The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-12
LEGISLATORS
ON LIQUOR.
EXAMINING COMMITTEES HE=
PORT OF THE DISPENSARY:
How they Figure Out the Status OF tha
Business at the Present Time.
Their Report Just Issued.

The special legislative committee in
charge of the examination of the books
and accounts and management OF the
State dispensary; composed Of Senator
E6fd and Representatives Carroll and
Thomas, On Saturday issued their re-
port "of the condition Of the State dis;
pensary for the Quarter snding July 81:
1885," addressed TO Governor Evans;
The report says:
eve herewith submit our report Of
our examination of the books sud the
financial transactions OF the State dis.
pensary for the quarter ending July ],
1895, and request that you transmit the
pame, together with our previous re-
borts, to the General Assembly at it,
next session.; as required by law.
''Mr; R. NJ Carroll, of the Commit;
tee, was present at the taking OF stock
on the first of August, and personally
supervised the same.
ION account of various importan:
private and public mattersintervening,
the committee could not commence the.
examination of the books until the
22d instant.
''We have carefully checked and ex-
amined every transaction of the bust
ness, commencing with the: purchase
of the whiskeys, wines and beers
through their preparation of the bus
mess and sale to the county dispen-
sers, aid then followed the proceeds
into the hands Of the State Treasurer.
follows:'
The assets and liabilities are then
given as published yesterday. The re-
port continues
personal accounts due State in as-
sets means unliquidated dispensers ac-
counts, secured by bonds, and few
minor matters in course of settlement
''The State appropriation of S5o,00o
has been paid to the State since th7
end of this quarter. )"
The profit and loss account is given
as published yesterday.
Again the report proceeds:
'sIn our last report We give the total
amount of net profits, from beginning
of operations to April 30th, 1925, rs
sI6O, ,2S7.4S. If you take from this
81, 400. IS, being the amount found to
be incorrectly charged by Traxler to
county dispensers, and then add the
net accrued profit for this quarter,
S31, ,OG6.65, We have $3.50, ,953 35 as the
total net accrued profit from begin
ming of operations to the end of the
present qrarter-July 31st, 1895"
The cash transactions for the quar-
ter theu gives as on yesterday.
Then the report concludes thus:
"Tbe State Treasurer reports cash
in hand on July 31st, 1895, S6S, 776.4s.
to which must be added amount IN
bank not turned over to State Treas
urer, sl2,933.52, making a total OF
SS1, ITO. From this must be deducted
the outstanding warrants drawn by
State commissioner, but not yet pre-
sented at State Treasurcr's Office,
S2,752.29, which leaves balance OF
S7S,957.71.
"From the amount reported by us
MS cash on hand must be taken warrant
No. SG2, for 81, ,460.04, which hal
been issued by State commissioner to
pay for revenue on whfskeys bought,
and which had been paid by State
Treasurer, but was not entered on
credit side of cash account because no
voucher had been sent in by the revc-
nue. collector. This would still leave
a discrepancy between the State Treas
urer and the State commissioner of
s35.17. From this must be deducted
q mistake in warrant No. 627, which
was properly drawn for Sc less than
the stub indicated, bringing tue dis
crepancy down to S3l.l7.
''Taking into consideration the dis
crepancv between Mr.. Traxler and the
State Treasurer of S105 81 reported
previously, the State Treasurer would
have in hand s74.O4 more than the
commissioners books call for. We
deemed it unnecessary to inquire
further after finding enough in hand
to cover the amount claimed by the
State commissioner.
s'We have found the books of the
commissioner in first class condition.
and think nothing more can be added
to the present system.