The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-14

may be prevented by a majority of the
voters of the township in which it is
to be located signing petition to the
county board, requesting that the pro-
posed dispensary be not established.
The failure of dispensers to per-
form their duties is to be reported to
the governor, instead of the State
board Of Directors, and he is required
to forthwith institute proper proceed
lngs to enforce the law. Heavy pen
altles are fixed for the violation of
any Of the requirements of the law
by dispensers are required to use the
request books, and report to the audi
tor on or before The 10th of each
month and to subscribe to an oath
that they have complied with the law
in this respect. The sale of liquor to
minors. intoxicated persons or pcrons
in the habit of becoming intoxicated
is forbidden and and dispenser who so
sells liquor or fails to make accu1-
ate returns as required by law, show
ing the true signature to every request
by him received and granted. or sells
liquor To any person without first re-
quiring Il written request therefor, is
liable to Il suit for 5000 damages on
the bond of such dispenser, to be
brought by the solicitor, who is re-
quircl to bring. suit when information
is lodged with him.
Permits to manufacture liquor may
be granted by the commissioner under
proper restriction. provided in Sec
tion l3, which amends Section 571.
The payment Of the United States
tax as liquor dealer or notice Of any
kind in any place Of resort or in any
store or shop, indicating that alcoholic
liquors are there sold, shall be held
as prima facie evidence that the dis
pensary law is being violated and a
penalty of not less than 500 nor more
than $500 fine, or Imprisonment for
three to twelve months is imposed for
such violation.
Section 10. the last section of the
bill, is one of the most important
and is as follows:
Section 19.-That Section 6O3, Vol,
2 (CriminaD Code of Laws, S. c.,
1902, be amended by adding at the
end thereof the following: The said
committee shall have the power to
make, prescribe and promulgatc. and
the commissioner shall enforce such
rules and regulations governing the
conduct of the officers, employees and
methods of business of the State Dis
pensary. as, in their judgement, may
seem wise and proper not inconsist,
ent with law; so that when SO amend
, ed the said sectiaon shall read as fol
lows: "Section G03 The presiding
officers of the Senate and House O.
Representatives shall annually ap
point a committee, consisting of tive
members of the House of Reprcnta
tives and one Senator, whose duty i
,, shall be to make quarterly examina
tiOnS of the books and financial trans
actions Of the State dispensary fo
the fiscal year beginning on the frs
day of November previous to thu
> date Of their appointment, and t
make written report Of such exam
nations to the General Assembly a
Q the sessions next succeeding after thci
e appointement. 1t shall be the dut
Of at least one member of said com
mittee to be present at the taking o
} the inventory of the stoc
: of the State Dispensary at tn
l end of each quarter.
e Each member of said committc
: shall receive the same per diem an
l milage as members of the Genera
s Assembly, to be paid out of the dis
' pensary funds by warrant of Dispcr
t sary commissioner on the state treas
. urer: Provided, That no per diem b
S allowed to the members of said con
mittee for more than twenty-four day
Il during any fiscal year. The said con
!. mittee shall have the power to max,
S prescribe and promulgatc, and tn
2 commissioner shall enforce, such rule
and regulations governing the cor
Q duet Of the officers, employees an
Y methods of business Of the state dis
pensary as, in their judgment ma
: seem wise and proper, not inconsis
G tent with law"