Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-02-02

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The ANTI-LIQUoR LICENSE LAw.-I,
will be seen, that Mr.. Cochran, of Baltimore
city, has introduced into the Legislature, q
bill "to regulate the sale of Distilled Spirits,
and other Intoxicating Liquors" in this
State. The bill does not interfere with the
right of individuals to keep the article in
their dwellings for their own use, but is in
tended to prohibit the making of, or deal
ing in il in any way whatever, except for
medicinal, mechanical, ar.istical, and sacra-
mental purposes, and then only through q
permit from the Jud &c of the Court presiding
in the district. The fines and penalties for
violations of the law are very heavy. 1t is
made the order Of the day for Wednesday,
the 9Th. The following in brief abstract Of
the most important provisions of the bill
l. That no person shall manufacture or
sell bn' in accordance with the provisions
thereof.
9. Tha. after its passage, on the first Mon
day in May, the several Judges the circuit
courts in the counties and city of Baltimore
shall appoint. ten discreet and suitable per-
sons, who are legal voters in the city or
county, to sell in their respective places, for
medicinal, mechanical, ariisticsl, and sacra-
mental purposes that they shall not be keep
ers Of boardinghouses, bar-rooms, confec-
tionaries, taverns, biliard-rooms, SC. At
each term of court they shall be required
10 return on oath or affirmation to the court
the amount sold, and to whom, the price,
for what purpose, and in no case shall there
be prof! charged Of more than eight per
cent.
3. Each person selling shall receive from
the Judge of the circuit court a certificate au-
tn orizing him to sell according to the provi-
sion of the law, when he has delivered to
the clerk of the cour. bond to the State Of
Maryland, to the amount of one thousand
dollars, in two good and sufficient securi-
ties.
q. Violators of the law on conviction,
shall pay the fine of twenty dollars and costs,
and be imprisoned in county or city Jail ten
days for the first offence; twenty dollars
and three months for second twenty dol
lars and three 10 six months for every sub
sequent offence; the liquors to be seized
and destroyed and casks forfeited.
s. Prosecutions for offences under it may
be before single magistrate, one half of
fine to informer, and where informer relin-
cuisines the claim TO due may be competent
witness.
6. May appeal as in other cases, giving
security required.
2. State Attorney shall sue on bond when
violated.
8. Penalty one hundred dollars and cost
and sixty days Imprisonment on conviction,
for selling or manufacturing without being
appointed as provided in second section, for
first offence-two hundred dollars for second
and six months imprisonment-and stand
committed until paid. This not to be con-
strued to prevent manufacture of cider in
quantities of more than one gallon, or man
ufac,ure of wine and malt liquors for do
mestic purposes, SC.
9. Magistrate may issue search warrant
on complain, on oath, that liquors were sold
in violation of the law, SC.
IL. Not necessary TO set forth in Gem
plain. the kind Of liquors, or in search the
packages, and complainants may amend
All cases of appeal to be argued by States
Attorney, and he shall receive 10 dollars as
his fee from the violator of the law on con-
viction.
16. Traders in taking out license shall
subscribe by oath or affirmation, to be adj
mnistered by the Clerk, not 10 sell or
knowingly permi. the sale on their premises
by those who will do SO in violation of the
provisions.
II. Duty of sheriff, deputy sheriff, consta-
BILE, police officer, Waterman, without COM
plant before a magistrate, on his own
knowledge to ares! persons selling in vio-
lation, and seize liquors, SC.
1S By intoxicating liquors, construed to
include all slcoholic, vinous, malt, ferment-
ed, mixed, part of which is alcoholic, sc.