Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-22
way, invite bids, to be opened and
contracts awarded at the same time

way, invite bids, to be opened and
contracts awarded at the same time
and in the same manner as hereinbe-
fore provided, for Cognac brandy,
California brandy, peach and apple
brandy, rum and gin in such quanti-
ties, with the right to purchase more,
as may be in his judgment necessary
to supply the demands. These bids
shall specify the kinds and qualities
of such liquors, and bids for wines,
liquors and cordials shall be limited
to such as may be advertised for by
the Dispensary Commissioner as
hereinbefore provided. Bids for beer
Ito be advertised for, opened, etc., as
aforesaid.l shall designate the alco-
holio contents, not less than 4 per
cent, and the amount of malt and
hops to be used in it's manufacture,
and no beer shall be purchased that
is not shown by chemical analysis
not to contain salacilic acid, or any
other adulterant, to prevent fermen-
tation. No beer shall be purchased
except export beer, or that which is
already in bottle and pasteurized and
beer in kegs aged at least three
months in cold storage. Bids shall
also be advertised in the manner al
ready provided in the purchase of
liquors, and at the same time for sup
plying the State dispensary with
glass bottles, demijohhns, oorks, labels,
sealing wax, shipping cases, paper
wrappers for the bottles, and all
other needful supplies required in
the conduct of the business of the
State dispepsary, and these shall be
let to the lowest bidder, in like man.
ner as provided for the bidding for
liquors, and bond with good and
sufficient sureties shall be required
for the faithful performance of the
contracts. The Commissioner hav-
ing ordered out the whiskey and
cologne spirits of the kinds and
qualities designated, is authorized
and empowered to employ, for a
period of four months, skilled ex-
pert to blend the same under his di-
rection and supervision, in such
way as to supply as nearly as practi-
cable the liquors known to commerce,
but which shall not in any way be
adulterated by admixture of any in
furious or unhealthful ingredients,
and in order to do this, he shall take
out a rectifier's license from the
United States government, and thus
be enabled to rectify or mix the
liquors which are required for the
business. Such blending shall be
done upon formula that shall be
posted in the Commissioners office,
subject to personal inspection by any
citizen. The liquors thus mixed or
blended shall be designated by the
signs x, Xxx and Xxx and the age of
the whiskey mixed with the cologne
spirits shall constitute the basis, to
wit: Whiskey one year old with the
of cologne spirits used,
shall be designated as x (; three years
old as Xxx, and five years old as Xxx
provided, That if there shall be de-
mand for the straight whiskey, un-
mixed with cologne spirits, the same
may be used instead of the blended
goods, and the price shall be gov
erned by the relative cost of the same
and the labels indicate the character
of liquor, whether blended or two
stamp. There shall be another
brand, known as xxx whiskey, which
shall be whiskey bottled in bond, not
less than seven years old; or the
same varieties of liquors as desig-
mated by the distillers' brand may be
purchased from the bonded ware
houses, as hereinbefore provided, in
the barrel, and may be bottled at the
State dispensary the same as other
liquors are bottled. There shall be
no case whiskey kept in stock at the
State dispensary. All such pur-
chases must be made upon special
orders sent through the county dis
pensers to the State dispensary by