The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-09-20
THE DISPENSARY ELECTION
IN PICKENS DECLARED IN ACCORD
WITH THE BRICE ACT.
First Round In Fight Won by People.
Report of Special Referee.

tion in Pickens county, has filed
his report with the clerk of the
state supreme court. The supreme
court will convene specially to hear
the arguments in this case and in
the Farnum case, but the date for
the special meeting has not been
set.
The report submitted by Mr..
Boggs ia accompanied by the testi-
Z, mony taken in the case. Mr.. j. P.
Cary represented the people who
voted the dispensarY out Of Pick
ems county. There was some talk
of the election not having been
held and of the result not having
been declared properly, and the
matter was taken before the chief
justice who ordered testlmoney
taken and the entire matter re-
ferred to the supreme court as o
whole.
In the Farnum case, Senators
Hay and Christensen and Mr..
Lyon will appear before the special
referee, ex Judge Jas. r. liar at
Olangebprg, tomorrow and will
give their testim oney in. the case
When this is done ]. S. Farnum,
beer dispenser in Charleston will
reply, stating why he did not give
to the dispensary investigating
committee certain papers in his
possession. When the referee gets
all Of this information he will
make finding on the facts and
will submit the testimony with
his report to the supreme court.
1t is supposed that as soon as
Judge Izlar does this the chief ,us-
tlce will call the supreme court
together.
Following is the report Of A. J.
ooggs, special referee, in the case
Of j. S. Wilson, relator, against j.
e. Cox, G. e. Hamilton, S. II.
Brown and II. O. Allgood, re.
spoudents:
In obedience to tho order OF
Chief Justice Pope, l held a refer
ence in the above stated proceed.
ing OH the 9Th day of August,
1905, and from the testimony then
taken submit tho following az my
findings of the fact:
1. That during the year 1894 a
dlspensary for tho sale Of liquors
was established in Pickens, in the
county Of Plckens, by the then
board OF control without an cleo
ton under an act Of the legisla.
tur" 50 permitting.
9. That lor the last few years
and now the county board Of COLI
troll consists nf the respondents,
}. e.. Cox, C. e. Hamilton and S.
Il. Brown, and the dispenser a,
= the time of the closing of the dis
pensary was the respondent, r. O
Allgood.
That prior to the 25th day OF
April, 1905. there was filed in the
office Of G. M. Lynch, supervisor
of the county Of Pickens, petitions
mtaimg l ,lG2 names, asking him
to rrdur an election on the qnes-
tion Of "dispensary' or "no dis
pensary' in Pickens county.
That the qualified number of
electors of the county of Pickens
ut the time Of the filing of those
patitions was 1900 and the num-
Der of qualified voters signing the
petitions was little less than l,O0C
aud moro than One.fourth Of the
'q1allfied voters of the c ,unty.
That on the 25th dav Of ApGrl,
1905, tho said supervisor ordered
an election to b. held in the county
of Pick ems on the question of "dis
penesry' or "no dispt neary" t<
take place on tho Goth day Of May
1905.
That In this order the mana
"tAhe different precincts in tn,
county were appointed by the sup
ervisor, the p"lls ordered opened
at 8 O'Clock and closed at 4 o'clocl
and provided that all duly quail
fled voters would be entitled t,
'm that the managers shoult
voter to the effect tha
'"r and them
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