The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-13

are ;hlhH S:ttrtuIE kfIi. W llai Il
tempting feast is spread for the busy
hcclcr and hungry langcr-nn, better
known in the old Sulltil rs carpr; bag
gers.
Senator Appcll, of the Manning
TimcS has framed Il bill for prcsciiia
tinn to The next General Assembly. the
effect of which is pure and simple
county local option rs to the whi>kry
traffic and the mode of conducting il,
and at the same time II strict rrohbi
tory measure in counties voting pro
hibtion. II provides for submitting
the three uu.sioi'S of DiSprnS:,ly.
High License AMI Prohibition to each
county. Prohibition counties can not
import liquors for even private use.
Counties voting for lispcnsarirs are
provided for rs follows: County boards
of control composed Of the Supervisor,
the foreman of the Grand Jury and one
citizen appointed by the Mayor or In
tendant of the County seat, said board
having in charge the election of II dis
pcnscr, tho purchase of all liquors,
said purchases to be made public in
detail in the County newspapers, and
all other business of IL like nature.
The profits Of the dispcnsary are to bc
divided equally between the municipal
corporation and the County school
fund. ItauthOriZcs licensed druggists
to purchase from thoir County dispcn-
scrs alcohol and Intoxicating liquors
for the purpose of cOmpounding me,li
cincs. 1t prohibits the receiving by
the board Of control any samples Of Ii
uuors us Il gift or otherwise. 1t pro
vi,cs in lieu of the spy system that
one hall Of the fines, which arc smaller
than the present law prescribes. shall
be paid to the informcr. A like license
board is provided for Counties voting
high license III whose discretion de
pcnds the number and location of bar
rooms. no bar room tn be established
outside the towns or cities nf the Cnun
ty. License fees are placed at from
SGun to $1,000 per annlim. in the uiscrc-
ion OF the license board. no license to
he issued in towns OF less Than 3.OnO
inhabitants. except upon the petition
of IL inainlity ui the freehold voters OF
such towns. "Nr in cities of more than
5000 inahi' :. except upon the prti
ton Of il mA,,iity of the freehold vu-
tors in he ward in which the barrnnm
seek, to hr located. The amount re-
ccivc,i iium licenses is To be divided
equally between the municipal corpor
alton in which it is situated AMI the
County school fund. II provides that
citizens may make domestic wines for
their own use but shall not sell same
except to dispensers or duly licensed
bar Keepers. except i'll prohibition
counties, where they shall not sell Mt
all. 1t provides for the abolition of
the State Board of Control and the
winding up of the State ,lispcnsary's :
affairs at once. With few exceptions
the bill is possibly the best and most
equitable solution of the liquor pro-
blem. The proposed Act will, no
doubt, be amended. as it should he. to
provide that no dlspcnsary shall bc cs-
tablishcd in any town except upon the
petition OF majority of the freehold
voters Of the municipality in which it
is intended to be established. There
are other amendments. mainly OF
phrascology and punctuation, which
si,o.,i,; i,c made, iii,; viii iio doubt i,
detected. The prohibition to .lispcn-
scrs and barkccpers not to sell 'bc
tween sunGown and sunrise, on Sun
days, except upon the certificate of {
practicing physician,' or not to sell Il
"any person in the habit of becoming
intoxicated, on Sunday, or to sell adul.
teratcd liquors of any kind" is liable
to be misinterpreted and can be made
more clear. The author also evidently
intends that the application for license
shall be accompanied by the petition o.
majority of freehold voters and no