The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-22
THE NEW DISPENsARY LAW.
NEW FEATURES In TnE SYSTEM

NEW FEATURES In THE SYSTEM
The Governor Has Signed the Bill
as it Finally Passed the General
Assembly.
now dispensary measure which was
adopted by the Legislature
Section ]. That Section 2 Of au Act
entitled "An Act to provide for the
election Of State board Of control, and
to further regulate the SAL, use, con-
sumption, transportation and disp ISL
tion of Intoxicating and alcoholic Ii.
quors and liquids In the State and
prescribe penalties for violation OF die
pensary laws, to police the same, ap-
proved March &, 1896" as amended by
the Act approved 5th Of March, 1897,
be stricken out, and insert in lieu
thereof the following, to b, and TO oc
known as Section 2:
Section 2 That the State board OF
control Is hereby abolished.
Section 3 A board, consisting OF
three members, to be known Us the
board OF directors of the State dispen.
sary, Is hereby established, whose du-
ties and powers shall be hereinafter
defined. The members Of said board
shall be men Of good moral character,
not addicted 70 the use Of Intoxicating
liquor as q beverage, shall be ,lected
by the General Assembly in )int ses-
sion as follows: The chairman Of the
board shall be first elected and then
shall be elected the two RENAL ding
members. The term OF Office OF the
members Of said board shall be for two
years, unless sooner removed by the
Governor they shall qualify and be
M toai IN, lo
other State officers. In the event OF a
vacancy on said board. by deaoh. resi-
gnation or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filed by appointment, by the
Governor, until the rext session OF the
General Assembly, when al election
shall be held to fl Il eaid vacancy for the
unexpired term. Each member of said
board shall receive for HE services the
same per diem and mileage allowed to
members of the General Assembly
Provided, that no member Of said board
shall receive per diem for moro than
one hundred days In any fiscal year.
The said board shall devise such sys-
tenn of bookkeeping and accounting as
it may deem advisable. The IA d board
shall prescribe all rules .nd reguIa-
tiOns, not inconsistent with law, for
the government Of the State di-pensary
and the county dispensaries. Tho Cen
eral Assembly shall, at the present
session; upon the approval Of this Act,
elect the members OF said board, as
provided for in this section: Pro-
vided, that no member OF this board
Of directors, while holding this ttiice,
shall become candidate for any other
office. i.
Section 4. A dispensary commission.
or shall be elected by the General AS.
sembly, who shall bold Office for the
term of two years and until his success
sor shall be elected and qualified, and
who shall receive an annual salary OF
three thousand dollars, to he paid as
now provided by law. The Governor
shall have the right at any time TO sus-
pend the said commissioner for any
cause which he shall consider sufficient
until the next meeting Of the General
person to fill such vacancy during such
suspension. In case of the removal Of
said commissioner by the Governor he
shall on the fret day Of the next meet
Ing Of the Legislature, make report to
said General Assembly, stating the
reasons for his action, which action,
approved by the General Assembly,
hall operate as q removal and the
General Assembly shall elect success
or to said commissioner. In case OF
the death, suspension or other dis
ability Of the commissioner the Cover
nor shall have the right to appoint a
successor to fill said vacancy until the
next meeting of the General Assent bly,.
Said directors Of the dispensary shall,
within thirty days after the approval
Of this Act by the Governor, and there.
after quarterly, advertise in two or
more daily newspapers Of this State
and one or more daily newspapers pub
lished without this State for bids to be
made by parties desiring to furnish H.
QuOr to the dispensary for said quarter;
said bids shall be placed in an envelope,
securely scaled with the seal Of COM
pany, firm or corporation, and hav.
Ing been so sealed, shall be placed in
the express office, directed to the State
Treasurer. Columbia, S. c.; and only
one bid shall be made by any one,
which shall state the quantity, price
and chemical analysis thereof accom-.
panying said bids there shall be sam
pie OF each kind OF liquor offered for
sale containing not more than onehalf
pint each, which sample shall on its ar.
rival be delivered to the dispensary
commissioner, to be retained by him
until after IT has been ascertained that
the wines or liquors purchased cores.
pond in all respects with that purchas.
ed, said samples to be the property OF
the State end bids shall be kept by
the State Treasurer In his office and he
shall not himself or allow anyone to in
spect said bids or the envelopes con-
tanning said bids, but shall deliver said
bids to the directors of the dispensary
at q meeting OF the board OF directors,
who shall open said bid in public and
record all bids in book kept for that
purpose said directors of the dispeL-
sary may reject any and all bids and
readvertise Tor other bids said direc-
tors OF the dispensary shall purchase
all alcoholic liquors for lawful use in
this State and shall have the same
tested and declared to be chemically
pure and II the wines or liquors pur.
chased fail to correspond in any respect
with the sample furnished the seller
thereof shall forfeit to the State a sum
not exceeding the value of said liquor
to be recovered in an action brought
by the State against such seller; and
said contracts shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, for such