The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-26
.DEBARRED PROFITS.
charleston's 0lspensary Profits
TokanAway on Account Of
Law MOI. BElNo ENFORCED.
Text Of tho Preamble and
Resolution Adopted by
The sta.e Board
"Wednesday.
"Wednesday.

"Wednesday.
The State Of Thursday says the
directors Of tho State disponsary We'd
nosday afternoon passed. tho resolution
which takes away from tho city Of
Charleston wha ever profits may ac-
cruo from the operation Of tho local
disponsarios. This resolution will con-
tinuo Of effoot until tho city authori-
tics indicate that tho illioit sale OF
liquor is suppressed if not oradioated.
MIR. Williams was feeling uuwoll, but
he formed tho following as tho reply Of
tho board to tho municipal authoritios
Of Charleston:
TIE ULTIAIATUM.
Tho State board Of directors having
carefully aoneidored the defonso Of tho
city govornment Of Charleston, prS
sentod through tho honorable mayor.
Mr.. Smyth, and Ohief Of Polioo Boyle,
to show cause why the disponsary
profits acoruing to said city should not
bo withhold under section 8 Of the dis.
pensary Law, to be used for tho bet!er
enforcement Of aaid law, Gad as fol-
Iowa:
First, That defendants failed to
show, and ia fact admitted, that tho
disponsary law was not properly on.
forced in tho city Of Oha loston.
Second, That defendants succeeded
apparently in establishing the fact that
tho county govoInment Charleston
is largely responsible for tho non en-
foroomont Of tho dispennary law in tho
oity OF Charleston. t7
Third, That tho oily government
(through it's reprosentativcs) admits its
primary responsibility for such failure,
IL t'aat oouuuii mas failed to onaot an
ordinance forbidding the illicit sale Of
Liquors: providing adequate penalty for
tho violation of such ordinance, to be
imposed by tho re tcordor, in case Of
convictions; therefore be it
Resolved, That the diepon ,ary
profits accruing to the said city Of
Charleston are hereby withheld to be
usod for ths pay Of State oonstables for
the better en- f0ro roement of tho dispen-
sary lag6ins tho city of5 Charleston, un< \
.til quo ltime aas Tho + State board may
( be. bl,eqg, q on onyinoed thai the eity authoritios
ShsyS IIsS I eRl
Resolved aeao ohdl That the Oharleb-
ton c6anty board of CONTROL is horeby
instruc ctod to; renit to the State treas (
urer tho portion of the profita that
would to the city Of Uharloston, but
for the passage Of tho above resolution,
and that o. cory hereof ba sont to the
mayor and chairman Of the county
board Of control."
THE LAW ON THE SUnJECT. 9
The resolution under which the State
board requested tho Charleston off ,ials
to appear before tho board was adopt.
cd July Sd. It reads: Resolved. That
the mayor and chief Of polioe Of tho
oisy Of Charleston ere horeby accord
ed the privilege, and are so requested
to appear at tho office of tho State
board of directors in Columbia, 8. O.,
on the 10Th inst, at 10 o'o'ook a. M.
to show cause, if any thoy have, why
the dispensary profits accruing to said
city should not bo withhold uu6 or 'seo
tien 8 of the diapensary law, to be used
for the better enforcement Of said law"
Tho board gets its authority for
Wedneadny's action from the following
section 8 of the disponsary law: "All
profits, aftor paying oil Expenses Of tho
county dispensary, shsll be paid ono.
half to tho municipal corporation in
which it may be located, suoh settle
ments to be mado quarterly: Provided,
That if tho authorities Of any town or
city in the judgment Of the State board
Of control DO not enforoo the law, the
State board may withhold the part 70.
ing to said town or city, and uso it to
pay State constables OF elso turn it into
the county treasury"
Tho resolution dopriving tho oity Of
Charleston Of her dispensary profits
was passed unanimously and without
any fireworks or speoohos. Tho definito
purpose Of tho board as to tho means
OF carving out tho provisions Of thoso
resolutions is not known, but it is be-
loved from tho trond Of tho oxamina-
tion Of Mayor Smyth that tho board
wants Charleston to pass an ordinance
imposing hoavy fiao uponiliioit liquor
dealers. Tho alleged non enforcement
OF tho law could not thon ba said to be
due to tho routine Of swearing out war
rants before making searches.
Columbia has no suoh ordinance.
and momber Of tho board intimatod
that this city had better be 80 fortified
or profits will be hold up hero until il
lioit liquor dealors arc triod and oon.
voted In tho municipal court. How
ever Ohairman Williams may bo quoted
as saying that if tho law wcro enforced
in Charl loston as it is hero ho would bo
ss tistiod with Ohsrleston.