The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-06-12


Considerable inquiry having been made
for copies Of the Local Option law and the
Union Bridge Amended Charter, which
laws we're not among those authorized to
be published by authority of the State,
we wrote to the Chief Clerk Of the House
of Delegates for copies of both acts, and
on Saturday last received them. They
may be seen at this Office. The Sheriff is
required to give notice of tho election I'M
der the Local Option law, by publishing
the same both in the newspapers and by
handbills posted in every district, at least
ten days before the election. For the in
formation Of the public VIC append the
Local Option law, which is as follows. It
will be seen there is no provision concern
Ing druggists.
CHAPTER 90.
An Act to enable the qualified voters Of Car
roll county to determine by ballot whether
spiritnous or fermented liquors or alcoholic
bitters shall be sold in said county.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the question as
to whether any person or persons, or any
house, may be licensed in Carroll county, in
this State, BY whom or in which spirituons or
fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters shall be
sold, shall Be submitted to the registered
voters of said county on the Tuesday next
alier the FIRST Monday in Ne'ember next,
eighteen hundred and eighty, which election
shall be held in accordance with the law gov
erniug general elections in this State, aud the
sheriff OF said county shall give notice OF the
tune and purpose Of said election, by adver.
iisement inserted in the newspapers published
in said county, and BY handbills posted 10
each election district in said county. at least
ten DAYS before the said election, in which
notice copy Of this act shall be inserted
aud the expenses Of said election, including
the advertisement and handbills aforesaid,
shall be levied by the commissioners Of said
county and paid by the treasurer thereof.
SECTION .. And be it enacted, That ballots
for or against such sale shall have printed or
written on them the words ''for license to sell
spirituous or fermented liquors or alcoholic
bitters, or ''against license to sell spirimous
or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitiers,"
and the ballots so cast shall be carefully
counted by the judges of said election, and
that said judges shall make return Of said
votes TO the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Tor
Carroll county, and said clerk shall immedi.
ately make proclamation of the result Of said
election.
SECTION 3. And be ii enacted, That if il
shall be found by said returns Of judges Of
election and proclamation Of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for said county that majority
of the votes in said county has been cast
against the sale Of spiritnous or fermented
liquors or alcoholic bitters, that then it shall
not be lawful for any person or persons, or
body corporate, TO sell spirituous or fermented
liquors or alcoholic bitters in said county
from and after the FIRST day of May, eighteen
hundred and eighty-one.
SEXTON 4. And be il enacted, That il any
person or persons, or body corporate, shall
be guilty OF violation OF this act in selling
spirituoas or fermented liquors or alcoholic
5itters ia said county, he, she or they, on
conviction thereof, shall be fined by The cir
cut court where such conviction is had, in she
sum Of not more than three hundred dollars
nor less than fifty dollars for every such Of.
fence, ia the discretion Of the court.
SEcTiox .. And be il enacted, That the re-
suit of the election to be held under the pro-
visions of this act shall not affect sections
thiry-6se and thirty.six Of article seven Of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title l'Carroll
county, subtitle "MssHt Airy