The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-09
FOR CLOSING Or
THE DISPENSARIES
TO CARRY OUT PROVISIONS OF
PROHIBITION BILL.
If Any Wet Counties Vote Out lie
Sale of Whiskey, Stock to be Dis
posed of by November Is.

visions of the prohibition amended
bill, passed the senate with minor
amendments from the floor of the sen
ate. This bill is merely to provide the
method of selling out the stock Of the
dispensaries in the counties which
may vote ITO become prohibition coun-
ties at the election to be held the third
Tuesday in August, 1909.
The original bill providing for the
closing up of the county dispensaries
(the prohibition measure being antiei-
pated under this) was amended by
Mr.. Christensen, with minor amend
ments also, to read as follows:
"Seoion l. That Immediately at
ter the election to be ield on the third
Tuesday in August the county dispen-
sary board in each county which shall
vote against reopening the dispensary
or dispensaries in the county shall
reopen said dispensary Or dispensaries
and continue ITO sell the stock on hand
at retail or wholesale until November
Is, 1909, Immediately after which day
said county dispensary board shall
dispose of all the remaining goods
and property on hand, in the manner
hereinafter provided: Provided, how
ever, That no purchase of liquors
shall be made after the third Tuesday
in August.
"Sec. 2. That all liquors and alco-
holic beverages, together with all 9TH
er property belonging to the several
county dispensanies which shall have
voted against the reopening Of dis
pensary or dispensaries in county
shall be inventoried by the county
dispensary board, one copy of said
inventory shall be certified to and
filed in the office Of the clerk Of court
Of common pleas, and a like copy with
the county board of commissioners
within one week after the 18th day
of November, 1909; Immediately
thereafter all said property shall be
sold for cash by the county dispen-
sary board of the respective counties
to the highest bidder.
"At the end of section 2 add the
following:
,"Provided, further, That all pay
ments shall be made in gold and sill
yer coin Of the United States, in Unit
ed States currency, OF in national
bank notes, after due advertisement
in two daily newspapers of this State
and two trade papers, published out
side of this State: Provided, That any
county dispensary boards advertising
for bids shall have the right Of refus-
ing any and all bids, and to advertise
for new bids. All advertisements
provided for in thus section shall COM
mence at least 10 days before the sal
es they advertise: Provided, That all
such bids shall be filed in tripLcate,
one bid with tie county dispensary
board, one bid with the county audi
tor, and one bid with the clerk Of
court, which bids shall be open to in
speotion, after the acceptance or re-
fr1sal Of the bids; out of the proceeds
of such sales, the county dispensary
boards shall pay all just and proper
claims, after such claims shall have
been audited and approved by the dis
pensary auditor; any and all appeals
from the decisions or rulings of the
dispersary auditor shall be to the
court of common pleas for the coun-
ty wherein such claims are made, and
the trial shall be de novo.
provided, That before an auc-
tion of such goods is had, as herein
provided, the county dispensary board
or boards may offer to any creditor,
who may have furnished any of the
goods on hand, the privilege of receiv-
ing the same back in discharge Of the
obligation of the State to such credi-
tor or creditors at the invoice price at
which such goods We're wehased
from said 'ereditors. .
"Sec. 3. The dispensary auditor
ds hereby authorized to employ such
competent expert bookkeepers as he
may deem necessary to aid him in In
vestigaIting the affairs, accounts of,
and the claims against the several
dispensaries, and the conduct of the
several dispensaries, and said county
dispensary boards, at a salary Of not
exceeding S. per day for the time ac-
tually employed in such work. and
all expenses incident to closing up
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