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RAYoRMANdNO BILL. The Original Bill was the Work oi Senators Raysor, of Orangeburg and Manning, of Sumter. The bill popilarly known as the aysor-Maiinig, because it was tie joint work of Senators Raysor, of Orangelrg and Manning, of Sumter, being tihe fitit of the matured thought ii labor of these two mnen; who con sieiitioisly believing that (lite dis ienisary systelm, ProPerlY and hoiestly (ondut1ed, offers, under the condi tions prevailing in the State, not oily the best, but the only practical and satisfactory icans of ,ontrollinmg the ligiior traffic and miiiiiiiiizing the evils flhat at teid the use of any andal aleo lioliv liquors as a beverage, to frame a law that would piurge the State Dis eisary of the coerritlioni believed to exist therein and so to hedge about (lie management with restrictions tIt the oplportunity for graft and dishlonesty inl the purchase (if li(uor and other supplies, which the law as it stood iot only permitted, but. appeared to in Vite, would be impossible. Senators Raysor aid Maiing, with the same object in view, viz: to make tle disiensary as nearly as possible a graft-proof business inst.itution, which under the exercise of the po lice power of the State should control and regulate time liquor traffie, which is conceded by all to be an evil that of necessity must be regulated and cur tailed for the public good, worked in dependty at first, each preparing a bill to be introduced in the Senate. When the legislature convened they found that. their bills were drawn on similar lines'and they, therefore, de cided to jointly prepare a new bill, utilizing the best features of each of the two previously prepared. The greatest care was exercised in draw. ing this bill; information and sugges tions were sought from Senators and others who desired to purify the dis pensary system and make it the in strument for good that it was and is capable of being made. When the bill was completed and introduced in the Senate it, at once came to he knovn as the Raysor-MatIning bill. Upon being referred to eonimittee in the regular order, ihe bill was given thoughtful consideration and a rigid and patient analysis. The result of th6 committee's consideration was a substitute bill, which embodied the distinctive features of the orignal bill, that being <used as a frame work, and also the ideas of the committee and others who had made suggestions look ing to the perfection of the proposed new dispensary law. Among the sug gestions thus embodied in the bill was one made by Senator Tillman that liquor be purchased from United States bonded warehouses exclusive ly. This substitute bill, which was, in fact, the committee's bill, although built upon the Raysor-Manning bill as a foundation, was still popularly known as the Raysor-Manning bill and by that title it is yet known. This is the bill that the House of Representatives rejected and practi cally refused to consider at all, after the effort tt> fore~ the Morgan (House) bill through the Senate had failed. This is the measure that is now the leading issue in the State camnpaigin, and wvhich is the dispen sary. plank in the platform of Mr. Richard I. Manining in his campaign for governor. Occupying as it does so implortant a place amongst the issues oIf the campaign, a synoiis (of the bill will be both interesting and instructive. Section 1 prohibits the manufacture, sale or keeping of spiritous, malt or other intoxicating liquor that is used as a beverage, 'except as hereinafter provided, under a penalty. All liquors spld or kept in the state, whether man ufactured here, or imported, are re quired to be tested by the chemist of the South Carolina College to deter mine their purity, and all liquors not so tested are declared detrimental to the morals, good health and safety of the State, and all such liquors may seized wherever found, without a war rant. It also prescribes the procedure Vto b)e followed by those who deisre to import liquor for personal use in *order that .they may do so legally. The expense of making tests of liquors to determine their purity are to be paid by the State treasurer, out of the *funds of the dispensary in his hands, . and not by the board of directors as heretofore. Section 2 repeals Section 556 whieb creates the State Board of Directors and hereby abolishes that board, the three members of which are intrusted with the management of p, $3,000,000 business and paid only $400 a yeai apiece.. This is one of the most im portatit,' as well as sensible and nec essary reforms contemplated by the The next section (3) is the most striking feature of the entire bill as It contaIns ,the provisions ti 'a will lpe out the graft that has attended u~ relyse of liquor an*d other di. , ,. .