The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-27
C0NSTABULARY REPORT.
Showing Made By This Department
OF Dispensary System.
Columbia, S. c., August 8, 1903.

Columbia, S. c., August 8, 1903.
Governor D. C. Hayward Columbia.
S. C.
Dear Sir: I have the honor to
transmit herewith my second report
of the transactions of the constabul-
ary. which covers the months Of May
and June, 1908, as compared with the
same months Of 1902. The figures CIV
en- will, hope, prove interesting,
from among which your attention is
respectfully called to the following:
Exhibit "a" shows the expense of
the constabulary for the months men,
toned. The expenses for the two
months of this year are $2,169.96 more
than a year ago. This has been
brought about, as you are aware, by
the necessity for an increased force in
order to better accomplish the OBJ
iects of the law. and feel confident
that a careful examination OF all the
figures will convince your excellency
that the lends have justified the
means"
Exhibit "B" informs you what has
been accomplished in the way Of
seizures, from which you will note
that the value, of seizures made is
SS2S.2S in excess Of those for May
and June one year ago. In addition
to the seizures here shown there have
been taken $500 gallons OF beer in
kegs, which has no value, for the rea-
son that after this beer has once
been tapped it cannot be returned to
the breweries or otherwise disposed
Of at a money value. but has to be
emptied. While this stuff has no
money value, yet the sale by tigers"
is curtailed to that extent.
Exhibit &C" will advise you as to
the amount of business done by the
local and State Dispensaries during
May and June Of this year and last.
You will note that the actual sales by
the local Dispensaries in the State
amounted to s76,243.1S more for 1903
than for 1902. while the increase in
the sales of the State Dispensary
amounts to $72,04S.48. In these
figures is not included the sales by
the Beer Dispensers. thirty Of whom
there are in the State. have en-.
deavored to get the exact amount Of
the gross sales of these Dispensers.
and regret to say that very few OF
them have responded, but from the
information l have been able to
gather it will be seen that the sales
Of these few have increased ST.
262.92 over the same months of last
year.
Exhibit 3D." In May and June, 1902.
there were GA convictions Of viola
tors OF the Dispensary law in the
courts. Fines were imposed to the
amount Of s3.460.0O, and $4,000 were
paid( while 26 persons went to the
chain gang. In the same two months OF
this year there were Ga convictions.
$5,675.00 in fines imposed, S1,34OO
collected, Il persons sent 10 tne cnaln
gang and a number Of cases ap-
pealed which are still pending.
1t gives me great pleasure to be
able to repeat. as stated in my first
report, that there has been very lit
tie friction in the conduct of this de-
partment. There has been only one
occurrence Of an unpleasant and
nature, which was slight, and steps
have been taken to prevent re-
currence Of this affair.
Information before me goes to show
that there has been considerable
of the quantity Of whiskey
imported into this State. In the rural
districts we are experiencing less
trouble day by day, while in the
cities every possible effort is being
made to enforce the law. The increase
in the Dispensary sales satisfies me
that our efforts are having their ef-
feet.
Very truly yours.
W. B. HAMMET,
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