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.edsaid bon4hall be given iui r empany or such. Versonal bo aR the law allows. Seo, :the l eimbera pf the said eduhty dispera'y board are .hereby -declared to be county if)cers, and'are hokeby authorized and empowered, un der the authorify. and in the name of this state to buy in any market and retail w.ithiii the state liquors and beverages as provided herein: Pro vided, That the state shall not be liable upon any contract for the pur chase thereof beyond the actual as sets of' the dispensary for which the t purchase is made. The members of the- county dispensary board and all dispensers shall be perons of known moral character and not directly or in directly applicants for appointment. See. 7. The said -board shall ad vertise in two or more daily papers in this state, and one weekly paper of the county, for bids to supply the kinds and quantities of liquor and beer to be bought. Such bids shall be only for the liquor and beer to be furnished during the three months following, and the kinds and quanti ties shull be designated. The bids shall be sealed aid there shall be 1o t sign or mark upi the envelope in dicating the nam6 of the bidder. All. Uids must be sent by express or by registered mail to the county treasur er within 30 days after the first ad vertisement therefor. The county E trAasurer shall keep such bids with out inspection or permitting inspec tion of the same until the expiration of said 30 days, when they shall be openea in public by said board and the contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder of each kind; the board r6serving the right to reject any bid: Provided, no bid shall be opened until at least one week's no tice of the time and' place thereof shall be given in solme newspaper pub lished in the county, and said bid shall then be opened. Said award shall be forthwith published once. in a newspaper published in the county. Said published statement shall in elide the grad'e of goods purchased, quantity of each grade, purchased, fromwhom purchased, price per gal lon, or dozen packages, and the re tail price at which the same is to be sold: Provided, however, no pur- i chases herein mentioned or contem plated shall be made from any per son, firm or corporation residing with out the limits of this state. 'Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the said board to cause an analysis of the liquors in stock to be made by some person competent to determine whether any of said liquors are adul terated or imipure, to the end that no impure liquors shall be sold by dispensaries. If upon analysis it shall be determined thait such liquors are adulterated or impure, the county dispensary board may retain the price lthereof from the seller, or if they have been paid for, the said board shall not allow said liquors to be sold, and may, ini the nlame of the state, in stitute an action against the seller for the recovery of~ tihe aiount so paid. ''See. 9. The countty dispensaSfry board shall, during the fir'st week of *each month, make a sworn statement of -the receip)ts, expenditures and lia bilities of each dispensary for the preceding month, and( caulse tihe same to be.published once in some newspa per published in the county during T thiat wveek. "Sec. 10. Eachl flispenser shall be aqualified elector of this state and a 'esident of thle county in which tihe penar is located, who has never anded gulilty or b)eenl adjudged guil :tydf violating any law relati.ng.to in oxiehting liquors, who- is not a keep - tr of at restaurant or place of public Pamusement, and is not addicted to the use of intoxientinmg liquors as a blever -age. 'Sec. 11. Each dispenser shall daily tleposit, to tile credit of the scounty board, in a b)ank designated by the -- board, all 'moneys received by him Sfrom sales. "Sec. 12. The county dispensary -board, before permitting any dispen ee t ffe' any liquor for sale, shall caus the same to beC put into pack ages. of nmot less than onle-half pint nor more than five gallons and seal -the .same. The dispenser shall sell by the package only, and no person shall opens the same or drink any of tile contents on tile premises.. "See. 13. All- sales shall be for Wash and at au profit to be determined ,by the board.* *'Se.4Noa or dblivery per -itted under this act, shall be made _~ Sunday, on- a general or primary __-ection day, on a legal holiday, or be --= en sunset and sunrIse of any day, *hall it be lawful for -dispensaries ship liquors or-beverages into a - where' there'is no dispengary; - mM agi common carrier trans - eh iiquore o1nbeiJerans from a n kibvng a diepe n~* into a - - ~ j~re Is no dipnsary, ?e . nade' if the dispenser knows or i4s) reasonto 'believe( that the pur. 444r is a minor, or is itoxidated, or s t the habit of using intexcating quo.Z to 6xcess, or. if the parent, insbapap wife, committee or guardian tas made written request that no sale ir delivory be made to such put-ehaser. 