The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
APPELT'S BILL FOR
LIQUOR LAW. ~

The Appelt bill to provide q
substitute for the dispensary. which
seems to have attained some prom
iocuce 10 the state 10 about % fol
lowe:
IL forbids the manufacture, sale
etc., Of liquois of oil forms except
90 provided 10 the bill IL provides
that ct the next general election The
voters Of each county shall declare
for strict prohibition. dispensary
under county control. or license 90
provided for under the constitution
Esch county hss the system that
suits its people best
II the vote is for prohibition they
shall have il pure aud simple and
10 its most stringent form, If for
county dispensary then q board of
control 10 provided for in the county
supervisor. the foreman of tho grand
jury. and citizen to be appointed by
the mayor or the intendant of the
county seat The moral character
feature is insisted upon by the bill for
the sppoiutee The board receives
90 day Tor their services but are not
to be allow ed more than three days
in each month The county board
purchases the liquors and the ma.
chinery is practically the same az is
now in effect for the state board
They are required 10 publish all of
their purchases, so that the public
can see as to the matter Of the "in
doences" brought to bear on them
Al! Of sheir meetings shall be open to
the public. Liquors may he tested
by the chemist of the state universi.
~ Dispe may be opened or
closed by The board, and in any par,
OF the county, even 10 an unincor
porsted town The applicant for
dispenser must fili the came require
ments as sre now exacted The pro.
6ts Of the sale Of liquor goes as now,
to the county school fund and to
the town The same restrictions
are now observed in the matter of
The sales and the hours are pre-
served
In such counties as vote for Ii
ceuse under The constitution, a Ii
cense board. of the same constitu.
'ion "a the board of control is pro
vided for. and the same rules apply
TO them except as to the matter of
buying liquor and eIecting dis
pensers These ere established on
petition and license given to the
man who hes Q paper endorsing the
request from majority Of the free
hold voters Of the town, if under
FIVE thousand inhabitants. if over that
Ct the voters of the ward in which
the business 10 to be carried on.
The fee for license is to be no .less
than six hundred nor more than
twelve hundred dollars, as the board
may see fit
The same regulation as to the bours
OF sales aud tue restrictions as are
required in the dispenssry are main
tanned for the licensed bar.
The board may have any liquor
tested by the state chemist, and shall
exact $4,000 bond and pros. cute
for violations of il. They shall pub
lish their proceedings aud their meet.
ings shall be public
The affairs OF the present state
board and dispensary shall be wound
up and the assets turned over to a
board consisting of Legislative
Committee aud the state treasurer.
This is the bill over which the big
fight is to be made, and if Senator
Applet is really in earnest as to the
matter aud determined to presu it, it
may be- the next state law Mr..
M"yh Id. bnl provides for very near
'y the same thing. and the two forces
m,y n" united Ia the Legislature.