Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

within which a dispensary may be To-
Gated. or manufacture allowed, ant
the senator and members Of the
house Of representatives Of such
county, shall appoint three qualified
electors of the county, who shall be
known as county dispensary board.
and whose term Of office shall be two
years. subject to removal by the gov
ernor for cause. One member OF the
board shall be recommended by each
of the bodies above named, Wnicn
shall also have the power to fill any
vacancy, a majority thereof In each
instance controlling. II there DC
| more than one city or town in such
county within which dispensary
may be located, then, and In such
case, a majority Of the mayors or in
tendants :of such cities and towns
shall control in their recommends
ton; and II there should be failure
| on their part for any reason to agree,
then the appointment Of the member
to be recommended by them shall be
made by the delegation. Each men,
ber Of the board shall, before enter
ing upon his duties, enter into
good and sufficient bond In the sum
of $1,000 in the form prescribed by
section 5S4, volume l, code Of laws,
1902. The board shall organize by
the election of chairman and
secretary from among their number.
Each member of the board for his
services shall receive SO per day for
not exceeding 10 days In each month,
and mileage, cents per mile each
way, travelling In the most direct
route. Said board shall have the
power, and Is hereby required, to
make from time to time rules and
regulations for the government OF
any dispensary under Its control. The
said hoard is hereby authorized and
required TO establish a dispensary or
dispensaries, as said board may deem
proper, for the sale Of alcoholic IL
auors and beverages as herein pro-
vided. The said board shall elect a
dispenser for each dispensary, who
shall have charge Of same, under the
supervision of said board: and who
shall hold his position for IL months,
unless removed by the board in the
exercise of its discretion; the said
board may employ such clerks and
assistants as may In their 1udg-
ment be necessary. and pay them,
ary as the said board moy fix.
Provided, no salary or compen-
ton shall be regulated or be
made dependent upon the amount
of sales. Said dispenser shall give
bond in the sum Of $4,000 In the
form prescribed by section 584, vol
ume /, code of laws 1902.
"Sec. 6. The members Of the said
county dispensary board are hereby
declared to be county officers, and
are hereby authorized and empower
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name of this state to buy in any mar
ket and retail within the state liquors
and beverages as provided herein:
Provided. 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 dis
pensary board shall be persons OF
known moral character and not d.
rectly or indirectly applicants for ap-
pointment.
| Sec. Z, The said board shall ad-
vertise in two or more daily papers
in this state, and one weekly paper
| of the country, for bids to supply the
kinds and quantities of liquor and
beer to be bought Such bids shall pc
only for the liquor and beer to be
furnished during the three months
following, and the kinds and qualities
shall be designated. The bids shall
be sealed and there shall be no sign
or mark upon the envelope ndicat-
| ing the name of the bidder. All bids
must be sent by express to the county
treasurer within 80 days after the
first advertisement therefor. The
county treasurer shall keep such bids
without permitting inspection OF the
same until the expiration of said 80
days, when they shall be opened In
public by said board and the contract
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder for each kind. Said award
shall be. forthwith published once In
q newspaper published in the county.
| Sec. g.. 1t 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 dis
pensaries. If upon analysis 1t shall
be determined that such liquors are
adulterated or impure, the county
dispensary board may retain the
price thereof from the seller, or II
they have been paid for the said
board may, in the name OF the state,
institute an action against the seller
for the recovery Of the amount so
paid.
Sec. 9. The county dispensary
board shall, during the first week OF
each month, make a sworn statement
of the receipts, expenditures and la
bilities of each dispensary for the
preceding month and cause the same
to be published once in some news
paper published in the county, dur
ing that week.
"Sec. 10. Each dispenser shall be
| O. qualified elector Of this state and a
resident or the county; who has never
pleaded guilty or been adjudged gull
ty of violating any law relating to In
toxicating liquors.: that he Is not
| keeper of a restaurant or place OF
public amusement, and Is not addicted
to the use OF intoxicating liquors as
a beverage.
."Sec. II. Each dispenser shall daily
deposit, to the credit Of the county
dispensary board. in a bank designa-
| ted by the board, all moneys received
by him from sales.
Sec. 12. The county dispensary
board. before permitting any dispen-
ser to offer any liquor for sale, shall
cause the same to be put into pack
ages OF not less than one-half pint
nor more than five gallons and seal
| the same. The dispenser shall sell
by the package only, and no person
shall open the same or drink any OF
the contents on the premises
| Sec. 13. All sales shall be for cash
and at profit to be determined by
the board.
| Sec. Il. No sale or delivery per-
mitted under this act shall be made
on Sunday. on a general or primary
election day. on legal holiday or be-
tween sunset and sunrise OF any day.
"Sec. Is. No sale or delivery shall
be made If the dispenser knows or
| has reason to believe that the pur-
chaser Is a minor or is intoxicated. or
| Is in the habit of using Intoxicating
| liquors to excess, or II the parent,
husband. wife, committee or guardian
has made written request that no sale
or delivery be made to such purchas-
er.
Sec. l6. The dispenser shall sell
only i'm a room fronting public
street. without pictures, mirrors or
any ornamentations whatever, inside
or outside, and without any screen,
curtain or other device for preventing
the passing public from fully viewing
what may be transpiring within; nor
shall any restaurant, pool or billiard
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