The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-18
ONE PtNSARY
SAYS WATTS LAW
The Commissioners Are Re-
ferred to Its Words.
ARE PLAIN AND CLEAR
0ispensary Commissioners Favor Two and
Have OFF Position of One to
Gentleman Who is of ihs Tenn
persnce Side,
ARE PLAIN AND CLEAR

pefsnce SIDE,
There is an air insuperable obstacle in
the way of the Dispensary Commissioners
who desire to have two dispensaries in Raj
cigh.
That two are wanted by these gentlemen
is clear, for they have so stated, and yes
terday the matter was cluched by an offer
made.
Two of the Commissioners rendered to
q highly respected gentlemen of Raleigh,
one who is known to affiliate with the
temperance forces, a position in the pro-
posed Dispensary Number Two, and to
have urged this upon him.
But the Commissioners will find that
only one dispensary can be established
under the law. THAT IS WHAT THE
PEOPLE OF RALEIGH VOTED FOR,
THAT IS WHAT THE ADVOCATES OF
THE DISPENSARY STATED IN PUB
Lie AND IN PRIVATE, THAT IS
WHAT THE WATTS LAW STATES.
The error into which the Commissioners
have fallen is, perhaps due to the fact that
the ballots voted III the dispensary cleo
ton read: For Dispensaries' and
Against Dispensaries' Yet this has
nothing to do with the laws which in
every instance speaks of dispensary ana
the dispensary, always in the singular,
never in the plural. and in every line
showing that one dispensary is had in
view by the law.
Another item in the law is that cne reg
ister book for the entry of the names OF
persons purchasing from the dispensary is
mentioned. t is "a register" that is
spoken of, and with more than one dis
pensary it would be necessary to have a
number Of registry books. But the law
is plain and the following extracts, show
ing that but one dispensary can be es-
tablished,<as printed;
ONE DISPENsARY LAW.
That whenever it shall become lawful
under the provisions of this act to es
tablish 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 election, VOTED FOR SAID
DISPENSARY, whose duty it shall be
to conduct SUCH DISPENSARY under
with such officers and employees, as may
be prescribed and allowed by the govern
ing body of said city or town. who shall
fix the compensation Of said commits
Sioners and their officers and employees.
No liquor of any kind shall be sold in
SAID DISPENSARY on Sunday or cleo
tion days and SAID DISPENSARY shall
never be open or liquor sold therein before
sunrise or after sunset on any day. No
liquor shall be sold in SAID DISPEN-
SARY except in unbroken packages.
Provided further, that SAID REGISTER
shall be open only to the inspection of
the dispensary board and its employees,
and the contents thereof shall not be
published. No intoxicating liquors shall
be sold to any minors and the dispensary
board shall make such rules and regula-
tions not inconsistent with this act as
may be proper for the management oil
THE DISPENSARY%**
That in any town in which A DIS
PENSARY is established under the pro-
vision of this act. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
sell or otherwise dispose OF for gain an
intoxicating liquors other than in the
manner provided for sales i'll THE DIS
PENSARY as aforesaid*%"
The SAID DISPENSARY commissioners
shall make quarterly settlements with the
governing body of said city or town, and
that said governing body snail, within
ten days after such settlement, pay one
half of the net profits OF SAID DISPEN-
SARY into the treasury of said city or
town and the other half into the treas
ury of the county
That any officer or employe OF A DIS
PENSARY established under the pro-
vision of this act who shall violate any
of the rules and regulations prescribed
by the governing body of the city or
town in which SAID DISPENSARY is
located. IS
That the governing body of any city
or town IN which a DISPENSARY shall
be established under the provisions OF
this act, shall have power to fix the
terms of the dispensary commissioners.