The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-02

by thoughtful citizens must result from
the opening of barroooms and the sale
of liquor. unchecked by police inter
ference, and withult the restraints Of
municipal authority to which all other
employmen,s and those engaged there
in must be subjected.
L. D. CHILDs.
Chairman State Pro. Ex. Com.
The prohibitionists expect in asethe
! city takes no action, and the uncon'
trolled sale of liquor continues, to at
tempt to make some case which will
carry the issue promptly and squarely
before the Supreme Court, getting that
body to define it's exact position and
the exact meaning of the decision. One
thing is certain, the prohibitionists
have their fighting clothes on and they
intend to stop at nothing to prevent
the wholesale and unres.rained traffic
in liquor which is now going on.
MAYOR sLoAN's ACTION.
Mayor Sloan. upon the receipt ofMr.
Child's letter yesterday, called upon
City Attorney Thomas and requested
him to give him his legal or inion as to
what the city council could do, as soon
as possible. This opinion will be re-
ferred to council. Mr. Thomas stated
that the opinion will be rendered
promptly, and requested the statement
made fer him that up to yesterday no
opinion had been requested from him
by the city authorities. He says he has
not been delaying the matter at all.
In the meantime the saloons are do
ing rushing open business in Colum-
bia.
CHESTER ACTS.
The first town in the State to take
any action under the new condition OF
things is the town of chester. This
town, after consulting prominent attor-
neys, has reached the conclusion that
the decision of the court means prohi-
bition; that council cannot grant
licenses, and as natural result a few
nights ago the city council of that
town met and passed the following
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, under the law of the State,
as recently decided by the Supreme
Court, the city council has no author
ity to grant licenses for selling spirit
uous or intoxicating liquors, and
Whereas, under the law of the State
it is unlawful for any one to sell spirit
uous or Intoxicating liquor without a
licenses, and
Whereas, a humber of men within
this city are engaged in selling spirit
uous or Intoxicating LIQUOR in open
violation of the law,
Now therefore IN consideration Of
the premises, and Of the great annoy
snce and injury resulting to the people
OF this community from the fragrant
violation of the statute law Of the
State, we, the mayor and aldermen Of
the city of Chester, South Carolina, in
council assembled, do hereby ordain
that the selling of spirituous or intoxi.
eating liquor within the corporate
limits of the city Of Chester, S. c., is
unlawful aud the party or parties
selling the same shall be held guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall b. fined not less than $40 for each
offense or imprisoned not less than
twenty days.
And we do further ordsin, that the
place or places occupied by any one
engaged in the selling Of spirituous or
intoxicating liquor, shall be deemed
nuisances, and the chief police is
positively commanded to abate the
same.
Done in council this a day Of April,
A. D, 1894.
(Sigued.) J c. James, J. L. Glenn,
&. w. Gage, D. Hemphiil and James
McLarnon.
Whether other towns will follow
this lead Of Chester's council remains
to be seen, but one thing is certain
things are not going to remain in their
present unique condition much Logger.
1t is possible that under this very ordi-
nance test case may reach the Su-
pre!ne Court upon an application for
an Injunction when the first arrest is
made. If this is done the matter is
going to I've brought to head IN some
way by the prohibitionists. They are
not going to let the matter stand as it
is much longer, if there is any. out
of the woods The prohibitionists are
laying their plans for their big fight
during the coming fall and are prepar-
ing 70 take every advantage OF the
present remarkable condition Of things.
PROHIBITION IN ANDERSON.
Especial to The State.]
ANDERSON, April 2S.-The city coun-
Gil last night passed a stringent anti
license ordinance, the view prevailing |
that the decision ofthe Supreme Court |
puts the State under prohibition.
When Get Time.
When get time
I know what I shall do;
III cut the leaves OF all my books,
And read them thro and thro.