Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-27

except as in this Act provided;
to regulate and control the sale
thereof through the medium OF
flispensaries, one to be located in
the city of Dawson and one also
in each of the several incorpora-
ted towns in said county, on rec
ommendation of the municipal
authorities of said towns: to es-
tablish and perpetuate board of
commissioners for the manage
ment OF such dispensalies, and to
prescribe their powers and duties
and for other purposes.
Section l. Be- it enacted by the
General Assembly of Georgia, and it
is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That from and after the
first day of January, 1898, it shall not
not be lawful to sell within the coun
of Terrell any.spirituous, vinous, or
malt liquor and Intoxicating bitters
and elders, except as provided for in
subsequent sections of this Act,
aud any person, on and after that
day, who may do so shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be punished by fine not to ex-
coed one thousand dollars, imprison-
ment not to exceed six months, to
work in the changing on the public
works, or on such works as the coun-
~ authorities may employ the chain
gang, not to exceed IL months; and
any one or more these punishments,
in the discretion Of the Judge. No
municipal authorities of any city or
town in said country shall have auth
ority after the passage of this Act to
grant or renew any license for the
! sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liq-
uors and Intoxicating bitters and cid
ers.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the per-
sons now holding the position of
y commissioner of roads and revenues
of Terrell county, and their success .
ors to be elected by the grand jury OF
said county, shall be known as the
dispensary commissioners in and for
said county of Terrell, and the same
are hereby constituted body corpo-
rate under the name and style of dis
pensary commissioners of Terrell
county for the purpose of establish
ing dispensary or dispensaries in
said county for the sale of spirituous,
yinous or malt liqours and intoxicat-
ing bitters and elders. Said commits
sioner shall have power so elect from
their board chairman by the major
lily vote of their board of commits
sioners, and said board shall have
. powerto sue and be sued plead and be
Implicated in all courts of this Sta to.
Said dispensary commissioners prov
ided for in this Act, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties as
such shall take and subcribe before
some qualified officer, an oath that
they will faithfully and honestly dis
charge all the duties imposed upon
them by this Act; and the same are
hereby constituted body corporate
under the name and style of dispen-
sary commissioners of Terrell county
for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining dispensary or dispen-
saries in said county for the sale of
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors and
Intoxicating bitters and elders,
Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted That
the ordinary OF Terrell county shall
be the secretary and treasurer of said
dlspensary commissioners, and for
his services as treasurer he shall re.
\ ceive the sum of one hundred dollars
annually, to be paid by the commits
sioners out of any money arising
from the dispensary, and said treas.
urer shall give bond in the sum of
not less than two thousand dollars,
with good security. to be approved
by said board, for all moneys that
. may come into his hands and for the
faithful performance of ali duties re-
CURED of him.
Sec. 4 Be itfurther enacted, That
the dispensary commissioners provi-
ded for in this Act shall maintain at
some suitable and convenient point
~ the city of Dawson, within the fire
limits, dispensary for sale of spirit
nous, vinous and malt liqours and in
toxicating bitfers and elders. They
shall also establish a dispenssry in
each of the three Incorporated towns
in said county, to wit: Brownwood,
Parrot, and Sasser, whenever they
may be officially advised that the mu
nicipal authorities of either of said
towns have, by proper ordinance or
resolution, determined that 1t is desi-
rable to have dispensary put in oper-
alton in such town or towns. When
said dispensary commissioners shall