Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
THE D~,sPENsARY BILL.
Main Provisions of Senator Jack
sons Measure.

a bill in the legislature to regulate the sale
of liquors, the main provisions of which
are as follows:
All liquors. except when bought from a
state officer, authorized to sell the same.
or in tho possession of one and having
been duly tested by the state chemist and
found to be chemically pure, are declared
to be c~ontraband.. A board consisting of
board Of control, shall be elected at the
general assembly to carry out the PROVE
sions of this act.
The stete board of control. under such
rules and regulations as may be adopted
b. said board. shall purchase all liquors
for lawful use in the state. The board of
control shall appo.nt q commissioner and
the appointment be approved, by the sem
ate: SAID cor. missioner shall be an alb
stainer rom intoXicants and shall furnish
may be ~disengaged as dispensers thereof.
Each county dispenser shall remit to the
state from the sale Of liquors and the state
treasurer shall keep a separate account
M.t no ,pla 1u sha,1 Ir ON witch ,ra,d 5a ,is saa' ,o beard t;ara
upon warrants or III such manner as they
may provide. the anlovnt necessary to pay
business.
IL all sslcs or purchases OF, intoxicating
ii,rnors made as contsmplated IN this act.
the state beard Of control shall cause n
cert ficate to he attached to each and
every packase containing said LIQUORS.
,nlssioner fra,n Il The nai piiace OF o. n,rehase' % or
by the state commissioner to the coun-
t. dispenssrs; certified by their Of,
n nsla' sisna shaH stan. and I liauors w eoil
tanned in said package have been pur-
c.l2sed under the laws of the state and
shall also cruise to be attached to all such
liquors the certificate of the state chemist
that samplcs of the same have been tested
as required by this act.
Il state commissioner Shall, before
chipping any liquors to dispensers, except
lager beer. cause the same 10 be put in
nor more Than nj i've gallon, e".i" secu PaI
scaled. and it shall be unlawful! for the
d!spenser to break any such packages or
over. He sha,l. sell the package only and
no person shall open the same IN the
premises. This section shall not apply to
malt liquors, shipped in cases and kegs,
OF bottles thereof shipped. in barrels. and
such malt liquors may he sold by the
not less Tran cue drink. as he may see
proper. The same shall be drunk ON the
promises. Dispensers shall open their
places OF business aud sell only in the day
time. IT shall be the duty of the state
board OF control to appoint county boards
Of control composed OF three persons. aed
the said county boards of control shall
make such rules shall be conducive to
the. best nanaseNnent of the sale of in
toxicatirs liquors n their respective coun;
to the state board and approved by them
before adoption.
.Applica,ion for the position of county
DISPENSER shall be by petition. sisae1 and
aworn to by the applicant. which petition
shall state that ne hes never been adj
lation to Intoxicating liquors, and is not
q keeper Of n restauraat or place of public
arrangement, ald that he is not addicted
10 the use Of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage. There tnay be one or more
comn.y dispeisers apnointed for zach
shat, Sc d~esihnated by the county beard,
and when the COUNTY board G%es,rnates
a locality for a dispetsary,, tweGty days
i majority Of the voters Of the
township, in which such dispensary
q. township by signing II petition or Pc
tition. addressed to the county board re-
guessing that no disnensary be estab-
All profits after paying all expenses OF
the county dispensary shall he paid, one-
to the municipal corporation in which it
,aay be located, such settlements to hc
made quarterly. All moneys received by
the county dispenser belonging to the state
! shall be forwarded on Monday of each
week to the, state treasurer aud on the
perser shall deposit with tho county treas
irer the portion OF all the moneys received
by him belonging to the county and to the
municipal .autiorities, iii which the dis
I pensary is located.
Before. selling or delivering any intoxi-
mdst be ll present 20 to III te eo : a;s rsgaeat
! printed or written II, ink, stating that he
or she is Of age, The quantity and king re-
request shall be signed h. the applicant in
his or her true name and Signature Attest
&c. by the county dlsnenser. or his clerk.
Any county dispenser. who in violation
OF his oath OF office sells or furnishes In
toSieating liquors to any minor, intoSi-
Of becoming Intoxicated. shall be im,nedl-
ately deprived of mis- office as dispenser.
Any person. firm. association or corpora
ton desiring or intending TO manufacture
or distill any liquors containing alcohol
within this state shall first Obtain ..om the
TO do so. Amy person shall have the light
to make Wine for his or her own use from
grapes or other fruit.
stores and manufacturers OF proprietary
medicines are hereby authorized to pur-
chase OF dispensaries OF the counties of
their residence Intoxicating liquors for the
purpose of compromising medicines, tine
lures and extracts that cannot be used as
If said licensed druggist shall sell. bar
ter. give away or exchange, or in any man.
ner dispose OF said liquors for any purpose
shall. upon conviction. forfeit his License.
name Of said druggist from the list o:
Every dispenser, when he sells q pack
mar r m -e l,s al thf fro la' the 9 9op f &c sasiam
steamboat, express company or osie:
Ci!iiIl CdlIAcE 5iiull lLlCuf d pO!ldlAy Ol
treble the invoice price of any %alcoholic
liquors lost or stolen in transit or from the
~dispensary. whether shipped as released or
not.
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