The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

turc OF SplrltuOuS liquors Wltnln Ine
county, except upon the prescription
of discriminating the VOCATION
thereof q misdemeanor. Also 1t rs
made a misdemeanor for a physician
to- give a prescription except in good
faith and upon the sworn statement
of the person applying for it that it
is for medical purposes and none
other. This sworn and signed state
ment must be upon the prescription
and any druggist filing a prescription
uraccompauied by such statement
shall be guilty of n miSdemean9r.
The prescription with the oath shall
he filed by the druggist, who shall not
duplicate the same. THE physicians
who arc qualified and authorized TO
give these prescriptions are by the
act authorized and empowered TO adj
minister oaths, such oath to be in the
following form:
Il - ---- do S0lPmnlN
swear Tor affirm that the Spirituous
or Intoxicating liquors applied for by
me this day under this prescription
are TO be used in good faith for med
zeal purposes and none other"
This act shall not be in force or
take effect until ratified by a ma ority
of the qualified voters of Macon cotn-
ty at AN election to be held the first
Monday in December.
SWAIN COUNTY D1SPENSARY.
The amendment to the Swain coun-
ty dispensary law provides:
THAT the question of DiSpcnsarV
or no Dispcnsary shall be submitted
to The qualified voters of Swain conu-
ty in the coming November election
and if ma ority of votes cast ut
said election shall he for the dispon-
sary, then the said disrensary in
Swain county shall continue to run
under existing laws, but if Il majoritH
of said votes cast at said election shall
be against the dispensary then the
same shall be discontinued.
If the dispensary is discontinued il
is given sixty days in which TO wind
up its business.
Hereafter all monies going to BY
son City by virtue of the dispensary
act shall be used for educational pur-
poses in the town.
1t is made misdemcanor for any
person to manufacture or sell liquor
in Swain county.
JUDGES TO GRANT LICENSE.
The bill amending the northampton
county dispensary provides:
"'rhat after September 1st, 1900, the
board Of county commissioners for
the county of Northampton shall
love no jurisdiction to issue or or
der TO be issued any license to retail
any kind of liquors.
''That from and after the first day
OF September, 1900, the Judge holding
the SUPREME COURTS for the coun-
ty of Northampton at a regular term
Of said court shall have exclusive jul
risdiction and power to order Il
license to be issued to retail liquors
in said county.
THAT no such oldcr shall be made
unless it appears that notice of the
application thereof has been given
for so days by notice posted at the
court house door in Jackson and four
other public places in said county aud
published once a week for four weeks
in a county paper. This latter notice
shall not be required if more than
So is charged for publishing it."
If at any time a majority of the
qualified voters in the township shall
sign n petition asking that license
be granted the Judge shall grant it.
unless the applicant is an unfit per
son to retail liquors. No license
shall be granted in any township in
which ma jority OF the qua flied yo-
tcrs petition against it. In all other
cases 1.-The judge may exercise a sound
legal discretion
OYSTER LAWS AMENDED.
The oyster laws of the State were
amended by removing restrictions
upon the kind of boats to be used, but
| the new law prescribes the following
as to the ownership of the boat:
'That no boat or vessel not the
property of residents of this State
on the 18th day of June, 1900. or UNI
| less built and owned i'm this state
| subsequent thereto, shall receive IL
cense or be permitted in any manner
to engage in the catching Of oysters
anywhere in the waters of this State"
| In this connection the fo'loWir" let
| ter from a subscriber 20 this paper in
! the eastern part is not unintereSting
| 1t not only makes a terrible arraign-
ment of the administration of Thco-
| philus White, whom the Legislature
| turned out of office and the Supreme
court restored, but it tells Of a coHdi-
tion of affairs that the Legislature
certainly did well TO try to remedy:
"As its openly talked that the oyster
| factories. some of them, will continue
canning oysters through May. and as the
| law says dredging shall stop On April 50,
| feel it my duty as a citizen of North
| Carolina to mention this fact to the pub
| lie. 1t seems that the factory people do
/ not fear Admiral White so / think the
| people themselves should know this fact,
! and see that the law is carried out.
| Dredging has been allowed on forbid