The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-14

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salary Of $4,000 per year. who shall
be the executive board of the State
dispensary. His term of office is fix
ed at two years. The governor is
2 empowered to suspend the commits
, sloner for cause.
Ihe commissioner is required to ad-
vertlSe for twenty days, commencing
the first day Of March in each wear,
III two or more daily papers of this
State, and one daily newspaper in
each Of the cities Of Louisville, Kv.,
Cincinnati. O.. Baltimore, Md., and
Plttsbur"' Pa, for bids to supply the
kinds and qualities of liquors required
for sale by the State dispensary dur
IN" the ensuing year, the same being
specified in the advertisement. These
bids must DE sealed, and without mark
t" distinguish them one from another
and sent by express within ten DAYS
or the last advertisement to the State
treasurer in whose custody they re-
main until opened on March 31st,
in public by committee of three cit
lzens, appointed by the governor on or
before March goth. Contracts are to
he awarded by this committee to the
lowest responsible bidders for the sew
clal kinds of liquor and other supplies
required. The members of the COM
mttee are to be paid $40 each per
day and five cents maliaec for each
mile actually Travelled, and they are
ineligible for re-appointment. All
bidders are required to give good and
sufficient bond as a guarantee of
good faith for the performance of the
obligation in the event of receiving q
contract. The contracts must be ap-
proved by the attorney general and
the amount of bond shall equal 20 pc,
cent of the estimated cost of the H.
quor or other supplies to be purchased
The kinds Of liquor that shall be
purchased arc the following:
Pure Cologne Spirits. or deodorized
alcohol, % per cent. from government
bonded warehouses. Two stamr
whisley. 80 per cent. proof from the
bonded warehouses of the UniteG
States, with the understanding thai
the State shall buy the whiskey or
; the warehouses certificates and shal
pay the revenue taxes itself in order
to insure its not being adulterated oI
tampcred with. The three kinds o
liquors, corn, rye and bourbon, shal
De purchased III this way in the GUAM
titles, which in the judgement of th,
commissioner, will be required by tn,
demand in this State. 1t is permis
slbly to make contracts for each. @
the four kinds of alcoholic product
above designated with different per
sons for the supply needed for tn
year to be ordered out by the com
missioner, as indicated, and the bid
ding for the different varieties o
whiskey shall indicate not less thai
twenty different brands of whiske
quoted on the market in the whole
sale prices current of the various cite
designated. No whislSey shall be pun
chased for use in this State that
les than one year old as shown by til
warehouse certificate. A record of al
bids shall be kept in book provide
for that purpose. The bids above des
ignatea shall include wIliskey on
year old, whiskey three years ole
whiskey five years old, and thos
whiskies Of the ages designated shal
be basis, when mixed with cologn
spirits, or sold just as they are re
ceived, for the different grades to
furnished the county dispensers. Tn
commissioners shall also in the sam
way invite bids to be opened and cor
tracts awarded at the same time an
in the same manner. as hereinbefor
provided, for Cognac brandy, Califol
MIA brandy, peach and apple brandy
rum and gin in such quantities, wit
the right to purchase more, as may b
in his Judgment necessary to suppl
the demands. These bids shall>spec
fy the kinds and qualities Of sue
liquors, and bids for wines, liquors
and cordials shall be limited to sue
as may be, advertised for by the dis
pensary commissioner as hereinbefo,
provided. Bids for beer Ito be advel
tised for, opened, etc, as aforesaid
} shall designate the alcoholic content
not less than 4 per cent, and tn
: amount Of malt and hops to be use
in its manufacture, and no beer sha
, be purchased that is not shown
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