The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-26
Amendments to the License Laws passed
at January Session, 1878.
tChapter III, page y

AN ACT
10 repeal section two, five, six and seven, of the
act Of eighteen hundred and seventy six, chapter
two hundred and eighty-one, entitled An Act
to provide for the regulation of the sale Of Spirit
uouS and fermentcd Liquors or Lager Beer IN
Cecil county" and to re-enact the same with
amendments.
Section l. Be it enacted bythe General Assemblycf
Maryland. That section two five, six and seven, Of
the Act of eighteen hundred and seventy six chap
ter two hundred and eighty -one, entitled An Act
to provide for the regulation of the sale of Spirtu
GUS and Fermentcd Liquors or Lager Beer. in
Cecil county. be and the same are hereby repealed
amended and re-enacted to read rs follows:
2. No license to sell >pirtu )us fermented IL
quors or lager beer III Cecil inty. shall be grant.
ed to any applicant who was compelled with the
preceding section of this Act until said applicant
In addition to the sum Gums of money now re-
quired OF which may hereafter be required to be
paid by the General License Law this State shall
also pay to said Clerk sum equal in amount, to
he paid by the said Clerk TO the Board of County
Commissioners of said county. for the use Of said
county: prorided, that the additional amount to 10
paid to the county for any license to sell spirituOus
or fermcntcd liquors or liquors or lager beer in
quantities not less than pint. shall not be less
than thirty dollars for any one year. and pro rdte
for Sad by tns
tanned in this section, requiring the payment to
said Clerk. for tho using OF said county. of sum
equal in amount to the sum paid under the Gener-
al License Law of this State shall be construed to
apply to license for ordnaries.
j. All sums received by said Clerk for the use Of
said county shall be accounted for and paid overto
first OF January April, July, and October of each
year, and the said Clerk shall be liable all said
sums on official bond, and shall in addition to
fees allowed, be entitled to receive the sum OF
one dollar for approving and filling bond and
Other papers.
Q, Ii shall not be lawful for any person havings
license TO sell spirituous or fermented liquors or
lager beer, in Cecil county to permit any game Of
chance or skill for profit or amusement except the
game of tcn-pins and billiards to he played in the
har-room OF other public room on the premises Of
cupied by him or her, or under his or her contio;
andJiany person persons having such license shall
violate tins law he or she upon conviction be fin Z
ed not less than fifty dollars nor more than or Z
hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the county la
not less than ten nor more than forty daysint
discretion of the Court and hs or her license shi
thereupon be suppressed.
I. Whenever any license shall be suppressed III
any violation Of this Act, It shall not be lawful ior
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cecil county 70
grant license to sell spirtuous or erreuted liquors
lager beer any other person for the remainder
uf the term for which said premises have been rent
ed. TO sell as aforesaid upon the premises Tor who
the license has been So suppressed.
WILLIAM L. BOULDER
Mar -, lS.q-lm Sheriff OF Cecil cot