The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-20
ONLY ONE
DRINK
A DAY
WILL any MAN IN THIS STATE
BE ABLE TO GET, IF THIS DIS
PEESARY LAW PASSES.
OR RATHER HE WILL NOT BE PER-
MITTED TO MAKE MORE THAN
ONE PURCHASE a DAY.
Taxi of Bill is Interesting To All citi-
zens of the State-More Bills Intro
dueed in Lsgislature-work of That
Body in General.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 20
Following is the main part of the fam
Gus dispensary bill, which provides fol
a state dispensary in West Virginia fol
tie sale OF liquor, TO be in charge of a
state liquor commissioner:
Dispensary bill offered by DcIegat,
Price, Of Pocahontas:
An Act to Raise Revenue ani to Insure
the Sale of Pure Drink Within tha
State.
Wnereas, Much narm is being ionc Il
the people of the state by reason of the
sale of adulterated drink. tine toxic eff
feets of which impair the health Of tae
user, and entail distress and misery on
Others; and promote crime; and.
Mnereas, The evil effects of the use
Of iutoxicants can be prevented in :
great degree by insuring the purity OF
fne article sold; therefore be it
Enacted by the Legislature of West
Virginia, that the office of state liquor
commissioner be, and it is hereby crs
ated, and the governor of this state
shail, within ten days from tine time
this act takes effect, appoint suen com
missioner, VINO shall maintain his office
in the city of Charleston, and shall con
tinuc in Office for four years from May
!. 1905. He shall receive as mis- salary
the sum of four thousand (S4,OoOp dol.
lars per year and travelling expenses
not to exceed one thousand t$l ,O0Ol dol
lars per year. He shall be furnished
with offices by the state, and shall aava
ths number Of clerks necessary, to be
lpopinted. .bs the board of public. works
on Reconsideration Of such commission-
r, the compensation of such clerks be
ing fixed by said board of public works
Said commissions saall appoint stat,
chemist, who snail be expert in his pro.
fession, AMI who snail be part Of thc
clerical force OF said commissioner, and
whose salary shall be fixed by tha board
of public works.
Two--It shall be the duty of said
state liguar' 'comruissisncr, within tnirty
days after his appointment. to appoint
in each county in this state, deputies
one deputy for each five thousand l5OOOl
persons or fractions thereof. as showr
by the census of 1900. Said commis
sioner snail then designate the place
within each county where drink shal
be sold, one of which shall b, al IN
county seat. and ne shall then provide
suitable room for dispensing the sam
1T reasonable terms. The deputies shal
BE- men Of good moral character, not ad
iicted to drunkenness.
Third-ou the first day OF May. 1905
the said Gtate commissioner shall cans
to be opened at eaca dispensary afor5
said, a stock OF pure and unadulterate,
liquors, which stock snail compris
wines. wniskey, beer, brandy and sue
other drinks like nature as sucn com
missioner shall Judge to be desirable t
add TO such stock. The deputies
charge saall cause said dsipeusaries t
remain open from . o'clock a. m. to
o'clock p. m. During said hours an,
male person over the age of twenty on
years and not an habitual drunlard ma
purchase from said stock of drink on
purchase. for which he shall sign re,
ord stating the amount purchased an
the price paid for the same, and ia
kind and quality Of drink. together wit
the date. and only one sale shall be mad
to the same person on the sans day.
Fourtu-T'ne state liquor commission
cr shall qualify by taking the oata ,
Office required of the state officers an
he shall execute bond in the panalt
Of one hundred Thousand dollars tsl0o
Oo01. Each deputy snail take tne ont
required hy county officers and give
bond Of Office in tine psnalty Of n,
&nn09nnMmannso0l dollars and they sna