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

lne dppeil olt' W PioViue !"
substitute for the dispensary. which
seems to have attained some prom
inence in the state is about as fol
lows:
1t forbids the manufacture, sale
etc., of liquors Of all forms except
as provided in the bill 1t provides
that at the next general election the
voters OF each county shall declare
for strict prohibition. dispensary
under county control, or license as
provided for under the constitution
Each county bas the system that
suits its people best
If the vote is for prohibition they
shall have it pure AID simple and
in it's most stringent form, if for
county dispensary then board Of
control is provided for in the county
supervisor, the foreman of the 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 appointee The board receives
So day for their services but are not
to be allowed more than three days
in each month The county board
purchases the liquors ard the ma
cainery is practically the same as is
now in eff-ct for the state board
They are required TO publish all of
their purchases, SO that the pubic
can see as to the mater of the Gin
faences" brought to bear Gu them
Ali of their meetings shall be open to
the public. Liquors may be tested
by the chemist of the state universi-
ty Dispenssries may be opened or
closed by the board, and in any part
of the county, even in an unincor
porated town The applicant for
dispenser must fiji the same require
nents as are now exacted The pro-
fits 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 safes and the hours are pre-
served
ln such counties as vote for Ii
cense under the constitution, Ii
cense board. of the same constitn-
ton as the board of control is pro
vided for. and the same rules apply
TO them except as 20 the matter of
buying liquor aud electing dis
pensers These are established on
petition aud license given to the
man who has a paper endorsing the
request from .1ajo7ity of the free
hold voters of the town, if under
FIVE thousand inhabitants, if over that
ef the voters of the ward IN which
the business is to be carried on
Tue fee for license is to be no less
than six hundred nor more than
twelve hundred dollars, as the board
may see fl
Tie same regulation as to the bours
Of sales aud toe restrictions as are
required in the dispensary are main
tanned for the licensed oar
The board nay have any liquor
tested by the state chemist, and shall
exact So coo bond and pros cute
for violaticg.r Of it. They sha!! pub
iisi jseir proeedlags aaa their meet
ings shall DE pabIc
The affairs Of tee present state
board aad dispensary shall be wound
up aud the assets turned over to a
board consisting OF eg'sia' We
committee aud the state treasurer.
Th;s is The bill over w:jlcE, tbe Big
6gh. is to be made. ard II Senalor
Appel IS really ~ earnest as t. the
ma,rer md ;ernined to pfese Il, 1t
msy be tie next state law Mr..
M eyti Ids olii provides for very rear
iy the same thing, and the two forces
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