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DISPENSARIES TO OPEN.
So Says the Governor OF South Car.
0lina.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.

State of SouI h Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
Whereas. Under the provisions OF an act
"to prohibit The manufacture and sale OF In.
toXicating liquors as a beverage within lhlS
state, except as herein provided, approved
December "a, 1892, the state assumed controi
of the legal liquor traffic In South Carolina,
commencing July !, lo!s ana ,,rnosa ~,
the state to permit the sale OF LIQUOR oy ana
through the states officers only, was reaIIlrm- can
ed by an act approved December 23. 1898, en-
titled IAN act to declare the law In reference
thereto and to further regulate the use, sale
consumption. transportation and dispose
tion or alcoholic liquor or liquors Withln the
state of South Carolina, and TO police the
same" and
Whereas, The supreme court OF the state OF
South Carolina, by decision rendered on the
10Th of April, 1894. declared the hrst act,
above mentioned, unconstitutional, except
one small proviso OF one section:
The executive in obedience to what he con.
ceived to be the Will of the court, closed all
the dlspensarios and discharged gd,sn tne con- on
court still ignoring the act OF le92, above
mentioned, construed its decision TO mean
"there can be no legal sale OF liquor by H.
cense," but has seemingly on purpose, omit;
ted to mention or to construe the act OF
1893.
Whereas, the state of South Carolina. act
ing in good faith through the executive
branch Of the govern ment, and relying upon
the decision OF the supreme court IN the
case of Hoover VS.. the town council OF CheS.
| ter, In which II was declared that the act OF
| 1892 was In effect, an act to regulate tDe sale
| Of spirituous liquors, the power to DO Whicn
| Is universally recognized, has invested larg
sums OF money In liquors for sale under Ihe
provisions Of the two acts above mentioned,
| and
| Whereas, This liquor is now being held at
heavy expense, while the state IL nooded
with contraband whiskey, sold without au-
thorIty of law now, therefore,
| /, B. r. Tillman, governor OF South CARROLL
ma, In exercise of my discretion as eXecu.
tive do issue this my proclamation, ana de-
| clare that the said supreme court, having ad-
journed without In any wise giving expires.
sion in regard to the act of 1893, that the said
act is In full force and effect, and Will be en-
| forced In accordance with my oath OF ohice
until the court shall have passed upon the
sam e, or until the legislature shall have re-
pealed 1t. The county dispensers In the va
rlous counties will open their dispe nsaries on
Wednesday, August LIST. All persons inter:
ested, including, public carriers, are notlneo
| that the importation OF liquors will be at the
risk of seizure and prosecution, and all con-
lraband liquors found in the borders OF the
state will he seized and confiscated according
| TO law.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sel
my hand and caused the great seal OF tne
state TO be affixed at Columbia, this 23d day
OF July, A. d. 1894, and In the one hundred
and nineteenth yenr OF the independence o
the United States OF America.
By the Governor.
| J.E. Tindall, Secretary of State.