The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-09
THE FAMOUS BRICE LAW.
Terms Under Which Dispensaries
May be Voted Out.

The following is the Brice bill re-
guIating the removal Of dispensaries:
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the state Of South Caro-
line, That Section ! OF an act entitled,
"An act to provide for the election
of the state board of control, and to
further regulate the sale. use, con-
sumption, transportation and dispo-
sition of Intoxicating and alcoholic
liquors in this state, and prescribe
further penalties for violation of the
dispensary laws" be stricken out and
that the following be inserted in lieu
thereof:
There may be one or more county
dispensers appointed for each coun-
ty, the place of business for each Of
whom shall be designated by the
county board of control, but the
state board of control must give con-
sent before more than one dispenser
can Sc appointed in any county, and
when the county board of control de-
signates a location for any dispen-
sary, 20 days public notice Of which
shall be given, it shall be competent
for majority of the qualified voters
of the township in which such dis
pensary is to be located to prevent
Its location in such township by sign
| ing a petition or petitions addressed
to the county board, requesting that
no dispensary be established in that
township. A dispensary may be To-
Gated elsewhere than in an incorporat-
ed town in the counties of Beaufort
and Horny. and no others. except
such as are authorized by special act
of the general assembly.
Any county may secure the estab-
lishment of dispensary or dispen-
saries within it's limits, in the follow
ing manner: Upon the petition Of
one-fourth Of the qualified voters Of
each county fo.- an election upon the
question of the establishment or re-
moval of dispensaries therein being FL
ed with the county supervisor of each
county, he shall order an election sub
mitting the question of "dispensary"
or no dispensary" to the qualified
voters of such county, which shall be
conducted as other special elections,
and if majority Of the ballots cast
be fo1nd and declared to be for dis
pensary, then dispensary may be
established within said county: but
ia majority of the ballots cast be
q kd and declared to be against the
dispensary. then no dipensary shall
be established therein, and any dis
pensary already established Shall be
closed Elections under this section
cannot be held ofsener than once in
four years.
No dispensarv shall be established
in any county. town or city, wherein
the sale OF alcoholic liquors was pro-
hibited prior to July I. 1908. except
as herein permitted. Provided:
That where dispensarieS have been
established in such county. town OF
city. they shall remain as established
until removed Or closed as permitted
lin this act; Provided: That
A tax of one4flalf mill is hereby
levied upon every dollar OF the value
OF all taxable property in all counties
voting to remove or close the dis
pensaries, as above provided, for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF
the enforcement of the dispensary
law in said county, under and by d.
recrion of the governor, said tax to be
COLLECTED as other county taxes and
forwarded to the state treasurer, to
Ibe expended or so much thereof as
Imay be necessary as now provided by
law for such purposes. Any balance re-
naming unexpended at the end the
year to be returned by the state .:eas'
urer to the county treasurer Of such
county for general county purposes,
land that the value of all conhscations oi