The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-17
PASSING UNDER ECLIPSE.
The State in the Penumbra Of the Evans
LIQUOR Law-Boards OF Control for Six
teen Counties--The Sacred Palmetto
Blown on the Whiskey Bottles.
Especial to News and Courier !

pointed to-day. Governor Tillman and
Comptroller General Ellerbe were clos
eted in the Executive office most of the
morning, and before leaving they an
nounced the appointments for sixteen
counties. The remaining appointments
will be made as soon as possible, as 1t
is the desire of the State board of con-
troll that the county boards organize
and get to work as soon as posi-
BILE. In all cases the appointments
were made upon recommendation.
Sometimes by the members Of the
delegations and in other instances by
friends of the Administration.
Governor Tillman, when asked what
was the rule in appointing the boards,
replied that good men who were in
favor of the law and who would see
that it would be carried out, were ap-
pointed without regard to heirpolitics.
He. remarked, however, that so few
Conservatives were in favor of the
law that but few Of them would
be found on the boards. 1t will
be seen. by looking over the law that
the boards are very important factors
in carrying out the provisions OF the
| new-fangled regulation of the liquor
traffic.
The following are the boards an
| nounced:
Abbeville-Thos. J. Ellis, Francis
Henry and John B. Sample.
Barnwell-J. G. Wise, c. NJ. HERS
and S. E. Ulmer.
Newberry-Wm c. Sigh, Jacob Sem
! and John A. C. Kibler.
Spartanburg-M. Heldman, A. F.
Burton and J. M. Harrelson.
Georgetown-W. o. Bourke, T. NJ
Merriman and NJ. S. Iseman.
Lexington-S. P. George, W. J. Bal
lentine and w. B. Seay.
Charleston--W. Gibbes Whaley,
John H. Graman and James D. Thayer.
Aiken-Lewis Bradwell, B. F. Hel'
" and Thos S. Williams.
Colleton-W. D. Connor, ]. NJ. Hum
bert and L. Bellinger.
GreenYille-John T. Bramlett, A
w. McDavid and Joseph Leach.
Darlington-George Just Brown, ].
| O. A. Moore and w. P. Carter.
Edgefeld-Jacob w. Hardy, D. r
Durisoe and Luther ". Reese.
Florence-W. E. Finklea, Us. Ne.
Kenzie and Jas Lawhorne.
Richland-John Crowley, Julian B
Friday and J. R. Price.
Sumter-R. M. Wilson, E. M. Pitts
and r. A. Frierson.
York-Walter B. Moore, A. G. Beck.
horn and W. F. Dye.
Berkeley-A. E. Mccoy and ". c.
| Whaley: one place vacant.
WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
Tie dispensa-y law imposes consid'
erable work and responsibility on the
county boards of control. The follow
ing is the law creating the boards:
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the
State board of control to appoint q
county board of control composed ol
three persons, believed by said board
not to be addicted to the use of intox.
icating liquors, who shall hold theiI
Office for term of two years, and un.
| til their successors are appointed. Said
county board Of control shall be sub.
ject to removal for cause by the State
board of control. Said county board
shall make such rules as will be
conducive TO the best management Of
the sale Of intoxicating liquors in theil
respective counties Provided, all such
rules shall be submitted to the State
board and approved by them before
adoption. Said county board of con.
troll shall qualify and be commissioned
the same as other officers without fees
therefor.
THEY APPOINT THE DISPENSERS.
Applications for position Of county
dispensers shall be by petitions signed
and sworn to by the applicant and fled
with the county board of control al
least ten days befole the meeting al
which the application is to be consid'
cred, which petition shall state the ap'
plicant's name, place Of residence, in
what business engaged, and in what
business be has been engaged two
years previous to filing petition
that he is citizen of the United
States and Of South Carolina; that
he has neverbeen adjudged guilty
of violating the law relating to
intoxicating liquors, and is not a
licensed druggist, keeper of a hotel,
eating house. saloon, restaurant OF
place of public amusement, and that
he is not addicted to the use Of intox'
icating liquors as a beverage. Said
county board ofcontrol shall be charged
with the duty of prosecuting the coun-
ty dispenser, or any of his employees,
who may violate any of the provisions
| of this Act.
wHATTHEREIs IS IN 1T FOR THE BOARDS
Section 10. The county board of con
| troll shall use as their Office the Office
of the county commissioners Of their re-
spective counties and the clerk Of the
board of county commissioners shall
serve as their clerk. They shall pre-
serve, as part Of the records and files Of
their Office, all petitions, bonds and
other papers pertaining to the granting
| or revocation of permits, and keep
suitable books in which bonds and per-
mits shall be recorded. The books
shall be furnished by the county like