The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-03

pensary several thousand dollars OF
shortages due by ex dispensers. most
Of which occurred prior to the begin,
ming Of oul terms Of Office These
shortages are in the hands CT the AT
tornev General aud soma are now IN
process Of settlement
ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY DISPENSERS.
We have most satisfactory system
OF checking the accounts Of county
dispensers OF the ninety dispensers
in the State we keep an tented &C
count Of their daily purchases, sales
and cash transactions aid from theli
weekly and monthly reports, certified
by the county boards o. control, we
make up their accounts monthly al
the central office. Il IS 6 work OF
great magnitude. as it is practically
keeping books for ninety dispensers,
aside from the books CT the central OF,
fee. On assuming charge we found
that our bookkeeper had this heavy
TASK to perform alone and as a result
was overworked. It was expecting toe
much of human endea7or to expect
one man 10 properly perform so great
an amount of work that extended
through so many ramifcstions. Con
suquently we have employed addition
al clerical force and every county DIS
penser is promptly checked a. tie enc
of each week.
We beg to report that the charges
OF wrong doing in the past manage
ment OF the dlspensary were prompt
" investigated by tins board, con
Jointly with the Legislative exanin
ing board.
4 committee, consisting of a mem
Der of this beard and member OF the
Legislative examining committee, was
sent to Cincinnati for the purpose Of
further investigation cf these char
ges, and, after exhausting all efforts
found no ccnvicting proof.
The same member of this board anc
the Attorney General subsequently
went to Baltimore in further prose
cution of this investigation and expe
rienced similar result. All t25 pa
pers bearin g on~.hhiis this iiaves.igation are
in our possession, and we will be glao
to turn them over to any committee
which your honorable body IN 1t:
wisdom may see fit to appoint for
further investigation Of these charges
AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED.
In the nature OF amendments to TIT
present dispensary Act we would re
spectfully recommend the following
l, That the compensation OF The
State board OF control shall be fxec
by the General Assembly, and tha'
ali other officers and employees OF tht
State dispensary, including the com
missioner and chemist. shall be ap
pointed by the State board of contro
and their duties defined and compen
sation fixed by said board.
2. That the State board OF contro
shall fix the bonds Of all employ ees,
and shall have the bonds made paya
bic to said State board of control ano
shall have the custody of said bonds
and shall be the final arbiters of the
validity of said bonds.
5. That all special privileges to tou
rist hotels REQUIRE that they shall sci
only to bona fde registered guests oi
the hotel, and that they sell only dur
ing the constitutional hours, from
sun,up to sundown, and that they be
not allowed to sell on Sundays.
I. That stocktakipg and examina
ton of the books of the State dispen
sary be required semi-annually, in
stead of quarterly, as is now required
by law.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
Willie Jones, Chairman,
III. Williams,
J. B Douthit,
J. o. A. Moore
State Board of Control.
S. W. Scruggs, Clerk.
Conoarati7e statement of assets anc
liabilities for the fiscal year ending
December 81, 1895:
ASSETS.
Ex dispensers shortages. 1858 81
Personalaccounts due State
for tax, pays on bonded
spirits and empty barrels. 1O.459 q
Teams. and wagons. 1924 l!
ures es.....,...,.,,...... 2,s57 4
Cash in State treasury..... 1926 4
Merchandise at State dispen-
sary, in bulk and IN cases
Inventory ..,..,....... 101, ,s6S 8:
Supplies at State dispensary
Inventory )........s..s. Is, 1874 i
Merchandise in hands Of
county dispensers. s....... 217,791 81
Total assets. ets.......,.....S435. .513 Il
LIABILITIES.
Personal accounts due by
State. 65, 59o "
General fund. ....., ....... 81, 532 Al
School fund. d.............. 127, S64 81
Net accrued profit for pres.
ent quarter passed to the
credit of the school fund. 81, 81
Unearne6 profit. 81, $50 s;
Total liabilities. ..........S435, 5l3 At
Statement OF profit and i0Ss account
for the fiscal year ending December
81, 1895:
PROFITS.
Merchandise. se..............S46 22l 9;
Contraband seizures. 10,S0S S;
Beer 6ispensaries. ......... 22,265 81
Rebates on whiskey pur-
chases.. s.........,........ 41,OS7 l:
Permit fees. IS 81
City Colunbia's dispensary
profits withheld. ........ 1866 I:
1888, 371 81
Unearned profit accruing
for past twelve months. 226, 005 5:
Total gross pro6ts.....,.s764,9 977 4
LOSSES.