The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17

alcoholic liquors or beverages
within the State, under suct
rules and restrictions as may be
deemed proper and within the
constitutional restrictions. anc
voting on this question shall cas-
his ballot s'F'or the manufacture
sale and retail of alcoholic
liquors and bevergas in South
Carolina by licensing persons
or corporations within the Sta te
under such rules and restrictions
as deemed proper by the Genera
Assembly, and within the con
stltutional restrictions. - One
ballot box at each precinct shall
be provided and all of the pro
visions of law of force in regard
to general and special elections
shall be applicable to and cover
the manner of conducting this
election and ascertaining the re
suit thereof.
Sec 8. Should the majority ol
the ballots so cast be ''Agains1
the manufacture and sale ano
retail of alcoholic liquors anG
beverages in South Carolina. >
then the manufacture and sale
of alcoholic liquors and bever'
ages in this State shall be uu
lawful, except as hereinafter
provided, and the authorities in
every county in this State nov
or hereafter vested with the
control of dispensaries, where
dispensaries, Tor the sale Of al
coholic liquors are now operated
under existing laws, shall pro
eeed to wind up the affairs o1
such dispensaries, and shall
close the same on or before the
1st day of January. 1916. and nc
liquor shall be bought or con,
tracted for or received by any
County Dispensary Board after
the result of said election is de.
clared by the State Board OF
Convassers.
Sec. 4. Should the majority OF
the ballots so cast be "For the
manufacture and sale and retail
tof alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages in South Carolina as now
provided by law" any and all
laws existing and of force at the
time of such election shall be
and remain in full force and ef-
feet aud the county dispensaries
in such counties wherein dispen-
saries may be established and
operated at the time OF such elec
tion shall continue to be operat-
ed as now provided by law.
Sec 5. Should the majority Of
the ballots so cast 'be ''F'or the
manufacture and sale and retail
of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages in South Carolina by llcens
ing persons or corporations with
in the State under such rules
and restrictions as deemed prop
err by the General Assembly. and
within the constitutional restric
tions." then where dispensaries
for the sale of alcoholic liquors
are now operated under existing
laws, the County Oispensary
Boards shall proceed to wind up
the affairs of such dispensaries
and shall close the same on or
before the 18th day of March,
1916. aud no liquor shall be
bought or contracted for or re:
ceived by any County Dispen,
sary Board after the 18th day Of
February, 1916. Should the
manufacture and sale of alcohol
be allowed and permitted under
such license system, then an Act
establishing license system
under the present constitutional
restrictions shall be provided at
the session Of the next General
Assembly
Sec 6. The manufacture and
sale of alcohol shall be allowed
and permitted, as now provided
by law.
Sec, z. The words alcoholic
liquors and beverages" as used
herein shall be construed to be
any liquor, beer, beverage, or
compound, whether distilled or
otherwise, by whatever name
known or called, which contains
alcohol and is used as a bever.
.ge, and which if drunk to ex
,ess will produce intoXication.
Sec. S. All Acts or parts OF
Acts inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act be, and the
anne are hereby, repealed: Pro
'ided, That nothingin this Act
contained shall be construed to
epeal any law defining the
,fense and any penalty, fine or
,roI ision for the enforcement of
aw not inconsistent herewith,
'ut such provisions, penalties
nd fines shall remain in full
orce and effect.
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