'Sec. .16. The ..dispenser shall sell mly in- a room fronting a public treet, without pieturety mirror, orany ormamentations whatever,, inside or outside 'and without any screen, cur ain or other device for preventing he. passing public from fully viewifig vhat may be transpiring within; noi ball any rbstaurant, pool or billiard -oom, or any other form of public imusement be run or conducted in lie building in which said room is sit lated, nor shall any qpening commun catng wth such be permitted. 0 "Sec. 17. The governor, county lispensary board, mayor or intend nt of any city or town Within which dispensary may be located are here )y given the power and authority to ause the places where sales are per nitted by this act,to be temporarily losed, as often and for such time as he public good may demand. "See. 18. On* the first days of Jan inry, April, July and October in ev ry year, the county dispensary board hall file with the clerk of court a iworn statement of the profits of acli dispensary in the county for the hree months preceding said dates re pectively, which shall be recorded by iim in a book kpt for that purpose, Ind published forthwith by said )oard, once in a newspaper published vithin the county. The board shall ile a copy thereof with each of the Pollowing officers: The county treas irer, the county supervisor, and the ,ounty 'superi,ntendent of education, nd the mayor or intendant of any ity or town within which a dispen ;ary may be located; and upon the iaid (lays shall divide the profits in o three equal parts; one-third to be )aid to the county treasurer for ordi inry county expelses; one-third to ;he county treasurer for the county ;ehool fund, or for roads and bridges is may be determined by the election >rovided for in section 3 of this act, Ind one-third to the treasurer of the nunicipality in which said dispensary s located, for or-dinary expenses, ex ept in tihe counties of Abbeville, Un on, Newberry and Lancaster, where he profits shall be equally divided )et ween t, , counties for ordinary oounty purposes and the town or city vbiere a dispensary is located for nunicipal purposes; and in the coun y of Geor-etown, where one-tenth hall go to the public schools and the >alance shall be equally divided be ween tie county for ordinary coun y purposes and the city of George owIn for municipal purposes; and inl lie county of Orangeburg, where one lalf of the -profits shall go to the nuniipality where such dispensary s located and tihe balance to be equal y divided between the public s*chools if thle county and the c'ounit.y for ordi wr11 (county plurposes ; and1( in lie oui.ties of LIee, BIIbnerg, 1"ai rfield, Richilanid, and Florence, where one 'ifth shall go to the public schiools ni the said counties and the balane 'o be equally dividled bet ween the own or city where the dispensary is oeated a.nd the county for ordinary oIunity purposes;' and in the county >f Sumter 10 per cent, of the entire >rofits derived in the said county~ 'rom all dispensaries located thercinr hlall go to the general school fund; f the profits that i-enlain one-hall hereof that arises from each and ev. ary dispensary in salid county shall to to the county for ordinary pur' >oses, and the town or city i.n whicli i dispensary may, be located shall re :ain the other one-half for ordinary ulrposes; and in the county of Char estoni, where one-half shall go t,q the ?ity, one-tenth to the school fund, me-fifth to gena~ral couinty fund and mne-fifth t.o sanitary dlrainiage com nission .of Charleston coun.ty foi ria in age purposes and wbrk ng the public roads; and in the coun y of-' Hampton, where one-half oi ~he profits "shall go to the general bounty fund, one-fourth to the town' >r mu.nicipality in which said dis'pen. mary is locat.ed for the ordinary ex >enses of the town and one-fourth te thec county treasurer for the county ;chool fund. ''Sec. 10. Licensed druggists 'con. lueting drug stores and manufactur mms of proprietary medicines are i'ereby authorized to purchase alcohol for the purposepf compounding medi ines, tinctures and extracts that car 1ot be used as. a beverage, ''Sec. 20. Any parent, husband, vife, committee' or guardian giving ~he 'notice or request' provided for ii ~his act shall 'have a right ofiaetior igainst any dispenstr violating suoli udticec or request,' and' may sue foi mijd reAovrer damages .therefor on the ond mequired of siel dispenser. '%(ee. 21.All aloooiolfiquors ir $e*s40r of g po'eon for' ulaw ful use shall be seized withoit -wi rant, and'if no action to recover same is begun, within 30 .days from suol seizure, or if such action be begm and the judgment of the court be ad. verse to the plaintiff, then such lii quors shall be forfeited to the coun. ty in which same is seized, if there he a dispensary in said county, and dis, posed of qs the county dispensary board may deem best; but if there be no dispensary therein, such liquors shall be destroyed publicly by the sheriff of the county. "See. 22. Upon affidavit, which may be on information and belief, tc the effect that