The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-31

lnc government lOf lhc loss OF his horse
He lost his left thumb in an encounter with
pirates ut Old Point Comfort, and his right
arm has always been partly disabled since
the battle at the six,gon battery
The New Liquor License Law.
The following is Il ccpy of the new Liquor
License law for Hartford county, as amended
and passed by the Senate and House of Dele
gates:
a BILL entitled an Act TO repeal the Act of
the General Assembly of MARYLAND passed
Mt January session eighteen hundred and
scventy-four, in so far as the same relates to
Hartford county, and TO enact the following
in lieu thereof, to apply to Hartford county
SECTION /. BE ii enacted BY the General
assembly Of Maryland, That the Act passed
at january session, eighteen hundred and
seventy-four, chapter four hundrcdand thirty
nine, entitled an Act to regulate the issuing
of Licenses for the sale of spirituous and fer
mcnted liquors in this State, be and the same
is hereby repealed in so far as the same re.
latcs to Hartford county, and the following
sections enacted in lieu thereof TO apply TO
Hartford county.
SEC. .. And be ii enacted, That no License
shall be granted to any person TO sell spirit
uous or termented liquors or lager beer in
Hartford county until the person applying
therefor shall file with the Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court for Hartford county petition
signed ny at least twelve freeholders resid.
ing within three miles of the proposed place
of business of such applicant praying that
such License may be granted; nor until the
person applying for such License shall file
with said Clerk a bond, with security an
proved by said Clerk, in the penal sum of
one thousand dollars for the payment of all
fines and penalties and costs to which the
person obtaining such License may become
liable for any violation of any of the License
laws ofthis State relating to the sale ofspirit-
uous or fermented liquor or lager beer.
SEC. 3. And be ii enacted, That no License
to sell spirituous or icrmcnted liquors or
lager beer in Hartford county shall be granted
to any applicant who has complied with the
preceding section Of this Act until said appli-
can't in addition to the sum or sums of money
now required, or which may hereafter be re-
quircd to be paid by the General License
Laws of this State, shall also pay to said
Clerk n sum equal in amount TO be paid by
said Clerk to the Board of County Commits.
sioners of said county for the use of said
county provided, that the additional amount
to be paid to the county for any License to
beer in quantities not less than pint, shall
not be less than the sum of thirty dollars for
any one year and pro rata for any portion of
a year allowed by State license law.
SEC H. And be it enacted That the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for said county shall dill.
gently inquire as to the sufliciency of the
bond and the competency of the petitioners
required by section second of this Act, and if
he shall wIlfully or negligently fail so to do,
he shall upon CONVICTION be deemed guilty of
n misdemeanor and be liable to fine, in the
discretion of the court, of not less than fifty,
nor more than one hundred dollars for each
oiliense.
SEC. s. Aad be Henacted, That it shall be
the duty of said Clerk to require from each
applicant for License as aforesaid, in addition
to any requirements of the General License
Law OF this State q written affidavit, TO be
filed in his Office, in which said applicant
shall state the situation of the house or place
of business and premises ut or in which the
sale to be authorized by said License may be
or is proposed TO be done, and the rate of
rent OF annual value thereof, including all the
buildings and grounds occupied or used in
connection Herewith; also, that each of the
petitioners required by section second of this
Act are freeholder9 apl live within three
miles of the proposed place of business of
said applicant, and that said Clerk may in
his discretion require such other and further
proofby the written affidavits ofother parties
to be filed in his office, as to the compliance
in good faith of said applicant with the re-
quirements ofthis act, as he may deem proper.
SEC. 6. And be ii enacted, That all sums re.
ceved by said Clerk for the use of said county
shall be accounted for and paid over to the
County Commissioners of said county on the
first OF January, April, July and October of
each and every year, aud the said Clerk shall
be liable for all said sums on his official bond,
and SHALL in addition to fees now allowed, be
entitled to receive the sum of one dollar for
approving and filing bond and other papers,
and FIVE per cent. commission on ali sums
paid by him to said County Commissioners
said fees and commissions TO be paid by an
plicauts for License without deduction ofthe |
sum to be paid TO the county.
Seq. 7. And DO IL eaqetyd, That 1t shnll not |
be lawful for any person having License to |
sell spirituous or termeuted liquors or lager
beer in Hartford county TO permit any game of |
chance or skill for profit or amusement to be |
played in the bar-room or other public room
on the premises occupied by him or under his
controls and if any person having such Lii.
cense shall violate the law, he shall upon
conviction be fined not less than fifty dollnrs
nor more than one hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned In the county Jail NOT less than ten
nor more than forty days, in the discretion of
the court and his License shall thereupon he