The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-01

and forty, one hundred and forty.
one, one hundred and fortyetwo,
one hundred and forty-three, one
hundred and forty-four, one hum
dred and forty-fve, one hundred
and forty-six, one hundred and
forty-seven, one hundred and forty.
eight, and one hundred and forty
nine, under the sub title "Intoxi.
eating Liquors, ITO regulate the sale
of intoxicating liquors in Garrett
county, and the granting of licenses
therefor.
SECTION ]. Be il enacted by the General As
SeB,6iy Of Maryland, That chapter one hun
| dred and eight of the acts passed at the Janu-
airy session OF eighteen hundred and seventy
eight, entitled IAN act to add an additional
article to the Code of Public Local Laws en-
| titled Garrett County, be and the same is
hereby amended by the addition thereto
of the following sections, to be numbered
sections one hundred and thirtyfour one
i hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and
thirty-siX, one hundred ana thirty-seven,
| one hun dred and tbirty-eight, one hundred
and thirty-nine, one hundred and forty, one
| hundred and foIty-one one hundred and for
| ty-two, one hundred and 1orty-three, one
hundred and forty-fOur, one hundred and
| forty five, one hundred and fOrty-siX, one
| hundred and forty-seven, one hundred and
| forty eight, one hundred and forty-nine, un-
der the subtitle Intoxicating Liquors." to
regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
Garrett county, and the granting OF licenses
therefor, to read as follows, viz:
SEC l34. License shall not be granted to
any person to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors or lager beer in Garrett county, until
the person applying for said license shall
have filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court
| a petition, signed by at least twelve freehold
ers, each of whom shall be the owner of real
estate worth not less than five hundred dol
lars, over and above all membranes. and
reside within three miles of the proposed
place of business of such applicant praying
that he license asked for may be granted
nor until the person applying for such license
shall have filed with said clerk bond with
at least two sureties, to be approved by said
clerk, in the penal sum of three thousand
dollars, conditioned for the payment of all
fines, penalties, costs and damages, to which
the person obtaining the said license may
become liable, for any violation of any of the
license laws of the State and the said clerk
is hereby prohibited from approving any
bond under this section unless it shall appear
to him by good evidence that the SureueS IL
said bond are worth in real estate double the
amount of the penalty of said bond.
SEC. l35. License to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors or lager beer in Garrett coun
ty shall not be granted to any applicant wh(
has complied with the preceding section o
this act until said applicant, in addition tt
the amount of moneys now required, OF
which may hereafter be required to be paic
by the General License Laws of this State
shall have paid to said clerk an equal sum o
money, TO be paid over by said clerk to the
Board of County School Commissioners o.
said county, to be by the said board applied
to and used as Il part of the pablo general
school fund of said county; provided, how
hat hn cot nff lSIrr1 nf mo
to be paid to the county shall not be less than
the sum of thirty dollars fer any one year
4 and pro rata for any portion ola year allowed
by the State License Laws.
SEC 1885, The Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county shall diligently inquire as to the
sufliciency oft bond, and the competency
of the petitioners, required by section one
hundred and thirty-fouG and If he shall will
fully or negligently fan SO to do, he shall
upon conviction thereof. be deemed guilty OF
| q misdemeanor, and be liable to fine, in the
discretion OF the circuit court, of not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for
each offence.
SEC. l37 1t shall be the duty of said clerk
to require from each applicant for license, as
aforesaid in addition to any requirements oil
the General License Laws of this State, a
written affidavit, to be filed in h office, in
which said applicant shall state the situation
of the house, or place of business, ana prem,
ises including all the buildings and ground
occup led or used in connection herewith, al
or in which the sales to be authorized by said
license may be, or are proposed TO be made
the rate of rent or annual value thereof and
the owner of said house or place of business
and premises also that each OF the petition
ers signing the petition of said applicant is
such % freeholder as is required by section
one hundred and thirty -four. and.lives with
in three miles of the said proposed place OF
business of said applicant; and said clerk
may, in his discretion, require such othel
and further proof, by the written aiiidaVlts OF
other parties, to be filed in his office, or other
wise, as to the compliance, in good faith, OF
said applicant with the requirements OF thls
act, as he may deem proper.
SEC I3S All sums received by said clerk
for the use of said county shall be accounted
forand paid over to the county school com
missioners of said county on the first day o
January, of April, of July, and of October o
each and every year, and the said clerk shai
be liable for all sums on his official bond ano
shall, in addition to the fees now allowed MIN
be entitled to receive the sum of one dollar
for approving and filing the bond and Other
papers in each application, and 1--WE per cent
commission on the additional amount paid
for license, over and above the amount paid
. to the State; said one dollar and commits
sions to be paid by the applicants for license
in addition to the sum To be PAID Tor SAID IL
cense.
SEC, $780, Any distiiler of spirtuous or fer
mented liquors or spirits who shall sell, de
liver or give to any person any quantity o
spirituous or fermented liquor or distilled
spirits, less than five wine gallons shall b
deemed guilty OF misdeme,.nor, and upoi
conviction thereof shall be liable TO n me o
| not less IMAM lliIS nOI nnOIt tlisth
dred dollars for each offencein the discretion
OF the court, and imprisoned in the count!
| jail for thirty days.
SEC no. Any person obtaining license un
} der the provisions of this act to sell spiritu
Gus or lermented liquors or lager beer, sell
ing the same in quantities OF one pinta
more, shall not allow the said spirituous o
fermented liquor or lager beer to be drank OF
his or her premises; and any person Vlolat
; ing the provisions of this section shall b'
guilty Of n misdemeanor, and upon lnulcJ
, ment and conviction thereof shall be hnet
, not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars
:, and imprisoned not less than one nor NOR
than three months, for each offence.
, SEC lil. Whoever, by the sale of intoxica
ting liquors contrary TO law, causes the IN
toxication of another person, shall be liabl
for and compelled to pay reasonable com
| pensation to any person VINO may TAX
: charge of, and provide for, such intoxicated
+ person. and one dollar per day in addition
thereto for every day such intoxicated per
son may be kept in consequence OF such m
toXication which sum may be recovered II
civil action before any court or justice o
the peace having jurisdiction thereof an'
said suit may be brought upon the bond Q
any person obtaining license under the pro
| visions of this act, and shall be liable for Tn
+ sum recovered in said suit, In case the sal
ic mazda nv a DergOn who has obtained ii