The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-10


uuor" and every such voter who favors
such sale by licensed saloons, if such
question is being voted upon, shall vote
ticket on which shall be written or
printed the word Saloon" and every
such voter who favors such sale by dis
pensary, if such question is being voted
upon. shall vote ticket on which shall
be written or printed the word 'Dispen-
sary."
Sec 15 That if the majority OF the
votes cast at any such election in any
city or town shall have written or PRINT
cd thereon the words mo Liquor, IL
shall be unlawful for the Board of Com
missioners of the county in which such
city or town is located to grant license
to any person for the sale of spirituous,
vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquors,
and it shall be unlawful for any person
to sell any spirituous, vinous, matt OF
other intoxicating liquors within such city
or town until another election snail De
held reversing such election: Provided
that liquor dealers in such cities or towns
holding license at the time of such cleo
ton shall be allowed six months after
such election in which to close out the
stock of goods on hand at the time OF
such election, if their license shall so
long remain in force.
Sec. 16. That if the majority of the votes
cast in any such election in any city
or town shall have written or printed
thereon the word Saloon" it shall be
Lawful for the Board of Commissioners
of the county in which such city or town
is situated to grant license in such city
or town to all proper persons applying
for the same according to law.
Sec II. That if a majority of the votes
cast at any such election in any city or
town shall have written or printed there
on the word "Dispensary," then 1T snail
be unlawful for any person, company
firm or corporation to sell, barter, ex-
change or give away any spirituous, VIM
Gus, malt or other intoxicating liquors in
such city or town, except the officers OF
a dispensary which shall be established
in such city or town in the manner and
subject to the rules and regulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Subsection A. The county commission
ers shall within fifteen days after such
election, select three discreet and suit
able citizens. who are qualified voters
in the said city or town, and who in the
said election voted for the establishment
of a dispensary, and shall appoint them
q Dispensary Board of Commissioners
for the said city or town, whose term of
office shall begin Immediately and con-
tinue until their successors shall have
been elected at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly Of
North Carolina, and shall have qualified
no of hn oil for pY11hp
of the General Assembly of North Caro-
lima next after the appointment of such
Dispensary Board of Commissioners
their successors shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said city or town;
and every four years thereafter at such
general election for members of the Cen
eral Assembly preceding the end OF the
term of office Of such Commissioners their
successors shall be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city or town. Any
vacancy occurring by death, resignation
or removal shall be filled by the said
Dispensary Board for the remainder of
the unexpired term. The said Dispensary
Commissioners, before entering upon the
duties of their office, shall make oath
that they will we'll and truly carry out
to the best of their ability all the pro-
visions of this act and the resident judge
of the district may remove any Of said
commissioners when it shall be made 10
appear that he has violated his oath or
been guilty of a malfeasance; and the
said Dispensary Commissioners shall pc
paid fifty dollars each per annum lol
their services Provided, the said podi
shall select one of it's members as chai.
man and one as treasurer, and may IL
low the treasurer such additional coin
pensation as they may see flt' ana 'aiu
treasurer shall give bond, payaple " ~
said city or town, conditioned upon the
proper accounting for the moneys eia'
may come into his hands as such 1le"o-
| urer, in a sum not less than hVe thou-
sand dollars, to be fixed by sald DlSpen
sary Board: Provided, said bond Shdll
never be less than the amount Oh money
in the hands of the treasurer: PROVIDED
| further, that said treasurer may give
bond with some safe bonding and trust
company as surety, and charge the ex-
pense of giving such bond as an expense
: of said dispensary
Subsection B. That said Dispensary