The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-04-14
Public Local Law
Relating TO Hartford County.
JANUARY SESSION, 1876.
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 3O2.

4 II Atl 10 repeal lne ACI Oh lHe NCnelal AS
semby of Maryland, passed at January Sos.
sion eighteen hundred and sGvrnty-tour
Chapter 439, in so far as the same relates to
Hartford county; and to enact the following
in lieu thereof, to apply to Hartford county
SECTION l. BE 1t cnacted By tile General
assembly Of Maryland, That the Act passed
at January session, eighteen hundred and
scventy-four, chapter four hundrcdnnd thirty
nine, entitled an Act to regulate The issuing
Of Licenses for the sale of spiriluous and fer
mented liquors in this State be and the same
is hereby repealed in 50 far rs the same re.
htes TO Hartford county, and the following
sections enacted in lieu thercofto apply To
Hartford county.
SEC. 9. Ant be ii enacted, That no License
shall be granted to any person TO sell spirit
uous or tcrmcntcd 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 Il petition
signed Wy at least twelve frccholdcrs rcsid-
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 n bond, with security ap-
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 ofihis State relating to the sale ofspirit-
uous or fermented liquors or lager beer.
Sec. 3. Ind be ii enacted, That no License
to sell spirituous or fcrmcned liquors or
lager beer in Hartford county shall he granted
to any applicant who has complied with the
preceding section of this Act until said appl-
cant, in addition to the sum or sums of money
win ,h 4 In,
quired to be paid by the General License
Laws this State, shall also pay to said Clerk
a sum equal in amount to be paid by said Clerk
to the Board ofCounty Commissioners ofsaid
county; provided, that the additional amount
to be paid to the county for any License to
sell spirituous or tcrmentcd liquors or lager
beer in quantities not less than Il 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 belt enacted, That the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for said county shall dill.
gently inquire as to the suilicicncy of the
bond and the competency of the petitioners
required by section second of this Act, and if
he shall wlfully or negligently fail so to do,
he shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of
a misdemcanor and be liable to II fine in the
discretion of the court, of not less than fifty,
ot1ensc
SEC. 5. And be il enactCd, That it shall he
the duty of said Clerk to require from each
applicant for License as aforesaid, in addition
to any requirements of the General License
Laws Of this State n written affidavit, to he
filed in his office, in which said applicant
shall state the situation of the house or place
of business and premises at or in which the
sale to be authorized by said License may be
OF is proposed TO be done, and the rate of
rent or annual value thereof, including all the
buildings and grounds occupied OF used in
connection Herewith; also, that each of the
petitioners required by section second of this
Act are frccholdcrs and 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
proof by tie written afiidavts orolher parties
to be filed in his office, as to the compliance
in good faith of said applicant with the re-
quiremenls ofthis act, as he may deem proper.
SEC. 6. And be ii enacted, That all sums re-
ccived 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, and 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 all sums
paid by him to said County Commissioners
said fees and commissions TO be paid by ap.
plicants for License without deduction of the
sum to be paid TO the county.
SEC. Z. And be 1t enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for any one having License TO
sell spirituous or fermcnted liquors or lager
m f,,rl " In n uotn #
chance OF 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
control; and If any person having such Lii
cense shall violate the law, he shall upon
conviction be fined not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, OF be i'm
prisoned in the county jail not less than ten
nor more than forty days, in the discretion of
tho court, and his License shall tliGreupon be
suppressed.
Sec. s. And be IL enacted, That from and
after the passage of this Act it shall be the
duty OF the Grand Jury in and for Hartford
county, at its several sessions, diligently to
enquire into and present, and indict all per-
sons violating any provisions of this Act, and
of the license laws of this State, relating to
the sale of spirituous and termcntcd liquors
and lager beer, and upon conviction in nd
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it shall be tho duty of the Court before whom
such persons shall be convicted to suppress
his license, and the provisions of this Section
shall also apply to any person or persons
convicted of keeping disorderly house, who
may have taken out an ordinary OF oyster
house license, OF who shall not have on the
premises Immediately occupied by the per-
son taking out said LICENSE, the spcommoda-
tQn for both man and beast, required by the
provisions contained in Article So, of
Public General Laws; and for the period of
one year after such suppression, no license
to sell spirituoHs or fermented liquors or
lager beer shall be granted to the person so
convicted, or to any person for tho use or
benefit directly or indirectly of suoh convict,
and no license shall be granted to any one to
sell spirituous or fermented liquors or lager
beer on the premises where such offence was
committed during the time for which the sup
pressed license was granted, and any license
obtained contrary TO the provisions ct This
Section, shall he void,
SEC. .. Aad be Ut enacted. That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed,
SEQ, 10. And be a. enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 9Th, 1876
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an Act of Assembly passed
January session, 1876.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of House of Delegates,
ATGJTSTIS GASSAWAY