Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-17
1t is imperative for the honor Of

1t is imperative for. the honor of
the State that existing conditions
should be Immediately remedied,
either by radical changes in the laws
governing the dispensary or by the
adoption of different system for
regulation of the liquor question.
The details of this situation are so
well known throughout every county
in the State that l feel no extended
discussion is necessary here. 1t lis
incumbent upon your body to give
this matter your most careful and
serious consideration. You are
chosen by the people co make their
laws, and in such crisis as this they
will be satisfied only with direct and
specific action on your part.
During the year that has passed,
since your last session, have given
this question my earnest considsra-
ton, hoping to devise some certain
remedies for the evils complained of,
but have been impressed with no bet.
ter solution than was included in the
recommendation made to you last
year. In order that my views may
be clearly understood, l shall again
call to your attention such extracts
from my last message as deem nec-
essary for this purpose. l herewith
submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing extracts bearing upon this
subject, with one change, namely ::
The abolition of county boards of
control. These are again recon-
mended to you as embodying the
changes which | think will best serve
the proper regulation of the dispen-
sary system:
"The State Commissioner should,
in my judgment, be the officer whose
duty it should be to purchase all sup
pile, for the dispensary. He should
be required to make contracts, not
for any specific amount of liquor,
but for such supplies as may be actu-
ally required, such requirements to
be determined by the Commissioner"
"Each contract made by the COM
missioner should require the firm
contracted with to guarantee the sale
of such goods as may be ordered and
shipped to the State dispensary, said
guarantee to be entered as part of
the bond. All advertisements for
bulk goods should be placed strictly
and absolutely upon competitive
basis, by letting it be distinctly un-
derstood that the lowest responsible
bidder shall be awarded the contract.
1t should further be the duty of the
commissioner to make, each year,
quarterly reports to the State Board
of Directors, showing that the
amounts contracted for the previous
quarter, including the brands and
prices, and the names of parties
from whom goods are purchased,
which report the State Board of Di-
rectors shall have published in at
least two daily newspapers of the
State"
STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"The Board should be required to
meet each week at their office in the
State dispensary, to remain in ses-
sion as long as may be necessary for
the transaction of their business
The general supervision and manage
ment of all county dispensaries
should be in their charge, and they
should be specifically charged with
the duty of seeing that all restric-
tions governing the various dispen-
saries should be strictly enforced
These are responsible and arduous
duties, for which the members of this
board should receive a salary of not
less than $1,000 per annum each,
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