Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-01-04
aPPEi.TfS SILL.
This May r." tho New Liquor Law.

The Appclt bill to provide sub,
slitutc 10: the dispcnsary, which
seems to have attained some promi-
ncncc in the State, is about as fol-
| lows:
1t forbids the manufacture, sale,
etc, of liquors of all forms except
as provided in the bil'. 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 has the system that
suits its people best.
If the vote is for prohibition they
shall have it pure and simple and in
it's most stringent form if for
county dispcnsary, then board Of
control is provided for in the county
supervisor, the foreman Of the grand
jury, and a citizen to be appointed
by the mayor or intcndant of the
county scat. The moral character
feature is insisted upon by the bill
for the appointcc. The board re-
ccivcs three dollars a day for their
services, but are not allowed more
than three days in each month. The
county board purchases the liquors
and the machinery is practically The
same rs is now in effect for the State
board. They are required to publish
all OF their purchases, SO that the
public can see rs to the !attcr Of
the "innucnccs" brought to bear on
them. All Of their meetings shall
be open to the public. Liquors may
be tested by the chemist of the State
University. DispcnSarics may be
opened or closed by the board, and
in amy part Of the county, even in
IN uninrorroratcd town. The APP
pl!cant for dispenser must fill the
same requirements rs arc now en-
acted. The profits Of the sale Of
liquor goes rs now. to the county
school fund and to the town. The
same restrictions rs are now observed
in the matter Of the sales and the
hours arc preserved.
In such counties as vote for license
under the constitution, a license
board, of the same constitution as
the board OF control, is provided for,
and the same rules apply to them,
except rs to the matter Of buying
liquor and clrcting dispensers. These
are established on petition and
license giving to the man who has Il
paper asking the request from a ma
.iority OF freehold voters Of the town,
ii under five thuuSand inhabitants,
ii over that Of the voters of the
ward in which the business is to be
carried ON. The fee for license is to
be 10 less than six hundred nor more
than twelve hundred dollars, rs the
board may see fit.
The same regulations rs t" the
hours OF sales and the restrictions
as are required in the diSpcnSary are
maintained for The licensed bar.
Th" board may have any liquor
tested by the State chemist, and
shall exact three thousand dollar
h"nI and prosecute for violation
ii. They shall publish thcirprorcc.
lmgN and their meetings shall be pub
lie.
THE affairs OF tn" present State
hoard and diSprnsary shall be wound
up and the assets turned over to Il
board consisting Of legislative
rnmnittrr and the State treasurer.
This is til" bill over which the bio
light is to be- made, and if Senator
App"lt l., really in earnest rs to the
matter ani determined to press il,
it may l." next state law. Mr.. May
tirId'S hill provides for very nearly
tit" same thing, and the two forces
may b" united in the legislature