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?tcljimui onft TajtWMTXS WATOHBUI, *?t?bt??hed April, 18c O. "Be Jast and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, 1366. Coasorioated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894. New Series-Toi. X1H. No. 24. Palliate* Srery Wednesday, IST. Gk Osteen. SUMTER, 8. C. T8RMS ! Two Dollars per annum-io advance. ' ADVKRTISBMBKT: Ooo Square first i n3ert ion..................$1 OO Every subsequent insertion ?....50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced; rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. mee mus, CORN MILLS, SAW MUS. RICE PLANTERS and RICE HILLERS can boy a single machine, that will clean, boll and polish rice ready for market for $350. Cora milters caa boy. best FRENCH BURR MILL, in iron frame, folly guaranteed-ca? pacity ten bushels meal per hour for $115. Saw millers can buy best variable friction FEED MILL from $190 np to the largest six?, also Gang Rip Saws, Edgers* Swing Saws, Planiag Machines and ali other Wood Working Machinery. Also Talbots Ssglnes aad Boilers. Special discounts, made to cash purchasers Can meet any competition, quality considered V.C. BA ?HAU. ? Apr 19-o COLUMBIA, S. C. SUMTER, Si C. OTT AND COUNTY ?EPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business Also has ir Jfcpot?ta^i&OO ?rd ipvrards received. Interest calculated at th? rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable" quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, W. F. RHAJTJB, President. ' ' . Cashier. THE SIM?IBS KJTOKAL KHK Ol S?MTEB. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TOR!', SUMTXti, S. C. Paid np Capital.$75,000 00 Surplus Fond : . . .. . . 11,500 00 Liabilities of Stockholders to depositors aoocordiog to the law governing* ?^tional^iriks, in excess of their stock . . $75,000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. ? Careful attention gi vea to collections. SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. wS??f?mi?t? $kmm? nnwar?> reived. In? terest allowed -at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of Aug 7._Cashier. _ INSURANCE. INSURE YOUR LIFE -WITH THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company, OF MSW YORK, THE LARGEST HONIED INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD. Take your Accident Policy in the EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY OF ENGLAND. Insure against Piro in THE CONTINENTAL OF NSW TORE. THE MERCHANTS, OF NSW ASK, N. J. THE INSURANCE CO., OF NORTH AMERICA. THE QUEEN OP AMERICA. THE PHONIX ASSURANCE OF ENGLAND. THE NORWICH UNION OF ENGLAND. THE MECHANICS AND TRADERS of N. 0. All First Clan and represented by ALTAMONT MOSES. A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON * GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH * MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y., LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 12 NEW LUMBER YAM. IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND tbs public generally that my Saw Mill located on the C. S. k N. R. R, just back of my residence, is now in full operation, and I am prepared to furnish all grades of Yellow Pine Lumber from unbled timber, at prices according to grades. Yard accessible on North side of residence. J. B. ROACH. Feb 18. The New Dispensary Law. An Act to declare tbe Law in R?f?r? ence to and Further Regulate the Use, Sale. Consumption,. Trans? portation and Disposition of Alco? holic Liquids or Liquors Within the State of South Carolina, and to Police the Same. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Sooth Carolina, now met and bitting io General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : That the manufacture, sale, barter or exchange, receipt, acceptance, deliv? ery, storing and keeping in posses? sion, within in this State, of any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed (whether lager or rice beer) or other liquors or aoy compound or mixtnre thereof by whatever name called or known, which contains alcohol and is used as a beverage by aoy person, firm or corporation ; the transportation, removal, the taking from the depot or other place by consignee or other person or the payment of freight or express or other charges by any per? son, firm, association pr corporation upon any spirituous, malt, vinous, fer? mented, brewed whether lager, rice or other beer) or other liquor or any compound mix? ture thereof, by whatever name called or known, which con? tains alcohol and is used as a bever? age, except as is hereafter provided, is hereby prohibited under a penalty of thirty days imprisonment or one hooded dollars fine for each offense. All such liquors, except when bougbt from a State officer authorized to sell the same or in possession of one, are declared to be contraband and against the ra o ral s, good health and safety of the State, and may be seized wher? ever found without warrant and turned over, to the State Commis? sioner. Sec. 2 The Governor, the Attor? ney General and the Comptroller General shall, ex officio, constitute a State Board of Control to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 3. That the Governor shall, at the expiration of the term of the pre? sent Commissioner, and at the