Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-02
ENFORCING THE LAW.
Gov. Tillman Speaks Strongly on the
Dispensary Subject.
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Owing to the various forms of petition,
that are being circulated by applicant.
for the positions of County Dispensers
it will be of great assistance to the aspi
rants if they will study well the condi
tons specified in the Act. Gov. Tillmar
states,that many applications are being
made, with petitions attached, that art
lacking in the essentials that will entitlt
them to consideration. In order that al
would-be dispensers may comply strictly
with the requirements of the law per
tanning to their applications, the follow
ing extracts relating thereto are ap
pended:
Section I. Applications for the posi-.
ton of County Dispensers shall be by
petitions signed and sworn to by the
applicant and filed with the County Board
of Control at least ten days before the
meeting at which the application is to
be considered, which petition shall state
the applicants name, place of residence,
in what business engaged, and in what
business he has been engaged two years
previous to filing petition; that he is a
citizen of the United States and of South
Carolina; that he has never been adjudged
guilty of violating the law relating to
Intoxicating liquors. and is not licensed
druggist, keeper of hotel, eating
house, saloon. restaurant or place of pup
lie amusement; and that he is not
addicted to the use of Intoxicating liquors
as beverage
Sections. ss* Atle;.st ten days before
the first day of the meeting at which the
applications for the position of County
Dispenser are considered the applicant
shall file with the County Board of Con
troll, and copy thereof with the Clerk
of Court. in support of the application,
such a petition, as is provided fer in Sec
ton !, signed by majority of the free
hold voters of the incorporated town or
city in which the permit is to be used.
and each person aforesaid shall sign said
petition by his own true name ard sigma
ture, and state that each, before signing,
has read said petition and understands
the contents and meaning thereof, AID is
well and personally acquainted with the
applicant.
In speaking of the desperate efforts
and combinations that are being made in
opposition to the enforcement of the dis
pensary law, Gov. Tillman said:
SIT is my opinion, and it may be taken
for what it is worth, that any prohibi-
zionist who refuses to cooperate with
me in the establishing of dispenSaries by
not signing the petitions of the dispens-
erS, and assisting the government in every
way possible to enforce, rather than to
prevent, it going into effect, will regret it.
The threatened alliance between the
whiskey men and other political oppo-
ncnts, who are bitterly opposed to the
aw, and the prohibitioniSts. who are in |
avor of 1T. may bring about such a state |
If dissatisfaction rs will seriously cripple |
me in my efforts to help the cause Of
If the prohibitionists are banboozled
~ the opposition into lending their aid
o this end, they will be likely to find
in the p,edicament of the dog
n the fable, who, seeing his shadow
in the water, snapped ut it and
oSt what lie had
There will be absolute prohibition in
very county where the sale of liquors is
by law, not even druggists
'eing allowed to sell for medicine. nor
an it be shipped into these counties by
XpreSS or otherwise, under the new law
nd. therefore. the experiment as to
whether the people will st:tnd absolute
Prohibition will be made in at least six
ounties: and ! shall take particular
aims to see that the law is as strictly
ntorced III those counties as it is any
there else, let it cost what it may.
1T will be time enough for the prohi-
itioniStS TO advance to a stronger posi-
ion after they have found they can hold
hat has already been gained.