The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-28
TEXT OF THE NEW
DISPENSARY ACT.
All May Sec What Changes
ere, Made In the Law.

Among the l68 measures resulting
from the session Of the general %
ssmbly Just ended there are none in
which 90 much interest 10 taken %
tbe new dispensary sot Many 10.
quiries have been made 90 to the text
Of THE cot. spd In this Issue We print
% - is will sppesr In tho volume oi
che acts for The session of 1900.
Here 10 the full text, omitting ouly
The ensoting words:
Section 1. That section 2 Of On sct
entitled "As act TO provide 70. the
election Of . State board Of control,
and TO further regulate tho sale. use.
coosumptioo. transportation end die
position Of Intoxicating and alcoholic
liquors and liquids in the State aud
prescribe penalties for violation OF
dispenssry law. to police the same,
approved March 9th. 1885," aud 90
scs entitled "An oct TO amend On act
entitled On sct 10 provide for the
election of State board of control,
and TO further regulate the sale. use.
consumption. transportation end dis
position of Intoxicating and alcoholic
liquors or liquids 10 the State. aud
prescribe penalties for violation Of
shs dispenssry laws. and to police
tho same. approved March 6. 1896"
% - to regulate the importation of
liquors for personal use. approved
March s. 1897. be amended ss here.
insfler set forth.
Section = Thst the State board of
control 10 hereby abolished
Section 8 A board, consisting of
three members. TO be known 90 the
board Of directors Of the State die
psossry, 10 hereby established. whose
dutles aud powers shall be hereinaf
ter defined The members of ssid
board shsll DO men Of good moral
ohsrscter. not addicted to the use, Of
Intoxicating liquor 90 . beverage.
ssd shsll Do elected by the general
assembly in joint session. % follows
The chairman Of the board shall be
6rss elected and then shall be elected
the two remsiaiog members. The
term Of oilcs OF the members Of said
board shall DO for two years. unless
sooner removed by the governor ;
they shall qualify aud be commission
Cd 10 the ssme manner % other
State officers. In the event of Q
vacancy on ssid board, by deatb,
rssgustion or otherwise, such vaoan.
oy shsll DO filed by appointment by
the governor, until the next session
Of the general assembly. when On
election shall DO held to fill ssid
vacancy for the unexpired term.
Each member Of said board shslI
receive for bic services the same per
diem and mileage allowed to men,
bsrs Of the general assembly Pro.
vided, That no member Of said board
shsll receive per diem for more than
one huodred days 10 any 6scal year
The said board shaIl devise such
system Of Bookkeeping and account.
log 80 IL may deem advisable The
ssid board shall prescribe oil rules
sud regulations. not inconsistent with
lsw, for the government Of the State
dispeussry sud the county dispense
ries The general assembly shall. at
the Dresent session. upon the approx.
sl Of this rot. elect the membete Of
ssid board ~ provided for in this
section Provided. that no member
Of ,his board Of directors. while bold
ing Office. shsll become q candidate
for any other office
Sec A A dispeussry commissioner
sAsii be- elected by the general assem-
bis. who shalt hold bis Office for the
term of Two years and until his cue
cessor ~ elected shall receive
an annual salary of $4,000 to
be paid "a now provided
by law The governor shall have
the right at any time ,o su,pend the
card commissioner for any cause
which he shsli consider sufficient.
until toe next meeting of the general
assembly. snd appoin, some suitable
peraon ,o 6ll snch vacancy during
such suspension in case &c the
removal oi said commissioner by the
governor he shall. on the first day Of
the next meeting Of the Legislature,
make report to said general Assem-
bly,. stating the sra-,ns for his
action. which action. ii approved by
the general assembly, shall operate a.
,emoval mud the general
assembly snail elect 9 successor
Co said commissioner In case
Of the death. suspension or
other disability oi the comtais
sioner, the governor shall have the
right to sppoint 9 successor TO fll
tire vacancy until the meeting Of The
general assembly SAID directors of