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Notice of Election. ?JTATU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Notice Im hereby given that an elec? tion will bo held at the voting pre ejlncta preeerlbed by law in said coun? ty on Tuesday. August 17, 1909. as provided In the following Act: I^AK ACT to prohibit the manufacture, aale, barter, exchange, giving away to Induce trade, the furnishing ?t public places or , otherwise dispos? ing* of aloohol. spirituous, vinous or aaalt liquors or beverages, or other hquors or beverages by whatsoever aaane called, which if drunk to ex edes will produce Intoxication, ex v cept for aals of alcohol In certain eases upon certain conditions, and except the sale pf wine for sacra? mental purposes, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof. Section 1. Be It enacted by the ral Assembly of the state of th Carolina* That all alcoholic and beverages, whether man? ured within thtu State or else , or any mixture by whatsoever o called, which If drunk to excess produce Intoxication, are hereby ?gwelerod to be detrimental, and their <sjge and consumption to be against tgw morals, good health and safety of She Mats, add contraband. That it Osmil be ualawful for any person, mrep, eerporatlon or association with in gees State to manufacture, eell, . oteohaage, receive, accept, give to Induce trade, deliver, store, In possession In this State, f?r? et public places or otherwise dls of any spirituous, malt, vinous, ?ggeetited. brewed or other liquors fjgei beverage*, or any compound or thereof which contains alco and is eeed as a beverage, and i If drunk to exoess will pro Intoxication, except ee herein provided. Sec. I. That wholesale druggists Sfinqr lawfully sell In wholesale quan Sjtiee to retail druggists and to public charitable hospitals or to medical utioaJ colleges, end In no wey. pare alcohol for medical only, or grain aloohol to be by ttbemtsts or bacteriologists sjetaalry tngag^d In scientific work ?ggf far suck purposes only, and such le druggist shall at the end h month in which eny such have bee* made, file with t ie ejserk of the court In the county In *eMeh they do business, a statement <4a writing under oath giving the of the purchaser, the price the data of sale, and the quan and character of the alcohol sold. If said wholesale druggist mak such sale le not e resident of the to af South Carolina, then such at shall be flled In the office mt the cl? k of the court of the coun? ty In which the purchaser resldeV t. That any retail druggist place of buslnsss Is located In of the Incorporated towns or of the State, who Is himself a ejesjAstered lor licensed pharmacist, sjsjajr eell, nn the manner herein set mat. upon filing a bond ItJ the sum of thousand dollars, to be aprpoved the clerk of the court. In which ty auch druggist does business, ftlone*! for a faithful observance the provisions of this Act, such to be approved by the clerk of court, pure alcohol for medlcsl only, grain alcohol to chem and bacteriologist sctally engag? es scientific work, and for such only and wine to be used for mente.l or religious purposes Provided. That nothing herein ned shall prsvent such drug from using alcohol in the com ding of prescriptions or other inea, the sale of which would subject him to the peyment of e I tax required by liquor dealers the government of the United as Provided, further, That noth herein contained shall prevent druggist from compounding or medicinal preparations manu ?red la accordance with formulas rlbed by the United States Phar eeteo and National Formulary which contain no more alcohol then is nseossary to extract the medicinal ertlee of tha drugs contained in h preparations, and no more al? e-stool than Is necessary to hold the smdirlnal agents In solution, and which are manufactured and sold as medicine, and not as beversge. i Sec. 4. That no sale of pure el 4. for medicinal pu-poses, shall made by any retail druggist, ex t upon the prescription of a regu practicing physician of this Stste. i, before writing such prescrip? tions, shnll make urt ai tu il examln sjtmti of the person for whom th? proscription Is Issued, and the said prescription shall be substantially In fghe following form: "State of South Carolina. County. To .... .... Pruirglftt. I . a regu? lar licensed and practicing physician ander the laws of this State, gg hi rt my certify that I have examined .... .a patient In my charge, and I Se hereby prescribe for the use eald patient . ahoh<?l. and I further I gfl Ify. that tin use of such alcohol in. In my Judgment, absolute? ly necessary to alevlate or cure the >ese or disease from which said patient 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. That no prescription shall be filled herein except upon the day ur.on which it is issued or the follow? ing day, and