The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-17


best principles for the interest of the
law as originally passed and amend
ed?
(g) Is it fact that the state,
through the dispensaries, is violating
the constitution of 1895, in that it is
selling whiskey in less quantities than
one-half of one pint?
(hi Is it fact that the state is SELL
ing SIS in case goods to its custom
ers and charging them for one quart?
GO Is it fact that certain agents
are travelling over the state and Offer
ing special inducements to county dis
pensers to push" certain brands of
liquors, and if so, is it fact known
to the members of the state board of
directors?
CD Is It fact that certain require
ments of the aw are dispensed with
by the county dispensers by order Of,
or by the consent Of, the members Of
the state board us directors?
(k) Has the whiskey which has
been recently purchased been ordered
out from the dealer or is held in re-
serve for future delivery?
% What is the Indebtedness of the
dispensary for liquors which have
been bought but not delivered?
1t was thought this morning by sew
eral members of the general assem-
bly, that the resolution would proba-
bly, pass.
Senator Raysor has introduced a
bill which carries out the suggestion
embodied by Governor Hayward in
his annual message, except that he
proposed that the state board of d.
rectors shall be appointed by the gov
ernor, shall meet weekly, and shall
be paid $500 per year.
Senator Brice has introduced a bill,
which is practically a local option
measure 1t requires an election and
the decision of a majority of the quail
flied voters of township city or
town before dispensary can be es-
tablished. and if the people vote
against the establishment of dis
pensary then those already existing
are to be abolished. The bill purposes
to change Section ! of the law so that
it shall read as follows:
Section 7. There may be one or
more county dispensers appointed for
each county, the place of business for
each to be designated by the county
board of control but the state board
of control must give consent before
more than one dispenser can be ap-
pointed in any county, and when the
county board designates a locality for
dispensary, twenty days public no
tice of which shall be given, it shall
be competent for a majority of the
qualified voters of the township in
which the dispensary is to be located
to prevent it location in such town.
ship by signing a petition or petitions
to the county board requesting that
no dispensary be established IN the
township. Any incorporated city or
town may secure the establishment Of
dispensary or dispensaries within
it's limits in the following manner:
Upon the petition of one-fourth of
the qualified voters of such town or
city, as shown by the registration
books of the same, an election either
upon the establishment or removal OF
dispensaries therein, being filed with
the intendant or mayor of such town
or city, he shall order an election,
submitting the question of the dis
pensary" or "no dispensary" to the
qualified voters of the town or city,
which election shall be conducted as
other special elections, by managers
appointed by the town OF city cover
ed and if a majority of the ballots
cast be found and declared to be for
a dispensary, then dispensary may
be established in said town OF city.
| brt IF 2 majority of the ballots cast