The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-21
THE NEW DISPENSARY LAW
NEW FEATURES IN THE SYSTEM,

~ NEW FEATURES IN THE SYSTE
n The Governor Has Signed the n
" as 1t Finally Passed the Gener
II Assembly.
u The following is the full text of Il
!, new dlspensary measure which ",
ADOPTED by the Legislature
=, section ]. That Section of An A,
entltieu An Act to provide for IN
a eiectlon OF State board OF control an
! 10 iurther regulate the sale, use, cor
sumption, transportation and dispos
tioh OF intoxicating and alcoholic Il
quors and liquids in the State An
prescribe penal ties for violation OF dis
pensary laws, to police the same, an
proved March 6, 1896" as amended h,
the Act approved 5th Of March, 1897
oe stricken out, and insert in lie,
.nereot the following, to be and to m
known as Section 2: W -
section 2. That the State board ~,
control is hereby abolished.
section 8. board, consisting nj
snree members, to be known as the
ooara OF directors OF the State dispen.
sary, ls hereby establishe d, whose din.
Cles and powers shall be hereipafter
defined. The Nom bers of said bosrd
shall DC men Of good moral Character
no, uot aoolcted to tho use OF Intoxicating
tiquor rs beverage, shall be elected
oy the General Assembly in Joint sns.
sion as follows: The chairman OF The
BOARD shall be first elected and then
snail be elected tho two rem.ininn
mem oers' The term Of office OF the
mem oers OF said board shall be for two
years, unless sooner removed by the
uoVerhor they shall qualify and be |
in the same manner nc
other State officers. In the event NJ
vacancy on said board, by deash resi-.
ghatlon or otherwise, such vacancy
shail be filled by appointment. bv the
governor, until the next session OF the
Ieneral Assembly, when an election
snail be held to fill said vacancy for tho
lneXplred term. Each mem ber OF said
'oara shall receive for his services the
ahe per diem and mileage allowed to {
,on oers OF the General Assembly |
roViaed, That no member of said board t
nail receive per diem for more th.n s
ne hundred days in any fiscal wear c
ne SAID board shall devise such n svs.
en Vi oookkeeping and accounting as t
may deem advisable. The said board
hall prescribe all rules and repuln. (
ons, not Inconsistent with law. for C
ne government OF the State dispensarv y
nd the county dispensaries. The Gen. tt
ral Assembly shall, at the present
'ssion, upon the approval OF this Act. o
ect the members OF said board, as S
'9V,oea Tor In this section: Pro. vi
ued, that no member OF this board &C
directors, while holding this tfIicc al
al become candidate for apv othcr Sc
Iice. '' o'i'o' II
Section 4. A dispeneary commission by
snail be elected by the General As. VI
moiy, who shall hold office for the co
rtn OF two years and until his success. wi
shall be elected and qualified, and M
Snail receive au annual salary of 90
rec Thousand dollars, to be paid as sa
W provided by law. The Governor or
al nave The right at any time to sus. 90
hu tnc sald comm issioner for anv uls
use which he shall consider su utficient
I'll Ilo next meeting Of the General uh
sembly and appoint some suitahla pre-
son 10 nj such vacancy during such o0'
pension. In case of tbe removal of lat
u com mmlsslonerb by the Governor he poi
Ill on the first day OF the next meet. Inc
ol tae Legislature, make report To "ne
d General Assembly, stating the VIC
sops Tor his action, which action the
pp' owed by tho General Assembly Ac
III operate as IA removal and tho en-,
neral Assem- bly,shall eiert n suc,os, anC
to said commissioner. In raSn ~ bee
death, suspension or other dis. thi
-
shall have the right to appoint p. sun
cessor TO fl said vacancy until tina to
I meeting OF the General Assembly era
4 directors OF the dispansarv vIoI furl
Mn thirty days after the approval In c
hls act by the Governor, and there. MAJ
r quarterly, advertise in two or agg
Q daily ewspapers OF this State "he
one or moro daily newspapers pub. any
Gu wlthou. this State for bids to be nav nav
e by parties desiring to furnish Ii. Gov
: 10 the dlspensary for said quarter: mer
bids shall be placed in an enveiona mex
rely sealed with the seal OF com OF 81
Y, firm or corporation, and bnv. ST
oeen 30 sealed, shall be aced in the
express office, directed to the State or @
ssurer. Columbia S c.; and onlv any
old shall be made by any one put
'n snail state the quantity, price any
chemical analysis thereof accom-. any
ing said bids there shall be a sam any
II each Kind OF liquor offered for drin
containing not more than one-half stoc
each, which sample shall on its ar. vlOlt
be- delivered to the disnensor, shall
to be retained bv him OF CO
after it has been ascertained that by q
vines or liquors purchased corres. impr
IN all respects with that purchas. mOn1
aid samples to be the property of q 70
state end bids shall be kept bv held
state Treasurer In his Office and be Sc,
not himself or allow anyone to in troll .
SAID bids or the envelopes con prov
ng said bids, but shall deliver said to sa
W the directors OF the dispensary book
meeting OF tho board OF directors. natu
snail open said bids In public and Set
u ail oias In book kept for that incor
use sald directors OF the dispeL- Act
may reject any and all bids and Set
'crtise tor other bids : said direc- the 81
u tne dispensary shall purchase icatil
cohollc liquors for lawful use in State
State and shall have the same with
= anu declared to be chemically reena
and II the wines or liquors pur. force
"a fail to correspond in any respect Sec
tne sam PIE iut nished the sell er c fleet
OF shall forfeit to the State sum by tn
xceeding the value OF said LIQUOR
recovered In an acti> brought
c State against such seller and nc
contracts shall be awarded to the For
= responsible bidder. for such Hath'