The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-01

financial Statements Made by state
Auditor. West.

Dispensary Auditor West has ap-
proved claims to tie amount Of $751;
4ts.ss against II Of the counties vot-
Ing out the dispensary system. None
,of the claims against Fairfield coun-
~ have been approved as there was
not enough funds In the hands of the
board at the last report to meet all
Of the liabilities. However this coun.
ty has stock valued at about $4,000.
The total amount Of the claims
against the boards In Is counties Is
s2t7.ts4ls. The amount of the
claims held up by the resolution Of
the commission is. now approximately
$4,000.
Az has been stated II Is very proba-
bls that the commission will attach
the claims of the rms against the
county dispsnsaries until the question
y decided by the courts and the
amount OF the overjudgments recov-
ered- The claims. according to a
statement by the ,lispensary auditor.
VIII exceed the overjudgments and
In that case several OF the houses will
receive part Of the claims.
On December Is the state Dispen-
sary comniCpion passed the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, that the commission
recommend that the claim of the
Jack Cranston company against the
various county dispensaries be re-
leased by the dispensary auditor and
the governor. except the claims
against Calhoun county ssss.2s. and
NE claims asainst Dorchester county
$f.7ss. which should be held to set-
tle the overjucsments against the
said company.
'Resolved further. that all claims
against tho county dlspensaries In fa-
vor Of John T. Barbee 4 Co be re-
leased except the sum Of 1850 in
Dorchester county. which |, shall be
held TO cover the ovsrjudgment. This
"a not intended to be construed TO
81 .a'cs anv right OF either party
a. SOLD Hxal,Sr and acceptance OF
toe ,bsn1flt theresSRder wfrsKot pre-
cipds NE ciaims<ts fr5m aussfionias z
the right 70 hoi ~ he funds
or to have any overjudsments against
the parties on appeal or Otherwise"
II vas stated BY tho dispensary au-
dttor yesterday thas all of the whis-
key houses doing business with the
county dispensaries had signed the
required affidav,. To the effect that
they had paid no commission or graft
money In this State to secure trade.
with the exception OF Garrett & CO.
The claim of this company Is very
small and II. Is thought that they
have abandoned IL.
Abbeville county Is the only county
OF the 15 discarding the dispensary
system that has no claims against II
tied mp by the commissions resolu-
ton. The only claim against this
county that has not been proved is
for Sl.ss. The affairs in this county
are about wound up and about the
only thing left Is the placing Of the
records. The placing of the records
OF the county dispensaries is a ques-
ton yet to be decided.
Approximately $4,000 represents
the amount OF money now held by
the is dry counties. About 1926. 900
will be the profits. or course all
expenses will be deducted from this
sum.
The approving of the claims Is a
very tedious proposition. The dispen-
sary auditor has no right to order
the money paid but can only approve
the different claim. when presented.
The payment Is left to the county
dispensary boards.
The following Is the form Of the
letter used by the dispensary audi
tor:
AS result Of special inyesti-
cation recently made by this office
and on tho strength of your state
mont and the affidavits OF the sever
a. houses TO which you are indebted.
i most respectively advise that I
have this day approved the claims
listed and attached hereto. same be-
Ing amounts due 10y the county dis
pensary board OF your county. II
the claims listed herewith are not la
exact accordance with statements re-
ceived by you from the respective
houses you were indebted to. you are