no more than one-half pint of alcohol dhall be sold and de? livered on any one prescription, end When such prescriptioa 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 fill his own prescriptions hereunder, nor shall they be filled at any drug store in which t;.e said physician is flnanclr.l ly interested: Provided, further, That the delivery of such alcohol sold un? der such prescription shall be made orly directly to the person for whom sucht 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. C. That only retail druggists whose place of business Is located in any of the Incorporated towns or cities of the State may lawfully sell alcohol in quantities not greater than five (5) 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, cod for such purposes only, and such druggist may sell In quantities, not greater than one-half gallon, wine used for sacramental or religious pur? poses only. That any person desiring to purchase alcohol for the purpose set out In the section, shall sign a written or printed statement, giving his name, residence, occupation and I the purpose for which he Intends to use said alcohol, and he shall certify that said alcohol Is purchased in good I faith for such purposes and no other, and that said druggist shall, at the I end of each month, file, with the clerk of court of the county In which he is engaged In business, all such state? ments, with**a certificate under oath. I .-that said statements contain a true statement of all such sales. Sc c. 7. That it shall be unlawful to sell wine for sacramental purposes except to a minister, pastor, priest or regularly constituted officer of a regu- I larly organized religious congrega- I tion or church. Any person, desiring to make such purchases, shall sign a written or printed statement, giving nls name and residence and the name ond location of the church for which such wine is purchased, and he shall certify that said wine is purchased in I good faith, to be used for sacramen? tal or religious purposes, and no oth? er,"That such statement shall be filed, as provided for In the next preceding section, in the office of the clerk of court. Sec. 8. That all statements or prescriptions required by this Act to be filed in the office of the clerk of I the court shall be recorded and prop? erly Indexed by him in a book kept for that purpose, which shall at all times bo open for public inspection, I and a certified copy of such record, or the original statement or prescrip-1 tion, with the certificate of the clerk of the court endorsed thereon, show- I ing that It has been recorded, shall I be prlma face evidence of the facts! recited therein. For making such record, the clerk of the court shall be entitled to charge and collect for each prescription a fee of five cents, which shall be paid by the party filing the same. Sec. 9. That In addition to the requirements hereinbefore prescribed, si! licensed and registered druggists I selling alcohol by prescription shall keep a record thereof, which shall I bear ^e true dates of the sales, the names*of the persons to whom sales 1 were made, the names of physicians of surgeons upon whose prescriptions each were made; such records shall I bo subject at all times to the Inspec? tion of the solicitor of the district, the sheriff and other peace officers of the I crunty. 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 be required to report, under oath, to the Circuit Judge pre? siding at each term of court of the county In which said 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 by him. to whom sold and by what physician preeorlbedi with the chief of police e. mayor or lnt*?ndent of the munielpnllty, and P'.st one copy in some public place In such municipality. iee, 10. That nothing In this-Ait shall i .event the sale of wood Of 00? natu red alcohol, iee, 11. That any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and Upon conviction thereof he fined in a sum wot less than one hundred dollars nor more than five bundred I dollars, or Imprisonment at hard lab? or for a period of not less than three months, nor for more than one year; find for the second or any subsequent oflense, upon conviction thereof, shall be Imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than five \ t ars. 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, prosectior. and conviction of any person who has been guilty of, the violation of the present criminal law 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? fect on the first Tuesday in August. 