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

k$l,@E DutleS OF commission.
The duties Of this commission are
manifold They will have the power
to appoint clerks, accountants, audi
,tors, inspectors, ETC., to check up
'kstock in county dispensaries prepara-
Rply to settlement with the state.
&Each commissioner must give a
bond of $4,000 and Attorney Gener-
sal Lyon has prepared the bonds for
their signatures. The. compensation
for each member is SIS per day and
tactual expenses. The commission is
Ainstructed by the act to make an in
entory Immediately and to turn 1T
aSover to the governor.
a. The principal duties Of the commits
sion are found in section 3 of the act
"Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of
aid commission to close out the en-
ire >business nnd property of tho
tate dispensary except all real es-
hte, and including stock in the sew
eral county ,dispensaries, by disposing
of all goods and property, connected
Herewith, by collecting all debts due
and by paying from the proceeds
thereof all just liabilities at the ear
liest date practicable. Said commits
{8sion shall be at liberty to make such
48disposition upon such terms, times
|Aand conditions as their Judgment may
EEdictate: Provided, That no alcoholic
liquors or beers shall be disposed of
&Within this state except to county dis
boards, and all liquors ille-
8gally bought by the present manage
pent may be returned to the persons,
\ firms or corporations from whom pur-
chased, and for determining the legal
] ity Of said purchases they are hereby
authorized and directed to investigate
fully the circumstances surrounding
all contracts for liquors and to en-
ploy such assistant counsel as may be
approved by the attorney general,
and such expert accountants and ste
Z nographcrs and any other person Or
persons the commission may deem
necessary for the ascertainment of
any fact or facts connected with said
Estate dispensary and its management
or control at any time i'll the past,
and to take testimony either within
br without the state: Provided, fur
$her, That all payments shall be made
fn gold and silver coin Of the United
States, in United States currency, or
\ in national bank notes."
Is 1t will be observed that all Of the
~ gentlemen appointed are business
= men, not professional man among
them except DR.. Murray, who has
given up the practice of pharmacy
/, $$Sffors the wholesale drug business. The
lSA stssays:r
&$ ''That Immediately upon tho ap-
81 tpr val Of this act the governor shall
app nt&a commission of we'll known
b,lsiness men, consisting of five MEN,
~ s's, none Of whom shall lie members
lssel.e general assembly, to be known
J Sasssthe state dispensary commission. -
Hs Gov. Ansel said yesterday that he
had, appointed no lawyers, for the
d d commission may employ attorneys if
sK it sees fit. 1t will be necessary to
8 engage attorneys to push the investi-
& ,1ation provided for in section 8,
which says in part:
3" Sec. 8! That said commission
shall have full power and authority to
4 Investigate the past conduct of the
affairs Of the dispensary, and all the
power and authority conferred upon
the committees appointed to investi-
kate the affairs Of the, dispensary as
prescribed by an act to- provide for
1e8 Investigation Of the dispensary,
pproved January "a, A. D. 1906, be
: id \ hereby is conferred upon the
omission provided fog under this
Provided, That for the purpose
the investigation ;of the affairs Of
dispensary as herein provided,
and every member Of said COM
ion be and hereby is authorized
empowered, separately and -indi-
ly, OF collectively, to exercise
Wer and authority herein con-
upon @he whole commission. i"
probable that the commission