contraband liquor it being unlawfully concealed, kept oi stored in any place, a search warrani may be issued by any magistrate of the county empowering any officer or person who may be deputized to en ter the said place by day or night ani to search the said premises for th< nurpose of seizing the 'said contra. band liquors therein concealed, kepi or stored, which said liquor, when so seized, shall be disposed of at hereinafter provided for the disposi. tion of unlawful liquors: Provided That no dwelling Ivouse IhaI be searched in the night time. "Sec. 23. Any person detected in the act of violating any of the provis. ions of this act. shall be liable to ar. rest wit.hout warrant: Provided, f warrant shall . be procured withir reasonable. time thereafter. ''Sec. 24. Every person who dis possesses or reReues from a constable or other officer, or attempts so to do any alcoholic liquors orbeverages tak en or detained by such officer charg ed with the enforcement of this lav shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment not less than three months nor more than 12 months, o: by a fine of not less than $100 no: more than $500. "Sec. 25. Any person handling con traband' liqdor in the night time oi delivbring the same shall be guilty o: a misdemeanor, and on convictior shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three months no: more tha.n 12 months, or by a fine o: not less than $100 nor more than $500 ''See. 26. Any wagon, cart, boat o any other comeyance, together witt horses, mu11iles or other animials an< harness aecompadying the same, trans porting liquor or beverages at night other than regular passen.ger o freight steamers and railway cars shAll be liable to seizure and confisea tion, and to that end the officer shal cause the same to be duly advertise mnd sold and tle proevads sent to tI coility <.ispenisary board, to be app i ed as lereinafter directed as to th profit. ''See. 27. Anly comiion carrier, o its agel. or,s I'Vantsf, or any prso who shall carry or transport alcoholi liquors or beverages for unlawful us( to anly place or county where mann facture or sale of alcoholie liquors i: prohtibit ed, shall hbe deemed guilty o a rhisdemca nor, and upom coniviel ioi shial be fined not less than $100 am not moire tihan $500 or he imlprisonie< at hard labor for' not less t han 31 (days or more t han I wo yea rs, orl' b bothI, ini thle discretion of the court. 'See. 28. A ny person who shall i1 this state offer foru sale, or solicit Ih purchaseflS of, any of thle liquors o beverages munut ioned ini section 1 a his act, other thlan for personal usc irhethier for preseint or fuiturie deliv cry, shall be dleemecd guilty of is demeanor, and upon convict ion in; court-L of compel)tenit jurisdhiction shah be punished by fine of not le'ss t hai $100, or' impr)iisonmien t for mnot les than threie monthIs. '' Sec. 9 9. All plaices where pers'on arc permitted to resort for the pnr pose of drinking alcoholic liquors o beverages arc hereby declared nui sauces, and the keeper or' managecr o such places, upon convict ion, shahll b punished as priovid1ed in section 1 o this act. ''Sec. 30. Every p)ersonl who shall directly, or indirectly, keep or main tain by himeslfC, or by associating o combini.ng with others, or who shial in any' manner aid, assist or abet d1 keeping oir maintaining any club roon or' other place in which any alcoholi liquors or. beverages are received o kept fqr uiilawful use, baiter or sal as a b)everage, oir for distributioil o division among the members 'of an; elub or' association by any . mean whatever', and every person wh'o shal receive, Ibarter, sell, assist, oi ahe another ini receiving, bairteinig a soiling, any alcoholic liquor's or bey erages so received or' kept shall b deemed gdfilty of a misdemeanor, an, upon conviction thereof shall be pun inhed by a fine of not .less than' $104 or more than $500, -or~by imprison mont for a term of not 'less than thre months nor more than 12 montjhs. * Sec. 31. It shall"be unlawful fo any club, company, association o cokporation, or any chlartered1. corn pany now in ezis8hco o~ iereafte t6 be I o*at 4 '~,sool , liter ary, or other purpose, witoin ti State, to buy, eell, keep for sale, . change, barter 'any liquor, wine, be bitters or other intoxicating spir 'for any purpose whatever, ither member or to other persons and a member or members, and 'any me# ber or members knowingly belongi to the club, company, association c9rporation which receives and'd penses intoxicating spirits contrary the provision of this section, shall deemed guilty of a nisdemeanor, ai upon conviction thereof before q ma istrate, shall be fined in a sum n less thaiin $30 nor more thanv$50, imprismied in the county jail not c Analytical'V Greatest Combinatioi Complete Commi Ready Seller 4 Protei Afford C) Non Forfel Privili 4-" Matur Settle] Spech Privil, Policies Containi /on whole Life, lir PacficMutt Call to see us. Office over old Post Oflice. 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