The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-15
nAnRnAn COMMISSION.

found t1ton the desks Of the men!sers
~ the General Assembly 1t contaras
a very complete oJnopsis OF the fa'S
r6t4 situation in the gtate.
r,zE STATE MILITIA.
II is gratifying to he able 10 give
enecial commeniasiorf to the military
denartment, and to rote the intsres:
and energy displayed by tee heaa OF
.bn denartment in his efforta to build
10 and energize the militia system
Of the State.
THE pISPENSARY. ~
For the first tinis since the Dtspeh'
sarv Law was enacted, It was not an
iss,lc in the political campaign for
thc Goyernorsbip the past year. as all
~ the candidates. for Governor were
nlodged to tts support and to the strics
enforcement OF the law. The greates'
opposition to the system OF state con
tr6, Of the sale Of liquors 10 in Tue
larger cities of the State. AS re-
suIs there is jllicit sale Of liquor III
these cities, and there will continue
to he until public sentiment In these
communities grows more strongly E
favor 81 the Dispensary system anN
Jurors regard more sacredly their oath
and convict persons who are proven
guilty of the violation Of the law: Spe-
ctal constables can accomplish Joy
little where such conditions exist.
Fortunately. however. these communi'
ties are the exception. and In tne
state generally the law is enforcel
and the guilty are convicted and pun
ished. The system is q good one fos
tho control sf the sale OF liquor ana
that it is, violated in some locahties
! is no valid argument against the law
The business the past year has In
creased. which MAJ be taken as an ev'
idence that the people are becoming
more and more IN sympathy with the
law, rather than that the consumption
OF whiskey is increasing.
The amount to the credit OF the
School Fund On November gen, 1907
was s652,S29.22. according to- tina
quarterly report of the Leg1sin've
Committee. but not available. as> II
was in stock.
Under the Act Of the last Legisla'
ture requiring the directors TO pay
to the State Treasurer quarterly ths
profits to the credit Of the School
Fund, three payments have, been
made aggregating $92.755.9f. The
| same Act requires that the prof1ts 10
the credit OF the School Fund carried
as stock shall be reduced by sem.
annual payments to 100000 by Ei
first Of January. 1904. Under this re
ouirement 100000 have been paid tc
the State Treasurer the past year
This makes total paid TO the credi
rot. the School Fund during l9o2 D
1892. 1851. -
The following figures show the TO
tai net profits for the year ending No
vember 30th. 1902. from the sale o
liquor and beer:
From whiskey to towns and =,
| COunLeS :, :. - '.$ooS'"sS'"
From beer to towns and
counties :. ). eo,ols.ss'
I. s443, 1885
Net profit, to the State. .:Sl2a.6ss.e'
Total net profit. ;. ..}566,SSf.S'
! From the figures quoted aboy'
En.ere was on hand to the credit OF u.
Sgiool Fund November 30th, 1907
$G62R29.22. and the total amount car
lied nerchagdisa was S53qS28lG
It appears that Wit hthe eas1
/ Of transportation and the
. purchases which are made
amount carried in merchant
be materially reduced with
. ment to the business, and
y rectors claim. as you will
, their report, that 1t Is impd
run 20 large a business on
stock than Is now carried.
be remembered that there a
one hundred and twenty-five y
pensaries in the State, and W
, stock is divided among them
, not give each a very large am
II also appears from the sta
OF the Legislative Investigating
mittee that on November goth,
, the Dispensary owed for SUI
whiskey, etc. $252.52736.
THE STATE PENITENTIAR
The past year has been most
, cessful one In the history Of this
, tuition. as the annual report. WI
, ! will be submitted to you, will SNOWY
! HISTORICAL RECORDS.
, No State in the Union has mad
. more history. or more glorious histor,
than South Carolina. Nor has thel
been a State which has paid less Al
tention 10 the preservation Of that hii
= tory. The record books and histories
! papers hare teen preserved, but unit
recently they were scarcely availab|
. on account of the condition In vhic
:. they were kept. The work OF indezin
,, and Of properly arranging them, hos
ever. is DOW done. and much histories
, data of great value is being brought I
+, light.
r CONCLUSION.
: | have endeavored to obey the mar
5 date OF the Constitution to review tn
p departments of government and
. make such suggestions as have SCENE
}. to me proper. In taking leave OF yo'
/ you will permit me to say that my "a,
4 nest prayer shall always be for To
I welfare Of all the people Of South Cal
!. Olina. trust that your deliberatioE
!, may reflect credit upon your judgmer
>. and that whatever you do may redouu
to the good OF the State we all 10y
\ so we'll. | am sure you will have tt
. hearty cooperation and sympathy