The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-29
Board Of Control
and Hotel Permits.
FULL TEXT OF THE RES.
OLUFIONs ADOPTED
YESTERDAY.

Whether there will be a clash be-
tween the executive and the State
board Of control in the matter of the
hotel dispensaries short time per.
baps will tell
The governor ordered all such
places closed on June Is, aud since
that date they have ceased to sell
any liquors The State board, at its
meeting yesterday morning. through
a resolution introduced by Mr.. L. j.
Williams. tells the hotel people that
| if they edo not wish to discontinue
business this board will not interfere" :"
except as indicated in former reso-
luton.
The plain fact of the waole thing
is that the State board of control
thinks that the entire operating of the
dispensary law in all of its details has
been placed in their sole charge, both
by the statute and the constitution Of
the State, while the governor is of
the opinion that by virtue of bis Office
he has certain authority in the man
agement of the dispeusary which the
State board cannot take from him.
The resolution passed yesterday
simply means that according to the
boards idea the hotels. or at least
those that have not abused the privi!
ege granted them. have right and
the sanction Of the board of control
to continue the sale of liquors, under
the permits granted them Acting
under these resolutions the hotels
will probably open up their dispen.
carries again This plan, should it be
adopted, will then be combatted by
the governor. which will throw the
whole question in the courts and be
left by them to be settled.
This is what the board of control
desires, as there is likely to be con
tinued friction until it is decided
whose authority in dispensary mat
tefs ls absolute-the governors or
the board Of CONTROLS
The members of the board say that
before issuing any hotel permits they
had the advice of the attorney gene
eraI that this right was theirs, and
they now feel that the courts. if the
case should get to them, will so de-
eide 4
The resolution as passed at yester
days meeting is as follows:
Whereas the governor did order
closed all hotel dispeneaties on June
18th, and
Whereas this board did grant said
privileges under aud by virtue of an.
,horitr Of the 2lst section of the dis
peDaary law, aud whereas we still feel
authorized under the law to grant said
privileges, aud whereas we resorted
to the exercise of said rights in order
to enable us to moIe successfully com
bat the i'll effects of Judge Simon
toms decisions. and as the supreme
court has reversed Simonton. and in
Difference to the expressed wishes of
the governor. we did pass resolu-
,ion at our last regular meeting Civ |
ing said hotels SO days in which to
reduce their stock and to chow that
they came strictly under the provis
ions of the law as tourists hotels, or
have their permits revoked,
Therefore to relieve them Of any
hardship that might befall them by
reason of the action of the governor.
Resolved, That if any Of the hotels
holding such privileges aud not under
charges of violation of law should
desire to surrender same. the com
missioner is hereby authorized to re-
ceive back their stock and give them
credit for same /; and if sny of those
hotels holding permits, and not under
charges of violation of law, do not
wish to discontinue business. this
board will not interfere except inso
far as indicated by resolution passed
at the last regular meeting aud refer
red to above
The board then adjourned to meet
at II a. N on July 4. instead of the
9Th of July, the regular day The
State. June "a.