The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-25

q pint to the end that persons may
 be able to buy whisixics, brandies and
 gin in the small quantities above mem
 tioned. But no whislxies,, brandies or
 gin shall be put in bottles that hold more than one pint. The premises in
 which the bottling Is done shall be different from those in which the dis pensary is situated. But they shall be
 in the same town as the premises of the dispensary. The place where the liquors are received and bottled and from which they are sent to the dis- pensary shall be called the storage
 room. The storage room shall be a part of the dispensary. But when the term dispensary is used in this act to designate a particular place, it refers, unless the contrary Is indicated by the context, to the place where liquor is sold, and not the storage room. This storage room shall not be open and work shall not be doue in the same between the hours of D. m, of one day and a. m., of the next day. The purchasing agent shall pay cash for all liquors purchased by him. by draw ing his warrant on the dispenser, and the dispenser shall pay said warrant. The purchasing agent shall not sell or give away any liquor whatever. Each purchasing agent shall select and ap- point each and every assistant, servant and employe that may be used in or about his work. and he shall be liable civiliy for the acts and commissions of each of said assistants. servants and employees. The number of the pur- chasing agents assistants. servants and employees, and the salaries and wages
 to be paid to each, shall be determined
 by the legislative body of the town or city in which the dispensary is loca- ted. Said salaries or wages shall be paid monthly on the last day of each
 month, and they shall be made known to the assistants, servants and em-
 ployes before such assistants, servants and employe are engaged. Sail sala- ries and wages shall be in no way or manner whatever be made or permitted
 to depend upon the amount Nof the sales of the dispensary. The purchas-
 ing agent shall keep an accurate ac- count of what he purchases and what he delivers to his dispenser He shall fix the selling price of liquors. and when bottling liquors he shall put label on each bottle which shall state
 the kind and price of the liquors 1t contains. The price shall be an amount not greater than fifty per cent t50
 per ct) above the original cost or in- voice price. He shall keep an accurate account of all liquors purchased by him and of all liquors delivered by him to his dispenser, and for all liqdors so delivered he shall take a receipt from the dispenser. On the frst day of each month the said purchasing agent shall
 make a report to the legislative body of his town or city on such forms and in such way and manner as said body may direct. All books, papers, ac- counts and records of the purchasing agent shall at all times be open to the inspection of the dispenser and Of the legislative body of his town or city and of every member of said body, and under the ordinances, rules and
 regulations of the legislative body of the town or city in which the dispen- sary Is located which said ordinances. rules and regulations shall in no wise be inconsistent with the provisions of this act each purchasing agent shall manage and conduct the storage room of the dispensary for which he was elected and discharge the duties of his said office.
 Sec. Is. If the purchasing agent personally takes or receives, directly or indirectly, any commission, per centage. rebate, gift, present or com pensation of any kind whatsoever, on account of his connection with his of- flee, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than one thousand dollars, and also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than twelve months, one or both at the discretion
 of the jury.
 Sec. i7. The office of dispenser is hereby created, and there shall be dispenser for each dispensary that may be established The first dispen- sers shall be elected within three months after the aforesaid proclama- tion of the judge of probate, that his county is dispensary county under the dispensary local option Act of 1907. Their term of oface shall begin on the first day of January next succeeding said proclamation, and shall continue two years. The term of their success sors in office shall be two years. Dis pensers shall not hold office for more than two terms in succession. But the filling of a vacancy shall not be considered one of said successive terms. Under all events each dispen- ser shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. Under the pro- visions of this act, and under the or dinances, rules and regulations of the legislative body of the town or city in which the dispensary is l eated-- which said ordinances, rules and reg ulations shall in no wise be inconsist- ent with the provisions of this act,-- each dispenser shall manage and con duct the dispensary for which he was elected. Each dispenser shall select and appoint each and every assistant, servant and employe that may may be used or employed in or about the dis pensary, and he shall be liable cfvilly for the acts and omissions of each of said assistants, servants and employ 'ees The number of the dispensers assistants, servants and employees, and the salaries and wages to be paid to each, shall be determined by the legislative body of the town or city fin which the dispensary is located. Said salary or wages shall be made known ees before such assistants, servants and employees are engaged and said salaries or wages shall be paid on the last day of each month for services rendered during that month. Such sal aies and wages shall in no way or manner whatever be made, or permit ted to depend upon the amount of the salary of such dispensary.
 Sec.IS. For the purpose of aiding as hereinafter prescribed, in the selec- ton of purchasing agents and dispen- sers, a meeting of the court of County Commissioners of each county in whose towns or cities a dispensary is herein authorized to be established, shall be called whenever necessary. At any regular or called meeting of said Court of County Commissioners, that may be held within two months after the judge of probate has issued his proclamation declaring that his county was one of the aforesaid dispensary counties under the Dispensary Local 1E af lar