Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
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WINKLER'S DISPENSARY BILL.

WINKLER'S DISPENSARY BILL.
1t Contains Provisions That May Operate
to Coerce Prohibition Sentiment.
Mr.. Winkler, of Kershaw, introduced
his dispensary bill in the house last
Friday. The bill is generally conced'
ed to be Tillman measure through
out. 1t is quite lengthy, embodying
very nearly all of the machinery of the
present law except county boards oI
control, which are to be done away
with. There will be no state dispen.
sary fund, all profits hereafter going
to the towns and counties where there
are dispensaries. Prohibition counties
are to get no dispensary money. The
"from sunrise to sunset" requirement
of the constitution is, of course, re-
tanned.
The bill provides for board of five
members, of terms of five years each,
to receive salary of $400 per annum
each and mileage as at present. They
shall be bonded at SIS, 900 each.
1t shall be their duties TO advertise
for sealed bids for liquor to be furnish.
ell the state dispensary for the period
of one year, contracts to be awarded
in July. Each successful bidder must
give $4,000 bond; all liquors to be
shipped through United States gov.
ernment bonded warehouses. Should
any holder fail in his contract the
board is authorized to purchase that
proportion from other successful bid
ders. Liquors are to be tested by the
slate chemist as al present, and in the
bids are to be graded by age and
quality.
There are to be no cease goods" un-
less purchased especially upon the or.
der of customer or customers I; but all
liquors are to be put up in bottles with
the label "South Carolina dispensary,"
and the kind and quality of the liquor,
the latter denoted in grades by "X's. u
A commissioner is to be elected by
the general assembly. Shall be total
abstainer, shall serve for two years
receive $4,000 per annum and qualify
Just as state officer, giving
bond of $4,000. He shall appoint 8
clerk and other employees of the state
dispensary. Three inspectors are to be
elected by the state board. There are
to be no county boards of control; but
the county dispensers are to be ap
pointed by the governor "with the
consent and advice of the senate.
The dispenser is to deal with the state
board. Liquor is to be furnished him
at cost advanced just little over
the price at the distilleries. The state
is to receive no profits save n very
small margin necessary TO afford run
ming expenses, any balance TO he de-
voted to state public schools to be ap
portioned by the state board of ex
aminers. The profits are TO be made
at the county dispensaries and divided
between the county, for its schools,
and town, in the ratio of 2 to l, in The
presence of certain county and MUM
cipal officers.
1t will be a misdemeanor for any
state or local dispensary official to give
or to receive samples, or to give or
sell liquor in any way other than by
the regular routine which is Identical
with that of the law now in operation
All contrabsnd liqnor is to be destroy
ed. Violation of the last two pro-
visions is to receive fine of 500.
The state board is not allowed 10
purchase from any one firm offering
samples to individuals Of the board
No liquor is to be rectiied or watered
at the distilleries, that expanding pro
cess taking place at the state dispen
say. The purchases are to be made in
the presence of the chairman of the
finance committee of the senate and oil
the ways and means committee OF the
house.
There may be one dispensary in
every county except those in which
the sale of liquor has always been pro.
hibited. Dispensary may be obtained
or rejected as follows: There shall be
a petition TO the governor signed by
one.third of the taxpaying citizens, as
attested by the supervisor of registra'
ton of the county. On this petition
the governor is authorized to order an
election. A majority vote will estab'
lish or reject the dispensary. II
adopted, tn. dispensary is to be located
at the place designated by the gov
ernor.
Constables are to be appointed by
the overnor and are to be paid out o1
the county funds not less than 81 OF
more than 81 per day, and are to be
bonded at $500. Like dispensers, they
must file applications stating age, for
mer occupation, if any, ETC., and sup
ported by petitions.
Each prohibition county shall main.
tain the law. Failing to do so, special
constables may be appointed upon
petition of not less than so taxpayers
Expenses of such constables TO be
paid by respective counties in which
they operate.
THE GRIP OF THE OCTOPUS.