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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."' Eczcml a, Itching Huminors,' PlmUples-:Tres ment Free. D)oes your skin itch and burn? Dis tr-essing eruiptions on the skin so yoi feel ashamed to be seenl in company D)o scabs and scales form on the skin hair or scalp? Have you Eczema Skin sore and cracked? Rash form o1 the skin? Swollen joints? 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I.INE OF MEN'S TIS JUST RECEIVED Inderwear and nspection of our New and Up-to WT-PII )NG OUR HUES es robable that and find the apparel, then is matter dur re many min curself snugly ices that will rices of these and $18.50. )el. 3rtainly carry a pair and it >nd pair. The be excelled. I $4, the best and the little town. You'll i.tthese shoes heavy weight rn in our win AT $I TO $5. Furnisliings Stock. You Date and the RCII