The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16
Brokers by sec,ien seventeen OF this article.
Amendments to the License Laws
passed at January Session, 1880.
(Chapter "a, page 49,
AN ACT

AN ACT
o enable the qualified voters of Cecil county to
determine by ballot whether srIrltuous or ter
mented liquors or alcoholic bitters shall be sold
in said county.
Section ]. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
~ OF Maryland. That the question OF whether or
at amy person or persons or any house. corpora
on. company or association shall lie allowed at
ny time To sell by himself. herself or itself his.
r. or its clerk. servant or agent. DIT ecty or ndi
city. any intoxicating liquor OF whatever origin.
Xcclt as hereinafter provided, may he licensed to
II SprituOuS or icrmrnicd iquorS in Cecil county.
uall be submitted 10 the registered qualihcd
ntcrs OF the sud county ut the general election
he held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
~ in November eighteen hundred and eighty:
nd all the ballots cast at said election on the
Question OF license or no license. to he counted n
ecdin- Tor against the sale OF Spirtu"us
rmented liquors or alcoholic hittcrS. shall have
rated or written on them the words - For the
ale ot spirtuous II lermented liquors oralcuho!ic
tiers. : or Against the sale ri spuiluouS or Ter
rented liquors or alcoholic bittcrs and the votes
st for the sale OF sprltuouS Or icrment"d liquors
alcoholic bitterS, and the votes east against the
lie al spirtuous or icrmcnted liquors or alcoholic
tiers. shall be carefully Co1nte,i and certified to
V The Judges OF said election. and that said
dyes SHAH make IL written return vi such vote
, the clerk OF the Circuit Court Tor Cecil county!
ID said ERIK shall record said returns among the
ords al his office: and II IL shall appear that
tIur.ty OF the votes cast aforesaid are against the
tie OF SpIrituous or termentcd liquors on col Ole
.,terS, then the Clerk OF said Court shall prrp
certificate pruclailnin.r the result such elcc-
on in SAID county and cause said certificate 10 be
"blished within ten days after the returns have
cen received by him. once in all the newspapers
ublished in said county.
Sec . And be il enacted That ii i; shall an
''tr Ivy the returns ut said judges OF election and
'rtIiIcate oi the Clerk OF said Count that a ma-
'r;ty OF the votes as prescribed by the preceding
ctiUn have been cast against the sale OF sIritu-
: or icrmented liquors or alcoholic hIttcrS. then
shall not hr lawful 1ur any p.r>on or persons or
~ house. company or association or body cor
TO give away ut his. her. their its place of
uSine>s. any spirituous or icrInented liquors or
lcohoIic bitters. or intoxic ting drinks OF any
ind tci'icr excepted within the Limits OF Cecil
ounty. alter the first day oi May, III tie year
ghlecn hundred and eghty-ome nor shall any
cense be issued or granted Tor the sale of the
l,nc III said county after the irst day OF MAY. in
year eighteen hundred and cx hty-oue: nut Il
snail appear by the returns oil SAID judges o.
lection ar!d certificate OF The Clerk OF said CorlrI
nat majority OF the votes prescribed in the
recc,liu. section have been cast Tor the sale OF
pIrituous O. lermentcd liquors or alcoholic bit
rs then the present license law shall remain III
Ill force.
Sec 3. And be it enacted. That ii any person
+ persons house company, association or body
orpordte. shall sell. directly Indirectly at any
lace. give away ut his her their its place OF
business, any spirituous or icrmcnteh liquors,
icuholic bittcrs or intoxicating drinks any kind
'.!der excepted within the limits oi tccil county,
Ii alter he ilrst day OF May. in The year ei-!l-
ecu hundred and eighty one. he. she, or they
nall. on conviction thereof. forfeit and iIay ON
ne first conviction a hne OF not less than Iitty
oais nor more than three hundred dollars. and
usts OF prosecution: or instead "i such line. I'M
Jrisonnent 1.-The county jail or thirty q iys, or
.ulh i'll the discretion Ol the Court: aud on the
Ncond and every subsequent convection not less
nan TWO hundred I4Ur iEocr thun five hu.drcd
.olarS or Instead OF spcn tine. Imprisonment III
county JAZZ tor sixty days. Or boih in the dis
retiUn ul The Court: and ga failure TO pay the
Inc as her.n dcscri bed. he she or they shall be
committed to he county jail oi Cecil county until
-h,,II
,ine imposed Tor any violation oi this act shall 20
0 the i"iormer. and the residue to the Board OF
ounty School Commissioners oi said county, for
benefit OF the public schools therein.
Sec l. And be it enacted That nothing herein
shall be construed 10 prevc.l the com
pounding or sale OF any such liquors by II plarula-
Ist or druggist who may or shall have obtained
license therefor HIIder the llc-Ilse laws of the
) cate, upon the written bona tlde prescription i "A
&c :ular practicing physician OF Cecii county
whose name shall he signed thereto: and all such
shall be tcd and kept by such piar-
aeist or druggist and no IN, scriptiou shall serve
or more than ouc purchase; but 10 physician
snail make or sign any prescription unless the
person To whom 1t is made IS actually sick. such
.quor Is absolutely required a. u medicine. ANY
physician who snail. after sud lr>t day OF Nav,
9ftuen hundred and ri.shi N-One, nIahc or st.rn
'ny prescription Tor such liquor. except aiurh-
-aid. Shall be deemed guilty ot a Violation o. TINS
.ct. and UPON conviction thereof snail he tiac,!
OF less than MY dollars more th.in two hun
tred dollars or tie tirsi Offence. and less ttu
W. hundred dui,rs nor n.urc tnau i've hundred
olals or each subsequent offence. onc-ilali ri
aid Iincs To he pad to the lhluIrrand thc bal
iuce 10 be paid TO the BpIr,i ui Public School
OF Cccll county. Tor the use OF the
sad pubic schuos. and be committed To the ro,,,-
~ III "i Cecil county until sue. lines and costs o
.c SANE are lIiH nor shall ANYTHING herein be
Construed la i'rphihlt Il safe lay pharmacist vi
irug"iSt in case OF eXir=n iitn,S,, wneu lc.s\
may lie dLliSefunS u the patient.
Soc. = And 'G il enacted. That all ,rosecutioIs
.ur Violations nj tins act may b: either u,r.li lr-
'edtulsnt ami indictment. hy tri.,! b,.iur,, 4
Justice OF The Peace. vino snail nave jurisdiction
original and concurrent With the CircuiI Cuur, al
,.iid county; provided That any person VINO shall
eel hlm>eiI o. herself agsrieve,l ny Il decision of
Justice OF the Re ice. III every snail have.
lie right OF appeal 10 the Circuit Court ui Cecil
county,.