The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27

votes cast at any such election shall
be Against Dispensaries. then it shall
be unlawful to establish any dispen-
sary in such city or town until an
other election shall be held reversing
such election. But if a majority of the
votes cast at any such election be For
D~ispensaries," hen the BOARD of Conn
nisioners of such city or town shall
establish a d~ispensary therein.
Section Is. That whenever it shall
become lawful under the provisions Of
this act to establish a dispensary in
any city or town. the governing body
OF said city or town shall appoint
three commissioners from the voters
OF said city or town. who in the elec-
ton voted for said dispensary. whose
duty 1t shall be to conduct such dis
pensary under such rules and regula-
tions. with such officers and en-
ployees as may be prescribed and al
lowed by the governing body of said
city or tow II. whu shall Iix the ,~,m-
pensation of said commissioners and
their officers and employees.
Section II. No liquor of any kind
shall be sold in said dispnnsarv on
Sunday or election days. and sind dis
penSary shall never be open or LIQUOR
sold therein before sunrise or after
sunset On any day. The prices at
which said liquor shall be sold shall
be fixed by said diSpensary board:
Provided. all sales shall be for cash
and at a profit not to exceed eighty per
centrum of the cost thereof. No liquor
shall be sold in said d~ispensary except
in unbr6ken packages or bottles, which
shall contain not ieSs than one-half
pint and rot more than n quart: and
it shall be unlawful for said manager
or other person to open n such pack
age or bottle on the premises: and the
said manager shall not allow loafing.
lettering or drinking on the premises;
nj any person drinking liquor on the
premises, and any person refusing or
failing to leave said premises after be-
ing ordered to do so by said anage
shall be guilty of a miSdemeanor. and
fined not more than fifty dollars or
imprisoned not more than thirty days.
1t shall be the duty of the manager to
keep n register, on which shall be kept
q record of the names of persons to
whom any liquors are sold. the guam
tity sold. price paid. and date of sale:
Provided further. that said register
shall be open only to the inspection of
the dispensary board and its en-
ployees, and the contents thereof shall
not be published. No intoxicating
liquors shall be sold to anv minors,
and the dispensary board shall make
such rules and regulations not incon-
siStent with this act az may be proper
for the cement of the diepensary.
If the MANAGER or clerk shall procure
any intoxicating liquors from anv per-
son other than those that the dispen-
sary board shall direct. and offer the
same for sale. or shall adulterate or
cause 10 be adulterated any intoxicat-
ing, Spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
by mixing with coloring matter or any
drug. or ingredient whatever. or shall
mix the same with water or with liquor
of different kline or quality. or shall
make a false entry in any book or re-
turns required by this act. he shall be
guilty of a m~isdemeanOr.
Section IS. That in any town in
which a dispensary is established I'M
der the provisions of this act. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to sell or otherwise dis
pose of for gain any intoxicating
liquors other than in the name pro-
vided for sales in the dispenssry as
aforesaid. ANY person violating this
section shall be guilty Of q misdemean-
or. and fined or imprisoned, or both,
in the discretion of the court.
Section 16. That said dispensary COM
missioners shall make quarterly settle
ments with the governing body of
said city or town, and that said gov
erning body shall, within ten days af-
ter such settlement, pay one-half OF
the net profits Of said dispensary into
the treasury of said city or town, and
the other half into the treasury of the
county in which said city or tow IS
located, for the benefit of the public
schools OF said county.
Section II. That any officer or m
plOyec of q diSpensary established I'M
der the provisions of this act WHO shall
violate any of the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the governing
body Of the city or town in which said
dispensary is located, or by the dis
pensary commissioners as herein pro-
vided for, which said rules and regula-
lions are hereby declared to be ordi-
lance Of said city or town. shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction, be fine or imprison-
ed. or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Section Is. That the governing body
of any city or town in which a dispen-
sary shall be established under the pro-
visions of this act. shall have power
to fix the terms of office Of the dis
penSary commissioners provided for
herein, and determine the amount Of
bonds required from said commission
ers and officers, and shall chavez the
power to remove any or all of such
commissioners and any officers or en-
plOyees appointed by such commission
ers. for good cause shown.
Section 19. That nothing in this act
shall be construed to repeal, alter or
amend any special act prohibiting or
regulating the manufacture n sale
of liquors in Any locality, township,
| county or incorporated city or town.
Section %. TIL : this act shall be in
! force from and &fter July 1. 1903.
Joints Lee Rusty Hinges