The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-10-28
THE QUART ERLY REPORT
OF the Legislative Dispersary E1am!nlu
Committee.

Com mnfttee.
COLUMBIA, Oct 24.-Tne legislative
examining committee, charged with
the inspection and examination of the
books and affairs of the State dispen
sary, last evening completed its work
and issued its report for the last quar-
ter. The reference therein made TO
the dispensary scandals and the lnveS-
tigation thereof is significant.
Here is the quarterly report:
To His Excellency John Gary Evans,
Governor Of South Carolina:
Sir-We herewith submit our report
of our examination Of the books and
financial transactions of the State dis
pensary for the quarter ending Sept.
Both, 1886. Mr.. T. S. Brice OF the
committee, was present at the taking
of stock on the Both day Of September,
and personally assisted in the same.
The committee has carefully exam
ined the books and financial transac-
tions of the dispensary.
We find the assets and liabilities,
according TO these books, to be as fol-
losws:
Quarterly statement quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1896:
ASSETS.
Cash in State treasury..... 92, 9H. IL
Machinery and office fix
tures...........,....... 2,862.47
Teams, gons............ I,294.19
Supplies Gnventory)...... y, 753.02
Merchandise atState dispen-
Inventory ....., IS. 699. %
UneXplred insurance...... 7S2 66
Personal accounts, tax paid
and ex-dispensers' def
ciencies.. ....,......,..... IA 1854
Merchandise in
hands OF county
dispensers in
voice price. 1921, 81. IA
Less States profit
added at time
of Shipment. $3.50 81
Value of above merchandise
at cost prices. 165, ,226. 43
Total assets. 1879, O32.85
LIABILITIES.
Personal accounts due by
Otate %, 3I4oo
General fund. 192, 1881
School fund. 73.S65.O6
Net accrued profit for quar-
ter passed to credit OF
State school fund. ........ "a, 099.45
Totalliabilities. 1919, O32. IS
Statement of profit and has for quar-
ter ending Sept. 80, 1896:
PROFITS.
COntraoand. d............ss,S 5,4UU.lU
REBATES. .........s......... 9,41a.39
Profits from beer dispense
RES. 5,oH.Io
Permit fees from whiskey
dlstlllerS.. 9.DO
Gross profits on merchan.
disc sales............... 144, 6S7. 96
Total gross profts.......s167,2 ,267.51
LOSSES.
Breakage and leakage..... 2O6 Is
Constabulary....~.~...... l3.9o0.24
Freight and express. lo,Ol2.3o
Labor. 3,070.43
Expense, request books, pos
tage, stationery. salaries,
etc. ..........s.......- D, fIS.ol
Insurance. 10000
License. ................ 1850
Supplies. es.................. 47,S0S 3S
Total expenses for quarters SO, 93S. As
Net profits on shipments for
the quarter. W,329. O6
Total. l...............,... $Io!, 26I OIL
Cash statement quarter ending Sept.
80, 1896:
RECEIPTS.
Cash in State treasury, June
30. so, 146 -
july. ........... h,1oo.4t
august. ....---........... 20, !uo. "
September................ 123. 6I6.02
Total receipts for quarter$313, GO "a
DISBURSEMENTS.
July disbursements. 76. .794.56
August disbursements..... 46,9O5. 80
September disbursements. 97,023. Oh
Disbursements forquarter$220, 723 II
Cash in State treasury Sept.
3d.. .......,s......... 92,94I.l2
1913, ,67O.24
During this quarter there arose some
trouble in reference to the dispensary
management. An investigation was
instituted by the board OF control, this
committee being present. In our final
report TO you, which will be trans
misted to the legislature, we will give
tEisinvestigation our special attention.
We beg leave to acknowledge the
assistance that has been rendered US by
Mr.. Scruggs, the clerk OF the board OF
control, whose books are kept with
great accuracy and clearness.
Respectfully y submitted,
n. s. Brice
G.. w. Gaaris,
Francis Fl. Weston,
Legislative Committee.
The Farmers Case.
In 1888 Tie following paragraph was
penned by very prominent man,
who was supposed to be a Democrat