*,. PensITry Sul))lieS. It first jovides A'Wr 1 the election of a commissioner at a salary of $3,000 per year. wlo shall he tle executive boaid of tle State dispensary. His term of office is fix ed at two yeais. The govenior is em)ower-ed to ispend the commis sioner for. Callse.Ir Tle comillssioier is re(ilred to ad vertise for' 1wenlty days, (0mm11(11eing' the first day of,'111f areb in each year. Siw lor more <h11V ililY p>apers' of thisC Sate, ai1(i (me dailyN. liewspaper inl I etehl o f ( 'I citis ofi I-11 isville, N'.v, iCincinnati,. fi., It imlore, AM, an Vd I itiblin, I., for bids 14) stipply the kiilds -Ind (pulities of liquors r-equired for sale by the State dispensar-y dur- C i- e ellsttin-, yearl, tile same Ieing S spieeif'ied inl (Ile adve'tisemlient. These bids nmst ble Sealed, and without. marki t(p distinlgIish them (111 from another : anuid Sent by expres's withinl tei tdays' of tie last adverltisellent to tihe Stat 1 treasurer in whose custody they re main until opevned on Mfarchi 31st, inl publie by a comnioittee of three cit izels, appoinited by tie governor oil or before MArlich 20th. Contracts are to le awarded by this committee to the lowest responsible bidders for the sev el-al kilids of1 lig'uor- and other supplies required. The members (if the com-I mittee are to lie paid $i eachi per I day and five cents malin-ge for each mile actually traveled, ald they are ineligible for re-appoilt ment. All bidders ar-e required to give good and sufficient bond as a guarantee of good faith for the performance of the obligation in the event of receiving a contract. The contraets must. b)e ap proved by the attorney general and the amouit of bond shall eil 20 per I cent of the estimated cost of the Ii quor or other supplies to be purchased. The kinds of liquor that shall be purihased are the following: Pure Cologne Spirits, or. deodor-ized aleohol. 95 per cent. from 'overnment bonded warehouses. Two stamillp whiskey, 50 per cent. proof from i tle ,bonded warehouses of the United States, with the understanding that the State shall buy the wvhiskey on the warehouses certificates anti shall pay the revenie taxes itself il order to insure its not bein)-- adulter-ated or taml)ered with. The li'ee kinds of litlors, co1rn, Iye aniid bori'bon, shall be purchased in this -way inl the quan tities, which in tlie judrgemeint. of the commissioner, will be required by the demand in this State. It is perimis sibly to make contracts for each. Of the four kinds of alcoholic products above designated with different. per sons for the supply needed for the year to be ordered out by the com missioner, as indicated, iind the bid ding for the different varieties of whiskey shall indicate not less than twenty different brands of whiskey quoted on the market in the whole sale prices current of the various cities designated. No whiskey Ahall be pur chased for use in this State that is les than one year 01(1 as shown by the warehouse certificate. A record of all bids shall be kept in book priovided for that puarpose. The bidis above des ignated shall include whiskey one year oldi, whiskey three years old, whiskey fiv'e years old, and those whiskies of the ages designated shall be a basis, when mixedl with cologne spirits, oir sold just as they are re ceived, for the diifferenit- grades to be furnished the county dispensers. Tjic comumissioner's shall also in the same way invite b)ids to be openeld and con tracts awardedl at the same time anti in the same manner as he'einbefore priovidedl, for Cognace br'andy, Califor' nia brandly, peach and apple brandy, rumfl anld gin in such quantities, with the right to purchase more, as may be in his judgment necessary to supply the demands. These bids shall-speci fy the kinds anti qualities of such liquors, and bids for wines, liquors, and cordials shall be limited to sueh as may be, advertised for by the dis pensary commissioner as hereinbefore provided. Bids for beer (to be adver.. tised for, opened, etc., as aforesaid) shall designate the aleholic contents not less than 4 per cent, and the amoiunt of malt and hops to be used in its manufacture, and no beer shall ho purchased that is not shown by chemical analysis not to contain sa lacilic acid, or any other adulterant to p)revent fermentation. No beer shall he purchased except export beer, or that which is already in bottle and pasteurized and beer in kegs aged at least three months in cold storage. Bids shall also be advertised in the manner already provided in the pur chase of liquors and at the same time for supplying the state dispensary with glass bottles, demiijohns, corks, lables, sealing wax, shipping cases, paper wrappers for the bottles and all other needful supplies required in theo conduct 6f the business of the State dispensary, and these shall be let t.o the lowest bidder, in like man ner as provided for the bidding for liquors, and a bond with