1 f?09: Provided, That in the counties then having dispensaries an election shall be held on the third Tuesday in August, 1909, for the purpose of de? termining whether the dispensaries located therein shall be reopened, and such election In each of said counties shall be held and conducted by the same officers and under the rules and regulations provided by law for gen? eral elections. Sec. 15. At euch election the election commissioners for such coun? ty shall at each voting precinct there? in provide one ballot box in which th< ballots must be cast. Any person who is a qualified elector of such county may vote in said election. Ev ery voter who may be in favor of the sale of liquors and beverages in such counties shall cast a ballot in the box provided therefor, on which shall be printed the words: "For sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors and beverages," and every voter opposed shall cast a ballot upon which shall be printed the words, "Against aale and manuafcture of alcoholic liquors and beverages." If a majority of the ballots cast in such election be "For sale and manufacture of alcoholic, liquors and beverages," it shal be law* ful for such liquors and beverages to be sold in said county as. hereinafter provided: Provided, That expense of these elections shall be borne by the State. Sec. 16. In case an election as ?IK herein provided shall ragsjM in favor of the sale of liquors and Averages, the dispensaries in each county so voting shall be reopened and conduct? ed under the provisions of an act en titled "An Act to declare the law In reference to, and to regulate the man? ufacture, sale, use, consumption, pos? session, transportation and disposition oi alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and to police the same," approved the 16th day of Feb? ruary, 1907, and Acts amendatory thereof: Provided, That all of the provisions and limitations of the said Act not Inconsistent with this Act shall remain in full force and effect in all of the counties of this State: Provided, further, That in counties whioh shall reopen dispensaries therein, the county dispensary board and dispensers in office on June 30, 1909, shall continue to discharge their several duties as if such dispensary or dispensaries had not been closed: Provided, That in the counties which have heretofore voted upon the ques? tion of dispensary or no dispensary under existing or previous laws and have no dispensary at this time, shall ha\e the right at any time after the expiration of four years from the last election on the liquor question to hold an election upon the question of dis? pensary or no dispensary, as provid? ed in an Act entitled, "An Act to de? clare the law in reference to, and to regulate the manufacture, sale, use, consumption, possession, transporta? tion and dlspostlon of, alcoholic liquors and beverages within this State, and to police the same, ap? proved February 16, 1907. Sec. 17. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. 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 Poard of Managers can administer the oath to the other members and to the Clerk: a Notary Puollc must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place 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 Managers attend, the citizens can ap? point from among the qualified vot < re, the Managers, who. after being sworn, van conduct the election. At the elt.se of the election, the Managers and (Merks must proceed publicly to open the ballot hoxes and COUni the ballots therein, and con? tinue without adjournment until the same Is completed, and make ? state? ment of the result for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the j Board of some one designated by the i Board, must deliver to the commis? sioners of election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and writ? ten statements of the results of the election. Managers of Election:?The follow? ing Managers 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, Geo. W. Reardon. Sumter, Ward 2?\V. Y. L. Mar? shall, J. D. Shirer, Jno. S. Richard scn. 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. X. /McElveen, G. W. McBride. Brearley Cooper. Rafting Creek?Jno. W. Young, Jno. T. Watson, B. C. DuPre. Stateburg?Guy V. Nelson, Richard Cantey, Wm. M. Sanders. , Wedgefleld?C. W. Chandler, Eu? gene Aycock, W. H. Ramsey. Providence?J. H. Myers, H. B. Parker, Sam Polk. Concord?T. M. Brunson, G. W. Mahoney, R. C. Blanding. Bloom Hill?W. J. Ardls, T. D Weeks, S. M. Coulter. Privateer?W. O. Cain, H. W. Cuttino, H. H. Wells. ?swego?