The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-13
TIE STATE TO SELL LIQUOR
South Carolina viii Have q Monopo,
Of the Matter.

There will be no liquor or beer sold 4
South Carolina except by the State, ard
July /, 1893. -Four Of the mos: cmuen, !.
gal firms in the state decided the mattel
| Soon after the passage Of the law at the ID
session Of the legislature, the liquor deatl
OF tie state formed an association and ED
ployed counsel TO test lis constitutional
Counsel filed the opinion which wa, sd
mitted t. the executive committee Of the
/ Quor dealers last night.
The council advise the liquor dealer, ii,
/ they prepare to- meet the law as valid Ind 1
unconstitutional, vet in view Of the ACaul
! penalties pre- cribed by the act they cam
! ndyise them to continue selling liquor a.a|
! July |.
! The counsel saw that the statute can onr|
| he tested after July by the attempi OF III
ttate or any of its officers to seize and sell /
| quors manufactured in another state. fl|
news was a great surprise and will retire Il
| large number of people from bushnell
| Meantime the governor and state dispersI
are ira, cling in the vest and north arrN,|
! ing TO open The barrooms July ]. CiAl
| the new law the state will sell all the lia
ana peer sold in South Carolina. Gov Ii
u an expects to buy the liquors either
! Chicago. 81. Louis or New York. The 4
ipproT riates only s50,001 with which /
| start business. but the Governor thinks u
Ita,c can easily get all the credit it wan
The new law" the Governor said In
| interview provides that every ounce Of
! ,ohOlic liquors sold within the State u
I be purchased by the State COMMISSIONS Il
| ter having been subjected tn II test 4
| pronounced pure by the State chcmi-t Z
| liquors of any kind can be shipped into /
! State over the line oi any railroad or ny
/ common carrier except the package heI'
! certificate signed by the State Comn,,s
er Ali liquors are bottled or juggrd,
! packages from one half pint to live -aD
! each at the State dispensary, under the
| rectlon OF the Comm s.ioUrr These
] TO the local Gislensaries, ore
| more Of which may be loC*
! in any town where "a petition for its ESD
! lishuent is signed by majority oi
| freehold voters. Any person over 81 ye
of age not an habitual drunkard can Il
chase liquors in any amount from ha
! pint to tliree gallons by signing a VII
order for the same The purchaser
/ N I state for what purpose he wants
liquor, The maximum profit charged ry
| State is 80 per cent. which is alio the %
mum proht allowed the legal dispense y
The first profit goes 10 the CommOuVe.
while the second profit is divided beiuJ \
the county in which the local
pensary IS located aud the muuic II
| ity in VIII ch the liquor IS
! the new law will make n wonderful cha
in the State, and think it will finally
| universally al rpted as solution Of
liquor. problem. For 40 years il has
~ successful operation IN NORWAY W
! Charleston there are 80 saloons where
ter July, there will be but 10 dispense
Eyeu the drug stores are prohibited o
selling any spirits except alcohol. and NJ
, that must be purchased from the state
n sworn account of every ounce used
be made at the end of each month, s'a
! just what medicines the article was we
prepare, There are six prohibition q
ties In South Carolina, where there VI
no dispensaries."