The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-01-10
The New Dispensary Law.

The New Dlspensary Law.
An Act to Declare the Law in Refer.
ence to and Further Regulate the
Use, Sale. Consumption, Trans.
portatiop and Disposition of Alco'
holic Liquids or Liquors Within
the State Of South Carolina, aud to
Police the Same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same :
That the manufacture, sale. barter or
exchange, receipt, acceptance, deliv-
cry, storing and keeping in posses.
sion, within in this State. of any
spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed whether lager or rice beer)
or other liquors or any compound or
mixture thereof by whatever name
called or known, which contains
alcohol and is used as beverage by
any person, firm or corporation !; the
transportation, removal, the taking
from the depot or other place by
consignee or other person or the
payment of freight or express
or other charges by any per.
son, firm, association or corporation
upon any spirituous, malt. vinous, fer
mented, brewed whether lager,
rice or other beer) or other
liquor or any compound mix
ture thereof, by whatever name
called or known, which con.
tains alcohol and is used as a bever-
age, except as is hereafter provided,
is. hereby prohibited under penalty
of thirty days imprisonment or one
hunded dollars fine for each offense.
All such liquors, except when bought
from State officer authorized to sell
the same or in possession of one, are
declared to be contraband and against
the morals, good health aud safety Of
the State, and may be seized wher.
ever found without warrant and
turned over. to the State Commits
sioner.
Sec. q The Governor, the Attor.
ney General and the Comptroller
General shall, ex oficio. constitute a
State Board of Control to carry out
the provisions Of this Act.
Sec. 8. That the Governor shall, at
the expiration of the term of the pre-.
sent Commissioner, and at the expira.
ton of every two years thereafter,
appoint Commissioner, which ap-
poinfment shall be submitted to the
Senate at it's next session for its ap-
proval; said Commissioner shall be
believed by the Governor to be an alb
stainer from intoxicants, and shall, un.
der such rules and regulations, as may
be made by the State Board of Control,
purchase all intoxicating. liquors for
lawful sale in this State. and furnish
the same to such persons as may be
designated as Dispensers thereof, to
be sold as hereafter. prescribed in
this Act. Said Commissioner shall
reside, and have his place of business,
in the city of Columbia, in this State,
and hold his Office two years from
appointment and until another be
appointed in his stead. He shall be
subject to removal for cause by the
State Board of Control. lie shall
qualify and be commissioned the
same as other State officers and re-
ceive an annual salary of $4,000 pay
able at the same time and IN the same
manner as is provided for the pay
ment of the salaries of State officers.
He shall be allowed bookkeeper,
who shall be paid in the same man.
ner a salary of $1,000, and such other
assistants as in the opinion of the
Board of Control may be deemed
necessary. He shall not sell to the
County Dispensers any intoxicating
or fermented liquors, except such as
have been tested by the chemist of
the South Carolina. College and de-
clared to be pure: Provided, That
said State Board of Control shall
have authority to appoint such assis.
tants as they may find necessary to
assist the South Carolina College in
making the analyses required by this
Act, and the said Board of Control
may. fix such reasonable compensa-
ton, if any, as they deem proper for
the services rendered by such chemist
or such assistants. The State Com
missioner shall deposit all amounts
received by him from sales to County
Dispensers or others with the Treas
urer of che State under such rules as
may be made by the State Board OF
Control to insure the faithful return of
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