The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
Notice of Election.


Notice 10 hereby given that an cleo
uon viii be held at the voting pre-
clncts prescribed by law In said coun-
" on Tuesday. August II. 1908. a
provided In the following Act;
AN ACT to prohibit the manufacture.
sale. barter. exchange. giving away
20 induce trade. the furnishing at
public places or otherwise dispos-
inw OF alcohol. spirituous. vinous or
malt liquors OF beverages. or other
liquors or beverages by whatsoever
name called. which n drunk to ex-
csss will produce intoxication. ex-
c<pt for sale of alcohol In certain
cases upon certain conditions, and
sxcept the s,Aie Of wine for sacra-
mental purposes. and to provide
penalties for the violation thereof.
Section 4. BE II enacted by the
General Assembly Of the state of
South Carolina. That all alcoholic
liquors and beverages. whether man
ufactured within this State or else
where, or any mixture by Whatsoever
hsme called. which II drunk to excess
win produce intoxlcation. are hereby
declared to be detrimental. and their
uss and consumption to be against
the morals. good health and safety of
the state. and contraband. That II
shall be unlawful for any person.
frm. corporation or association with
IN this state to manufacture. sell.
barter. exchange. receive. accept. give
away to induce trade. deliver. store,
Keep In possession In this State. fur
nlsh At public places or otherwise dis
pose Of any spirituous. malt. vinous.
fermented. brewed or other liquors
and beverages. or any compound or
9ixturs thereof which contains alco-
hol and ID used a. q beverage. and
which n drunk to excess will pro-
ducs intoxication. except an herein
after provided.
Sec. 3. That Wholesale drugsista
may lawfully cell 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
end for such purposes only. and such
wholesale druggist shall at the end
/0f each month In which any such
Gales have been made. ff'e with the
clerk OF the court In the county In
which they do business. statement
ia writing under oath giving the
name OF the purchaser. the price
paid. the date OF sale. and the guam
~ and character of the alcohol sold.
That II said Wholesale druggist maxi
Ing such sale ~ not a resident Of the
S(ats of south Carolina. then such
statement shall I've filed in the Office
az the clerk Of the court OF the coun-
~ IN which the purchaser resides.
= Sec. .. That any retail druggist
whose place Of business 10 located in
any Of the Incorporated towns or
cities Of the state. who is himself a
registered or licensed pharmacist.
may sell. In the manner herein set
out, upon Ming bond In the sum of
ave thousand dollars. to be approved
BY the clerk OF the court. In which
county such druggist does business.
conditioned for faithful observance
Of the provisions Of this Act. such
bond 20 be approved by the clerk Of
the court. pure alcohol for medical
, purposes only. grain alcohol to chem
lists and bacteriologist actaliy engag-
Cd In scientific work. and for such
purposes only and wine TO be used for
sacrsmental or religious purposes
only: Provided. That nothing herein
contained shall prevent such drug
gitts from using alcohol In the COM
rpcunding OF prescriptions or other
medicines. the sale OF which would
not subject him to the payment Of a
special tax required by liquor dealers
By the government of the United
states: Provided. further. That moth
bnG herein contained shall prevent
'such druggist from compounding or
s<Iling medicinal preparations manu-
factured In accordance with formulas
prescribed by the United States Phar.
mecopoeiae and National FormuIary
which contain no more alcohol than
r. necessary to extract the medicinal
properties OF the drugs contained In
such preparations. and no more al
cohoi than II nee essary TO hold the