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

uSlu pursuant 10 law, SuUulit
ting to the qualified electors O.
the State of South Carolina, the
question as to whether the Gen
eral Assembly at its session il
1916 shall be requested to sub
NIT to the qualified electors CT
the State, as provided by law
an amendment to Article Viii
Section 2. of the Constitution o!
| this State, in substantially the
following form, to wit: Provld
ed, That cities and towns in the
State having a population ac
cording to the United States
census of 1910. of over $4,000,
fshall have the authority to grant
3licenses for the sale Of alcoholic
and beverages in such
quantities, and under such con
| ditions and restrictions as the
tGeneraI Assembly shall from
time to time establish. Such
ielections shall be held and con
ducted under the laws and IN
! the manner now prescribed fol-
Irregular elections.
Sec 9. Each person favoring
the submission of said amend
| ment to Article VIII, Section g
of the Constitution of this State.
to the vote of the qualified elec
tors of the State, shall cast his
| ballot 'sfor the submission Of
the amendment of the constitu
ton further regulating the sale
of alcoholic liquors and bever
ages, and each person opposing
the su omission of said amend
| ment to Article VIII, Section 2,
| of the Constitution of this State.
to the vote; of the qualified elec.
tors of the State, shall cast bis
| ballot against the submission
of the amendment to the Cousti,
tuition further regulating the
sale of alcoholic liquors and
beverages" One ballot box at
each precinct shall be provided
for this purpose, and all the
provisions of law of force in re.
gard to general and special elec
tions shall be applicable to and
coyer the manner of conducting
this election and ascertaining
the resu;s thereof.
Sec 10. If the majority of the
ballots so cast be ''For the sub
mission of the amendment to
the Constitution further regu-
lating the sale OF alcoholic liq-
uors and beverages" then, in
that event, the statutes regulat.
ing or prohibiting the sale of
alcoholic liquors or beverages in
force in counties having cities
and towns of over $4,000 inhabi
tants shall remain in effect until
after the adjournment Of the
General Assembly in the year
1917, anything in this Act to the
contrary notwithstanding.
This amendment was voted
down, Notwithstanding the fact
there is a strong sentiment
throughout the State to provide
for the large cities just what was
proposed in the amendment.
However, this sentiment was
disregarded by the Prohibition.
lists in the Senate, they had the
majority and the full control of
the steam roller.
Following the failure of the
Sinkler amendment, lsvoted for
the amendment proposed by the
Senator from Aiken which also
speaks tor itself, if it has any
voice left after it's contact with
the Prohibition Steam Roller.
It is as follows:
Sec z. That there shall be pro
vided at the same election a
sufficient number Of ballots "For
the manufacture and sale of al
coholic liquors and beverages in
South Carolina, under a high
license system, with the present
constitutional restrictions. If
! majority of the votes cast be
:or such license system. the /
General Assembly at its next
session. shall pass an Act estab-
ishing a high license system IN
Ter the present constitutional re-
;trictions; and with the passage
If said license Act said General
Assembly shall also provide for
he winding up of dispensaries
n counties having them.
Amend the title by adding af-
er "effect' in the title a comma
md adding thereafter ':or the
manufacture and sale of alcohol
c liquors and beverages under a
llgh license system, and to pro-
1ide for the carrying the same
nto effect
Amend further by adding af-
er s:elections, :" on line Z, print.
d Bill, Section l, "Also on ques
ion of manufacture and sale of
,lcoholic liquors and beverages
lnder a high license system, un.
ler constitutional restrictions.
I voted against the Hughes
.mendment which provided as
ollows: