The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11

w not ~ increase put TO curtaii and
pose should always be kept In view.
AS business institution, 1t should be
paced as FAR as possible above criti-
c,am ana It's restrictive regulations
should be rigidly enforced. The man
ngenent OF the dispcnsary has always
been the subject of more or less criti-
Sism. During the past few months
ms criticism has been made frequent
~, and with the greatest freedom. II
Is necessary that THE system should he
made as businesS-lke AS possible. and
to this Important end l shall principal
~ direct my recommendations.
County BOurdn.
l respectfully recommend that the
various county boards OF control should
be appointed by the State board OF d.
recsors-two members of this board
70 be appointed upon the recommendn-
/ tlon OF the legislative delegations. the
! other member up,l;I the nomination of
the mayor OF the county seat. II
should be the tuty of these county
boards to indorse orders He'd with the
State 'commissiontr by county dis
pensers for such supplies as may he
headed for their respective dispensa-
r,eS: i, naming brands and amounts re-
various county dispensers, but these
dispensers should he subject to removal
by the State board of directors for
| cause.
State Comm ninsioner.
] The State commissioner should. I'm
my Judgment. be the officer whose
duty 1t should be to purchase all sun
piles FOR the dispensary. He should
De required to make contracts, not
ior any specified amount OF liquor,
put FOR such supplies as may be ar-
tualiy required, such requirements 10
De determined by the commissioner
pased, as far as possible. upon orders
| proved by the county boards. mud Hind
WIN MIN so days before the adver-
tisement for bids by that officer.
Each contract made by the commits
sloner should require the firm con-
tracted with to guarantee the sale of
such goods rs may be ordered. mud
shipped to the State dispensary, said
guarantee to be entered as Il part of
the bopi. All advertisements for bulk
sn''ns she.i4>. DC placed strictly and alb
soiuteiy upon competitive basis by
letting 1t be distinctly understood that
the lowest responsible biddt shall be
awarded the contract. 1t sh' Id furth.
er be the duty Of the CONN., sioner tc
make, each year, quarterly reports tc
the State board of directors, showing
he amounts contracted for the pre-.
vious quarter, including the brand and
prices. which report the State boari
or directors shall have published In n,
least two daily newspapers of the
, State.
State Board of Directors.
The board should be required to NEE,
each week att their office In the State
dispensary, to remain in session as
. iong as may be necessary for the trans.
!. actor II their business. The genera
supe. vi ion and management of all
county Gtspefsarles should be in their
charge and they should be specifically
, charged with the duty OF seeing tina,
. all restrictions governing the various
7 dispensaries should be strictly enforced
These are responsible and artiuous
; duties, for which the members of this
/. BOARD should receive salary Of MOI
less than $1,000 per annum each, ant
, should be required to file bond OF
not less than $4,000.
l further recommend that the law
as to the location of county dispen.
, saries be amended to restrict them tt
such Incorporated towns and citiet
as. In the opinion of the county board
of control. furnish adequate police
} protection to the public against dis.
! turbances Of the peace.
i should these recommendations be
adopted ] am constrained to believe
. poses. namely: They will place the
dispensary upon n more busness-like
basis and Will also provide the ma
chinery by which the legal restrictions
of the system will be properly enforc.
The reports OF the State board of di-
rectors will be submitted for your con
sideration, showing the business trans
acted during the past fiscal year, and
l respectfully refer you. for all details
to these reports.
7 Removal OF Dispenaariea.
AT your last session there was en-
acted law giving to counties which
desire prohibition the right by ma
jo::ty vote GE close their dispensares
anu upon tRe taxable property of ali
counties SO voting 1t was required that
i there be levied an annual tax cf l-2 0i
'rl mill. this tax to be expended by the
governor In enforcing the law. should
the local authorities fail to do So OBJ
lection has been male to this law on
account of the tax imposed, 1t being
commended that 1t Is In the nature of
a penalty. It's effect being to deter the
people from voting for the removal of
dispensaries.
| do not agree with this view. If
prohibition be substituted for the dis
i pensary law. then. prohibition should
be enforced. and when this ;annot be
people. expense must certainly be In
Cured. The counties now pay for the
enforcement Of each and every low,
a,!d j is not fair to expect counties
which maintain the dispensary to take
the profits accruinG to the general
scnool fund. to defray the expenses of
the enforcement of the law in a county
which pays nothing. Besides this. the
tax is by no means excessive; 1t can
be expended only when necessity re-
/
accomplish the purpose for which the
people voted. That 1t will not deter
them from voting for what they de-
sire was certainly demonstrated re-
Gently in the only election which has
been held under the, provisions Of the
| law. Although 1t la required that the
tax be paid annually, it need practi-
cally be paid only once, for If the local
authorities do their duty in enforcing
prohibition-which they will do when
ever the people demand 1.-THE money
Will be refunded to the county. and the
! ordinary. county tax can be thus reduc-
ed by 1-2 Of mill. This tax feature
Of the law. then. 1t appears to ne. III
stead of being regarded as a penalty,
preventing the counties from obtaining
what they desire. should rather be
viewed as guarantee. that they shall
have, as far as possible, just what
they do desire.
Enforcement OF the Dlspensnry Inv.
The enforcement OF this law includes
difficulties which should be apparent
to all. but which really are NOT fully
| understood. 1t certainly presents a se-
rious, problem to your chief executive,
problem of ceaseless and never-end-
ing responsibilities and anxieties. It is
unnecessary to attempt an enumera-
ton of the various obstacles which are
always encountered, and which, owing