The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 21, 1909, Image 7
Notice of Election.
STATE OF 80UTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Nolle? Is hereby given that an elec?
tion will be held at the voting pre
4ueta prescribed by law in said coun
/ on Tuesday. August 17. 190V, as
provide* In the following Act:
\N ACT to prohibit th< manufacture.
sel?\ tmrter. exchange, giving away
to Induce trade, the furnishing it
public places or otherwise dispos?
ing of alcohol, spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors or beverages, or other
ltqaojli or beverages by whatsoever
name called, which I? drunk to ex?
cess twill produce Intoxication, ex?
cept for sale of alcohol In certain
eases upon certain conditions, and
except the sale of wine for sacra?
ments 1 purposes, and to provide
penall lea for the violation thereof.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly of ? the State of
outh Carolina. That all alcoholic
uqoors snd beverages, whether man?
ufactured within this State or else?
where, or any mixture by whatsoever
: a me called, which If c'runk to excess
will produce Intoxication, are hereby
eo lured to be detrimental, and their
"at and consumption to be sgalnst
the morals, good health and safety or
the State, and contraband. That It
?ball b? unlawful for any parson,
firm, corporation or association with
la this State to manufacture, sell,
arter, exchange, receive, accept, give
away to rnduco trade, deliver, store,
keep in possession in this state, fur
ntah at public places or otherwUe dls
, oas of any st-lrltuous, malt, vlnout,
fermented, brewed or other liquors
aad) beverages, or any compound or
mixture thereof which contains alco?
hol and Is used as a beverage, and
which If drunk to excess will pro
due* Intoxication, except as herein?
after provided
Sec. S. That wholesale druggist?
may lawfully sell In wholesale quan
ties t? retail druggists and to public
if chatltabJe hospitals or to medical
i hatnu eeutlcal colleges, and In nc
other i/ay. pure alcohol for medical
. jrposts only, or grain alcohol to be
used by chemists or bacteriologists
aotaalt] engaged In scientific work
and for such purposes only, and such
wfaoleaaie druggist shall at the end
of each month la which any such
sadae have been made, file with the
clark of the court In the county In
wttlcTA they do business, a statement
y i writing under oath giving the
'an* of the purchaser, the price
tid, t?e> Sate of sale, and the quan
ty and ohsrarter ?>f the alcohol sold
hat If said wholesale druggist mak
I nfr sash aale is not a resident of the
State of Sooth Carolina, then such
s'atement shall be filed In the office
of the clerk of the court of the coun
la which the purchaser resides.
Sec. t. That any retail druggist
whoa? place of business Is locsted In
any of the Incorporated towns or
tlea of the State, who is himself a
gistered or licensed pharmacist.
' sy sell, in I he manner herein set
it. upon niinic a bond In the sum of
c thousand dollars, to be aprpoved
the clerk >f the court. In which
uaty such druggiwt does business.
< ndltloned for a faithful observance
of the provision* of this Act. Inch
nd to b? approved by the clerk of
?? court, pure alcohol for medical
p rposes only, grain alcohol to chem
M s and bacteriologist actally engag
??t In sclentlilc work, and for such
rposes only and wine to be used for
sacramental or religious purpose?
ly. Provided. That nothing herein
ntalned shall prevent such drug
t* from u*in* alcohol In the eom
undlng of prescriptions or other
(Medicines, th< sale of which would
n rt subject him to the payment of a
B| eelal tax required by liquor dealers
I the government of the United
s ites: Provided, further, That noth
hereln contained shall prevent
oh druggist from compounding or
Hag medicinal preparations manu?
factured In accordance with formulas
I ?ecribed by the United States i'har
icopoeiae and National Formulary
which contain no more alcohol than
necessary to extract the medicinal
>pertles of the drugs contained In
sues preparations, and no m >re al
hol than Is neceiaary to hold the
- dlclnal agents In solution, and
which are manufactured and sold as
medicine, and not as beverage.
Sec. 4. That no sale of pure al
>hol, for medicinal purposet. shall
b* made by any retail druggist, ex
pt upon the prescription of a regu
r practicing physician of this Stste.
jo. before writing such prescrlp
ns. shall make an actual examln
on of the person for whom th?
, secrlptlon Is Issued, and the said
; raeerlptlon shall be substantially In
the following form: "State of South
? roitna. County. To _
.., .Druggist. I . u regu
i<. licensed and practicing physician
der the laws of this State, do here
i , certify that I hsve examined ....