good and sufficient sureties shall be required for thec faithful performance of the contracts. %Commissioner having order ed out whisker and. cologne siits, of he kinds and qualities designated, is litithorized and empowered to em >loy for a period of four .months a d<illed expert to blend the same ul Ier his direcetiol and supervision, in melc a. way as to supply as nearly as wacticable the liquors known to con ierve but which shall not in any way c adulterated by admixture, of any I)juIrious or uinhealt liful' ilgredients, Ild inl order to do this, he shall take il a rectitier's liealse from the Uni Vd States -.overnmenlvIt, and thuls be 11able t1 rctify or nix the liquors iieh are re(flired for the business. queh blending shall- be done upon a 01rmula that shall be posted- inl th11 MIIImissiol's ofice, suibjeet to per ma111l inlspect-ionl by any citizen. The iquors 'ehuls mlixed or. blend"ed shall Ie desiu-na1ted by the si-I x, Xxx all(] :xx a11d the a ot' the whiiiley mixed vith the c(o'ni spirit shall const i It(v the basis, to wit: Whiskey one Ti Old with tlie proportiOn of colo ne spirits uise(l, shalill be desigiinated as three Years old as' xx; and five 'ears 01( as x.x.x ; provided, That if here shall be a dIenanld for t'he traight whisk.ey unmixed with colo ,I)e spirits, the same may be uIsed in tend of the blended goods, and tle rice shall be governed by the rela ive (.(st of tle saiie and1, the labels ldien1te the (h1araeter of liquor wheth r b)leiilded or Iwo stamp- There shall )v another brand, kinown as xxxx xhiskey, which shall be whiskey bot led inl bond,J, not less than seven oears o Or tile same varieties of liq -YS ats desiginlated by tle distillers >IraIInd may be purchased from the 1)ilnded warehlouses, as hereinbefore >rovided, inl the barrel, and may be lIottled at tile State dispelsary tle aIe as other liquors a re bottled. 'l-here shall be 11o ease whiskey kept i stock at the State dispensary. All nuiefi ivellses m1ust he made UP011 'pecial orders sent throly-h the coull y dispenlse'I's to ile State dispensary by tihe personl or personls desiring tc l)Iinn .e and tile State dispensarY shall order the (said goods shipped di 'ee, to the coujt dispensary. All whiskey, whther '' blended'' o 's(raight,'' shall be hut I inl bottle" (of full measure and labelled as here inbefore provided, ando( tle proof, O1 aleohlie contents of eali packag shl,1l I be 1) printed on said Ilbel, togethei with the priee ast fixed by ile Statc loard, and the grade of the whiske: shall be blown inl the glass as x, xx XXX, or xxxx. Provided this shall A1) ply to only such whiskey as may b bottled at the dispensary, and it sha be a mnisdemlleano' for the eomm"Pissioni er to bottle, label or sell any liquor whilh shall not be true to grade blow, in the 'glass punishable by fine o imprisonment in the discretion 0 court.: Provided, further that nothinl herein contained shall prevent sai commissioner of the dispensary fror making distillers in this State cor tracts for the purchase of liquor ma nufactu red by them within thi State. Sect ion 4 of thle bill amends Se< :ion 558 of the Code so as to have th salaries of employees fixed by th general assembly, inlstead1 of by th State Board of Directors. The corr missioner is to be put und1(er $75,00 bond approved by the attorney gent i'al. The commissioner is .eharged wit the maniagement and( control of thi Stat.e dispensary, subject to the pr< visions of the dispensar'y law, an is empo)4weredl to enter into contract anld emp~loy or1 dlischiarge the otleer: anid laborers necessary to the condur cumplloyees and labor'ers necessary t the conduct of thle business. H-ei forbidden, however, to employ an l)pron who is related t.o him by bloo ori marriage within the sixth degrei -Liquor sold to the county dispensei shall -be sold at a profit not exceedin ten per cent, of the cost to' the State. The county boards of conitrol ai to be appointed by the governor, b and with the advice and consent ' the legislative delegation, or a m: jority of the same, from the respectie counties, instead of by the Stat board, as heretofore; and the go' ernor is given authority to remos members of the county boards ft cause. The county boards of contri employ thle dispensers and clerks, wli aA niot to be related to thoem. The commnissioner', iinstead of tI State board, is requiired to attach certificate as to tihe chemical anaylsi purity, etc., to every p)ackagc of I quor sold in, or brought into, ti State. Any package of liquor with out such certificate may be seized as sold as contraband, and the commc carrier bringing it in may be fined. Beer dispensers are hereby expres ly prohibited.. The use of request blanks by comn ty dispensers are required, but her after these books shall be furnish( to the auditors by the county boai of the county dispensaries. and