The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-15

it. BY my bill We will get clear OF
certain cities which have never re-
spected the law and where it has
been impossible to enforce, and 1t
will leave the rest Of the State to en-
Joy its benefits without all OF this
strife and bitterness. I think the
bill is fair and will meet the approval
of the people. The following is the
text OF the bill:
Section l. That whenever oue-third OF
the registered voters OF any county shall
petition, in writing. to the county COM
Ipissiotlels of such county for an election
to submit to the voters thereof the question
CT "Dispensary," High License" or Pro
hibition, and the petition. together with
the names OF the petitioners. has been pub
lished at least once week for three
weeks in some newspaper published
in said county. the governor, upon
tie request OF the said county commission
ers, shall order an election within forty
days thereafter. at which the question OF
dlspensary, high license, or prohibition
shall be submitted. If no one proposition
shsll obtain majority of the votes cast.
second election shall be held tT" weeks
from the day of the first election. at which
two propositions receiving the highest
number of votes at the FIRST election shall be
submitted. It shall be the duty OF the gov
eynor, upon the request OF the county COM
missiorers, to appoint three commissioners
of election, one Of whom shall favor the
dispensary, one high license snd one pro-
bibition, and the said commissioners shall
conduc: the elections in the same manner
as other general elections are conducted,
except that the managers Of election shall
represent the questions ut issue, and re-
ceive DO compensation for their services.
Sec. 2. Iu the ovent that any county. BY
such election, shall declare for diSpensary.
such county shall continue under the State
dispensary law.
Sec. g. In the event that any county. by
such election, shall declare fox prohibition,
no, liquors, wines or beer shall be sold,
and prohibition shall prevail in such
county, and all dispensaries therein shall
be closed within thirty days.
Sec. 4. In the event that any county. by
such election, shall declare in favor Of high
license, the county commissioners are here
by authorized aad directed to issue license
for the sale of liquors in incorporated
towns and cities Of said county, but not
elsewhere. All applicants for license for
the sale of liquors shall be men OF good
moral character and sober habits, and be
recommended by at least twenty freehold
vosers of the city or town wherein 1t Is pro-
posed to do business. Provided, If there
be less than thirty qualified voters within
such incorporated town, then two-thirds
thereof will be sufficient. The county
commissioners are hereby authorized and
REQ uired to take bonds from all licensees
in the sum of Eve thousand dollars for the
observance Of all laws and restrictions re-
quired by the Constitution and laws Of the
State, and such other rules aud regulations
as may be prescribed By the county CON-
missioners. II any licensee shall violate
any of the conditions OF his bond, it shall
be forfeited, his license revoked, and no
license shall thereafter be granted to him.
No license shall be granted tor less sum
than two thousand dollars per annum. nor
for longer period than one year. to be
paid in advance. The board Of county
commissioners shall in their discretion
limit the number Of licenses to be granted.
It shall be the duty of the county
commissioners to establish such rules as
they may deem proper to guar
an.se the purity Of all liquors
offered for sale, and are hereby authorized
to e1pend the necessary funds from license
fees to secure that end by chemical analy-
sis or otherwise 1t shall be the duty OF
the sheriff. his deputies. the magistrates
and their conssables, and all city and town
ofEcisle. to see to the enforcement OF the
law n respect to the sale Of liquors, and II
they fail to properly enforce the law. the
comfy commissioners may use so much
of the license fee as may be necessary FOR
rigid enforcement thereof. That after
the payment OF the necessary expsn"ss by
the county commissioners herein provided
for, the said county commissioners shall
promptly pay over to the county treasurer
ope-hnlf OF the license fees hereinbefoIe
provided for. and pay over the other half
thereof to the proper authorities OF the
cities and towns in which tie sale of liquors
is licensed.
Sec. 5. That no subsequent election
shall bo held under the provisions of this
act within two years from the previous
election Hereunder.
Sec. 6. That all acts and parts ofacts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
On Saturday I addressed the Sen
ate in support OF the measure, as
| follows:
Senator Appelt said that as it had been
given ont that be had changed his opinion
on this question lately, he had been told
that this change would be his political
fun eral knell. He had a right to his opin-
ions; he could not be bullied By threat;
he had received his commission from the
people of Clarendon County, and if his
people disspproved of his action let them
speak; his commission was theirs.
He continued I am sn advocate and
.,onor..r IF the 5ispensary system AMI