The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-16
MIlS6H zHAS RESIGNED.
nA ms @ksHD TO nr m STATE
ahISTqk ceMMIssloNER:
The State Board Promptly Accepts
the Resignation; Then 1t Refuses to
Buy Liquor From Pccbles and 1.-Two
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y The Columbia State of last Friday
I says,sthat alter all there have been two
very surprising things to develop from
theerseent q. .dispensary investigation,
and dihesa action OF the State Board of
GsRsrol. Il In thefrst place State Com
missioner Mixson has resigned his pc.
sition and his duties ceased last Satur-
day. 1t was a complete surprise to
even Col. Mixson's friends. The other
matter is the determination of the
State Board of Control to leave the
Mill Greek ard PEBBLES concerns out
of it when it comes to purchasing
liquors for ths dspensnry.
1t had been noised around that Com
missioner Mi4son hadI determined to
hand in his"resignations inasmuch as
the boards resolution had cleared him
OF oil wrong-doing. No amount of
questioning could bring any light to
bear on the matter. Several members
of tho board, when questioned, denied
fatty that the board had requested the
resignation, and Col. Mixson himself,
when asked if this were true, denied it
almost emphaticelly. He declined to
| say say whether he would resign or not.
Thursday Col. Mixson was summoned
before the board of control and found
Governor Evans already present. From
what can be nscertained this was due
to the consideration by the board of
the matter Of getting Governor Evans
to stop the seizures of imported liquors
by the constabulary. Mixson, it
seems, was called in to mako state
ment as to the extent of such seizures
by the constables, but what the upshot
of the matter was is of course un-
known. ''ji t..i
1t was about Gao O'Clock in the af-
ternoon when Col. Mixson sent to the
board his resignation in the shape of
the following letter, which gives his
reasons for his action:
: ConUMs1A. s. O., Dot. 8. 1896.
To the State Board Of Control:
1t hss'been myg desire for some
month"; tosSesign myposition a. State
Commissions but on account OF the
many rumors and sIanderous reports
in circulation could not afford to do
SO, preferring to wait an investigation
by your Honorable! board. You have
Econducted this fnysstigation and have
exonerated me fully from my wrong
doing, and now tender you this my
resignation, to take effect as soon as
you gentlemen can name my successor,
or In any other manner relieve me of
the duties. I would be glad to have
you act at as early time as you pos
sibly can, but L do not wish to er, Lar.
rass you nor the business in causing
you to act hastily.
r.. Very Respectfully,
(Signed.) F. M. MIxsoN.
Shortly afterwards the State board
OF control took recess until the next
morning. After the doors were opened
it was ascertained that the board had
accepted the resignation of Commits
sioner Mixson, to take effect at
o'clock the next evening. One of
the members of the board, when asked
what the board would do about elect
ing Col. Mixson's successor, stated
that the board had not acted in regard
to the matter as yet, but that it would
make proper provision for the conduct
of the business of the dispensary until
the place could bo filled.
How the board will overcome the
features of the law affecting the con-
duct of the business in case of the
commissioner resignation, which
were pointed out in The State
n. few days ago, remains to be seen.
Those features of the law were called
TO the attention of The State by
an attorney of some note. 1t is un-
derstood that the attorney generals
Office holds different views, however,
and is of the opinion that the pro-
visions of the law quoted do not apply
to the matter in the way pointed out.
The board, it is ssid, considers itself
free to 60 ahead and select successor
to Col. Mlxson.
The board was busy Yesterday with
its monthly purchases of wbiskey.
Most of the purchases were made, but
no information in regard thereto was
given for the public, except that no
orders were given to the Pebbles and
Live Oak companies. The board has
determined not to make public hence
forth the names of the parties from
whom liquors were purchased and the
amounts that were purchased. This
information will be withheld in the
frtnre.