The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-25

GUV0rQOE -IlllC'du pEOluISou 1n AtS
cam mpaign speeches few days ago to re-
open the dispensaries the first day of Au-
gust. He has issued the following pre-
chameleon:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Whereas, under the provisions Of an
Act "to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of ntoxiosting liquors as a beverage
within the State except as herein provi-
Ged p approved December Oath, 1892, the
State assumed control of the legal liquor
traffic in South Carolina, commencing
July LIST, 1898:
And whereas, the said policy and pur-
pose Of the State to permit the sale of IL
quor by and through the States officers
only was reaffirmed by an act approved
December 2Srd, 1893, entitled ian act to
declrae the law in reference to and fur
thee regulate the use, sale, consumption,
transportation and disposition OF al
cohollc liquids or liquors within the
State of South Carolina and to police the
same"
And whereas, the Supreme Court of
the State of South Carolina by decision
rendered the 10th of'April, 1894, declared
the first act above mentioned unconst.-
tutional except one section; the execu-
tive, in obedience to what he conceived
to be the will Of the Court, closed the
dispensaries and discharged the constab-
ulary. In subsequent decision the
court still ignored the Act Of 1893 above
mentioned and construed the decision to
mean there can be no legal sale OF IL
quor by. license" but has, seemingly on
purpose, omitted to mention or construe
the Act Of '99-'94.
And whereas, the State Of South Caro-
lima, acting 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 It was de-
clared that the Act of 1892 twas In effect
an Act to regulate the sale Of spirituous
liquors, the power to do which is uni
versally 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 whiskey sold
without authority of law.
Now, therefore, I, B. r. Tillman, Gov
ernor Of the State of South Carolina, in
exercise of my discretion as executive, do
issue this my proclamation and declare
that the said Supreme Court, having ad-
journed without in anywise giving ex-
preston in regard to the Act OF 1893, that
the said Act is of full force and effect.
end will be enforced in accordance with
my oath of office until the Court shall
have passed upon the same. or until the
Legislature shall have repealed 1t. The
county dispensers in the various coun-
ties will OPEN their dispensaries on
Wednesday, August LIST. All persons
Interested including public carriers, are
notified that the importation of liquors
will be at risk of seizure and proseou-
ton, and all contraband liquors found In
the borders of the State will be seized and
con6scated, according to law.
In testimony thereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal of
the State to be affixed at Columbia this
Twenty-thira day Of July, A: D. 1894,
and In the One Hundred and Nineteenth
year Of the Independence Of the United
States of America. B. r. TILLMAN.
j. E. TINDALL, Secretary Of State.