The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-30
n Brokers by section seventeen o! this article.
Amendments to the License Laws
passed at January Session, 1880.

To enable the qualified voters OF Cecil county 10
determine h> ballot wi ether sInut"ouS or Ter,
mGntcd liquors or alcoholic ilttCiS shall b. sold
III said county.
Section l. Re il enacted by the General Assem-
bly, vi Maryland. That the que, ton OF whether "r
not amy person or persons or any house. corpora
ton. company association shall I've allowed al
any time sell Ivy himself, herself itself. his.
her or its clerk servant OF agent. d. cctiv ~ midi
rCctly. any Intoxicating liquor 81 whatever origin.
except natter prov ldcl, may he licensed t"
sci! sprttHous "rtrrmcntcd liquors in Cecil county
shall he submitted TO the registered qualtnc!
voters Of The sud county nj the general election
to he held on the first Tuesday after the ;lrsf Mon"
day in No, cmher. eighteen hundred and eighty:
and all the ballots cast AZ said election ON thu
question OF license no license. To he counted rs
deciding: tor or against the sale Of Spiritu"us OF
icrmentcd liquors or alcoholic hittcrS. shall hav,
printed or written on them the words - FOR th
sale OF SpirtUous r iermcntcd liquors oracoholic
bttcrs Against Thr sale of SllfItuOnS Cr lei
muuled liquors or alcoholic hittcrS. and the vote
east Tor the sale OF spirtuuus or Icrment"d liquors
alcoholic. bitterS, and the votes cast Against III"
sale Spir tuuuS or iermcnted liquors or alcoholic
biterS. shall be carefully counted and certified !"
by the Iud.cS OF said election. and that said
Judges shall make II written return "t such vote
10 the Clerk OF the Crcnit Court 'ur Cecil county.
and said Jerk shall record said returns among he
records al his office: aud ii il shall appear that a
maor ty OF the votes aforesaid are against the
size Of >pIrtuous or fermcnteh liquors " Icoi Ole
bter>. then the Clerk OF said Court shall Prep re
a certificate proclaiminS the result o. such e!rc-
tion i'll said county aud cause said certificate 10 h,
published within ten days after the returns hay.
been received 10y him once in all the wspaprr-
published III SAID county.
Sec = And he il enacted. That If it shall NJ
pear by the returns OF said Judges o. ectiun am
cert iicate OF the Clerk SAID CONT that Il ma
iority OF the votes prescribed by the preced.l,:
section have been east against the sale :" SPIRIT
oiS or icrmented Liquors or alcoholic httcrs. the.
shall not be law 'u Tor any ~ r~uu or persons.
any house. company or a>S.'rittion or holy co
loratr I" sell. directly or ludre uy. at any place
or to give away ut hlS her tilcr ur it, place .
business. any spiriiuous or irrmrntcd liquors -
alcnhuic buffers. iutnNtc ting drinks al ;.nA
Kind fcider except i within the limits 81 Ccrl
cutiity. after the fist day Oi MIy. in the yr-.
eighteen hundred and c.@lty-onc: nor shall any
license he issued or granted Tor the sale al til
same III said county alter the FIRST drE ol May. II
the year eighteen hundred and ei=htr-oIc: but
II snail nj pear hy the returns OF -,il judges
election a,d certificate III the Clerk al said Corr
that a M lnriIy ri The votes rs prescribed la tn
prccrdi,l. section have been cast Cor the sale
spiutuOuS or ieimcntrd liquors or alcoholic hi
trrs lnvu the present license law shall rcmain
tull iuIrc
Sec g. And hc it enacted, That if any prr>ol
or persons. huu$c. company. IssUci ttiom bod,
corporate. shall sell. directly Indirectly, ut AZ,
place. or away at his. hcr. their or It's place
business. any stlrItuonS "f iermrhttd li4u"r>."
;lcUi Ole hItcrS. or iutuNIcatn" druhs u any kiC
('iucf excepted within thr lHt> ~ t-scIt county
On or alter HE iiT>t day ot My. III the year eil
teen hundred and eighty one. lie. she. o. the.
shall. on Conviction thereof. forfeit AMI pay
the first conviction Il line OF not less than M!
dolIalS nor than three hundred u,!HrS, all,
costs OF prosecution: OF Instead "I sucl! Ilhr, III
prlsouurIIL the county iIll i"r III r,r INS.
/ both. III the discretion 81 me t0drt: and GA ti'
second and ar! subsequent CONVECTION not les.
thnn Two hundred mur more than 1--WE hundre'
dollars. or Instead Vi >ucn nnr. imprisonment ii
The county jan Tor slNiy days Or hUtn i'll the DIS
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SET. !. And be 1t enacted. That nothing herein