The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-02
SOUTH CAROLINA CAROLINA MAY
ENFORCE LIQUOR LAW
SCHEME TO PUT WEBB BILL
TO THE TEST
IN ALL COUNTIES
Agitation Has Been Started By
Greenville Man to See if Law
VIII Work Here.

! For the. last week Anderson people
have been much interested in the
agitation which mas been started
looking toward the enforcement az
the Webb liquor laws in this State
and more especially in counties sur
! rounding Anderson, Il is highly
probable Anderson county VIII, make
an effort to have the law enforced herr
! provided 1t can be carried out in
Greenyille county
! The Webb Federal liquor law, a biz,
! To diYest Intoxicating LIQUORS. OF
their interstate commerce character
In certain cases" may become opera
tive for. the prohibition counties OF
South Carolina. H H Harris, recent
~ nominated as a member of the
. house from. Greenylle county is maxi
ing q study of the situation with A
view to Introducing at tie next reg
+, ular session of the general assembly
whatever bill is necessa1y to fear
1.-The benefits of the Webb Iaw. proviSf-
ed 1t is effective in states having local
option, and IN which. scnae counties
allow, the sale OF intoxieaits
MT. Harris recently wrote to Con-
gresham Webb. a1tiiorSpf the law,
and aekod whether or not the law
could be made ehoctive In the dry
counties OF this state. Mr. Webb IN
his answer. did not give an opinion,
but said that certain counties of
|, North Carolina had taken the fullest
advantage of thcsS Federal law, and
thereby made Stfiemseives entirely
.dry. Since it Is possible Ger sosse
'of the counties of that state to make
the fullest use OF the Federal statute
IIit Is argued that II lies. within the
ipower OF Sonth Carolina To make The
law operative for such STof hetedry
counties as desire Ii - {.
The letter which, Congressman
Webb wrote to Mr.. Harris is as fol-
lows: go. 4
7 Washington. D. G.; II. 4
'll l saf Sept. %, 1914 !.
Mr.. II. H. Harris. Masonic Temple.
Greenville, S. c.. ~ .
Dear SIR: Yours just received,
and ani taking pleasure IN, sc1ding
yop copy OF the Webb law. Several
counties il! North Carolina Law, been
made absolutely dry under this law
by action of the etate legislature llo.
permitting a single drop OF liquor &c
( R admitted in.a these cSuat'.s If
yol will look at the, acts OF the gem
sraI assembly of North Carolina for
1913. ] think You Will find several
acts to this effect Avery and Mitchell
counties. N :.
III I can serve you further In this
matter, command me. 8.
Yours very truly,
e. Y ,WzR3. 6
Z North Carolina. 1t Is true has state
wide prohibition. but since 1T ia pos
sibie fer some counties to hapegthe
Webb law applied more vigorously
than In others it isst though In sone
quarters that thea dry counties of
South Carolina can have similar leg-
ii they desire. as the state
Is not necessary the unit Of Iegislh-
tion, according To the North Caro-
i!.sS .a,@- f,Isb slsssie ~, u : !.
: The Webb Law s iFs :,
THE copy OF the Webb law sent to:
Mr.. Harris is as follows s5 49,
'Be 1t enacted by the senate and
the house of representatives OF the
rInited states OF America IN congress
That the shipment or
transportation, IN any manner; or by
any means whatsoever, OF any apir-
ituous. vinous, matted. fergiented or
other Intoxicating liquors Of any
kind. from one State. territory. o.
district OF the United States. or place
nqnzcsntignous to knt subject 70 he
itifssdsction thereof. inf1 any othe-
Stzte ,eferrltory OF. dIssFic.s sloe the Uni-
ed States or psacn r,oh7 contiguous to
bnt subject to Abe juTie Ion there
of or fronf anys foreign cotiittsy into
any State. tefritorE Or district Of tie
pnisad States. opit3iace nome quo
US 70 but. snbjeet to the, s,iTiHd tctiofl
therof. tsshich said sspirisspVss Sinuo:
uss eaifed e6r.nant ed or ether ir,snx-
fcatfng liquor 4 = Intended o.. h,s e
person intsrestesa therein faahe re
csfyed pos ssSd, sold 4 or 10 any
manner use q efklser I'm the arIginal
or ise, ~ vipIAt ION oi
asii law OF eneif state. territory ~
GIstsirt 6f iIhe United ststeg. or placs
liDn1con ucua to bnt subject "a she
inrisdic lon thereof Is hereby ptohtb.
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