expira? tion of every two years thereafter, appoiot a Commissioner, which ap? pointment shall be submitted to the Senate at its next session for its ap? proval ; said Commissioner shalt be believed by the governor to be an ab? stainer from intoxicants, and shall, nu? der such rules and regulations, as may be made by the State Board of Control, purchase all intoxicating liquors for lawful sale in this State, and furnish the same to such persons as may be designated as Dispensers thereof, to be sold as hereafter prescribed in this Act. Said Commissioner shall reside, and have his place of business, in the city of Columbia, in this State, and hold his office two years from appointment and outil another be appointed in his stead. He shall be subject to removal for cause by the State Board of Control. He shall qualify and be commissioned the same as other State officers, and re? ceive an annual salary cf $3,000 pay? able at the same time and in the same manner as is provided for the pay? ment of the salaries of State officers. He shall be allowed a bookkeeper, who shall be paid io the same man? ner a salary of $1.200, and such other astistants as in the opinion of the Board of Control may be deemed necessary. He shall not sell to the County Dispensers aoy intoxicating or fermented liquors, except such as have been tested by the chemist of the Sooth Carolina College and de? clared to be pore : Provided, That said State Board of Control shall have authority to appoint such assis? tants as they may find necessary to assist the Sooth Carolina College in making the analyses required by this Act, and the said Board of Control may. fix such reasonable compensa? tion, if any, as they deem proper for the services rendered by such chemist or such assistants. The State Com? missioner shall deposit all amounts received by him from sales to County Dispensers or others with the Treas? urer of the State under such rules as may be made by the State Board of Control to insure the faithful return of the same, and the State Treasurer shall keep a separate account with said fund from which the Commissioner shall draw from time to time, upon war? rants duly approved by the chairman of said Board, the amounts necessary to pay the expenses incurred in con? ducting the business. All rules and regulations governing said Commis? sioner in the purchase of intoxicating liquors, or in the performance of any of the duties of his office where the same are not provided for by law, shall be prescribed by the State Board of Control. He shall, before enter? ing upon the duties of his office execute a bond to the State Treasurer, with sufficient sureties, to be ap? proved by the Attorney General, in the penal sum of ten thousand dol? lars ($10,000) for the faithful perfor? mance of the duties of his office. In all purchases or sales of inxloxica ting liquors by said Commissioner as contemplated in this Act, the Coi missioner shall cause a certificate to t attached to each and every packa? containing said liquors when the san: is shipped to him from the place ? parchase, or by bim to the Count Dispensers, certified by his offici; signature and seal, which certifica! shall state that liquors contained i said'package have been purchased b him for sale within the State of Soot Carolina, or to be shipped oat of tb State onder the laws of said State and without such certificate any pacl age containing liquors which shall b shipped out of the State or shippe from place to place within the Stat* or delivered to the consignee by au railroad, express company or otu? common carrier, or be found in th possession of any common carrie) shall be regarded as contraband an may be seized without warrant fe confiscation, and such common cai Her shall be liable to a penalty c five hundred dollars for each offense to be recovered against said com mo carrier in any court of competen jurisdiction by summon and. con plaint, proceedings to be institute by the Solicitor of any circuit wit whom evidence may be lodged by an; officer or citizen having knowledge o information of the violation aod an; person attaching or using such cei tificate, without the authority of tb Commissioner, or any coooterfei certificate for the parp?se of secoi ing the transportation of any intoxica! ing liquors out of or within this Stat in violation of law, shall upon con viction thereof be punished by a fin of not less than five hundred dollar and imprisonment in the Penitentiary for oot less thao one year for ead offense. Sec. 4. Said Commissioner sha] make a printed, quarterly statement ander oath, of all liquors sold by him enumerating the different kinds ant quantity of each kind, the price pai< aod the terms of paymeot aod t< whom sold. Also the names of th< parties from whom the liquor wai purchased, aod their place of bosi cess and dates of parchase, whici statement shall be filed with t h Statt Board of Control. Sec 5. The State Commissionei shall before shipping aoy liquors tc Dispensers, except lager beer, cause the same to be pot into packages ol not less than one-half pint nor more than five gallons, and securely sea the same, and it shall be unlawful foi the Dispenser to break any such pack age or open the same for any reasor whatever. He shall sell by the pack age only, and no person shall o per the same on the premises, Provided; This section shall not apply to mall liquors shipped in cases, or bottler thereof shipped in barrels, and.sud: malt liquors may be sold by thc County Dispenser in such quantities of not less than one pint as he maj see proper. Provided, The same shall not be drunk on the premises. Dispensers shall open their places ol business and sell only in day time., under such rules as may be made by the State Board of Control. