The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-11
SOUTH CAROLINA
D|SPENSARY BILL
Continued from Page 49,

CONTINUED from Page 100
or the removal of said Commissioner by
the Governor, he shall on the first day
OF the next meeting of the Legislature,
make report to said General Assembly,
stating the reason for his action, which
action, if approved by the General AS
semply, shall operate as a removal, and
the General Assembly shall elect a sue
cessor to said Commissioner.
Duties of and of the Directors.
In case of death, suspension or other
disability of the Commissioner, the Gov
ernor shall have the right to appoint a
successor to fill said vacancy until the
next meeting of the General Assembly.
Said Directors of the Dispensary, shall,
within thirty days after the approval of
this Act by the Governor, and thereafter
quarterly, advertise in two or more daily
newspapers of this State, and one
more daily newspaper published without
this State, for bids to be made by par
ties desiring to furnish liquor to the
Dispensary for said quarter.
Purchases of Liquors, How Made, Etc
Said bids shall be placed in an envelope.
securely sealed with the seal of the
company, 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 quality, price and chem
ical analysis thereof, and accompanying
said bids there shall be a sample of
each kind of liquor offered for sale, con-
tanning not more than one-half pint
each, which sample shall, on its arrival,
be delivered to the Dispensary Commits
sioner to be retained by him until after
it has been ascertained that the wines
or liquors purchased correspond in all
respects with that purchased; said sam
pies to be the property OF the State.
Said bids shall be kept by the State
Treasurer in his office and he shall not
himself, or allow any one to inspect said
bids, or the envelopes containing said
bids, but shall deliver said bids to the
Directors of the Dispensary, at a meet
ing of the Board of Directors, who shall
open said bids in public, and record all
said bids in a book, kept for that pur-
pose. Said Directors of the Dispensary
may reject any and all bids, and read
vertise for other bids. Said Directors of
the Dispensary shall purchase all alco-
holic liquors for lawful use in this State,
and shall have the same tested and de-
clared to be chemically pure; and if the
wines and liquors purchased fail to cor
respond in any respect with the samples
furnished, the seller thereof shall forfeit
to the State sum not exceeding the val
ue of said liquor, to be recovered in an
action brought by the State against such
seller; and said contract shall be award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder, for
such quantities and kinds of liquors as
may be deemed necessary to the Dispen-
sary for the quarter, and said contracts
shall further provide that the Directors
of the Dispensary may order additional
quantities of liquors sufficient to supply
the Dispensary, should there be need of
more from the same persons or corpora
tions at the same price, for that quar-
ter. Said Directors shall require from
the successful bidder or bidders such
bond. In such sum as they may deem
necessary, to insure the compliance OF
said bidder or bidders with the terms Of
said contract: Provided, That the said
Directors of the Dispensary shall not
purchase any liquor of any person, firm
or corporation, who shall solicit any or
ders, either by drummer, agents, sam
pies or otherwise, except as hereinbefore
provided. The fiscal year of the transac-
tons of the State Dispensary shall end
on the 30th day of November each year.
Examination of Books of.
The Governor of the State shall APP
point, not later than the 18th day Of De-
cember in each year, two ~ expert ac-
countants. of good character and of
high standing in their profession, who
shall make q thorough examination of
the books of account trial balances and
balance sheet of the Dispensary for the
year ending November Goth, together
with all bills, vouchers and evidences Of
receipt and expenditures whatsoever, and
they shall certify to the General Assem-
bly,, in writing, at the beginning of the
regular session in January of each year.
the result of such examination. This
certificate to be in addition to the an
nual report of the Board of Directors.
The accountants SO named by the Gov
ernor of the State each shall receive for
his service Cs4) four dollars per day, for
not exceeding thirty days in any one
year, to be paid from the earnings Of
the Dispensary. The Commissioner and
the members of the Board of Directors
are hereby directed and commanded to
give to the accountants appointed by the
Governor free and full access to all
books of accounts, trial balances, balance
sheets and every and all books, invoices,
receipts, bank books, and every and all
papers connected with the financial oper-
atoms of the Dispensary: Provided, fur
Their, That nothing herein contained
shall prevent said Directors of the Dis
pensary from making distillers in this
State contracts for the purchase of liq-
uors manufactured by them within this
State.
Bond of Commissioner
Sec. 5. The Dispensary Commissioners
shall, before entering upon the duties OF
his Office, execute bond to the State OF
South Carolina in the sum of $4,000
" hich bond shall be approved by the AT
tolney General of the State, according
to the provisions of the law as now pro
vided, or which may be hereinafter en-
acted, and for the faithful observance Of
all rules and regulations made and adopt
ed by the Directors of the Dispensary
during his term of office; said Commits
sioner shall be charged with the man
agement and control of the State DIS
pensary, subject to the rules and reSu
latlon of said Directors of the Dispe1
sary and the provisions of the Disoen
sary Law; said Commissioner shall en-
ter into contracts, employ all assistant:
and help necessary to manage the State
Dispensary at salaries not to exceed
those fixed by the Directors of the Dis
pensary; said Commissioner may dis
charge any of the employees at pleasure
and report his reasons therefor in writ
ing to the Directors of the Dispensary
Provided, That said Dispensary Commits
sioner shall not employ any person Wh