The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-22
THE STATE BOARD OF CONTIsOIs
Regulating tho Isocr Privileges
Quarterly Bids from Wholesale
ILiunOr Donlors

Regulating tho Boor Privileges
Liquor Dealers.
The State board OF control has
adopted new rules and regulations 10
govern beer dispensaries, which won't
into effect June II, 1899. The board
also determined to have wholesale
liquor dealers scnd in quarterly bids,
which will dy away with the monthly
gathering OF whiskcy drummers in
Columbia.
The now rules and regulations gov
erning the beer dispensaries arc as
follows:
/. All purchases Of beer shall be
made by the State board OF control
upon requisition made by the beer dis
penser.
,. Invoices to be sent by the brew
cries to the State board OF control.
5. A profit to the State OF Sl.5O per
barrel, IS cents per half barrel, and 20
cents per one quarter kcg shall DO ad-
beer dispensers.
/. The beer dispenser shall turn
over to the county treasurer, every
Monday morning, AS IL profit to the
town and county not less than $l.5O on
each barrel, Io cents on each half
barrel and 20 cents on each quarter
keg sold during the previous week.
5. The beer dispenser snail bottle
such beer on the premises as Is pro-
vided in section / Of the dispcnsary
law, provided one quarter kegs shall
only be sold by the Keg.
6. The beer dispenser shall sell to
tho consumer by request, as provided
by law, one quarter kegs at s. GO !;
no lnI hpar n n Mt
dozen: by the single bottle AZ 10 cents :;
three bottles at 25 cents provided
Lhis scale OF prices shall not apply to
export beer, which shall be subject to
| the regular price list. This change to
take effect Monday, Juno II, 1899.
I. The difference between the cost
price of the beer including State,
county and town profit, and the price
to the consumer, shall represent the
salary Of the dispenser after he has
paid all freights and all other expenses
incident to the business.
| s. Remittances shall be made on
Monday of each week to the State
treasurer OF all monies due the State,
including the cost Of the beer sold and
the profits to the State above stipulat-
cd.
8. Weekly, monthly and quarterly
reports shall be made to the State
board OF control as required OF dispen-
scrs by the dispensary law.
10. All other requirements Of the
dispensary law bearing on county dis
penscrs are considered part OF tn"s',
rules governing beer dispensers.
Mr.. Leon j. Williams offered the
following with reference to the pur-
chase OF liquors, ard it was adopted:
Resolved, That commencing at the
July meeting Of the board and quar-
teriy thereafter all houses heretofore
bidding for business with the board
be requested to submit scaled bids
continuing in eifect for Il period Of
| three months said bids binding tho
party submitting same to furnish to
the State board Of cOntro! any ono Or
any number of the articles named
therein at the prices named, and upon
tho terms quoted, at any time during
/ tho said three months that tho board
may order same to be shipped; pro-
vided any house submitting bid may
cancel all or any part of same at any
| timo upon giving 20 days notice Pro
vided further, that should the general
spirit market decline during the period
covered by the bid the bidder may
| amend same COMFORTING Herewith,
and further said bidders are not cx-
pected to attend the meetings OF the
board except quarterly.
Second, Thsrc shall be monthly pur-
| chuses for the purpose OF replenishing
stock, or to add new brands to samn,
bids and samples being kept On file for
purposes OF comparison.
Third. That a copy of these resOlu-
tiOns be sent to each house that has
submitted bid since January Ist,
1899.
Mr.. Williams also offered the fol.
following, which was adopted unani-
mOusly :
Resolved, That from and after this
date tho county boards OF control are
hereby required to Immediately dis
charge any dispenser who may be
found short, close his dispensary and |
proceed to elect his successor, as pro-
vided by law {: provided this rule does
not apply TO clerical errors unless Of
too frequent occurrence. It Is further
required that in case Of shortage with
evidence OF fraudulent intent criminal
proceedings shall be instituted as re-
quired by law.
Mr.. Miles called attention to this
section Of the dispensary law:
Section l6. Every dispenser shall
keep q strict account OF all liquors re-
ceivei by him from tho State commits
sioncr, In a book kept for that pur-
pose, which shall be subject at all
times to the inspection of the circuit
solicitor, any peace officer or. grand
Juror Of the county, or OF any other
Citizen, and such books shall show the |
amount and kind Of liquor procured,
tho date of receipt and amouot sold,
and the amount on hand OF each kind |
for each n:on.n. Such book shall be- !
produced by the purity keeping the
same, to be used as evidence on trial
of any prosecution against him, OF
notice duly served that tho same will
be required as evidence.
A committee consisting OF mcssra.
Williams and Robinson WAS appointed |
TO arrange II system of bookkeeping as |
contemplated 10 tho above SECTION. Mr..
Miles stated that only one dispenser in |
tho State at present was keopiug such |
o set Of books.
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