The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25

snail not hold office for more than two
terms in succession. But the filling of a
vacancy shall not be considered as one
of said successive terms. Under all
events, however, such purchasing agent
shall hold office until his successor is
elected and qualified The purchasing
agent shall purchase and deliver to his
dispenser, the man who fills an office
hereinafter created, all the liquors that
are to be sold in the dspensary. The
purchasing agent is authorized to en-
ploy a chemist to inspect and analyze
any liquors which he contemplates pur-
chasing, or has already purchased. and
he shall not deliver to the dispenser any
liquor which the chemist has pronounced
unsuitable for use. Said agent shall re-
turn such liquors to the person, firm or
corporation from whom he bought them
and make reclamation therefor if he has
already paid for the same. He may buy
in bulk, and have the liquors put in bot
ties. Whistles, brandes and gip shall
be put in bottles that hold only one pint,
In bottles that hold only one-half of
pint, in bottles that hold one-fourth of
pint. in bottles that hold only one
eighth of pint, and in bottles that hold
only one-sixteenth of a pint, to the end
that persons may be able to buy whis-
kies, brandies or gin in the small guam
titles above mentioned. But no whisky
brandes or gin shall be put in bot
ties that hold more than one pint. The
premises in which the bottlng is done
shall be different from those in which the
dispensary is situated. But they shall be
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the dispensary. The place where the
liquors are received and bottled and
from which they are sent to the dispen-
sary shall be called the storage room
The storage room shall be a part of the
dispensary. But when the term dispen-
sary is used In this act to designate a
particular place, it refers. unless the con-
trary 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 done
in the same between the hours of 6 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 drawing his warrant on the dispenser
and the dispenser shall pay said warrant.
give away any liquor whatever. Each
purchasing agent shall select and APP
, point each and every assistant servant
| and employee that may be used in or
about his work, and he shall be liable
civilly for the acts and commissions of
each said assistants, servants and EN-
ployes. The number of the purchasing
agents assistants, servants and en-
ployes, 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 dspensary is located. Said SAL
aries or wages shall be paid monthly on
the last day of each month, and they
shall be made known to the assistants.
servants and employees before such assist
ants, servants and employee are engaged.
Said salaries and wages shall be in no
way or manner whatever be made or
permitted to depend upon the amount of
the sales OF the dispensary. The purchas-
ing agent shall keep an accurate account
of what he purchases and what he de-
lvers to his dispenser. He shall fix the
selling price of liquors, and when bot
Ting liquors he shall put a 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 60 per ct) above the
original cost or invoice price. He shall
keep an accurate account of all liquors
purchased by him and of all liquors de-
livered by him to his dispenser and for
all liquors so delivered he shall take a
receipt from the dispenser. On the first
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agent shall make a report to the legisla-
tive body of his town or city on such
forms and in such way and manner as
said body may direct. All books, papers,
accounts 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 dispensary 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 stor-
age room of the dispensary for which he
was elected and discharge the duties of
| Sec. 16. If the purchasing agent per-
sonaly takes or receives, directly or in
| directly, any commission. per centage, re-
| bate, gift, present or compensation of
any kind whatsoever, on account Of his
connection with his office, 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 direction of
the jury.
Sec. II. The office of dispenser is hereby
created, and there shall be a dispenser
for each dispensary that may be estab-
lshed. The first dispensers shall be
elected within three months after the
aforesaid proclamation of the judge of
probate that his county is a dispensary
county under the dispensary local option
Act of 1907. Their term of office shall
begin on the first day of January next
succeeding said proclamation, and shall
continue two years. The term of their
successors in office shall be two years
than two terms in succession. But the
filing of vacancy shall not be con-
sldered one OF said successive terms. I'm
der all events each dispenser shall hold
office until his successor Is elected and
qualified. Under the provisions of this