The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-05
Public Local Law
Relating to Hartford County.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1876.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 302.

in lieu thereof, to apply to Hartford county
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the Genera
assembly Of Maryland That the Act passed
at January session, eighteen hundred and
seventy-four, chapter four hundred and thirty.
nine, entitled an Act to regulate the issuing
OF Licenses for the sale Of spirituous and fer.
mented liquors in this State he and the same
is hereby repealed in so far rs the same re.
lates to Hartford county, and the following
sgcIions enacted in lieu thereof 10 apply to
Hartford county.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That no License
shall be granted to any person to sell spirit.
uous or fermented 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
I such License may be granted; nor until the
person applying for such License shall file
with said Clerk bond, with security APP
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 of this State relating to the sale of spirit
uous or fermented liquors or lager beer.
| SEC. Q. And be At enacted, That no License
to sell spirituous or fermented liquors or
lager beer in Hartford county shall be granted
10 any applicant who has complied with the
| preceding section of this Act until said appli-
cant, in addition to the sum or sums of money
now required, or which may hereafter be re-
CURED to be paid by the General License
Laws ofthis State, shall also pay to said Clerk
sum equal in amount TO be paid by said Clerk
to the Board of County Commissioners ofsaid
| county; provided, that the additional amount
to be paid to the county for any License to
sell spirituous or fermented liquors or lager
beer i'll 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
Il year allowed by State license law.
SEC 4. And be Henacted, 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 wilfuly or neglgently fail so to do,
he shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of
msdemeanor and be liable to fine, in the
discretion of the court, of not less than fifty,
nor more than one hundred dollars for each
oiicnsc
SEC. .. Ind be it eaactcd, 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
Laws OF this State, written affidavit, to be
MED i'll 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 NAV be
OF is proposed to be done, and the rate of
rent or 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 treeholders 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
proofby the written aflidavits ofolher parties
to be filed in his office, as to the compliance
in good faith of said applicant with the re-
quiremens ofthis act, as he may deem proper.
SEC. 6. And be At enacted, That all sums re-
ceived 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 nov allowed, be
entitled to receive the sum of one dollar for
approving and filing bond and other papers,
and hive per cent. commission on all sums
paid by him to said County Commissioners
said fees and commissions TO be paid by ap.
plcants for License without deduction ofthc
sum to be paid to the county
Sec. Z. And be it enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for any one having q License to
sell spirituous or fermened liquors or lager
beerin Hartford county TO permit any game of
chance or skill for profit oramusement to be
played in the bar-room or other public room
on the premises occupied by him or under his
control; and fany person having such Ii
I'm l,t, hall
conviction he fined not less than fifty dollars
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 thcreuron he
suppressed.
SEC. 8. And be ii caacicd, That from and
after the passage of this Act il 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 iclmentcd liquors
and lager beer, and upon conviction in ad-
dition to any penalties inflicted by said laws,
1t shall be the duty of the Court before whom
such persons shall be convicted to suppress
his license, and the provisions of this Section
shall also apply 10 any person or persons
convicted Of keeping disordcrly house, who
may have taken out an ordinary or oyster
house license, or who sII not have on the
premises Immediately occupied by the per-
son taking out said LICENSE, the accommodate
ton for both man anIcast, required by the
provisions containH in Article Sc, Of
Public General LaXs and for the period of
one year after such suppression, no license |
to sell spirtuous or fcrmenled liquors or
lager beer shall be granted to the person so
convicted, or to any person for the use or
benefit directly or indirectly of such convict,
and no license shall be granted to any one to
sell spirituous or tcrmentcd 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 of this |
Section, shall be void.
SEC. 0. And be II enacted. That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent with this act arc
hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. ind be ii enacted, That this Act
Shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April Sth, 1876
We hereby certify, that the aforcgoing is
a correct copy of an Act of Assembly passed
January session, 1876.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of House of Delegates,
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
aP21 Secretary of The Senate.
Robert II. Nandivcr In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford county. |
John McNulty ct al, In Eouiiv