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Control tu appoint a County Board of Control, composed of three persons believed by said Board not to be addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors, who shall hold their office for a term of two years, and until their successors are appointed. Said County Board ol Control shall be subject to removal for cause by the State Board of Con? trol. Said County Board shall make such rules as will be conducive to the best management of the sale of intoxicating liquors in their respective counties ; Provided, All such rules shall be submitted to the State Board and approved by them before adop? tion Said County Board of Control shatl qualify and be commissioned as are other county officers, without fees therefor. Sec 7. Applications for position of County Dispenser shall be by peti? tion, signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed with the County Board of Control at least ten days before the meeting at which the application is to be considered, which petition shall state the applicant's name, place of residence, in what business engaged, and in what busi? ness he has engaged in two years previous to filing petition ; that he is a citizen o? the United States and South Carolina ; that he has never been adjudged guilty of violating the law relating to intoxicating liquors, and is not a keeper of a restaurant or public amusement, and that he is not addicted to the use of intoxicat cating liquors as a beverage. This permit or renewal thereof shall issue only on condition that the applicant shall execute to the County Treasurer a bond in the penal sum of $300, with good and sufficient Bureties, conditioned that he will well and truly obey the laws of the State of South Carolina, now or hereafter in force, in relation to the sale of intoxicating liquors ; that he will pay all fiues, penalties, damages and costs that may be assessed or recorded against him for violation of such laws during the term of which said permit or renewal is granted, and will r. sell intoxicating liquors under 1 permit at a price other than tl fixed by State Board of Con tr? Said bonds shall be for the use of t I county or any person or persons, w mey be damaged or injured by n son of any violation on the part of t obligor of the law relating to in toxic ting liquors purchased or sold durii the term for which said permit or ti renewal thereof is granted. The sa bond shall be desposited with tl County Treasurer, and suit there? shall be brought at any time by tl Solicitor or any person for who benefit the same is given ; and in cai the conditions thereof, or any of tbei shall be violated, the principal ai sureties thereon shall also be joint and severally liable for all cn damages, costs and judgments th may be obtained against the princip any civil action brought by wif child, parent, guardian, employer i other person, under the provision the law. All other moneys collecte for breaches of such bond shall ? into the County Treasury. Sai bond shall be approved by the Counl Board of Control under the rules an laws applicable. to the approval < official bonde. Sec. 8. There may be one < more County Dispensers appointe for each county, the place of bue ness of each of whom shall fc designated by the County Board, bi the State Board must give Gonsei before more than one Dispel ser can be appointed in any county and when the County Board desij nates a locality for Dispensary, le days public notice of which shall b given, it shall be competent for majority of the voters of the townshi in which such Dispensary is to b located to prevent its location in sue township by signing petitions addresi ed to the County Board requestin that no Dispensary be established i that township, whereupon some othe place may be designated. (Tb County Board may in its discreiio locate a Dispensary elsewhere than i ? an incorporated town, in thc Countie of Beaufort, and Horry and n others,) : Provided, however, Tha any county, town or city wherein th sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibit i ed by law prior to July 1st, 1892 may secure the establishment of ? Dispensary within its borders in th following manner: Upon petitioi signed by one-fourth the qualifie voters of such county, town or cit; wishing a Dispensary therein, beinj filed with the County Commissioner or town or city council, respectively they shall order an election submit ting the question of Dispensary or n< Dispensary to the qualified voters o such county, town or city, and shal prescribe the rules, regulations returns, ballots and notice of sue! election and shall declare the result and if a majority of the ballots eas he found and declared to be for. ? Dispensary, then a Dispensary ma] be established in said county, towi