The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-19
For Referendum ON Prohibition
Carlisle Offers Two Bills in the SenateOne Requires Special
init If One Orders Liquor From Another State.
(The state.)

TINE State.)
Howard B. Carlisle, senator from
Spartanburg County, has introduced
IN the upper house OF the general
assembly the two measures passage
OF which is desired by the pronibi-
tien1sts. One submits the question
whether manufacture and sale of al
coholic liquors and beverages shall
bo prohibited throughout tho State to
a general election to be held Septeln-
ber IA. The other is intended to
make available to acertaih extent the
Webb law Of the federal government
restricting shipment OF liquor mao
prohibition. territory. y These meas
ures follow: /; ~:
Section l. That on Tuesday, Sep
tember II. 1916. an election shall Be
held, pursuant to law submitting TO
the qualified electors OF the State OF
South Carolina the; question ns 10
whether the manufacture and sale or
alcoholic liquors and beverages shall
be prohibited or continued in this
State as now provided by law. And
such election shall be held ana con-
Quoted under the laws and in the
manner now prescribed for regulas
elections. 80. :
Sec. 2. Each person favoring the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors, and beverages In South Caro-.
lima, and voting on this question. shall
cast his ballot For the .mahp hpfacture'
and sale of alcoholic liquors and bow
erages ia South Carolina" and each
person opposing the sale and manu-
facture Of alcoholic liquors and bev-
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 as
hereinbefore designated shall be pro-
vided for. the managers. of election
and duly delivered to them and ench
ballot shall be four inches In length
and three inches In Width anu each
ballot shall have printed thereon, In
addition to the words sailereinabovo
designated. "The State OF South Caro-
lima" and no other words. characters
or figures. The aforesaid 4 ballots
shall be provided aud distributed as
ballots used in general State elections
and one ballot box shall bo 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 he counted by the managers or
election sand stabulated and the ;re-
turns thereof made as returns Of gem
eral State elections are made and as
now provided by law. & sSss Il /. I. Z
Sec 81, II the majority OF the ball
tnkn
and sale of alcoholic liquors and boy
eragesS SdnE South t,arolina,Y =, any laws:
existing and OF ssforcn sat tho time OF
such ection shall be and remain In
FULL force and eject. ss ~
s., &, tssyYill Close Dlsne $ rs; B B
4Sec. T.. Should the majority of the
ballots 80 cast be "a Against the manu-
factnre and sale Of alcoholic liquors.
and beverages tn South Carolina !"
then the e!manufacturs ana sale. of al
eohnlic liquors and beverages in this
State Nshail | be unlawful y except !, as:
hereinafter prnytd led. ard tho author.
tiles In every county, fn this State, now
or hereafter vested with the conffot
OF dfspensarfess n where. dispensarieB
sor. the .saiesof alcoho oiic liquors are
now operating under existing laws,
shall proceed TO wind sup the q affairs
ot such diBp ensRriek Snnd asha1t close
the asana On sor before the first day-
0f pecembef 1v16, and no liquor shall,
iba bought s6rS contract ed ,,ff0f% or re.
teiyed ty e any coulity diHpe eSsafT
board tier the reshIt Of, said election
ia declared III The tate board of cAn.s
81 Sec. 3. Ssho1id ina I'm ,ofitt,x, sof: HE