The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-09
TUESDAY, AUGUST g.
The Brice Bill.

"Citizens" OF Prosperity gave notice
in the last issue OF The Herald and
News that the candidates for the leg
islature would be called upon to eS-
press themselves at the meeting at
Prosperity today on the "Brice Bill
the original "Brice Bill.
No doubt great many people
do not know just what the provisions
Of the original Brice Bill were, while
they have general idea OF what its
purpose was. We have not a copy OF
the original bill. but from an exami-
nation OF the senate journal and the
proposed amendments we would con-
clude that the following Section ! is
the original Brice Bill, down to the
priviso fixing a tax Of one-half mill
on all counties voting out dispenSar-
les. The bill passed the house as
it lett the senate in all material
points. The proviso or amendment
levying the tax was affixed by Sena-
tor Raysor, OF Orangeburg, and was
adopted by vote OF Il to 81. From
this it appears that six senator's were
absent and not voting. The only
roll call vote in the house on the bill
which might be construed as tess
vote resulted 4S to 66 in favor OF the
bill as amended by the senate and as
passed by both houses.
The following is a copy OF the Act
as it was passed by the last legisla-
ture:
"Sestion !. There may be one Or
more county dispensers appointed
for each county, the place OF busi-
ness, of each OF whom shall be deslg-
mated by the county board OF con-
troll, but the state board Of control
must give consent before more than
one dispenser can be appointed in
any county, and when the county
board desginates a locality for dis
pensary, twenty days public notice
OF which shall be given, it shall be
competent for majority OF the quail
ihed voters OF the township in which
such dispensary is to be located to
prevent it's location in such township,
BY signing petition or petitions ad-
dressed to the county board, request
ing that no dispensary be established
in that township. A dispensary may
be located elsewhere than in an in
corporated town in the counties of
Beaufort and Horny and no others
except such as are authorized by spec
ial Act OF the general assembly. Any
county may secure the establishment
OF dispensary or dispensarles, or
the removal OF dispensary or dis
pensaries within its limits. in the iol-
lowing manner: Upon the petition
OF one-fourth OF the qualified voters
OF each county upon either the ques-
ton OF the establishment or the re-
moval OF dispensaries therein being
fled with the county supervisor oi
each county. he shall order an cleo
ton submitting the question of dis
pensary" or no dispensary" TO the
Qualified voters OF such county, which
shall be conducted as other special
elections. ard if majority OF the
ballots cast be ior a dispcnSary.
then dispensarv may be established
in said county, but il a majority OF
the ballots cast. be found and de-
clared to be against the dispensary,
then no diSren>ary shall be establish
ed therein. AID any diSpersary al
ready established shall be closed.
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