or city ; Provided, That Dispensariei may be established in the Counties o Williamsburg and Marion wi thou such election, in compliance with the other requirements of this Act : Pro vided, That nothing in this Ac contained shall be so construed as tc prohibit persons resident in counties which shall elect to have no Dispen sary from procuring liquors fron Dispensaries in other counties, ot County Dispensers from shipping same to their places of residence under proper labels or certificates. Sec. 9. If the application for the position of Dispenser be granted it shall not issue until the applicant shall make and subscribe an oath, before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, which shall be endorsed upon the bond to the effect and tenor following : " I,-, do 8olemly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform all and singular the conditions of the within boud, and keep and perform the trusts confided in me to purchase, keep and sell, intoxicating liquors. I will not give or furnish to any per? son any intoxicating liquors otherwise than is provided by law, and espe? cially I will not sell or furnish intoxicating liquors to any minor, intoxicated person or persons who are in the habit of becoming intoxi? cated, and I will make true, full and accurate returns to the County Board of Control the first Monday of each month of all certificates and requests made to or received by me, as required by law, during the preced? ing month ; and 6uch returns shall show every sale and delivery of such liquors made byrne or for me during the month embraced therein, and the true signature to every re? quest received and granted ; and such returns shall show all the liquors sold or delivered to any and every person as return? ed." Upon taking said oath and filing bond as hereinbefore provided, the County Board of Control shall issue to him a permit authorizing him to keep and sell intoxicating liquors as in this Act provided, and every permit so granted shall specify the building, giving the street and num ber or location, in wbicb intoxicating liquors may be sold by virtue of the same, and the length of time in which the same shall be in force, which in no case shall exceed-twelve months. Fermits granted under this Act shall be deemed trusts reposed in the recipients thereof, not as a matter of right; but of confidence, and may be revoked upon sufficient showing by order of the County Board of Con? trol ; and upon the removal of any County Dispenser, or upon demand of the County Board of Control, he shall immediately turn over to the County Board of Control all liquors and other property in his possession belonging to the State or county. Said County Board of Control shall be charged with the duty of prosecuting the County Dispenser, or any of his employees, who may violate any of the provisions of this Act. On the death, resignation or removal of a County Dispenser, or expiration of his term of office, the County Board shall appoint his successor, Sec. 10. The County Board of Control shall use as their office the office of the County Commissioners of their respective counties, and the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners shall serve as their clerk. They shall preserve, as part of the records and files of their office, all petitions, bonds and other papers pertaining to the granting or revocation of permits, and keep suitable books in which bonds and permits shall be recorded. The books shall be furnished by the county like other public records. The County Board of Control shall designate or provide a suitable place in which to sell the liquors. The members of the County Board of Control shall meet once a month, or oftener, on the call of the chairman, and for their services they shall each receive a per diem of $2, and 5 cents mileage each way, and their clerks shall receive $2 per day for the days actually employed as such,- but they shall not receive compensation for more than thirty days in any one year. They shall, upon the approval of the State Board of Control, employ j such assistants for the County Dispenser as may be necessary. The Dispenser and his assistants shall receive such compensation as the State Board of Control may determine. All profits, after paying all expenses of the County Dispen? sary, shall be paid one-half to the County Treasury and one-half to the municipal corporation in which it may be located, such settlements to be made quarterly : Provided, That if the authorities of any town or city which in the judgment of the State Board of Control do not enforce this law, the State Board may withhold the part going to the said town or city and use it to pay State constables. Sec. ll. Before selling or delivering any intoxicating liquors to any person, a request must be presented to the County Dispenser, printed or written in ink, dated of the true date, stating that he or she is of age, and the residence of the signer for whom or whose use the liquor is required, the quantity and kind requested, and his or her true name ;. and the request shall be signed by the applicant in bis own true name and signature, attested by the County Dispenser or his clerk, ' who receives and files the request. But the request shall be refused if. the County