The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-16

added so as to amend said bill, to
give the power TO the State Board
of Directors to grant privileges
for the erection and operation of
breweries, distilleries and establish
ments for the bottling and sale of
beer, styled beer dispensaries, in
cities of over 20, 900 population, to
be operated as now provided by
law" and that said reports as ap-
pears on the house journal, Febru-
airy rs, 1901, page Cos, was adopted
by the senate and by the house;
that during the interim between
the sessions the bill was not found
to be operative so far as it affected
beer privileges in some cities, and
that this was an attempt made by
some members Of the general as
semby to amend the dispensary bill,
SO as to allow beer dispensaries to
be operated within the cities of
20, 900 population, and to enlarge
the powers of the board of direc-
tors. Mr.. Dominick took the coun-
ty government senate bill (No.531)
and, after having stated his purpose
to amend this particular bill by en-
grating on it provision to carry
out the desires aforementioned, with
others secured conference COM
mittee report whereby the commit
tee failed to agree, and called for
free conference committee, and ON
the said free conference committee
there was appointed on the part of
the senate w. c.. Hough, VIM. FL
derton and J T. Douglass, and on
the part of the house, w. 0. Ia
tum, Fred. II. Dominick and
Thomas Butler.
That said Representative Domi-
nick took the printed copies of the
bill which had formerly been in
troduced in the senate and pasted
them on blanks used for committee
reports, SO as to have duplicate cop
les, one for the senate and one for
the house. as was customary, and
took said free conference report as
thus amended, having stricken out
the title of the bill as originally in
troduced, and all after the enacting
words, and inserted as the title the
following:
"a bill to authorize and empow-
er the board Of directors of the
State dispensary to grant permits
Tor the establishment and operation
of dispensarics for the sale Of beer
by retail or otherwise, in cities of
over 10000 population, and to
provide for the bonding of the
holders of such permits, and to ap-
PoiAI o''u ul5l)CllscIS.
And the following after the en-
acting words:
| "Section I. That the board of
directors Of the State dispensary
be, and they are hereby authorized
to grant permits for the establish
mcnt and operation Of dispensaries
for sale of beer by retail or other
wise, in all cities in this State of
over 20 900 population ;and they are
further authorized and empowered
to appoint the dispensers who shall
conduct the said establishments.
Sec. 2. That said permit shall
continue and be Of force for term
Of four years, unless revoked for
cause by the State board Of direc-
tors. And the holders thereof shall
have power to manufacture, bottle
and sell, by retail or otherwise,
beer according to the restriction
now provided by law.
Sec. 3. That the holders Of such
permits shall be required to give
bond in the same amount and to
be approved in the same manner,
as is now provided by law for
bonds of county dispensers"
| And presented said free confer
| COnClnlnl ON 4th napa