.... a patient In my charge, and I
he-eby prescribe for the use of
d patient . alcohol, and I
?thsr certify, thai the use of such
ohoi in. in my Judicment, absolute
necessary te alevlste or cure the
i ?eea or dlseaee from which said
* lens Is now suffering, and that I
am not Interested in the drug store
to which this prescription is directed,
nor In the profits on the drugs herein
prescribed. Dated .
M. D."
Sec. 5. Thst n-> prescription shall
be filled herein except upon the day
ui on which It Is Issued or the follow?
ing day, and no more than one-half
pint of alcohol shall be sold and de?
livered on any one prescription, and
when such prescription Is filled, It
shall not be refilled, but shall be de?
livered to the druggist filling same,
and at the end of the month in which
the same Is filled. It shall be filed by
such druggist In the office of the clerk
of court of the county In which said
druggist is engaged In business: Pro?
vided. No druggist, who Is also a
practicing physician, shall till his own
prescriptions hereunder, nor shall
they be filled at any drug store In
which the said physician is financial?
ly Interested: Provided, further. That
the delivery of suoh alcohol sold un?
der such prescription shall be made
orly directly to the person for whom
such prescription Is Issued or to the
physician, or In case of a minor to
his parent or guardian or physician
or some one authorised by said phy?
sician.
Sec. ?. That only retail druggists
whose place of business Is located In
any of the Incorporated towns or
cities of the Stab) may lawfully sell
ilcohoi in quantit es not greater than
five (S) gallons to be used In the arts
or for scientific or mechanical pur?
poses, and such druggist may sell, in
like quantities, to chemists and bac?
teriologists engaged In scientific work,
and for such purposes only, and such
druggist may sell In quantities, not
greater than one-half gallon, wine
ised for sacramental or religious pur?
poses only. That any person desiring
to purchase alcohol for the purpose
*et out in the section, shall sign a
written or printed statement, giving
his name, residence, occupation and
the purpose for which he Intends to
use said alcohol, and he shall certify
that said alcohol hi purchased In good
faith for such purposes and no other,
and that said druggist shall, at the
end of each month, file, with the clerk
>r court of the county In which he I?
engaged In business, all such state?
ments, with a certificate under oath,
that said statements contain a true
statement of all such sales.
Sec. 7. That It shall be unlawful
'o sell win* for guerainentgI pi sei
x ept to a mimst? r. past or, priest oi
? KUlarly constituted officer "farcgu
arly organized lallgtoejg OOngrega
ron or church. Any person, dealring
0 make such purchases, shall sign a
written or printed statement, giving
lis name and residence and the name
? nd location of the church for which
uth wine is purchased, and he shall
ertify that said wine is purchased In
?rood faith, to be used for sacramen?
tal or religious purposes, and no oth
?r. That such statement shall be filed,
is provided for In the next preceding
section, in the office of the clerk of
jourt.
Sec. 8. That all statements or
prescriptions required by this Act to
>e filed In the office of the clerk of
he court shall be recorded and prop
rly Indexed by him In a book kept
"dr that purpose, which shall at all
times be open for public inspection,
ind a certified copy of such record,
?r the original statement or prescrip?
tion, with the certificate of the clerk
o* the court endorsed thereon, show?
ing that It has been recorded, shall
?.? prlma face evidence of the facts
rfclted therein. For muking such
1 record, the clerk of the court shall be
entitled to charge and collect for each
prescription a fee of five cents, which
-hall be paid by the party filing the
same.
Sec. 9. That in addition to the
requirements hereinbefore prescribed,
all licensed and registered druggists
st Hing alcohol by prescription shall
keep a record thereof, which shall
hear the true dates of the sales, the
names of the persons to whom sales
were made, the names of physicians
of surgeons upon whose prescriptions
each were made; such records shall
be subject at all times to the inspec?
tion of the solicitor of the district, the
sheriff and other peace officers of the
ccunty, the mayor and police officers
of the city or town In which said li?
censed and registered pharmacist's
business is located, and all other per?
sons, and each druggist making any
such sales shall he required to report,
under oath, to the Circuit Judge pre?
siding at each term of court of the
county In which suld druggist is en?
gaged In business, a true statement of
such facts, and also file on Monday
morning of_each week a list of the
alcohol sold %y him, to whom sold
and by what physician prescribed,
with the chief of police or mayor or
Intendent of the municipality, and
post one copy In some public place in
such municipality.
