The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
TAE APPLET BILL
To Impose a Tax of $4,000 on
Liquor Dfummers.
Passes. the Senate by q Large Ma
jOrity--It VIII Exclude Whis.

key Drummers From the State.
At the night session Of the senate
Thursday Mr.. Appelt's bill providing
for a license tax upon liquor drum
mers passed q third reading and was
ordered sen to tho house, but not
until 1t was amended by providing
that the tax shall be $4,000 instead
OF $1,000 as proposed In the original
bill.
The bill was taken up under the
head of special orders shortly after
the night session was convened. Be
fore there was any debate, Senator
Graydon moved to strike out the en-
acting words. the vote on that
motion being as follows:
Yeas (to kill tho bill)--Bass,
Black, clifton, Earle, Hough, Laney,
Raysor, Stackhouse and Williams.
Nays tfor the bill)-Appclt,
Blcase Brico, Brooks. Carlisle, Car
pcnter, Crouch. Gibson, Griffin, Har-
din, Harvey, Holiday, Johnson,
Mauldin, MCGOWAN, McKeithan, OTIS.
Sinkler, Smith. Sullivan, Talbert,
toOIN, ~ NhSNllh
Mr.. Rogers wanted no $1,000 H.
cense issued in any prohibition coun-
ty He did not want to license drum
mcrs because they may be debarrcd
by federal legislation.
Mr.. Applet fought this and wanted
his bill kept intact.
Senator Crouch vas strenuous in
his support OF the bill and favored
q $4,000 license.
Mr.. Carlisle said the courts have
held that a license fee will stand
the tests Of the courts and he fav-
ored the bill.
Mr. Rogers amendment to prohibit
licenses In prohibition counties was
killed
Mr.. Courch had the license fixed
at $4,000 per county for soliciting
liquor orders. which Is deemed alb
solutcly prohibitive.
MIR. Rogers was persistent and
wanted Marlboro county excluded
from tho bill No license to sell Ii
quor has ever been issued In that
county for SO years. and he seriously
opposed II and every license sys-
tenn
Mr.. Brice said n drummer could
now solicit liquor orders in dry
counties and as he saw 1t tho prop
ositlon was simply to collect a II.
cense from outside drummcrs WHO
now solicit orders without paying n
cent and he felt the $4,000 license
would keep drummers out Of the
dry counties
DR.. Black was opposed to any sor'
OF license; he was not in favor OF
these drummcrs coming here at al!
lie felt that this license would give
the semblance OF authority to sole
it business. Ho wanted them barrel
from the State.
Mr. Rogers amendment exempting
Marlboro county from the provisions
OF the bill was adopted ~ Il vote Of
20 to IL. The bill was amen &c 80
as not to apply to Lancaster as Well.
Mr.. Raysor offered an amendment
to make 1t n criminal offcnsc TO silic-
it orders. That he urged would
avoid the objections as TO IL license
system.
Mr. Otis thought his would not
stand the tests OF the courts. The
RaySOr amendment was Killed.
The bin was finally ordered sent
to the house providing for a $1,000
license for drummcrs solicItioS IL
quor orders for interstate SHIPMENT
This license is applicable in each
county in which such interstate ship
mcnt may be solicited. Senator Al.
pclt thinks his bill will do mach to
kill the rromiscuous soliciting OF Il
quor orders, which he declared had
become a nuisance In his secrton. {
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