The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-03

and by it there is a greater probability
OF getting rid of the stock more eNpedit-
iously, and the commissioner cannot get
any paw from it until he sells. The fol-
lowing is the bill:
A bill to provide for the creation Of Com.
mission to take charge and dispose OF the stock
| Of liquors and other property OF the dlspensary
! in Clarendon county.
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly OF the
State Of South Carolina.
Section |. That Immediately upon the ap-
proval Of teiS Act the Governor upon the recon-
] mendatlon Of the Clarendon delegation IN the
General Assembly. shall appoint one person
who shall be citizen OF the County OF Claren-
| don. to be known as the County DlSpenSary
Commissioner. who shall be required TO enter in
| cobond in the sum OF 5000 in surety company
approved by the Clerk Of the Court OF salu
county.
Section ,. That the present Board OF Control
| for said county is hereby required upon the
presentation Of his commission from the gov
ernor, turn over to said commissioner all STOCK
| and goods belonging TO the diSpensary OF Clar-
endon. taking his re- -ipt therefor.
Section 8. That said Commissioner is author
| lied and is hereby empowered to sell and DIS
| pose Of all property belonging to the sad ClS-
| penSary in Clarendon county at the earliest
! possible moment. upon such terms and at such
| price as may be deemed most eNpadient TO him
| Section /. That the proceeds arising from the
sale and disposition OF said stock and property
! shall be turned over TO the county treasurer 70
| be divided and applied as now required b. law
| Secs. Thatthe said Commissioner Shall pelore
\ turning SaiQ monies into the treasury. pay me
lust claims against said dispenSary. and for his
services as said Commissioner he shall receive
| q commission Of three per cent OF 9he gross
| sales.
Section G. All Acts and parts OF Acts lncon-
siStent with this ACT is hereby repealed
MIR. Scarborough introduced joint
resolution in the House, having similar
provisions as the above bill, with this
difference. He confines the commission
er to sell at a discount OF not over ~
per cert, and limits the time to sell
thirty days, and provides two per cent
commission for his services. | cannot
agree to a proposition that puts on
limitation, because the party to whom
this property is entrusted should be
such a man we can con6de discretion
to do the best he can. and the fact OF his
depending upon sale to get his own
pay he will expedite matters.
/ Limit him to a price, and l. he fails
to secure purchaser at ghe price the
stock hangs on, with the expense OF
rent and insurance going right on. 1t IS
nv Judgment that Mr.. Scarborough
should not press his joint resolution, as
it can only bring on confusion and de-
feat both bills, laving the county with
out relief. I shall try and dissuade him
from his purpose to press his measure
so that the solid delegation will approve
of nv bill now pending. Messrs. Dlngle
and Green favor my bill.
Mr.. DuRant when before the commit
! tee expressed himself as favoring bill
introduced by Senator Wharton of
/ Laurens, and the Wharton bill also has
the approval OF senator OTIS, chairman
of the Prohibition committee. The bill
does not NEE: with my approval at all.
/ 1t is simply amending the Carey-Coth-
ran Act in only on particular, it strikes
| out the words "for cash, and inserts "to
be paid for in ninety days, or to pur...
chasers outside of the State, for cash" !"
The following is the Wharton amend
met:
i Section IS. In the event that L Dlspensarv
be established under the provisions OF this Act
in any county, and thereafter an eleeson pc
ment Of the same, the County DlSpenSary
Board IN such county shall immediately close
the dispensaries therein. dispose OF the stock
on hahd to some other county dispensary board
to be paid for within ninety days, or to pur'
chaserS outside OF this State, for cash, apply
the proceeds thereof, with any other assets, to
the payment OF outstanding oolganons, ana
divide the net proceeds as herelnoefore pro-
vided for dispenSary profits.
! My objection is this; the law as it now
stands permits the sale to other county
i dispensaries, or to parties outside OF the
\ state for cash, and under this law our
j board have failed to sell after making
an industrious effort to sell. as well as
4 it could be done by mail. The legisla-
!, ture cannot make another county buy
our LIQUOR, and the other county boards
are not disposed for various reasons, to
invest, we cannot force Sumter to buy
our stock. Oh. say some, If our bid is
the lowest they must buy ours or it will
be known there is corruption. Not nee.
essarily so. Whiskey under the law is
\ bought by certain requirement.. Be-
fore purchasing the county board must
advertise for the kind and quantity OF
Iliouor wanted and must buy at the low.
est lid. Williamsburg advertises for
whiskey. the Clarendon board find they
! have nothing in stock advertised for,
} Florence advertises. and our board find
lit has one barrel of brand Florence
: wants, but it calls for fifty barrels; does
it not stand to reason, the Florence
board will not consider bid for one
} barrel when it advertlses for fifty? Then
again. Sumter advertises; the Claren.
!, don board finds it has some of what
Sumter wants, but finds it has been bot
, tied and reduced by adulteration with
water. Will Sumter take it? There is
nothing to the Wharton amendment but
to keep the board of control drawing
) pay, with absolutely no assurance Of
ever selling the goods. I am opposed tc
!. it, and since I have shown the Wharton
amendment as printed, to one OF the
gentlemen who came to Columbia tc
: protest against my original bill, and
: who at the committee meeting expressed
his approval of the Wharton amend
ment, is now, since he sees and under.
. stands it, as much opposed to it as am.
I am not betraying any confidence when
II say this gentleman IS Mr.. Joseph
Sprctt, and he approves OF my bill look
| ing to the appointment of commission.
, er. No one will for moment suspect
Mr.. Sprott of being prompted by other
than the purest motives, he has reac
: the Wharton amendment, and does not
approve of it, he has read my bill and
endorses it, as the quickest and best
, route to relief sunder the circumstanc.
| es. Mr.. DuRant approves the Wharton
| amendment. and thinks the liQuo-
should remain in the charge of toe
: board until disposed OF instead OF put.
ting in the charge of ore commissioner
I will take my chances OF my action
meeting with the peoples approval BY
pressing for relief through my bill
which has the approval of so good and
!, sincere a man as Joseph Sprott is uni
versally known to be.
attended the reception given by the
chamber of Commerce at the Columbia
Club last Wednesday. drank punch
, and champagne, enjoyed the occasion
very much and do not now feel any re.
morse of conscience from it. The other
, members of the delegation were there
; also, but was watching the sparkles
in my own glass of wine, and had nc