Sec. 10. That nothing In this Act
shall prevent the sale of wood or de?
natured alcohol.
Sec. 11. That any person who
violates any of the provisions of this
Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof be fined
In a sum not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred
dclla". or Imprisonment at hard lab
or for a period of not less than three
months, nor for more than one year;
and for the second or any subsequent
oftense, upon conviction thereof, shall
he imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than one year nor more than five
years.
Sec. 12. That any druggist or
physician who violates In any way
the provisions of this Act shall, In ad?
dition to the punishment herein pro?
vided, have their license revoked for
a period of not more than one year
for each offense.
Sec. 13. That this Act shall not
have the effect of preventing the in?
dictment, prosection and conviction of
any person who has been guilty of
the violation of the present criminal
low relating to the dispensary or pun?
ishment therefor, as now provided by
law for offenses heretofore commit?
ted.
Sec. 14. This Act shall take ef
I feet on the first Tuesday in August.i
I 11'09: Provided, That in the counties
I then having dispensaries an election
I shall be held on the third Tuesday in
I August, 1909, for the purpose of de
I termlning whether the dispensaries
I located therein shall be reopened, and
I such election in each of said counties
I shall be held and conducted by the
I same officers and under the rules and
I regulations provided by law for gen
I eral elections.
I Sec. 15. At such election the
I election commissioners for such coun
I ty shall at each voting precinct there
I In provide one ballot box in which
I the ballots must be cast. Any person j
I who is a qualified elector of such
I county may vote in said election. Ev
I ery voter who may be in favor of the
I sale of liquors and beverages in such
I counties shall cast a ballot in the box
I provided therefor, on which shall be
I printed the words: "For sale and
I manufacture of alcoholic liquors anc
? beverages," and every voter opposed
I nhall cast a ballot upon which shall
I be printed the words, "Against salf
I and manuafcture of alcoholic liquor*
I and beverages." If a majority of the
I ballots cast in such election be "For
I nale and manufacture of alcoholic
I liquors and beverages," it shal be law
I ul for such liquors and beverages tc
I be sold in said county as hereinafter
I provided: Provided, That expense o'
I these elections shall be borne by thf
I Uate.
I Sec. 16. In case an election a*
I herein provided shall result in favo
I of the sale of liquors and 'beverages
I he dispensaries in each county tic
! /otlng shall be reopened and conduct
I *d under the provisions of an act en
I titled "An Act to declare the law jr.
I eference to, and to regulate the man
I ifacture, sale, use, consumption, pos
I session, transportation and disposition
I ?l alcoholic liquors and beverage.1
I within the State, and to police the
I tame," approved the 16th day of Feb
I -uary, 1907, and Acts amendatory
I 'hereof : Provided, That all of tlu
I provisions and limitations of the sail1
I \ct not inconsistent with this Act
I shall remain in full force and effect
I n all of the counties of this State:
I Provided, further, That In counties
I whleh shall reopen dispensaries
I 'herein, the county dispensary board
I ind dispensers in office on June 30.
I 1909, shall continue to discharge their
I several duties as If such dispensary or
I dispensaries had not been closed:
I Provided, That in the counties which
I iave heretofore voted upon the ques
I 'ion of dispensary or no dispensary
I inder exititlng or previous laws and
I have no dispensary at this time, shall
I have the right at any time after the
I expiration of four years from the last
I election on the liquor question to hold
I m election upon the question of dis
I pensary or io dispensary, as provid
I ed In an Act entitled, "An Act to de
I clare the law In reference to, and to
I regulate the manufacture, sale, use,
I consumption, possession, transporta
I tlOQ and dispostion of, alcoholic
I liouors and beverages within this*
I t?te, and to police the same, ap
I proved February 16, 1907.
Sec. 1". That all Acts and parts
I of Acts Inconsistent herewith be, and
I the same are hereby, repealed.
I Approved the 2nd day of March,
A. D. 1909.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman of the Board of
Managers can administer the oath to
the other members and to the Clerk:
a Notary Public must administer the
onth to the Chairman. The Managers
elect their Chairman and Clerk.
Polls at each voting pluce must be
opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. m.| except In the city of
Charleston, where they shall be open?
ed at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m.
The Managers have the power to
fill a vacancy, and If none of the
Manugers attend, the citizens can ap?
point from among the qualified vot?
ers, the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerks must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes and
count the ballots therein, and con?
tinue without adjournment until the
same Is completed, and make a state?
ment of the result for each office and
sign 'T" ' * 11 Sayi
then f tl
Board of some one designated by the
Board, must deliver to tho commis
sione s of election the poll list, the
boxes containing the ballots and writ
ien statements of the results of the
election.
