The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-24
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The following bill Is introduced In
the house by Mr.. Robinson, of Cumber-
land. as a substitute for Mr.. Rays bill,
which the committee reports unfavor-
ably:
IAN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER
a35 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1891,
AND TO SUBMIT THE SAME TO A
VOTE OF THE PEOPLE OF CUM
BERLAND COUNTY"
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do nae
Section /. That section 2 of chap
ter 235 of the public laws OF 1897 be
stricken out and the following substi-
tuted:
Sec. 2. On the first Monday In
March, 1899. or as soon thereafter as
practicable, and annually Thereafter,
the members OF the board OF county
commissioners of Cumberland county,
the mayor and the board OF audit and
finance of the city OF Fayetteville, shall
in Joint session elect three suitable res
idents of Cumberland who, when SO
elected, shall constitute the ~dispensary
board of Cumberland county; but the
mayor, who shall preside at such meet
ings, shall not vote except in case or
a tie. The compensation OF the men,
bers of aid ~dispensary board shall be
one per centum to each Of the net pro-
ceeds. All vacancies in the dispensary
board shall be filled by the joint votes
of the county commissioners and the
mayor and board OF audit n nance
in meeting assembled.
"Sec. 2. That section 3 of said chap
ter 235 of the public laws OF 1897, be
amended as follows: Strike out the
first five lines of said section 3 down TO
and including the word liquors on the
sixth line, and substitute the following
for said lines: THE dispensary board
of Cumberland county shall establish
one dispensary in the city Of Fayette-
Vile, which shall be the only dispen-
sary in Cumberland county for the sale
of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors"
Strike out the word each" in the sew
enth line of said section 3 and substi-
tute the word said" before the word
"d~ispensary."
Sec. 3. That section 4 of said chap
ter 235 be amended by striking out the
words land furnishing" in line
four down to and including the
word board" in line five, and striking
out all of said section 4 between the
words Fayetteville in the eighth line
and the words said manager" in the
fourteenth line. Strike out the words
''the said treasurer" in the seventeenth
line and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing words: 1.-The treasurers OF the
city of Fayetteville and of the county OF
Cumberland, one-half to EACH" Strike
out the word with" at the end Of the
seventeenth line and insert after the
word made" in the eighteenth line the
following words: shall be filed month
ly with the treasurers of Cumberland
county and shall be kept by months by
said treasurer" In the nineteenth line
of said section 4 change the word
treasurer" to ~treasurers." Strike
out the words 1.-The same" and insert the
words "of all moneys received from the
d~ispensary." Strike out all after the
word same" in the nineteenth line be-
ginning with the words dispensers In
said line and including the remainder of
said section 4.
Sec. 4. Amend section z Of said
chapter 235 by adding after the word
excess in the ninth line of said sec
ton the following: cor if he knows that
the liquor applied for is intended for the
use of any such person.
Sec. 5. Amend section s of said
chapter 235 by striking out all of said
section after the word monthly" in
the sixth line thereof and adding after
said word monthly the following:
the authorities of the county of Cum
berland and of the city of Fayetteville
shall exercise due diligence to enforce
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. Amend section 10 of said
chapter 235 by adding the words from
what person, firm or corporation pro-
cured, together with the price per gal
Ion Cor otherwise, as the case may be)'
between the word procured and the
word 1.-The" in the sixth line of said
section.
Sec. Z. Amend section 13 of said
chapter 235 by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: for the purpose of this act
the words dispenser" and manager OF
the county ~dispensary" shall mean the
same thing, and the word clerk" shall
mean any person, other han the dis
penser, employed in the ~dispensary.
Sec. g.. Said chapter 235 of the pub
lie laws of 1897 as amended by the pro-
visions of this act shall continue in full
force and effect until the same be re-
pealed by a majority of the qualified
voters of Cumberland county voting INC
~dispensary" at. the election herein pro-
vided for, tnwit:
DISPENSARY ELECTION AND ITS
MACHINERY.
Said chapter 235 of the public laws OF
1897 as amended by this act, shall be
published in it's emended form at leas,
once a week for four successive weeks
in some newspaper published in Cum
berland county, the last publication to
/. fall within ten days of the election
, Together with the foregoing publication
, it shall be the duty of the clerk. of the
superior court of Cumberland count,
to advertise in the same newspaper. ar
election to be held by the voters of said