The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
CALLS THEM TIGERS
Chief Constable Hammet's Report to
the Governor.

Shows the ssles ut tho Local Diepcn
sariee to Have Increased
Very Greatly in 1904.
Mr.. U. B. Hammet, chief constable
mas submitted to Gov. Hayward hi
report Tor the last quarter OF the yea
1904. Mr. Hammet takes occasion /,
call attention to the chaIterirg Of so
cial clubs In large cities, and he de
ciares some OF these to be tagraptl,
violating the law. In his letter sub
mltliog the report, MIR. Hanmet
slys:
From the figures given you will
see CEat the maintenance Of the con.
stabulary has reached cor siderable
sum, hut when you deduct the value
VI the Sc .znres made and the fines
Collected, which went to the various
counties and towns, that expense has
oeen reduced to the very small sum
OF S3l S76 35, with numerous appeal.
ed cases yet to be heard from.
The Illicit dealing in liquors In
~ - oSACAi vi UliC duG las Decn
very considerably curtailed, and while
nave NOT b2en able to enforce tie
aw to the letter, feel that nv ef-
iortS have been Of valu in that Cirec-
hon, and reports received daily 20 10
$40" that there Is au Improvement in
Inc situation almost everywhere. The
dispensary law can b. enforced, but it
VIII require the aid Of State Cfil :crs as
we'll as municipal, in addition to the
consGa oulary force to accomplish it.
There seems to be lack OF inter
eSt, or rear, or something which |
cannot determine, on the part olson,
ol thoSe who are charged with the en-
lorcemEnt OF the law which prevents
them from taking as active a part as
Is lncu upon them. In many
instances l have been ably ASSISTED d
by the intendents of towns ana n few
magistrates, but as rule there Is lit.
Tie attempt made bY others than State
In ny judgment the greatest me.
mace 10 tho enforcement Of the law Is |
the miscuuus issuing CT charters to |
80 called ciuNs, and yet am inform
ca that uuceT our present laws this
cannot be prevented. We find them
louriShirg in our Giles and larger
Towns, aud while claiming to be social
)rgan'zltlOns, complying with tho re.
lulrenents Of the law, they are Moth
rg more nor less than open barrooms.
Every eff Jrt has been made to put a
top ID the sale Of liquors within their
walls, even to the OK .ent of stationinp
Ill -efs in the building to prevent it,
lut this haS resulted rece tly in the
lrrest OF the constables on charge of
'respass and their conviction and pun.
lPoSitlve and saJislauu,:y .o,s Z
hat some af these clubs sell drirhs J
# all kinds to the general Ioloilc ,
their membership in numer,As cases {
1cing entirely ncGtiouS) s:ems una {
railing 10 our cndcavor' 10 conhne ,
hem to the rights grated them by {
heir charters, and 'desire to earn s
.Stly recommend tuat some legiila-
Ion be enacted vnlch Will afIccJ the
ndiscriminate .ssu:ng CT such char
ArS
The cnlstabulary force is in good
condition, loyal and energetic. Very
little has occurred to mar the admin
strition OF the affairs OF the depart
nent, and l look forward to the at
,lil lmant OF even better results In the
uture than we have in the past"
The total expense for the quarter
HaS Sl6.l7 81. The amount Of sales
rom the wholesale d.spenslry was
s0S7 3l3 "a from the retail dispensa
lies sl,t3S 1873 90.
The summary for the year is as I'll
o9S:
Ioral cost OF coaS!abnla-
ry for year. ..........S 81, 3S8 26
Total value or seizures
Tor year ....S 2l.O7l VI
Total sales for State dis.
pcn4ary for year. So, 500, ol8 80 |
Total sales fJr local dis.
sar!cs for year. -. .s3 374 1864 |
To al number Of convic-
tions for yepr .. 344
Total amount OF fines
imp )sed for year. $ IS. .946 90
Total amount OF fines
collected Tor year. IS s,4iO. 90
Total lun Der OF pISons
nj to cnaingang %
TOTAL number Of teams
Total number Of stills
Se!z ID -. .. ia
In the leport for the last quarter,
NJ Ham es says in addition 10 the
Gelzlres OF liquor and Deer. There
Ntre iwo teaus, 81 stills and $40
gallons OF beer in KEGS, The latter of
"hjch IS or no ya,ue"
The increase 10 lhc sales in the local
alspehsalies ovor the same quarter of
1903 amounted to Si72 007.69.
q ute a number OF cases against
vloiatorS OF the law have been ap-
p2alel and are now peadlrg in the
court Gl general sessions.
Big Dynamos.
The Canadian Niagara Falls Poyer
company, the ally OF the American
Niagara Fails Power company, sue
cesSiully set I'm motion Wednesday
JWo Of their 10000 horse porer tur-