The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-13
The CHARGES
And Specifications Made by Gov.
ern0r M. F. Ansel.
AND SERVED UPON
John NJ. RawIlnson, Joe B. Wylie and
.Eohn S. Black, Directors OF the
State Dispensary. In Accord.
ance With the Resolution
of the Legislature.

ance With the Resolution
| of the Legislature.
Following are the charges and spec
tifcations made by bis ezcellency
Martin E. Ansel, governor OF South
Carolina, and served upon Jodie N
Rawlinson, Joa B. Wylie and john
Black, directors of the dispens=ry.
''Take notice that the gsneral as
sembly has passed concurrent reso.
luton adopting the report Of the com
mittee appointed to Investigate the
affairs Of the State dispsnsary, finding
that the directors Of the Stats dispsn
sary heve violated the law In the Dur
chase Of liquors and should be remoy'
ed from Office, and have referred tie
whole matter to the governor to take
such action IS he may deem necessary
and proper in the premises.
And that, by said concurrent res.
olution and the report Of the said
committee appointed to Investigate
the affairs Of the State digpensary,
you are charged with violating the
dispenssry Law, as follows:
u. That you have been guilty OF
misconduct, neglect OF duty and in.
capacity In that you have oyerstocked
the State dispensary; that s400,0 900
worth Of stock is sufficient upon which
to run said dlspensary, and you bad On
hand on January Is, 1907, about $685.
600. worth Of stock.
". That you have violated the
requirements of the law as set forth
in section 557, criminal code laws,
1902, prescribing the conditions under
which purchases Of liquors may be
made in the following particulars:
"(2) That = purchase Of about l..
800 bsrrels Of liquor was made from
Clark Bros g. Sons OF Peoria, ILL.,;
shat this purchase was made by John
Black, member Of said board OF di.
rectors, in person and without the
limits Of this State; that no adVer-
tising as required by section 557.
criminal code, wss published, calling
for bids on liquors, that no bid was
forwarded by said firm to the State
treasurer stating the quality, price
and chemical analysis OF the liquor
bought, nor Was there a sample or
samples Of said liquors delivered to
the dispenssry commissioner; that
the said board did not meet for the
purpose Of considering bids for SAID
liquors, nor open bids for said liquors
In public, and did not, at sny meet
ing, consider the purchase thereof;
that said board did not reject any bids
for said liquors nor read7ertise for
other bids; that the said j. NJ. Raw
linson and J. B. Wylte did not object
to the said purchase as Aforesaid,
either before OF after the said purchase
was made, but on the other hand,
concu,ed in, approved and ratihso
above mentioned illegal purchase OF
liquors, made In violation OF section
557, criminal code, as Aforesaid.
''(b) That a purchase from Lehman
s. Co. Of Peoria, ILL.,, was made, OF
which about 800 ba11els have been re-
ceived by the State dispsnssry; that
this purchase was made by John
Black, member Of said board Of d.
rectors, in person, and without the
limits OF this Stats; that nc advertise.
meat, as required by section 557.
criminal code, was published, calling
for bids On liquors; shat no bid Was
forwarded by said firm to the State
treasurer, stating the quality, price
and chemical analysis Of the liquor
bought. nor was there a sample OF
samples Of said liquors deli erred to
the dispensaIy commissioner; that
the said board did not maet for The
purpose OF considering bids for said
LIQUORS, nor open bids for said liquors
In ubl(c and did not st any meeting
consider the purchase thereof; that
said board did not rejs any bids for
asid liquors, nor rss6yerstss tor other
bids; that the said J. N. Rs"hnson
and J. B. Wylie did not ohjscE to the
said purchase, as sforesaid, either be-
fore or after the ssio purchase was
made, but on tbs other hsnd, conc1r.
red in, approved and ratified above
mentioned Illegal purchase Of liquors,
made In violation OF section 557, Grim
insl code, as aforesaid.
10 That a purchase from Moyse
Bros. Of Cincinnati, Ohio, OF 500 cas-
es of LIQUOR was made by Jo15, Back.
member OF said board OF directors, IL
person, and without the limits OF the
State; that no advertisements, IS re-
ouired by section 557, criminal code,
was published, calling for bids on H.
ouors; that no bid was forwsrded by
ssid firm to the State treasurer; stat.
ing the quality, price and chemical
anslysis Of the liquor bought, nor Was
there eample OF samples OF said l1Q-
uors delivered to the 6ispensary con-
missionea; that the said board did not
meet for the purpose OF considering
OiQ6 Lux 5Ss1O In NooAo3 AcA SfSe ~ASS -S-
said liquors In public, and did not, Al
any meeting, consider the purchase
thereof; that said board did not rejsct
any bids tor said liquors OF readver-
tise for other bids; that tbe said j.
NJ. Rswlinson and J. B. Wylis did
not object to the said purchaser IS
Aforesaid, either before OF after the
said purchase was made, but on the
other hand, concurred IN. approved
and ratified above mentioned illegs!
purchase Of liquors, rIade in violation
Of section 557, criminal code, as afore'
said.
"3, That you have been guilty Of
misconduct and neglect Of duty, II
that you have made tne purchas f1on
Clark Bros. & Sons, IS herstofore Se'
forth and that you have agreed 70 paJ
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uors, which are Of 3 very inferio
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