The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-23
COUNTY DISPENS ARIES.
Suggestion For Operating the Dis
pensnry System Under County Man
aEcment.

Suggestion For Operating the Dis
| pensary System Under County Man
agcment.
The Spartanbulg Herald propose,
! the following Dispensary law
Section l.. Be it enacted bv the Sen
alto and House of Representatives. a.
| the State OF South Carolina, now me,
and setting in General Assembly, and
by the authority OF the same
!hat on and after the passage of
this Act, all Acts or parts of Acts
purporting to regulate the sale oj
whlskey and al Acts providing for the
enforcement or such Acts, are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful
ior any person in the State to sell
barter OF exchange, any wine, whis-
Key, brandy, beer or other spirituous
or malt liquors or Intoxicating bever-
ages except in the manner herein
before provided, and upon conviction
thereoi, any person 80 offending shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and subject to fine of 800, or i'm
prisonment for 80 days rboth in the
discretion of the presiding officer.
Sec. That il shall be the duty OF
the County Supervisors of the several
counties to designate one man in each
county to be known as County Dispen-
ser whose duty it shall be to dispense
such wines, liquors, beers or alcoholic
liquors as the Board of County Super
visors shall buy, in quantities of not
less than one pint. That it shall be
the duty OF the County Supervisors to
designate and TO post in plain letters
on eacn oarrcll or cask of liquor put in
SAID dlspensary, the name or brand
and the price paid thereof. That it
shall ne unlawful for the said Dispen-
ser to receive for any package or
quantity of liquor more than the cost
OF sad liquor according to original
invoice, the amount actually paid
thercior with ten per cent. added.
Sec. .. That the said Dispensary
shall open at o'clock Il. m, and close
at y p. m. That said Dispensers shall
give bond in the sum of $4,000 each.
and be held responsible for all liquors
bought by the said Supervisor and
placed in his charge. tho bond being
conditioned on quarterly settlements
at invoice price of goods on hand and
with ten per cent. added for all goods
sold. That the Dispenser and expenses
OF the Dispensaries be paid out of the
general county fund by warrants on
the county treasurer. That the liquor
nv" oH manu- III Vic oJdGc lDlSDcnSary
and the several county Dispensaries
be apportioned out to the several
counties according to their pro rata
State tax.
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of
the grand jury to inspect the books
OF the said Dispenser and Supervisor
at each session.
Sec. q. That any Supervisor or Dis
penser who shall allow false brand to
be placed on caskets containing liquor
or who shall charge more than ten per
cent on the actual cost for goods, shall
upon conviction be sentenced to the
State Penitentiary for not less than II
months nol more than two years.
Sec. /. That the board of commits
si0ners of tie several counties are
hereby authorized and empowered to
conduct the said business in con.
iormity with this Act, and to make
contracts and all necessary arrange
mcnts therefor, each county board
having charge of the business in It's
own county and acting indepently o
other county or State management.