The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-16
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III howard Is. Carlisle, senator from
Spartanburg County, has introduced
In the upper house of the general
assembly the two measures passage
or which Is desired by the prohibi-
lonlsts. One submits the question
whether manufacture and sale of al
cohoiic liquors and beverages shall
ne prohibited throughout tho State ia
general election to be held Septem-
Der IA. The other Is intended To
make available to certain extent the
Webb law OF the federal government
restricting shipment OF liquor into
prohibition territory. These meas
ures follow:
Section /. That on Tuesday, Sep
teniber IA, 1915. an election shall he
held, pursuant to law, submitting %
the qualified electors OF the State OF
South Carolina the question as to
whether the manufacture and sale or
aicoholic liquors and beverages shall
De prohibited or continued IN this
state as now provided by law. And
such election shall be held and con-
Quoted under the laws and in the
manner now prescribed for regular
| elections.
manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors and beverages in South Caro-.
lins, and voting on this question, shall
cast his ballot For the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic liquors and bey-
erages in South Carolina" and each
person opposing the sale and manu-
facture of alcoholic liquors and bey-
erages In South Carolina, and voting
on this question, shall cast his ballot
| Against the manufacture and sale of
| alcoholic liquors and beverages IN
| South Carolina" Sufficient ballots rs
hereinbefore designated shall be pro-
| vided for the managers of election
and duly delivered to them and each
ballot shall be four inches in length
| and three inches in width and each
ballot shall have printed thereon, in
addition to the words hereinabove
designated. "The State OF South Caro-
| lina," and no other words, characters
or figures: The aforesaid ballots
| shall be provided and distributed as
ballots used In general State elections
and one ballot box shall be' provided
at each precinct for the reception of
said ballot and the expense thereof
shall be borne as In ballots used in
general State elections. The ballots
shall be counted by the managers OF
| election and tenuIated and the re-
turns thereof made as returns OF gem
eral State elections are made and as
now provided by law.
Sec. 3. IL the majority OF the bal
lots SO cast be "For the manufacture
!GId sale OF alcoholic liquors and pevt
erages In South Carolina" any laws
existing and of force at the tir.e or
such election shall be and remain In
full force and effect.
WIN Close Dispensaries.
Sec. 5. Should the. majority of the
ballots so cast be Against the manu-
facture and sale Of alcoholic LIQUORS
| and beverages in South Carolina
then the manufacture and sale OF al
coholic liquors and beverages in this
State shall be unlawful, except rs
hereinafter provided, and the author
tiles in every county in this State, now
| or hereafter vested with the controf
OF dispensaries. where i1spensaries
for the sale OF alcoholic liquors are
now operating under existing laws,
shall proceed to wind up the affairs
OF such dispensaries and shall close
the same on or before the first day
OF December, 1915, and no liquor shall
be bought or contracted for or re-
ceived by any county dispensary
beard after the result OF said election
Is declared by the State board OF can
gassers.
Sec. s. Should the majority of the
votes so cast in said election be
| Against the manufacture ahd sale OF
alcoholic liquors and beverages In
south Carolina" any person, firm. or
corporation In South Carolina. which
after November !. 1916, manufactures
or sells any alcoholic liquors or bev-
erages In this State, except as herein
after provided. ahpll, upon conviction
thereof. be deemed guilty OF o mis-
fine OF not less than 800 and nor
t.more than 5000, or by imprisonment
at hard labor upon the public works
of the comfy in which eaii convic-
| fion may be had for D period OF not
less than three months or more than
one year or both fine and imprison-
lmeht, In the discretion of the court :;
and upon conviction for q second Of
tense shalt be punished by imprison-
ment for d period or not tless than
three months nor more than two
Machinery Of enforcement. s
Sec. g. The governor Is hereby ems
powered to appoint and conmission u;
iRuilicient number az deputies and con,
stables and such other parsons as may
be necessary for such term as he may
IdesiEnAte. MT exceeding ene year, to
jproperiy enforce the provisions % this this
act and the deputies or conssables 10
Iappointed Rre hereby required 70 file
sworn accounts showing daily Items
Iof service under this act: Provided,
That the per diem OF any constable
For deputy hereunder shall not exeesd