Dispenser filing it personally knows that the person applying is a minor, that be is intoxicated or that he is in the j habit of using intoxicating liquors to an excess ; or if the applicant is not BO personally known to said County Dispenser, before filling said order or delivering said liquor he shall require identification and the statement of a reliable and trust? worthy person of good character and habits, known personally to him, that the applicant is not a minor, and is not in the habit of using intoxicating liquors to au excess. Sec 12 Requests for the pur? chase of liquor shall be made upon blanks furnished by the County Auditor, in packages of 100 each, to the County Dispensers, from time to time as the same shall be needed, and shall be numbered consecutively by the Auditor. The blanks aforesaid shall be furnished to the County Auditor by the State Board of Coutrol, in uniform book? like bank checks, and the date of delivery shall be endorsed by the Highest of all in Leavening Pov ADSOL?1 County Auditor on each book, and receipt taken therefor and preserved in his office. The Dispenser shall preserve the application in the original form and book, except the filling of the blanks therein, until returned to the County Auditor. When return thereof is made the County Auditor shall endorse thereon the date of return, and file and preserve the same to be used in the quarterly settlements between such Dispenser and the County Treasurer. All unused or mutilated blanks shall be returned or accounted for before other blanks are issued to such County Dispenser. Sec. 13. On or before the tenth day of each month each Dispenser shall make full returns to the County Auditor of all requests filled by him and his clerks during the preceding month, upon blanks to be furnished by the State Board of Control for that purpose, and accompany the same with an oath, duly taken' and subscribed before the County Auditor or a Notary Public, which shall be in the following form, to wit : "I,-, being duly sworn, state on oath that the requests for liquors herewith returned are all that were received and filled at my place of business under my permit during the month of * , 189 ; that I have carefully preserved the same, and that they were filled np, signed and attested at the date shown -thereon, as provided by law; that said requests were filled by delivering the quantity and kind of liquors required, and that no liquors have been sold or dispensed under my permit during said month, except as shown by the requests herewith returned, and that 1 have faithfully observed and complied with the provisions of my bond and oath taken by me, thereon endorsed, and with all the laws relating to my duties in the premises." Sec. 14. Upon failure of any Dispenser to make the returns to the Auditor as herein required, it shall be the duty of said Auditor to report such failure to the State Board of Control, and the said State Board of Control shall immediately order the County Board to summons said delinquent dispenser to appear before them and sbow cause why his permit should not be revoked ; and if the cause shall not be shown to the satisfaction of the County Board of Control, they shall immediately annul said permit and give public notice thereof ; and the Circuit Solicitor shall proceed to enforce the penalties prescribed in this Act for such violation against said County Dispen? ser at the next succeeding term of court of the county in which such, permit is held, and any Dispenser who shall sell or dispense any intoxicating liquors after his] permit shall have been revoked shalt-, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $500 and be imprisoned for six months. If any Dispenser or his clerk shall purchase any intoxicating liquors from any other person or persons except the State Commissioner, or if he or they, or any person or persons in his or their employ, or by bis or their direction, shall sell or offer for sale any liquors other than such as have been purchased from the State Commissioner, or shall adulterate or cause to be adulterated, any intoxi? cating, spirituous or malt liquors which he or they may ? keep for sale under this Act, by mixing with the same coloring matter or any drug or ingredient whatever, or shall mix the same with other liquors of different kind or quality, or with water, or shall sell or expose for sale such liquors so adulterated, knowing it to be such, or shall change the label upon any box, bottle or package, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined in a sum of not less than $200 or imprison? ment for not less than six months. Sec. 15. No person, firm, associa? tion or corporation shall manufacture for sale, sell or keep for sale, exchange, barter, or dispense any liquors containing alcohol, for any purpose whatever, otherwise than as provided in this Act. Dispensers as herein provided shall alone be author? ized to sell and dispense such liquors, and all permits must be procured as herein provided from the County Board of Control : Provided, That the manufacturers of distilled, malt or vinous liquors, who are doing busi? ness in the State, shall be allowed to [Continued on neit page.j rer.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking i Pomler nay POTS