shall be,paid for out of the fuin: the county dispensaries. County boards of control are giv: authority to establigh dispensaies ar to designate their location, of whi< twenty dye' notiee sball be givo "&;A1AV---" ILI P Es w 0. The establishment of a I dispensary may be prevented by a majority of the voters of the township in which it is to be located signing a petition to the county board, requesting that. the pro posed dispensary be not established. The failure of dispensers to per form their duties is to be reported to the governior, instead of the State board of Directors, and he is required to fo-thwith institute proper- proceed ings to lieforce the law. Heavy pein altics arc fixed for the violation of ally of the requiremelits of the law by dispensers are required to use tie( re(luesA hooks, and reporl to the audi tor on or before the 10th of each month aid to subscribe to ani oath tailt (hey have complied with the law in thl,is respect. The sale of liquor to linlors. intoxitated persons tir, ppronls in tie habit of beconing intoxicated is forhhhen and and dispensil who so sells ipior or fails to make accur ate returns as required by law, show ing the true signature to every request by hin received and granted, or sells liq1uor to anly pelson without fir.Vt re quiring a writtell request therefor, is liable to a suit for $200 damages on the bonId ofr sich dispenser, to be blrouglht by tlie solicitor, who is re quired to bring.suit whenl inffromation is lodged with him. Perimlits to Ilalilil factu Ire liquor may ,e granted by tle comlillissiole'lunder pr-oper. restriction,. providled inl See tion 13, which amends Section 571. The payment of the United States tax as a liquor dealer or notice of any kind ill any place of resort or ill any store or- shop, indicating that alcoliolic liquors aie there sold, shall be hold as priia facie evidence that the dis pelsary law is being violated ald a pelity of not less than $100 nor more than *500 fiie, or imprisonment for three to twelve montis is imposed for Suchll violation. Section 1W. tle last section of the bill, is one of the most important and is as follows: Section 19.-That Section 603, Vol, 2 (Crininal) Ceide of Laws, S. C., 1902, he anetided by adding at the end thereof the following: The said committee shall have the power tc muake, pres'bcie and proimulgae. an( the conillInissi onler. shall enforce snell rules anld regub1l1.tion;s gover-nin"g. ti eondtiet of' the officers, employes andl m)etliods of business of tie St ate Dis penlsary,. as, inl their Juldgemient, mla) seem wise and piroper not inconsist. ent with law; so that when so aiend ed tle said sectinon shall read as fol lows: ''Section 603 The presidinj - oficers of the Senate and House o Repiresentatives shall annually ap point a. committee, consisting of tw< llemlbers of tlie House of Reprenta tives and onle Sellator, Whose duty i shall be to make (uiariterly exaimina tions of the books and financial tians act ionls of the State dlispelsary fo the fiscal year beginning Oil the firs s (lay oif Novemnber' pre:i~'Ouls to I h< a date of their' app)oinltmient, and1(1 make a wiritten r'epor't of such exaw - iniat ions to the (General Assembly ai C the session1s next su(cedinlg a fter thii e appoinitemnent. It shall be the (lut C of at least one member of said coml - mittee to be prlesenlt at the faking o 0 the inventory of tile stoe - (if the State D)ispenlsary at thl Iend of eachi quar1ter'. e 10acht membier' of said comminit I.e -shall recceive the~ sameI per' diem ani 1l milage as mnember's of the dienert s Assembly, to be paid1 out of the dit 5' penisarly funds by warrant of Dispet isar'y commnissioner' n1 the state tr'eas 01ie' ue: Pr'ovided, That 110 pcer diem bi 5 allowed to the members of said coil Y mit tee for' mYore.than t wenty-fourl day a1 duing any fiscal year. The said con - mlit tee shall11 have the p)ower to ma11k< 'S prescr'ibe and promulgate, and th: fK commifissioneri shall enforce, such rule and1( regulaitions gov'ernling tihe eor e dluet of tile oficeers, employes an Y methlods of business of the state dii I esr as, inl their judgment ma 1-seeml wise and propel', not inconsli e tent with law.'' ~- The bigger hurry a man is to ge e mared the longer he will have to fis r' lre (out why. eCoal! Coal!! Coal!! aI am making arrange ~.' ments to establish a coa eyard and will be in posi tion t tfor to supply your want nfrboth hard and soft coal Should you wish to bu; your winter supply fo August or September de livery I would be please< *d to quote you priees. See me before buying ~" I can deliver any time ai nter August 15. S. B. JONES. The Exchol Cordially invites the busin people, feeling confident der an account, Once established, perm profitable. J. D DAVENPORT, Pres. R. C. CARLISLE, V-Pres. 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