Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-22

true to grade blown in the glass, pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment, in
the discretion of Court: Provided,
further, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent said Commits
sioner of the dispensary from making
distillers in this State contracts for
the purchase of liquors manufactured
by them within this State.
Section 4 of the bill amends Sec
tion 55S of the Code 80 as to have
the salaries of employees fixed by
the General Assembly instead of by
the State Board of Directors. The
Commissioners is to be put under
$4,000 bond, approved by the At
torney General. The Commissioner
is charged with the management and
control of the State dispensary, sub.
ject to the provisions of the dispen-
sary law, and is empowered to enter
into contracts and employ, or dis
charge, the officers, employees and
laborers necessary to the conduct of
the business. He is forbidden, how
ever, to employ any person who is
related to him by blood or marriage
within the sixth degree. Liquor
sold to the county dispensers shall
be sold at profit not exceeding ten
per cent of the cost to the State.
The County Boards of Control are
to be appointed by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of
the legislative delegation, or ma
jority of the same, from the respect
i've counties, instead of by the State
Board, as heretofore, and the Cover
nor is given authority to remove
members of the County Boards for
cause. The County Boards of Con.
troll employ the dispensers and clerks,
who are not to be related to them.
The Commissioner, instead of the
State Board, is required to attach q
certificate as to the chemical analy-
sis, purity, etc., to every package of
liquor sold in, or brought into, the
State. Any packages of liquor with
out such certificate may be seized
and sold as contraband, and the COM
mon carrier bringing it in may be
fined.
Beer dispensers are hereby ex-
pressly prohibited.
The use of request blanks by
county dispensers is required, but
hereafter these books shall be fur
nished to the Auditors by the
County Board of Control instead of
the State Board, and shall be paid
for out of the funds of the county
dispensaries.
County Boards of Control are
given authority to establish dispen-
saries and to designate their location,
of which twenty days. notice shall
be given. The establishment of
dispensary may be prevented by
majority of the voters of the town
ship in which it is to be located sign
ing a petition to the County Board,
requesting that the proposed dispen-
sary be not established.
The failure of dispensers to per-
form their duties is to be reported to
the Governor instead of the State
Board of Directors, and he is re-
quired to forthwith institute proper
proceedings to enforce the law.
Heavy penalties are fixed for the
violation of any of the requirements
of the law by dispensers. Dispensers
are required to use the request books,
and report to the Auditor on or be-
fore the 10th of each month, and to
subscribe to an oath that they have
complied with the law in this respect.
The sale of liquor to minors, intoxi-
Gated persons or persons in the habit
of becoming intoxicated is forbidden
and fails to make accurate returns as
required by law, showing the true
signature to every request by him re-
ceived and granted, or sells liquor to
any person without first requiring
written request therefor, is liable to
a suit for 5000 damages on the bond
of such dispenser. to be hronnht. hv