The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
CALLS THEM TIGERS.
(hisf Constable 8ammet's Export to
the Governor.
the S Ties At the Local Dispen-
sariee 20 Have Increased
Very Greatly in 1904.

Mr.. q. B. Hammet, chief constable,
has submitted to Gov. Hayward his
report FOR the last quarter Of the gear
1904. Mr. Hammet takes coca sion to
call attention to the chartarirg Cf So
cial clubs in large cities, and ne de-
ciares some OF these to be iagrantiy
viola1ing the law. In bis letter SUBJ
mitting the report, Mr.. Hanmet
s?ys:
'Frcm the figures given you will
see tha5 the maintenance Of the con-
suabulary has reached considerable
sun, hut when you deducs the value
Of the se'z1reS made and the fines
collected, which vent to the various
counties and towns, that expense has
been reduced to the very small sum
OF s34, ,676 IS, with numerous appeal
ed cases yet to be heard from.
The illicit dealing in liquors in
every SECTION OF the State has been
very considerably curtsiled, and while
I have not been able to enforce the
law to the letter, feel that my ef-
forts have been CT value in that direc-
tion, and reports received daily 20 to
show that tueye is an improvement In
toe situation almost everywhere. The
dispensary law can be enforced, but it
will require the aid OF State cf6 ;ers as
yell as municipal, in addition to the
consta bulary force to accomplish it.
There seems to be q lack Of inter
est, or fear, or something which /
cannot determine. on the part of some
CT those who are charged with the en-
forcement,of the law which prevents
them from taking as active part as
is incunb bent upon them. In many
Instances I have been ably assisted
by the in,endents OF towns and few
magistrates, but as rule there is li5
tie attempt made BY Others than State
constabl4s.
in my judgment the greatest me-
mace 10 the enforcement Of the law is
the promiscuous Issuing cf charters to
80 called 'cluts, and yet I am inform
ed that uneer our present laws this
canrot be prevented We fno them
fouriShi G in our cities and larger
towns, and while claiming to be social
organizations, complying with the re-
quirementS Of the law, they are moth
lrg more nor less than open barrocms.
Every effort has been made to put
stop to the sale Of liquors within their
walls, even to the extent Of ssatioring
offers in the building to prevent it,
but this has resulted recently in the
arrest OF the constables. on charge of
lrespass and their conviction and pun
ishment by fine.
Positive and satisfactory proof
that scme at these clubs sell drinks
Of ali kinds to the general puollc
(their embersbip in numerl US cases
oeing entirely fc1itious) seems una
vaiiing in our endeavorS 10 confre
them to the rights granted them by
their charters, and I desire to earn
estly recommend that some !egiSla-
tioa be enacted which will affect th=
indiscrininate issuing Ct suca char
tCrS.
THE constabuiary force is il good
condition, loyal and energetic. Very
little has occurred to mar the admin
istration Of the affairs OF the depart
ment, and I look forward to the at-
tai. msnt OF even better results in the
uture than we have in the psst."
The total expense for the quarter
was SIG, Ill 81. The amount Of sales
from the wholesale dispenssry was
s9S7,3l3 "a, from the retail dispense
ries Sl,C3s 1890.
The summary for the year is as IL,
lows:
To.al cost OF coosta5nla-
ry for year. 64,So8 26
Total value OF seizures
Tor year. 2l.0l VI
Total sales for State dis
pen5ary for year -. 81, 996, el8 80
TOtsl sales for local dis
saries for year. .....S3, 37+ IS6. .43
To AZ r,urnher of crr1vjc