The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-19
THE NEW D|SPENSARY LAW.
The Difference Between the Old and tho
Ncw-Tho Board Of Control Has Charge of
tho Finance.

Much speculation is being INDUCED
In as to what the now board OF control
is going to do. Under tho law they
will have entire charge of the finan,
ciss, buying Of liquors and in fact
absolute control OF everything except
the constables, who will continue to be
appointed by the Governor. Tho pros
ent commissioners term docs not cx-
pire until next January, and his sue,
cessor will not assume charge until
April l. There is very litter diffOr-
ence between the new law and the old
oxcopt in two particulars which are
contained in the First, Second and
Third sections, which read as follows :
Section /. That the manufacture,
sale, barter or exchange, receipt or
acceptance, for unlawful uso, delivery,
storing, snd keeping In possession,
within this State, OF any spirituoue,
malt, vinouu, fsrmenSed, browed
(whether larger Or rice boer), or other
liquors, any compound or mixture
thereof, by whatever name called or
known, which contains alcohol and is
used as beverage by any porson,
firm or corporation; the transporta-
tion, removal, tho taking from the
depot or other place by consignee or
other person, or the pay ment OF freight
or express or other charges by any
person, firm, association Or corporation
upon any splrituous, matt, vinuus, for
mented, Drewed (whether lagor, rico
or other beer) or other LIQUOR. or any
compound or mixture thereof, by what
ever name called Or known, which con-
talns alcohol and is used as bower
age, except as is herainbeforo pro-
Vlded, Is horcbY prohibited under y
penalty Of not less than three (:N nor
more than twelve N2) months at haru
labor III the SSate Pen ttcnLary or nav
q fine OF not loss than ono hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars. or botn fine and imprisonment.
in tho discretion Of tAc court, for each
Offense. All such liquors, except when
bought OF q STATE OH SO" authorized to
sell the snmo, or in possession of one
and having been du,y tossed by the
Chemist Of the South Carolina CUllepe
and found to be chemically pure, are
declared TO b. contrAband and ayair q,
the morals, good health and safct, OF
the State, and all alcoholic liquor, in
this State and not having been tested
by the Chemist OF the South Carolina
College and found to bu chclnicAily
pure, are hereby declared to &c of a
poisonous aud do etrimentul character.
and their use and consumption as a
beverage are against the morals, good
health and safety Of the State, and ali
such liquors may b. seized wherever
found, without II warrant, and turned
over to the State COMMISSIONER
Section 2. A board consisting Of five
members, to bc known as the Stutu
Board Of Control, shall be elected by
the General Assembly at this session
to Garry out the provisions OF this Act
The terms Of office OF the board so
elected shall be for one, two, three,
fou. and five years respectively, and
those elected shall determine by lot
which shall take the respective terms.
AT the expiration Of tho term Of Office
Of each member his successor shall
be elected for q term Of five years
They shall receive for their services S
the same per diem and mileage as
members of the General Assembly
The State Board Of Control shall de
vise and inaugurate such system OF
bookkeeping and accounting as they
may deem advisable, and shall elect
o clerk or boOkkeepcr, who shall hold
his Office during the pleasure of the
board and shall receive as .compcnsil- ~
tion for his services q salary OF fifteen
hundred dollars per annum. Tho per
diem and mileage of the memo ocrs Of
the State Board OF Control under such
rules and rcgul atiOns rs may DO adopt
ed by said board, shall purchase all
liquors for lawful uso in this State,
and shall have tho sa,ne tested and
declared to be pure as hereinbcfore
and hereinafter provided.
Section 3. That the State Board Of
Control shall, at the expiration of the
term Of the present Commissioner, and
at the expiration Of every two years
thereafter, appoint a Commissioners.
which appointment sh all be submitted
70 hn 70 nf itI,r nSyfC Sinn fNk,i -
approval ; said Comm: :ssioner shall
be beloved by the State Board Of
Control to be abstainer from intoxi-
cants, and shall, under such rules and
regulations rs may 90 made Cy the
State Board of Control, furnish all
Intoxicating liquors for lawful use II
this State, to such persons as may be
des Ignatcd rs Dispensers thereof, to
be sold as hereafter prescribed in this
Act. Said Commissioner shall reside,
and have his pace OF business, in tho
city Of Columbia, in this State, and
hold his Office two years from his APP
pointment and until another be ap-
pointed in his stead. He shall bc
State Board of Control. He shall
qualify and DO commissioned the same
as other State officers, and shall receive
an annual salary Of twenty-five hun
dred dollars, payable from tho Dispcn-
sary fund upon the warrant OF tho State
Board Of Control. He shall be allowed
bookkeeper, who shall be paid in the
Same manDcr q salary of twelve hun
dred dollars, and such other assistants
as in tho opinion Of the Board OF Con
troll may be deemed necessary. HC
shall not furnish to tho county Dispen-
sers any intoxicating on fcrmcnted
liquors except such as have been tested
by the Chemist of the nth Carolina
College and declared TO be pure: Pro
vfdcd, That said Board Of Contro
shall havo authority to appoint such
assistants as they may fLh necessary
to assist the Chemist OF the South Caro-
lima College in making the analyses
required by this Act; and the saiC
Board Of Control may fix reasonable
compensation, II any, Us thcy may decn
proper for the services rendered bi
such Chemist or such assistants Eact
county Dispenser shall remit to The
State Treasurer all monies accruing t(
the State from the snio Of liquors undol
such rules as may b. prescribed by th'
State Board OF Control, and the State
Treasuror shall keep n separate &C
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