STATE BOARD CUTS OFF
CHARLESTON'S PROFITS
PROFITS TO BE USED rOR ENFORCING
LAW IN CHARLESTON.
The Board Furnishes the Bonds for the
Constables Recently Arrested in
Wieters Matter.
At a special meeting of the board
of directors of the dispensary held
in the city of Columbia on Monday
it was decided to withhold tempor
arily the profits accruing to Char
leston, which it is said amount to
about $30,000.
The city ansA county authorities
are requested to appear before the
board on December 2nd, to show
why the withholding of the 'profits
should not be made permanent.
G'overnor I leyward and Attorney
General Gunter, by invitation, wert)
present at the meeting.
The reasons given by the board
for its action are best shown by the
following statenent, which was
given out for publication, and
which is taken from the News and
Courier:
The actions instituted by Wie
ters in the United States Court
against the dispensary constables,
claiming $io,ooo damages for an
alleged assault, and the arrest of
the constables and their indictment
in the State Court under the
charges were especially considered.
Upon Chief Hainett's report it
appeared that every obstacle con
ceivable has been thrown in the
way of the constables to hamper
their efforts in the reasonable en
forcenient of the law. Not only
were heavy bonds demanded, but
for the want of bondsmen, which
the division chief could not obtain
in the city of Charleston, the con
stables were thrown into jail, even
in a civil action, where nothing but
a money judigm.ent wvas asked for.
It also appears from the report of
the division chief that the clerk of
the court has refused to accept cash
in lieu of bond.
"'In view of these onerous and
peculiar conditions the officers of
the law are now hiding out, in or
der that they may escape being
placed in jail, from which it seeins
next to impossible toobtain release,
even though placed there while at
temupting to enforce tile law under
tlje dlirect ion of the Governor.
"InlasmuchI as the constab)les wvere
unable to procure bond in Charles
toln, upon the statenment of the Gov
ernor that lhe had mno funds avail
able, and onl 1his request for such
financial aid as the State dispensary
authorities could afford, the follow
ing resolultionls were adlopted:
"At a called meeting of tile State
board of dlirectors, hleld November
16, 1903, it is moved and ordered
that the sum of one thlousanId dol
lars i)e deposited in the Carolina
National Bank as an indemnity for
bail demanded of dispensary con
stables in the city of Charleston,
and that upon the performance of
thme cond(itionls of said bond that the
said thousand (dollars be converted
into tile fund from which it was set
apart.
"'On mlotionl it is ordered that
upon the written order of Chief
State Constable Hiammet, 01n the
approval of the Governor, that so
much money be set aside and de
posited in bank as may b)e necessalry
to indemnify any bail given for tile
release and appearance of any dis
pensay constables that maly hlere
after b)e held for- appearance in any
court for charges arising in the per.
lormianlce of their (duty.
"W ithl this fi inmni aid fiur
n1ished( hi mm by the State b oar d thle
Governor0 will see that the conm
stables are fully protected in thle
d ischarlge of therir (lut ies and1 thait
thle enlforcemenCt of the law wili be
carried on with the means placed ii
his hands.
"At the same meeting Chief Con
stable Hammett made a statemen'
as to the enforcement of the dispen
sary law in the city of Charleston
Frojn the statement it is ianifesi
that the present endeavor to enfoic.
the law in Charleston, as elsewherv,
has resulted in an improvement
this very fact is evidently irritating
to the law-breakers, and the effort!
to enforce the law are met in a still
more determined spirit to hamipei
the officers and to violate the law.
This was evident from the badger
ing of the officers that led to tht
resolutions of the board in asking
provisions for bail. Not only are
the officers hampered in their work
in every conceivable manner, but
the State is forced to great expenst
in endeavoring to keep the con
stables at their appointed duties
It was discussed and determined
that in view of the persistent vioh
tions of the law and the flagran:
failure in Charleston and the extra
expense incurred therefrom, that
the school fund should not sutffer for
the violations of the law and iinm
tion of the local authorities, bu.
that under Section 565. ot the di
pensary law, the offending locality
should pay the expense incurred,
and that this burden should not fall
upon other sections of the State
where the law is enforced and
obeyed and where the local authori
ties give their assistance and. moral
support in the enforcement of the
law.
"In view of these facts the fol
lowing resolution was unaniiously
adopted )by the board:
" Resolved, That under authority
vested in the State board of direc
tors by Section 56S, of the dispe
sary law, the part of the pr()fits
going to the city of Charleston
from dispensary earnings are here
by withheld to be expended on ac
count of the constabulary force, and
the city and county authorities art
hereby requested to show cause ai
our office on the 2nd day of Decei
ber why this action on our part shal
not be made permanent from and
after that date.
"Second. The county dispenser!
of the city of Charleston are liereb3
directed, until further ordered, t<
remit on Monday of each week ti
amount of profits otherwise going t(
the city to the State Treasurer, am<
the county board of control is in
structed to see to the execution o
this provision.
"The board regrets exceedingl:
being forced to take this step, bu
feels that it is their duty to do so ti
protect the interests of the dispen
sary law, for which they are respoin
sible. The board appreciates th
fact that there is a larger law~
abiding element in the city of Char
leston who will suffer on account a
this action on their part and coin
sequently they have made the sus
pension of the p)roflts only tempor
ary and in consequence have ini
vited the city and county authori
ties to meet with them at thel
regnlar meeting on the 2nd day co
Decemnber and have requested thetm
to showv cause why the withdraiva
of time profits, which is now onl:
temporary, should not be madl
permanent."'
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