The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-01
Pop'n Nc. OF tiers per
Il 1900 L,ceoses Capita
Kansss. :. l47, 1876 2,727 l to 595
Maine -. 694 456 l,l9l 20 5S5
So. e $40, ,3l6 446 to 3,U05

IL 1900 L,ceoees. Cspita-
Kansss. >. l47, ,495 2,727 ! to 595
Maine -. 694 456 l,l9l 20 5S5
So. Ca 1,340,3l6 446 ! to 3,OO5
The permit 10 sell, issued By the
United S:s.ss irte-2s: revenue Gepsrt
ment, is no: ''iisenss'' II the proper
eeEss of thsS tenn, becsuse ,hs U1ited
SAFES government Go&s Eot authorize
she sale Of Faieky contrsry to tie State
Law. I. is evide1cs that ths tax re
,ouired by Tie government of retailers
has been pAi5 AID will serve to protect
the sellers Of Nqsor sgsinst prosecution
by tie Uni;e6 S.ateSauthorlties. l. ia
evidence though, that no ore would pay
for this privilege Tishaus intending to
make use Of il, and il IS thsrefore ie-
gitims,e deduction TO claim taas IN ihe
three States ua6er oonFarisoo the nun
ber Of persons retailing lsq1or is a0-
preximately she unbsr Of 9ereors pay
ing tsxes Ct the Un!:eo S:atcs for the
privilege CT selling. TIE co2pari~o1
is stror gl9 in favor Of tGe Soush Caro-
lima system, aid if the accessibility to
places where Gqu,r IS sold cuts aDy 6g-
ure in tempting men 70 use It, It car
De resdily seen that South Cagoljna IL
far ahead ef Maine snd Kansas as s
Temperance State. 7 will remark, IN
passing, thai It is aDomslous rhst tia
United government should appesr to
encourage vioIstion Of State Jaws by is
suing lice9ge or permits to sell TO per
sons in q S.ate T2eCa tie ssls i5 pT2
hiDited o. is allowed only &c bo2aC6
State officers. One would suppose the
national government voula aia II every
way possible in the enforce neat of State
laws, bat instead the opposite policy
obtains IS iar IS whisky is cocceraeo.
In all shcee States l:Qlor ozn be in
ported from outside ''Icr pa,soaal use"
.snd the citizens Of the thee States are
therefore or par in that respect.
Of the 446 persoTs who have pAiG
the United States revsrue tax foc re-
esilers in South Carolina, 81 are the
dispensers, selling scoo1ding 10 lsT,
The other 352 are the illicit dealers,
ard majority Ct these ara in TIE one
city Of Charleston. There sre large
number Of counties Of South Car9!jn&
where the dispensary isW is on;e17c 4
strictly. What then is the Gle :Gelce
between the Sousa Carolina syGlen
which has wrought such promising re-
suits and the psohibisio2 Tnich obtains
II Kansas and Maine? l will aEis fly
outline the system in vogue il me Pal
metto State. To quote from TIE laT
Itself:
The narufscture. 8s;e, barter or
exchange, receipt CT acceyta1ce toc IN
lawful use; delivery, storing a4G Seep-
ing II possession within lie Sts:e-
spir;tu2us, matt, 7:2oIs, Ess1e&c>d, ,
brewed, or otker iiqQo.s sad 9, L yol1i
OF mixture thereof, bg whstever name
called or kncwn, vhiaa contain a!c5aol
and are used IS $ 5eVe, age, except as
hereinafter provided, IS prohibited"
The liquor purchased II South Caro-
lima or imr Ported ;1&o the Sts:s fer sale
lawfully, IS bcysa: oy eae S:sEe coaCd
OF duecscra, vh,ca ee1si.,s CT three
men OF aoG@ OolaI cGal3c.e:, ISt az
dicted 20 the uee cfiztazicat!7g liquors
as beverage" l,aey sTe e!ocsed by
the legislature. ''Icls DoaEc muat 81
vertise II s~o Or 1a:e daily n55sQsp-
ere Of the Sssta d 1 ole 0. more pup.
lisbed without tae State fc, bids 20 be
usoe hg parties desiring 10 @ac0'sh
E6uor to the disrensacs- Bias gha;!
De placed IL 80 enre.opa, securely aesi-
ed 7ith the sesl Of tie comp&3y, hTl
or corporation ara having .een 50 seaied
shall ce placed in th9 express emc&;
directed TO the S:ate treasurer" he
liouor shal! be satj:ct 10 cteuioal
anal7s:s CT ether satisfactory cest ~
the State chemist aEd i f0uRG a2niscC-
sted or 20 contain @ng s-bstaSce iljvr.-
ous TO health, 1t is -tjsoseo, i2c coz
tracts for delivery hav:2g bees mao3,
the whi5kay IS oraereG SIS needed by
the State commissioner, Vho 3 under
bond of SO, 900 snd 1t is salSS2ce &c
Columaia to cha Safe oisce&sarY
This IS th5 central as2o:; eqaGpeso vltA
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