The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11
IHjuHtp0AisKEBoNElEGTIoN
H. G. wyrTs REFERS PROIuBI.
TioN GAsE To ALL JUSTICES
orsUPREME COURT.
sfsfe on'HisIs and Richland Election
commissioners Must show Legality
I'm Coiqhbia August 2o---Pctltlon In
fnli--'ltearing at Laurcns.

III
providing for an election september
ls on trA question OF prohibition rs
unconstiattionai. attorneys yesterday
nied pStltion with II. c. Watts. as
sociate jsstice. at Laurens. asking
that a temporary Injunction be Is
sued.
The Action was brought by John
Henry Caappell. a citizen OF Newberry
county. kainst II. M. McCown, secre-
ary OF Nate OF South Carolina; =. T.
Carter. gate treasurer OF South Car
olina; CIV. Sawyer. comptroller gcn-
eral OF 5outh. Carolina. and G.. 4.
GraydonJ zeb Hope and J. +. Howell,
eommissSbners OF election OF Rich
land couSty.
After Fading the petition. Associate
Justice Watts refused to grant the In
tunction but, issued the following
1T is ordered that the respondents
show cause before, supreme court on
August w~xt1e O'Clock a. m. 1915,
Why en- Pfder-should not issue herein.
restrainpg them from the acts and
things cbmplained of In the said petit
ton" r..+,
Frank q. Tompkins and C. L.
Blease n Columbia are the attorneys
for the petitioner. They went To
Laurens yesterday morning to secure
the orddF.
The detitfon OF John Henry Chap
pell TO the supreme court In full fol-
lows:
The petition OF John Henry Chap
peil. abPve named. on behalf of him
self andall other electors and taxpay-
ers OF the State OF South Carolina in
terssted In the matter and things
hereinafter set FORTH. respectfully
shows, SN ,'-
II. Tho he Is a citizen and resident
taxpayer iof the county of Newberry,
state afofesaid. possessing the auali-
ncations tnd iaboring under none of
the disqualification provided In the
constitution and laws OF this State for
the electors and oflceholders thereof.
and that this action is brought In be-
hair % himself ana 9th, citizens and
resident tpxpayers OF sai State in like
plight aqf conditions as .mself. az 10
the qualifications and al uaMdca tions
too numerous to be made parties to
this action: and that all other citizens
and resident taxpayers OF said State
possessing the same constitutional
QUALIFICATIONS as himself and laboring
under ma fssaualifcations; and that
your psiii4ener 10 now 60 years old,
never drank intoxicating liquors. is In
favor OF prohibition and intends to
vote fpr prohibition In the election
proposed In the act hereinafter mem
tionedy provided the same Is held.
"2. That RIM. .Mccown is secretary
Of state ofSthe State OF South Caro-
lima; that s. 7. Carter Is state treas
urer ot the state OF South Carolina;
that c w. Sawyer IN comptroller gen.
srai % the State OF South Carolina;
and tfIat c. T. Graydon. Zeb Hope and
Georgt +. Howell are respectively
chairrtan and members OF statutory
political body. known as commission
srs OF election for Richland county.
~. That on the 18th day of
February. 1915. there was enacted by
the general assembly OF this State,
and approved by the governor thereof,
an ac entitled: An act to submit to
the Qualified electors OF ,he State OF
soutfS Carolina the question Of the
prohibition OF the manufacture and
sale pf ais6helic liquors and bever-
ages n the.state. and TO provide for
the Garrying OF these provisions into
effect which net has been incorpor-
sted Into the 29th volume of the stat
utes bt large of tho State OF South
Carolina. where IL appears at page
80. That the said act provides. In
section 1, that an election shall be
held on the i4th day OF September.
subrqltting 10 the qualified directors OF
the State % South Carolina the aues-
tionhs to>whether the manufacturing
and pale of alcoholic liquors and bev-
eragSs shall be prohibited OF con-
tinusd In this State as now provided
by law.
That section 2 OF said act pro-
videt for the holding of said election.
statts how electors may vote and
mafes provision for tho. registering
OF doctors by the supervisor OF reg
i'trftIo
y SECTION Q OF said act provides
thai u the majority of the ballots 40
cast he FOR the manufacturing and
sale Of alcoholic liquors and bever-
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