The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-24
oARoLINA's DIsPENsARIEs.
Gov. Tillman Issues His Proclama-
ton Reopening Them.


Colum bia, S. c., July 23-Gov. Tlllman
promised in his campaign speeches a few
days ago to reopen the dispensaries the
first day of August. To-day he issued the
following proclamation:
State Of South Carolina, Executive Cham
ber.-Whereas, Under the provisions Of an
act TO prohibit the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors as beverage within the
state, except asIherein provided, approved
Dec p, 1892, the state assumed control of the
legal liquor traftic in South Carolina, com
menclng July |, 1898; and
Whereas, TIE SAID policy and purpose Of
the state TO permit the sale OF liquor by and
through the states officers only, was re-
amrmed by an act approved Dec %, 1893, en-
TITLED An act to declare the law in reference
to and further regulate the use, sale, con
sumption, transportation and disposition of
alcoholic liquids or liquors within the state OF
South Carolina, and to police the same ard,
whereas, The supreme court of the state
OF South Carolina, by decision rendered
April 10, 1894, declared the first act, above
mentioned, unconstitutional, except one
small provlso of one section, the executive,
In obedience to what he conceived to be the
will Of the court, closed all the dispensaries
ana discharged the constabulary. In sub
sequent decision, the court, still ignoring the
act Of 1893, above mentioned, construed it's
decision to mean there can be no legal sale
OF liquor by license but has seemingly, on
purpose, omitted to mention or cOnstrue the
act OF 1888; ana.
Whereas. The state Of South Carolina, act
ing in good faith through the executive
branch OF the government, and relying upon
the decision OF the supreme court in the case
OF Hoover vs.. the Town Council of Chester, in
which 1t was declared that the act of 1892,
was In effect an act to regulate the sale of
spirituous liquors, the power to do which is
universally recognized" has invested large
sums of money in liquors for sale under the
provisions Of the two acts mentioned and
Whereas, This liquor is now being held at
heavy expense, while the state is flooded with
contraband whisky, sold without authority OF
| law.
Now therefore, 1, B. R. Tillman, governor
| Of the ate Of South Carolina. in exercise of
my discretion as executive, do issue this my
| preme court having adjourned without in any
| wise giving expression in regard to the act OF
1893, that the said act is Of full force and eff
| fective, and will be enforced in accordance
with my oath OF office till the court shall
have passed upon the same. or until the leglS-
lature shall have repealed 1t.
The county dispensers in the various coun-
| ties will open their dispensaries on Wednes-
day, Aug. /. All persons interested, including
public carriers, are notified that Importation
of liquors will be at the risk of seizure and
prosecution, and all contraband liquors found
in the borders of the state Will be seized and
contscated according to law.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
state to be af1xed. at Columbia, this 23d day
of July, A. D., 1894, and in the one hundred
and nineteenth year of the independence of the
United States of America
BY the governor; B. R. TILLMAN,
J. E. TINDALL, Secretary of State.