The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19

General and Superintendent of Educa-
tlon. County dispensers are TO be aD-
pointed oy the Governor upon the rec.
NmmendatiOn of the county dclcCa-
tions, who may remove these dispen-
scrS us well Us the commissioner when
sufficient cause appears to him, he to
make report Of his reasons to the
General Assembly. The commissioner
is to be elected by the Legislature and
shall give three surety bonds Of $25, 900.
All liquors shall be bought by the board
from the lowest responsible bidder.
The proposals for bids, stating quantity
and quality OF whiskcy wanted, are to
be published in q Columbia paper for Il
specified time. The bids are to be
opened publicly in the Secretary Of
States Office ut the time designated.
OTHER MEASURES.
There arc already many more dis
pcnsary and other bills i'm sight since
the first Of the week than any dreamed
Of. in addition to those OF Senator Ap-
pclt and Mr.. Winklcr aud the other
bills that have been mentioned, Rep
rcscntativc McLaurin will probably in.
trOducc his measure, which makes the
Governor and other State officers mcm-
bcrS OF Il State Board Of control, elect
ing commissioner who will have APP
pOintivc powers: makes the county
| 'ards Of commissioners county boards,
clcctirg county dispensers: dcvolvcs
all duties of c0nstablcs upon Shcritls
and their deputies, magistrates consta-
bics and city police; makes county
Lizards in counties having no dispcn-
sarics board for the enforcement of
the prohibitOry laws, and charging all
law officers to cooperate in this work:
allows elections on the question Of dis
pcD,ary,' "PrOhibitiOn' or "high H.
ccnSc" in any city Of iO,C)O inhabitants
and over, and if high license prevails
the county board and city council arc
to fix the license fee, the income there
from to be divided equally between the
city and county.
TIE ASHLEY BILL.
The following is the text of Repre-
sentative Ashlcy's bill "tO regulate the
sale Of whiskcy and all beverages Of
which alcohol is part:'
BE it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of South Carolina:
Section |. That the duties of the
State / )ard Of control in ;hc respective
counties, the members Of which shall
be elected at the same time and in the
same manner and for the same term rs
other county officers, and be required
to give md in the sum Of $1,000 each.
Sec. ,. That the question of dis
pcnsary" or "prohibition' or "liccnsc'
shall be submitted + the qualified
voters in each county at the next gen
cral election, to be voted upon in
special box provided for that purpose
by the election commissioners, in which
shall be deposited the ballots for and
against "dispcnsary," prohibition" or
for "liccnsc," which shall be counted
and the result declared by the mana
gers rs in other elections.
Sec. ). In every county in which Il
majority Of the votes is in favor OF
'dispcnsary' the sale Of whiskcy and
all beverages OF which alcohol is part
shall be managed by the county board
OF control, as now prescribed by law. In |
every county where a majority Of the !
votes are in favor Of prohibition" or
'liccnsc," the dispensares in such
shall be closed up by the first |
day of January after such election, and |
their respective 81 ,cl1s become subject |
to the order Of the liquor commission
cr, whose duty it shall be to apportion |
and divide said stocks, as we'll us all the |
ota' stock on hand, proportionatcly |
among such counties as shall vote in |
favor Of dispcnsnrics, or license.
Sec. i. The said State liquor com
shall quarterly inspect The |
Of the county boards of
control and make report TO the comp
Irollcr general with such recommends
lions as he may think proper.
Soc. 3. The county boards Of control |
shall make monthly reports TO the |
general Of all their actings |
lnd dOlngS as such board.
Sec. &. That the said State liuuor |
.nh Nj. sci ,cl,
cable, by and with the advice of the |
secretary OF State and the comptroller
general, make such disposition of the |
machinery and appliances at the State
Iispcnsary rs to the said officers shall |
seem most advantageous to the State.
Sec. Z. That the State board of con-
troll and all Offices pertaining to the
OF the sale OF whiskey by
the State, except the Office Of liquor
be, and the same are
hereby. abolished.
Sec. 8. That this act shall be OF force
50 as to apply to the next general cleo
lion, and in all other respects it shall
20 into effect on the first day Of jan
nary, A. ID. 1901.
Sec. 8. If neither "dispcnsary," "pro-
nibition" or 'liccnse" shall receive a
majority, then the two receiving the
- SiltSI NUN OCT OI N0LcS snail DC sub |
nj ted to " second election.
Sec. 10. That all acts ~ parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby
'epealcd.
The general opinion sccms to be that
'hc State Board Of Control must 90,
'hough there is difference Of opinion
Is to what the personnel OF the new
)oard shall be.
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Senator Mower is to preside over
icbntc tonight at the South Carolina
College as one Of the judges. Repre-
Wyche has gone to Prospcri-
y and will spend the recess at home.
Representative Blcasc and Evans are
It'll hero, but will probably go home
and remain until Mordav:
)oor-kcepcr Schumpcrt goes to New.
berry tonight.
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