The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14

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D4spensary Law.
LII obedience to the last Act Of
This General Assembly, an election
was held on the third Tuesday in
August last in the twenty-one coun-
ties that had county dispensaries at
the date Of such election.
The elections all passed off very
quietly and The people voted in ac-
cordance with their views upon the
question presented. Fifteen out Of
the twenty-one counties refused to
vote the sale Of liquors into said
counties. Six Of the counties vot-
ing, to wit: Charleston, Georgetown,
Beaufort, Aiken, Richland and Flor
enee, voted in favor Of the sale Of
liquor, and the county dispensaries
in said six counties have been car
rying on their business as provided
in the s"Carey-Cothran Act,'' and
the Act "To Prohibit the Manufac-
ture, Sale, etc., Of Alcoholic Liquors,
etc.. and to provide Penalties for
Violation Thereof" approved 2nd Of
March, 1909.
The fifteen counties refusing to
, vote in the sale Of liquor have dis
posed of, or are disposing Of their
stocks, as provided in the Act ITO
Provide for the Closing Of the Sew
eral Dispensaries in This State and
for the Sale of All Stock of Liquors,
Beverages, Fixtures and Other Prop
erty Belonging to the Several Dis
pensaries," approved March 2, 1909,
and the business Of the dispensaries
will soon be wound up under the su-
pervision Of the Dispensary Auditor.
For full report of the business
done and present status of each of
1.-The county dispensaries Of said
counties. I respectfully refer you to
the report Of the Dispensary, Audi
tor, which will be made to you by
him.
AS. to the dispensaries in the six
counties which voted in the sale of
liquor, I desire to renew my recon-
mendation made in my annual mes
sage to the General Assembly in
1908, to wit, "That not more than
one county dispensary be allowed in
any county where liquor is allowed
to be sold, except in those counties
where there are cities with a popula-
ton exceeding twenty-five thous-
and" This is in the interest of tenn
perance. I firmly believe that if
another election is held in those six
counties in the coming year most Of
them will vote the sale If liquor out.
/ I ask your earnest consideration Of
the question Of providing for an
other election in these six counties
in the near future.
Winding-U Commission,
i Since the last session Of your hon
orahle bodies. the litigation that
was pending in the United States
Court restraining the Commission
from proceeding with their work
and appointing receivers for the
fund, has been decided by the United
States Supreme Court in favor OF
the State.
The Commission, since that deeis-
ion, has been busy in the perform
ance of it's duties and many Of the
claims against the State have been
settled. A few Of the claimants
have appealed to the Supreme Court
of this State from the adjudications
of the Commission, and these cases
are now pending in. said court. ..
For a full and detailed account OF
the work Of the Commission, I re-
spectfully refer you to its report
which will be placed on your desks
at the present session. : -.
/: The Winding-up Commission is
composed Of Dr. W. j.. Murray, Jno.
McSween, Esq, Avery Patton, ESQ.,
J. S. Brice, Esq, and Capt. A. N
Wood. I wish to commend in the
Ihighest terms the fidelity to duty on
the part Of these gentlemen and tc
express my sincere thanks to each Of
them for the work they have done
as members of said commission.
They have up to this time turned
over to the State Treasurer for the
use Of the permanent school fund