The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 1SS.

CHAPTER 1SS.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hun.
lred and eight, entitled. can act
to add an additional article to the
Code of Bubble Local Laws" en-
titled "Garrett County," of the
acts of eighteen hundred and sey
enty-eight, by adding thereto GER
tain additional sections. to be num-
bered sections one hundred and
thirty-four, one hundred and thir
- FIVE, one hundred and thirty six,
one hundred and thirty seven, one
hundred and thirty eight, one hun
dred and thirty.nine, one hundred
and forty, one hundred and forty.
one, one hundred and fortyotwo,
one hundred and ferty-three, one
hundred and forty-four, one hun
dred and forty-five, one hundred
and forty-six, one hundred and
forty-seven, one hundred and forty.
eight, and one hundred and forty
nine, under the subtitle "Intoxi-
eating Liquors, ITO regulate the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in Garrett
county, and the granting of licenses
therefor.
SECTION l. Be il enacted By the General As
sentbly 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 tothe 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 thirty-four one
hundred and thirty ive, one hundred and
thirty-siX, one hundred ana thilty-seveD,
one hun dred and tbirty-eight, one hundred
and thirty-nine, one hundred and forty, one
hundred and forty lone, one hundred and for
ty-two one hundred and iorty-three, one
hundred and forty -four, one hundred and
y
hundred and fortyseven, one hundred and
forty-eight, one hundred and forty mine, 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. 1874. 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
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 a 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 1t shall appear
to him by good evidence that the sureties in
said bond are worth in real estate double the
amount of the penalty of said bond.
SEC. l35. License to sell Spirtuous or fer
mented LIQUORS or lager beer in Garrett coun-
ty shall not be granted to any applicant who
has complied with the preceding section of
this act until said applicant, in addition to
the amount of moneys now required, or
which may hereafter be required to be paid
by the General License Laws of this State,
shall have paid to said clerk an equal sum OF
money, to be paid over by said Clerk to the
Board of County school commissioners OF
said county, to be by the said board applied
to and used as a part of the public general
school fund of said county; provided, how
ever, that the said additional sum of money
to be paid to the county 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 the State License Laws.
SEC 1856 The Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county shall diligently inquire as to the
su1ficiency of the bond, and the competency
of the petitioners, required by section one
hundred and thirty-four, and if he shall will
fully or negligently fail so to do, he shall,
upon conviction thereof. be deemed guilty OF
Il misdemeanor, and be liable to fine, in the
discretion OF thecircuit 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, q
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
occupied or used in connection herewith, at
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 eacn OF the petltlOn'
ers signing the petition of said applicant is
such a freeholder as is required by section
one hundred and thirty four. andlives with
in three miles of the said proposed place o.
business of said applicant; and said cler,
may in his discretion, require such othel
and further proof by the written aflidavits o
other parties, to be filed in his office, or other
wise, as to the compliance, in good faith, o
said applicant with the requirements of this
act, as he may deem proper.
SEC l3S. 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 thu said clerk shall
be liable for all Sums on his official bond anC
SHALL in addition to the fees now allowed him
be entitled to receive the sum OF one dolla
for approving and filing the bond and othel
papers in each application, and five per cent
commission on the additional amount paid
for license over and above the amount paiC
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 for said IL
eense.
SEC 1870, Any distiier of spirituous 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