-W. J. Andrews, Reld Mc? Coy, J. S. R. Brown. The managers at each precinct named above are requested to dele? gate one of their number to secure boxes and blanks for the election on or before, Saturday, the 14th day of Auguat, at Knight's Book Store. JAS. E. DUPRE, W. T. GREEN, P. D. KNIGHT, Commissioners of State and County j Elections for Sumter County, S. C. July IB, 1909. Let the Town Clerkships Alon \ No greater opportunity is offered I anywhere to the young man who i? willing to work than is offered in Southern agriculture to the man who will learn how to do ordinary farm tasks as they should be done. ? The boy who trains himself along these lines has the future In his hands; and the farm boys of the South should be turning by the thou* ; sands to the agricultural high schools,' the winter short courses in the agri- ? cultural colleges, the corn contests? ' j to everything. In fact, which will help to make them really proficient in either the science or the practice of agriculture. The farm boy who will t train himself can get good wages or# a i good salary in working for other men, I and can thereby accumulate enough to buy land himself and so become a still more definite factor In the agri? cultural progress of his section. Let the town clerkships alone, far? mer boys; there are much bigger op? portunities?more money and vastly more independence and satisfaction? OH the farm.?Progressive Farmer. Gov. Ansel has reclved a copy of the resolution passed by eongress re? lative to submitting to the States the proposed constitutional tax amend? ment as to Income taxes. The matter Till be referred to the legislature next session and Gov. Ansel has address? ed a letter to Hon. Philander C. Knos lo that effect. The resolution of con grefs was to submit the following amendment: "The congress shall have power to collect taxes on In? comes from whatever source derived without apportionment among ths several States and without regard to any census or enumeration." Fell Asleep on R. R. Treck. Anderson, August 6.?Robert M. Ritchie, a farmer 35 years old, was run over and killed at Pendleton by an excursion train on the Blue Ridge Railway early this morning. It is presumed that he went to sleep on the track. His body was horribly mangled, being cut nearly In two. The Southern Power Company is about ready to begin work on its big plant at Getty's Shoals, twelve miles above Camden, twenty-four miles be? low the Rocky Creek works. The dam will be 110 feet in height and will hack water to the Rocky Creek dam. making a continuous lake of twenty one miles in length. The Getty's Shoals plant is expected to furnish 100,000 horse power when completed. If Mr. Taft wants to he president for another term, heil make a good start by vetoing the tariff bill, if it passes the senate in its present shape. We have often wished that some ministers could sit in the pew and hear themselves preach. The man who can hold himself down to playing the fool only in the bosom of his family, and not In pub? lic, is fortunate, A law and order league has '?een organized at Bamberg, For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AUgc(abl?rTtpar*ionforAs si milating the FoodaiKlReguta ting the Stomachs aod?owdsof j fants /Children nc ss and Res tXo n tains Deter I Opium Morphine norMiaeraL] Kot Narcotic. BmftiiSmd Aperfect Remedy for Corofiat-j tlon > Sour Stomach.Dtarrtai j Worms .Convulsions .Feverislr \ ness and Loss of Sleep. Atb months old J5 Dosts -350> ts Exact ?3opy of Wrapper. BiRNics Drug Store, ? W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES. PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PORE AND RELIABLE GOODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: A STRONG 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. You get nothing but the best here, whether it be lumber or sash and doors, and! our prices are beyond competition. The Sumter Door, Sash & BHnd Factory, J. W. McKeiver. - - Proprietor. Thirtieth Annual Mountain Excursion Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY AUGUST litl, till Very low round trip rates to the principal resorts in North Car? olina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D. C. and Norfolk, Va., Including Asheville, Brevard, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Lenoir, Lincolnton, Marion, Saluda, Shelby, Tryon and Waynesville, N. C, also Ahheville, Anderson, Glenn Springs, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Walhalla and White Stone Lithia Springs, S. C. have been authorized. Tickets will be on sale for all trains on August 18th, 1909, from Barnwell, Camden, Ches? ter, Denmark, Summerville, St. George, Branchville, Orangeburg, St. Matthews and Sumter, S. C. Tickets will be good returning on any regular train up to and including September 2nd, 1909. Children between five and six years of age, half fare For detailed information, tickets, etc., apply to Southern Rail? way ticket agents or address. ,1. L. MEEK, Asst. Gau. Pas. Aft Atlanta, Gr?. L. 1>. IXSK, 1)1 v. Pass. Agent. Charleston. S. C Progressive People. The business man knows tin- value and convenience <>f a Check Ing-Account; so doen the up-to-date professional man; likewise the progressive farmer; and. too, the wide-awake buslnen woman. We shall he glad to initiate people into the details >?! keeping a checking-account. - First National Bank, of Sumter