The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-22
THE LOCAL OPTION Law.
no" Dispensaries Can 30 Established
or Removed by the Will of the Poo.


HOW Dispensaries Can Bo Established
or Removed by tho Will of the Poo.
pie.
Senator Archer, of Spartanburg,
VINO IS an advocate of the dispensary
system, introduced bill at the session
OF 1879 providing for local option
IN the establishment or removal
VI alspensaries in any county,
~nlch was passed by the Senate, and
mas Deen also passed by the House,
making at important addition to the
dlspensary legislation OF this State.
me House refused to indefinitely post
pone the biil and several amendments
we're adopted before its Ii nal passage.
Inc following is the measure whicl,
provides the method OF removing dis
pensaries where now located:
That one or more dispcnsaries for
the sale OF alcoholic liquors may be
established in every county in this
State, the locality whore same shall
be operated to be designated by the
Governor: Provided, That in those
counties where the sale OF liquor is
nov prohibited by law no dispensaries
shall be tablished, except as herein
after provided. ANY county may secure
the establishment OF u dispensary or
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removal Of dispensary or dispcn.
sarles therefrom, In the following
manner: A written petition, signcI
by One-fourtb OF the Qualiied voters OF
such county, shall be addressed to the
Governor, praying for an election upon
either the question Of the establish.
ment or the removal of dispensaries
therein. Said petition shall have at
tached thereto certificate of the sup
ervlsors OF registration for such coun-
ty, to the effect that the same has been
signed by ope-fourth OF the qualified
voters thereof. The original petition
shall be filed in the office OF the clerk
OF the court Of common pleas OF such
county for the inspection Of any citizen;
and the clerk shall forthwith forward
to the Governor d certified copy there.
OF. Upon receipt OF such copy, which
shall be fled with tho Governor at
least 80 days prior to such election,
the Governor shall order the commits
siOners OF elections for State and coun-
ty officers of said county 80 place box
at each polling precinct in said county
at the next ensuing general election
Tor the purpose OF su ubmitting to the
qualified voters of such county the
question of the establishment or the
removal Of dispensarics within it's
limits. Said box shall have affixed TO
1t a label with the words Dispensary
Election written or printed thereon.
The form Of the ballot to be voted in
said box shall be 'Dispensary' or No
Dispensary,' and il majority of the
ballots cast be dlspensary,' then one
or more dispensarics may be estah
iished in such county but if ma
jority Of the ballots cast be no lis
Pensary,' then no dispensary shall
be established therein, and any
dispensary alresdy established shall
be closed. Said elections shall be
conducted in thu same manner as
the elections for State and county
officers, and the result thereof shall be
certified to by the said comm ssioners
Of election and forwarde Ell to the Cover
nor"
The following is the vote by which 1t
| passed
Yeas-Speaker Gary, Ashley, Bscot,
Blythe, Bolts, Colcock, Dargan, Davis,
| Dcndy, Floyd, Hill, Hollis, Hydrick,
jackson, II. e. johnson, Leverett,
kwood, Lotion, Mann, Marion, VIM.
l.. Mauldin. McCulloug M iley, Mitch
ell, Mobley, Montgomery, Nettles,
Patterson, Patton, Prince, Pyatt, e
B. Ragsdale, Geo. w. Richardson, g.
e. Robinson, r, B. A. Robinson, Ro gers,
9. p. Sanders, Sawyer, Simkins, Sink
ler, e. d. Smith, Jeremiah Smith, j.
Strom, Suber, w. Il. Thomas, Warn,
Verdier, Weston, Whisonant, Wilson,
Kimberley, Wingo, Wnkler, II. Il.
Woodward, Young-58.
Nays-Bailey, Bates, Bell, B ack,
Blease, Browning. Caughma Gross,
Crum, Dean, DsBruhl, Dukes, Efird'
Epps, Estridge, Fl. Ii. Evans, N. G..
Evans, Fairey, Gamble, CAN'T, Cause,
/ Graham, Hotfmeyer, w. ]. johnson,
Jones, Magill, Laban Mauldin, Mccoy,
McCraw, McLauchlin, McLaurin, Moss,
Moses, Peuritoy, Richards, Henry b.
Richardson, &. l.. Sanders, Sharpe, G.
norman, Threat, West, Wharton,
Wllliams-46.
The day after the passage Of this
bill TO u second reading, Mr.. Magill
made motion to recOmmit the Archer
local option bill to the committee on
Internal improvements. He thought
there had been a change of sentiment
since the night before.
MIR. @. z. Sanders said this bill would
pacify Things and do great good for
the dispeDsary. He wantsd to see the
law perfected and enforced and this
bill will stop the coming danger.
| Mr. onarpe SalQ llquOr option lS 8
State, not county or local issue. He
was not afraid to let the people vote
on the proper questions.
Dir. Mccullough said that dispen-
sary advocates had claimed that tho
system Is a step toward prohibition.
Why then not let q county have abso.
lutte prohibition II it wants it.
Mr.. Efird asked II other people would
not unite with prohibtionists to defcat
the dispensary.
Mr.. Mccullough replied that the
blind tigers are the best patrons Of the
dispensary.
Mr.. Blcase was opposed to allowing
the negro vote to enter into this elec.
tion. AS to the blind tigers being
the strongest supporters of the dispen-
sary, he did not see how this could be
true when the "tigers" can buy
cheaper outside OF the State. This
bill will be tho ruination OF the dis
pensary and in time will kill the dis
pensary.
Mr.. Ashley-How do you expect to
IanfOrra the law in q pOuntV Whpra th a