The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-22

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tSec. G. The members Of the said
county dispensary board are hereby
s declared to be county officers, and are
hereby authorized and empowered ,un-
der the authority and In the name Of
this state to buy in any market and
retail within the state liquors and
beverages as provided herein: Pro-
vided, That the state shall not be
liable upon any contract for the pur-
chase thereof beyond the actual as
sets Of the dispensary for which the
purchase is made. The members Of
the county dispensary board and all
dispensers shall be perons Of known
moral character and not directly or in
directly applicants for appointment.
l., "Sec. 7. The said board shall ad-
vertise in two or more daily papers in
this state, and one weekly paper Of
the county, for bids to supply the
kinds and quantities Of liquor and
beer to be bought. Such bids shall be
only for the liquor and beer to be
furnished during the three months
following, and the kinds and quanti-
ties shall be designated. The bids
shall be sealed and there shall be no
sign OF mark upon the envelope in
dicating the name Of the bidder. All
bids must be sent by express or by
registered mail to the county treasur-
er within 80 days after the first ad
&5vertisement therefor. The county
treasurer shall keep such bids with
out inspection or permitting inspec-
!. ti'n Of the same until the expiration
aof said 80 days, when they shall be
opened in public by said board and
the contract awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder of each kind; the
board reserving the right to reject
any bid: Provided, no bid shall be
opened until at least one weeks no.
tice Of the time and place thereof
shall be given i'll some newspaper pub
lished in the county, and said bid
shall then be opened. Said award
shall be Forthwith published once in
a newspaper published in the county.
Said published statement shall in
clnde the grade Of goods purchased,
quantity Of each grade, purchased,
from whom purchased, price per gal
lon, or dozen packages, and the re-
tail price at which the same is to be
sold: Provided, however, no pur-
chases herein mentioned or contem-
plated shall be made from any per-
son, firm or corporation residing with
out the limits of this state.
'Sec. 3. It shall be the duty Of the
said board to cause an analysis OF
the liquors in stock to be made by
some person competent to determine
whether any Of said liquors are adul-
~terated or impure, to the end that
no impure liquors shall be sold by
dispensaries. If upon analysis it shall
be determined that such liquors are
adulterated or impure, the county
dispensary board may retain the price
thereof from the seller, or if they
have been paid for, the said board
shall not allow said liquors to be sold,
and may, in the name of the state, i'll
stitute an action against the seller
for the recovery Of the amount so
paid.
"Scc. 8. The county dispcnsary
board shall, during the first week of
each month, make sworn statement
of the receipts, expenditures and liza
bilities Of each dispensary for the
preceding month, and cause the same
to be published once in some newspa-
per published in the county during
8that week.
$#${;ss' t5i;Ss. Sec 10. Each dispenser shall be
/ unqualified elector Of this state and a
PRESIDENT Of the county in which the
s4dispensary is located, who has never
spleaded guilty or been adjudged gull
/ ty tof violating any law relating to in
stoxicating liquors, who is not keep
Ter of a restaurant or place Of public
, amusement, and is not addicted to the
use of Intoxicating liquors as bever-
age.
: "Sec II. Each dispenser shall daily
deposit, to the credit of the county
board, in bank designated by the
board, all moneys received by him
from sales. ....
"Sec. IL. The county dispensary
!, board, before permitting any dispen-
ser to offer any liquor for sale, shall
! cause the same to be put into pack