The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18

/ New nispensary Law Propose
by Senator Rayaor.
Il Is Based on the L.nes Sugee.te
by Governor Hayward IN
bis Message.
The most important event In tn
State Senate on Thursday was the In
PRODUCTION Of bill by Senator Ra?so
to amend the D;spsnsary Law in sem
very important particulars. The bill
follows the recommendations OF Gov
Hey fard in his message, except tia
it gives the governor the power Il
appoint the State B ard Of C5rtrol.
The bill provides 5hat board con
SiSfin.; Of three members, to BE- knoIE
as the board Of directors Of the stat.
dispenSary, is hereby established
whose duties and powers shall here
after be defined. The members O
said board shall be men Of good mora
character, not addicted to the use Of
intoxicating liquors as a beverage
and shall be appointed by the Cover
nor. The term OF ot1ce Of said board
shall be two years, unless sooner re-
moved by the governor; they shall
qualify and be commissioned as Other
state officers. In the event OF Va
cancS by death, resignation or other.
wise, such vacancy shall be fll~d by
the governor. Each member shall re.
ceive for his services fifteen hundred
dollars, payable In monthly install
ments, and shall give bond for the
faithful discharge OF duty in the sum
Of $40, 900. The board shall make al
rules and regulations, not in oasistent
with law, for the government Of the
diSpensary. Members Of the board
cannot run for any other Office, and
the present board is to continue for
the terms to which they were elected.
The board shall have general super.
vision over all county dispeDstrles,
and shall see that all restricting laws
and regulations are strictly enforced.
They shall meet once week at their
Office in Columbia.
a dispensary com nmissioner shall be
elected by the legislature " term
Of two years, and to receive salary
Of $4,000. The governor shall have
the right at any time to suspend such
commissioner for cau.e which he shall
consider sufficient, until the next ses
sion Of the general assembly. The
governor shall appoint a successor In
the interim and shall report to the
legislature his reason for his actions
and in case the legislature sustain,
the reasons, it shall elect successor.
The commissioner shall within thirty
days after the first Of March, 1905,
and thereafter quarterly, advertise in
two or more daily papers Of this state
and one without it for bids to be made
to furnish liquor for the quarter. Such
bids stall be sealed in an envelope,
with seal OF the company, firm or cor.
poration, and so sealed shall be ex
pressed to the state treasurer. Only
cne bid shall be made by any one,
which shall state the quality, price and
chemical analysis and accompanying
the bids shall be sample OF each sort
OF liquor, containing not more than
ore half pint, to be delivered to the
dispensary commissioner. The bios
shall be kept by the treasurer who
must not himself inspect them OF al
low any one else to do so. The bids
shall be- delivered to the commissioner
and opened by him at a meeting OF
the board in public and shall keep a
record Of such bids.
He may reject all bids and adVer-
tise for more. he shall purchase all
liquors, aid If the purchase docs not
come up to sample the seller shall for
feis the value. The contract shall
re awarded to the lowest bidder, not
for any specified amount, but for such
Quantities as may be actually required
20 i'll orders received from county dis
pensers, approved by county boards OF
ccntrol. He shall make quarterly
reports to The state board Of directors
OF the amounts contracted for, in
c'uding brands, gra5ss and prices,
with the names Of sellers, during the
previous quarter, which report the
state board shall have published in at
least two daily papers Of the state.
The fiscal gear shall end November
30. The governor shall appoint not
later than Dec. Is two expert &C.
countanrs to examine the books. The
county boards shall be appointed by
che s.ate beard, two by and with the
censent Of county delegations, aud
the third on the recommendation OF
mayors and intendants. They are to
hold Office two years. The county
board shall approve all orders tor
liquors sent the commissioner by
c unity dispensers. and shall file with
the commissioner, thirty days before
be advertises for bids, a list OF liquors
needed 10 tie dispensaries, including
brands, grades and amounts required.
c. uaty boards shall eject dispensers,
and GO one shall be eleoted dispenser
OF clerk who is related within the
sixth degree by blood OF marriage to
any member Of the state board, the
con missioner OF member OF the coun-
ty beard.
Stays Woman Who Refused Cash.
Marie Dessanti, aged "a years, was
found dead by her husband at Buffalo,
N. Y, Wednesday in a room on toe
third floor Of the Terrace Park hotel.
Her hands and feet were tied and she
appears 20 have been serangled te
death. a few days ago she had in.
formed neighbors that she had re.
ceived letter from the Black Hand
Society demanding 5000 under penal