The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-09
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! Mr.. Arthur Kibler was seen, but
stated that owing to the fact that
he was busy, he was not prepared to
give out an interview yesterday.
For the House.
Mr.. Z. H. Aull was asked for
statement to his position on the Brice
Bill Mr.. Aull said:
You ask my position on the Brice
Bill-the original Bricc Bill. AS a
member Of the legislature I voted for
the amended bill as it passed and be-
came law.
Il I think the people of the county
should have the right to pass upon
the question and not the people of
the towns, for all the people are in
| terested
"2. ii county vote prohibition
there can be no reasonable objec-
ton in requesting the county to pay
the cost of enforcing the law. If
the fund raised by this bill is not
needed it will not be used AMI will
go back to the ordinary county fund.
Newberry county, for instance,
should not be called upon to pay to
enforce a prohibition law in Green
wood.
"3. Neither should a county desire
to share in the profits to the school
fund derived from the sale of liquor
if it refuse to sell it.
"These are the only changes in
the Brice Bill as it passed the legisla-
ture from the original Brice Bill as
introduced
"I hold the county should be the
unit in matters of this kind and
should have the right to say what it
wants. I go that far in the matter of
local self-government."
Mr.. F. H. Dominick, when asked
about the matter, said:
II haven't a copy Of the Brice Bill
as originally introduced in the SEN
ate, but my recollection is that it
was bill which provided for the re-
m.,val ol G;spcn<al.es -cw establish
ed, from any county upon petition
and election This Bill was amend
ed in the house of representatives so
that when a dispensary was voted out
of county a tax Of one-half mill an
nually is hereby levied upon
every dollar of the value Of all
taxable property in all counties
voting to remove or close the dispen-
'saries, as above provided, for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF
the enforcement Of the dispensary
law in said county, under and by di
rection Of the governor, said tax to
| be collected as other county taxes
and forwarded to the state treas
| urer, to be expended. or so much
the--of as may be necessary. as now
pro. ed by law, for such purposes.
Anv balance remaining unespended
at the end of the year to be returned
| by the state treasurer to the county
treasurer of such county for general
county purposes, and that the value
of all conhscations of contTaband
goods seized in such county, as de-
rmined by the state board Of dl-
| rectors, shall be paid to the state
treasurer, to be credited to the fund
raised by said levy for the enforce
ment of the law, as above provided.
And any amount expended in said
county for the enforcement of the
dispenSary law. shall be refunded to
the state treasury upon the collection
Of the tax above levied. Any county
voting out a dispensary, shall not
thereafter receive any part Of the
surplus that may remain of the dis
pensary school funds, after the de-
hciences in the various county school
funds have been made up. as provided
by law
Il have no objection to the bill
as above amended and passed, but