Managers of Election:?The follow?
ing Managen of Election have been
appointed to hold the election at the
various precincts in the said County:
Sumter. Ward 1?R. W. Bradham.
Edgar skinner, Gco. W. Reardon.
Sumter, Ward 2?W. Y. L. Mar?
shall, J. D. Shirer, Jno. S. Richard
sen.
Sumter, Ward 3?D. W. Owens, W.
C Ivey, H. C. Cuttino.
Sumter, Ward 4?Geo. E. Beau?
mont. W. Percy Smith. Louis Rhame.
Shiloh?J. K. McElveen, H. D.
Player, W. W. Green.
Mayesville?W. N. McElveen, G.
W. McBride, Brearley Cooper.
Rafting Creek?S. B. Hatfield, Jr.,
i
Tno. T. Watson, C. S. Jones. *
Stateburg?Guy V. Nelson, Richard
Cantey, Wm. M. Sanders.
WelKefleld?C. W. Chandler, Eu
gene Aycock, W. H. Ramsey.
Providence?J. H. Myers, H. B
Parker, Sam Folk.
Concord?T. M. Brunson, G. W.
Mahoney, R. C. Blanding.
Bloom Hill?J. M. Kolb, B. P.
Broadway, R. M. Barwlck.
Privateer?W. O. Cain, H. W.
Cuttino, H. H. Wells.
Oswego?W. J. Andrews, Reld Mc?
Coy, J. S. R. Brown.
The managers at eacb precinct
named above are requested to dele
u;ate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election on
or before, Saturday, the 14th day of
Vugust, at Knight's Book Store.
JAS. E. DUPRE,
W. T. CREEN,
F. D. KNIGHT,
Commissioners of State and Count>
Elections for Sumter County, S. C
July 15, 1909.
?TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE."
fudge Memminger Sounds a Warntin
Against the Crime of Perjury.
(From the "^orkville Enquirer.)
Judge Memminger's remarks to th<
?rand jury yesterday on the sub jet
of the noticeable development of per
iury on the witness stand are bo?l
irr.ely and appropriate. There is som
gratification to be found in tha fa
hat he has not been so impresse?
with tihs alarming development ii
his ,part of the State as elsewhcr
This means that false swearing ha
tot grown so common here as to b
i rule rather than the exception; bu
still It is a lamentable fact that de
l erate perjury is not unknown eve:
in York County. Of course, ever;
nan who has been in a position t
conw, Is aware that full many a li
has been deliberately told from th
.vltness stand here, and the record o
solated cases extends so far back be
lind the memory of the oldest ir.
habitant as to leave room for the In
rerence that there have been cases o
this form of crime from our earlies
history. If such a thing were permis?
sible, we cou'.d mention, from hear
say testimony, that seemed satibttn
cry to us, specific notable instance
Of false swearing that were not onb
illowed to go unrebuked, but were al
lowed to prevail Iii tne Issues. Sinei
the development of the damage sul
Industry In this section, dating bad
to a few years previous to the Fish
ing Creek wreck, false swearing ha*
become more common. Indeed, then
are some instances where men havt
almost made a joke of it. We havt
heard people who ought to know bet
tat, actually laughing at the wa>
some particular professional wltnegl
was able to outs wear some other wlt
ness, and we rave seen more than
one instance of situations like thos?
Ii ferred to by Jud.Lje Memminger
where the parties at interest wert
concerned, not mo much by what the
fc.cts were, as by what it was nces
sary to prove. And as his honor took
occasion to say. this is a most horri?
ble state of affairs. Unless it is check?
ed, the tendency is to make the ad?
ministration of justice a most pitiable
farce. While it is true, and a truth
to be proud of, the average York
jury can be depended upon to lay
aside personal considerations and find
verdicts in accordance with the
merits of the cases they have In
charge, even the wisest and most ex
iilled juror is necessarily at a terrible
disadvantage when confronted with
the necessity of trying to find the
truth in a maze of perjury. And as
we see It, there is no greater or high?
er work for the grand jury or the
good citizenship of thin county gen?
erally, than to try to see to It that
every Individual who commits per?
jury In any kind of a case, Is made to
suffer the penalty the law provides
for the suppression of this most
dangerous and horrible of all crimes.
