of the
: sale of liquors and beverages in such
counties shall cast ballot in the
box provided therefor, on which shall
be printed the words: For sale of
alcoholic liquors and beverages and
every voter opposed shall cast a bal
lot upon which shall be printed the
words, Against sale,' etc. IF ma
jority Of the ballots cast in such elec-
! ton be 'for sale,' it shall be lawful
! for such liquors and beverages to be
:: sold in said county as hereinafter pro-
vided: Provided, That the expense Il
these elections shall be borne by the
State.
"Sec. Is. 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 an act en-
} titled, AN act to declare the law IN
reference to and to regulate the manu-
facture, sale, use, consumption, pos
session, transportation and disposi-
ton Of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages within the State and to police
the same,' approved the Is day Of
February, 1907. and acts amendatory
thereof: Provided, That all Of the
provisions and limitations Of the said
act not Inconsistent with this act
shall remain in full force and ef-
feet in all of the counties OF the
State: Provided further, That IN
tcounties which shall reopen dlspen-
saries therein, the county dlspensary
board and dispensers in office on Au-
gust 2, 1909, shall continue to dis
| charge their several duties as If such
dispensary or dispensarles had not
been closed.'.
The Williams Amendment.
The Williams amendment, which
occasion5d q great deal Of discussion,
finally being adopted provides:
"Provided. That counties which
have heretofore voted upon the ques-
ton of dispensary or no dispensary
under existing or previous laws and
have no dispensary at this time shall
have the right at any time after the
expiration Of four years from the last