The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24

As a dispensary law is one OF the
measures that must necessarily be
passed by the present Legislature in or
der to carry out the mandate of the peo-
pie expressed at the polls 10 the adop-
ton of the amendment providing for
the state control Of the liquor traffic, a
synopsis of the proposed Gunnarson-
Carhart law which is modelled after the
South Carolina dispensary system, will
be of interest to our readers. Other
bills will be introduced for this purpose
and neither this bill nor any other will
pass as introduced. but this no doubt
will furnish the main features OF the law
to govern the traffic after the first Of
July mex. and perhaps sooner if the
before noted in these columns, the bill is
q voluminous one, comprising 81 long
sections. The framework Of the system
is it's officers. An appointing board con.
sisting of the governor as president, the
secretary of state, state auditor, super
intendent and attorney general shall
appoint a board of control of three men,
bere, no two of the same party, which
shall have control of the entire dispen-
sary eystem. They shall give q bond OF
10000 each, receive a salary of 5000
each, and meet once q month to do their
business. They can have q bookkeeper
at a salary OF $1,000. This board shall
purchase or manufacture all liquors for
sale in the state. The purchase, sale or
traffic ia all other alcoholic or malt
liquors in this state except such as is
first purchased, manufactured or tested
by them is strictly prohibited. This
board is to secure the enforcement of
laws relating to the liquor traffic.
This state board of control shall ap-
point a state commissioner to be con-
firmed by the %senate), at $1,000 per year,
with a clerk at $1,000, who shall furnish
all liquors to the county dispensers and
keep account OF the entire business.
The board shall also appoint a state
chemist at 81 ,GO0 a year and what as
slstants are necessary. The bonds of
commissioner and chemist, respectively.
shall be $4,000 and $4,000, and all Of.
ficers under this system shall be 40.
stainers in the use of intoxicants.
All liquors must be transported in
this state IN sealed packages, certified to
by the state chemist or the common
carrier will be fined $500. Packages of
alcoholic liquors shall be from 4 pint to
? gallons; Of malt liquors not more than
five gallons. Sales q be made only in
daytime, and not on Sundays or legal
holidays.
The state board o~fcontrol shall appoint
county boards OF three members whose
salaries shall be $50 each q year. They
shall meet in the county commissioners
office not less than one day in each
month. They shall make rules for the
sale OF liquors in their counties. They
shall appoint the county dispensers,
who shall be residents OF the county.
never guilty of violating the liquor laws
OF this or any other state, not a keeper
of a restaurant, hotel, drug store or
place of public amusement. There may
be one or more dispensers in a county,
but a majority OF the voters may vote
them out and the county not have any.
by a vote of the people |
may be located in q county to sell liquors
for medicinal, s~acramental or mechanical
purposes only. Dispensaries shall not
be loafing places and every purchase