The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-02


OF bser dispenearies. In deference to
that resolution tho State board care.
fully and thoroughly considered the
whole question Of becr diepensaries In
all it's aapects. Those dispensaries
had been legally established and tho
men running them had gone to con.
adorable expense of preparation tor
properly conducting them. At the
very outset Of consideration Of the,ques.
ton, the board felt that 1t would be un.
fair to the beer dispensers to revoke
their permits and mako them lose all
Of tho money 80 spent to carry on @
bueiae5s, permits for which had boon
granted In good faith and accepted
With tho belief that they would not be
merely temporary.
We nRd used them to assist in sup
pressing tho illegitimste competition
thrust upon us by tho federal court,
aud VIC tnen concluded that it was only
common fairness to permit thom 10
run until tho meeting Of tho Gonoral
Assembly.
We considered tho concurrent re.
solution only advisory and not manda-
tory, leaving tho board OF control 10
act as circumstances demanded. Wo
now respectfully ask that you leRislate
specifically upon this point. Our OK.
their continuance on the ground Of
both temperance and profit. During
the past year the profits from thie
source amounted to CSC, 1907 40.
PrOvieiOn iB ma1e In soction for
appointments OF county boards Of con-
troll, and we regret To cay that that
plan hos proven unsatisfactory. We
believe that these duties can be moro
efficiently ahd economically performed
by creating board designed to p~"t ct
the interests OF tho State, county and
town, in making tho quarterly setJlo-
ments, composed OF the county auditor
on the part Of the county, the mayor
or intendant on the part Of tho town,
and the dispeneer on behalf OF tho
State and his own behalf. Their work,
and oil the operations OF local dispen-
earies, to be subject to the sorutiny or
supervision OF inspectorB.
Section requires tho county auditor
10 assist in tho quarterly settlements
and TO mako an itemized report OF
same TO the State board Of control,
which has mover boon done; and We
advise that in order to enable us 70
better protect the interest Of tho coun-
ty and town that o penalty be prescriO-
cd for non.attendance 10 hie duty.
County dispensers could be olected by
the Delegations to tho General Assem-,
bly,, subject 10 the approval OF tho
State board.
Section 6 requires tho county dis
ponser to execute bond TO tho county
treasurer, TO DO delivered into his
keeping the dispensary act also stipu.
iateg that his bond must be given be-.
fore the dispenser enters upon hio
dutieo; tho attorney genefal or o ooli-
etsor 10 directed to pass upon the form
snd execution, and tho board of ooun-
" commissioners upon tho sufnciency
OF theoe bonds, mono Of which hao beea
donn expoct whore the Stsbe board of
control has taken tho matsor In oharae .,
~h!ch gs have no legal right no do.
but 1t has boon rhe only eourse Of
sefety, 90 we could mover know whom
TO begin shipments TO diepeneers until
wo examine bonds. Hence VIC advise
that dispensers' bonds be made to tho
State board aud delivered into their
keeping. While tho suggested changes
In tho law would be beneficial, yet wo
can, under our present "rulos and re-
guletlons," successfully operate 10.
We wish 10 call your attention TO our
action in November otdsas year, chang.
ing tho distribution of.proats botweon
the State, oounties aPh townO, and II
our action does not mSet your approval
We hope that you win legisle1o upon
that point.
The constitution OF 1906 diroots that
oil tho State's share OF the dieponsery
profits shall 20 TO tho Dohool fund, and
10th tho conBtitutioa and tho otatu Ses
are silent 90 TO tho percentage OF dis
tributfOh, hence our assumption that
1t was intended to be loft 90 o matter
of regulation by the board.
The belief has become worry general
that tho State was getting 700 much
and the counties and towns too litslo OF
tho proflta, and 90 tho constitution
seems to fx 0S per capita per eoholar
az q reasonable amount for the schools,
We have msae tho change, giving o
towns, and herewith attach tho re-
port of our committee making suoh
change, which will moro clearly show
our reasons and tho basis Of rediatribu.
tiOn.
OONMlTTBR's REpoEF.
To the State Board OF Control.
| appointed ct tho October meeting OF
tho board, for the purpose OF revising q
tho price list to county dispensers &C
as to reduce tho profits to the State and
1noresoe 6he profile 10 the towns and
counties, respectfully report az fol.
lows:
Accepting o15, 900 in round num ber,
90 tho amount neoe0sary pop annun
for account OF school fund, 90 ohovn BY
the dehaands upon us OF the oomptrol
ler general the past year 90 the amount
nocessary for tho same, and accept.
Ing tho fourth quarter Of 1908. when
we had no original package competi.
! tiop, and the fret three Qusrtere ol
1893 aB fair and conservative bssii
upon which to mako our estimator, we
| recommend tho adoption OF price list
| which We have revised and submit
herewith, and auk your careful scrutiny
Ia detail of came. You will peroeive
that we have left uhdisturbed o large
proportion Of the Items OF the pYioe
list, and have confined nearly all oi
tho cutting. TO medium and cheaper
grades,, which are largely eonsum Cd
everywhere, thus 90 nearly as possi bic
distributing the benefls over the whole
State. Recurring 10 the basis for
those proposed changes or tho prioe ia
dispenser. we invite your attention tc
the following data: