The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
TO WIND IT Up.
The Plan Prescribed for Closing
Out the Dispe7saTy.
Commission to Have Charge AMI Is
Empowered to Investigate ii'S'
Conduc, and Settle Accounts.

Cond,,ct and Settle Accounts.
After the bill was passed abo!isA-
;ne rho State DispenSary and estab-
fishing County Dispensaries the leg
is1ature passed the following act 10
wind up the State Dispensary.
Section !. That Immediately
the approval OF this act the governor
shall appoint commission OF we'll
known business men, consisting OF
Eve members. none of whom shall
be members of the general assembly
to be known as the state diSDensary
commission, who shall each given
bond for the faithful performance
OF the duties required in the sum Of
$4,000
Sec. >. Said commission shall
Immediately organize BY the elec-
ton Of chairman and a secretary
from their number.
Sec. ;. 1t shall be the duty Of
said commission to close >out the en-
tire business and property of the
State dispensary except all real es-
tate, and. including stock in the
several county dispensaries by dis
posing Of all goods and property
connected herewith by collecting
all debts due and by paving from
the proceeds thereof all just liabill-
ties at the earliest date practlcaD!e.
Said commission shall be at liberty
to make such disposition upon Snch
terms. times and conditions as their
judgement may dictate: PROVIDED.
that no alcoholic liquors or beers
shall be disposed OF within this
State except to county csspensarE
boards, and all liquors Illegally
bought by the present management
may be returned to the persons.
firms or corporations from whom
purchased. and for determining the
legality Of said purchases they are
hereby authorized and directed 10
investigate fully the circumstances
surrounding all contracts for Il
Quors and to employ such assistant
counsel as may be approved by the
attorney general, and such expert
accountants and srencgraphers and
any other person or persons the
commission may deem necessary
for the ascertainment af any fact or
facts conneced With said State dis
pensary and its management or con-
troll at any time in the past. and to
take testimony either within or
without the State., Provided fur
ther, That all payments shall We
made in gold and silver coin OF the
United States, in United States cii''-
rency, or in national bank notes.
~S.c. !. The Compensation .!
each member Of said commission
shall be IS per day for each daE ac-
tually employed aboHt the business
and actual eNDences for the time e:t,
gagged: Provided, That they shall
receive no compensation for SER
vices rendered on this commission
after January /, 1898.
"Sec. ). The said commission
shall pay to the State treasurer. af-
ter deducting their compensation
anu other expenses allowed by the
act, all surplus funds on hand after
paying all li"bilities.
Sec. 6. lac said commission IS
hereby authorized to employ such
book-keepers. accountants, clerks.
assistants and employees as they Ma;
deem necessary and to contract WITH
them at the time of employment for
their compensation
Sec. :. The said commission Shal!
submit to the governor al the ear
hest day practicable a complete i'll
ventory Of all property received by
them with a statement of the habit
tiles Of the State 6ispensary and as
soon as the affairs are liquidated a
report in full OF their actions and
doings.
Sec. S. That said commission
shall have full power and authos-
ity to investigate the past conduct
of the affairs Of the dispensary and
all the power and authority con-
fered upon the committee appointed
to investigate the affairs of the dis
pepsary as prescribed by an act to
to provide for the investigation oi
the dispensary approved January -
A. D. 1905, be and hereby IS CON
ferred upon the commission proEld-
ed for under this act, Provided that
for the purpose of the investigation
of the affairs Of the dlspensary as
herein provided, each and every
member Of said commission be ana
hereby is authorized and empowered
separately and individually, or col
lectivelv, to exercise the power ana
authority herein conferred upon the
whole commission.
Monument to Mr.. Spencer.