?Many people with chronic throat
and lung trouble have found comfort
and relief In Foley's Honey and Tar
as it cures stubborn coughs after oth?
er treatment has failed. L. M. Rug
gles, Reasnor, Ic wa, writes: "The doc?
tors said I had consumption, and I
got no better until I took Foley's
Honey and Tar. It stopped the hem?
orrhages and pain In my lungs and
they are now :i* soi.nd .ih :? l.<ullet."
W. W. fclbert.
Pickling Season
E have just received our shipment of FRUIT
JARS. And to assist the housekeeper we
purchased the best quality of Pickling Spices, Vine?
gar, Extra Rubbers, Etc.
You make no mistake in purchasing our goods.
Have you some old jars that you have lost the
tops? Probably you have some that leak at the
top. Then we suggest the
S A N I C A P
Come down and look our stock over.
Our attention is polite.
A. A. Strauss 6 Co.
?'Where Quality Reigns."
A STItOXG ARGUMENT
In favor of our building materials
is that our house is the favorite
purchasing place for builders who
have the reputation of putting up
the best residences, public buildings
and stores in Sumter. Tou get
nothing but the best here, whether It
be lumber or sash and doors, and
our prices are beyond competition.
The Sumter Door, Sash & Blind Factory,
J. W. McKeiver. - - Proprietor.
THE TIME TO BUY
You want to own your home. Every good citizen does. If you do not al?
ready own your home, you can t get on the right road any too soon. The
present offers you exceptional opportunity to make a start. Business has
been rather quiet the past two years, and there are a number of bargains
10 be picked up here and there from parties who want to turn their prop?
erty into cash. I have a number of such propositions to offer you. If yoa.
want to buy a home or lot It will pay you to see me.
? TY, FARM AND TIM?
ER PROPERTY HAN
LED. REAL ESTATE
-DANS NEGOTIATED.
26% N Main St.
Re Be Belser,
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.
MONEY INVESTED IN
REAL ESTATE MORT?
GAGES LET ME INVEST
YOUR IDLE MONEY AT
7 AND; 8 PER CENT.
Sumter, S. C.
Reasons Why You Should
Carry a Bank Account.
It teaches economy.
It helps your credit.
It guards you against waste.
It furnishes the best receipt for the money you pay out.
It createsbusinesshabits that will increase your savings
It protects your funds against loss by robbery.
5*S Bank of Sumter.
Who Deposits Your Money?
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK,
Sumter, S. C.
'?It's Square.
Why not deposit your own money and pay
all your bills by check? Have a receipt for all
the money yoa spend.
Wheu yoa own agouti hunk account, you get
more benefit from good timtsand less harm from
bard ones.
We Want Your Business.
Many are Called, but a Great
Many Go Back to Sleep.
We are wide awake for banking business in every de?
partment and are prepared to make good. No ac?
count too small and none too large to receive cour?
teous treatment. Remember the name and place
and take your business to
FARMERS' BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
SOUTH CAROLINA CENSUS.
Commissioner Watson Will Confer
With OllkdaLs in Washington Con
i-cn?ng Work Next Year.
Columbia, July 16.?Assistant Chief
0* the Census Bureau Steuart has
taken up with Commissioner Watson
the matter of the next census in
South Carolina. The plan of the as?
sistant chief Is to appoint the com?
missioners in the several States who
have their work well systematized as
superintendents of the census wurk
The South Carolina constitution says
that a public officer can not hold two
offices at the same time. Therefore
some other arrangements will have to
be made. The Massachusetts cam
mlssioner has already been appointed
and has commenced the work.
While in Washington next week
jfr "vv. ? w*!l confer ^'i*H Mr
Btsuart to see i; s?<m.- grrangemsi
can not be made as to his taking up
the work.
"What is a chauffeur, Hans?" "A,
chauffeur is a man who is smart
enough to run an auto, but too smart
to own one."?Kansas City Journal.
As a rule the less a man has to do
the less time he finds to do it.
Sew Mother Grow Young.
?"It would be hard to overstate tha
wonderful change In my mother since
she began to use Electric Bittera/*
writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrlck of Dan
forth, Me. "Although past 70 she
seems really to be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for 20 years. At last
she couli neither eat, drink nor
sleep. E*octors gave her up and aU
remedies failed till Electric Bitters
worked such wonders for her health.*
They invigorate all vital organs, cure
Liver and Kidney troubles, induce
? i. Impart strettgtb and tppttttM?
Or.ly (Oo at Siberia Drug 9tOfe,